City of Baltimore / Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413) / Solid Waste Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
16 employees hold this title in Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Median total compensation for the role is $44,488, below the department median of $45,380.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 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. Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413) pays a median base salary of $44,727 for this role, 3% below that figure — about the 46th 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 Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)’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. Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)’s median base salary is 10% below that national figure, about the 38th 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 Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413) is $44,727, 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 Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413), the median of $44,488 ranks #5 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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Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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Keith Matro holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). They have served since 1984 (about 36 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $74,179.
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Gregory Neal is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). 2020 total compensation came to $54,980.
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Ellis Holland holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Hired in 1995, they have about 20 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $54,071.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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Kenard Wallace holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 20 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $51,955.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413), Aaron Ragsdale serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $49,774.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413), Don Nichols serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2007, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $48,763.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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Roy Noel Jr is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 15 years. 2019 total compensation came to $47,160.
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Akeem Louis is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $45,641.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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Ronald Johnson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). They have served since 1995 (about 20 years). Ronald earned $43,334 in 2015.
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Ronald Tinson is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Hired in 1980, they have about 33 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $41,169.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413), William Robinson serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 1975, they have about 38 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $40,194.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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Larry Davis is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Hired in 1997, they have about 19 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $37,423.
Solid Waste Driver/Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413)
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Calvin Smith works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Their tenure dates to 1993, about 20 years. Calvin earned $36,421 in 2013.
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Gerry Brown holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $35,289.
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Antoine Arrington is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 14 years. 2018 total compensation came to $34,101.
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Shawn Battle is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste (Weekly) (413). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $25,832.