City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411) / Solid Waste Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
20 employees hold this title in Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Median total compensation for the role is $40,576, below the department median of $42,563.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 20 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 1,370 people — is $46,040. Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411) pays a median base salary of $44,313 for this role, 4% below that figure — about the 45th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 147,240 people — is $49,690. Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411)’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 37th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411) is $44,313, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Solid Waste Driver is held in 14 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), the median of $40,576 ranks #7 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Solid Waste Driver role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Floyd Grace Jr is a Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Hired in 2004, they have about 15 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $72,917.
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), Tyrone Jackson Sr serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2001 (about 15 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $62,679.
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James Durant Jr holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Hired in 2004, they have about 15 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $62,313.
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Tariq Francis is a Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Hired in 2011, they have about 9 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $55,802.
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Kirk Stoehr holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Their tenure dates to 1984, about 36 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $54,373.
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), Melvin Young serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 25 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $48,387.
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Donald Davis works as a Solid Waste Driver for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 21 years. Donald earned $46,254 in 2016.
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Denise Carney is a Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). They have served since 1995 (about 23 years). 2018 total compensation came to $45,225.
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Sheiron Artis-Norris holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 15 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $44,313.
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Tony Yarborough holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Their tenure dates to 1985, about 28 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $41,703.
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), Darius Taylor serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2012 (about 4 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $39,448.
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Kirsten Anderson holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $38,542.
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Rodney Smith is a Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). They have served since 1992 (about 21 years). 2013 total compensation came to $38,198.
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), Anthony Morton serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 5 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $36,155.
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), Tracey Moody serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 10 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $34,258.
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At Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411), Draytin Fuller serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2010 (about 3 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $33,796.
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Robin Ghee is a Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). 2013 total compensation came to $33,510.
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Anthony Epps works as a Solid Waste Driver for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). They have served since 2010 (about 3 years). Anthony earned $32,881 in 2013.
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Tracey Bostic works as a Solid Waste Driver for Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). Tracey earned $32,290 in 2013.
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Donte Patterson holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Dpw-Solid Waste (Wkly) (411). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $27,037.