City of Baltimore / Department of Public Works, Solid Waste / Solid Waste Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
77 employees hold this title in Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Median total compensation for the role is $34,425, above the department median of $32,999.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 77 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 pays a median base salary of $34,425 for this role, 25% below that figure — below the 10th 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’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’s median base salary is 31% below that national figure, about the 12th 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 is $34,425, 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, the median of $34,425 ranks #13 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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Timothy Lyles holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 1995, they have about 17 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $46,734.
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Tony Yarborough holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 1985, they have about 27 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $44,739.
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Elijah Ragin Jr works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 1988, they have about 24 years of service. Elijah earned $42,537 in 2012.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Alonzo Ames Iii serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2007, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2012 pay totaled $40,547.
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Linwood Davis is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 1973, about 39 years. 2012 total compensation came to $40,042.
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Rhakeem Brunson holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2004, they have about 8 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $39,664.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Melvin Young serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 17 years. Their 2012 pay totaled $39,533.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, William Robinson serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 1975, they have about 37 years of service. Their 2012 pay totaled $38,922.
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Kirk Stoehr holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 1984, they have about 28 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $38,335.
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Keith Matro works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 1984, about 28 years. Keith earned $38,227 in 2012.
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James Durant Jr is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2004, they have about 8 years of service. 2012 total compensation came to $38,094.
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Welford Johnson Jr is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. They have served since 1987 (about 25 years). 2012 total compensation came to $38,073.
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Steven Patterson is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 23 years. 2012 total compensation came to $37,359.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Nelson Ricks serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2004 (about 8 years). Their 2012 pay totaled $37,054.
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Donald Davis is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 17 years. 2012 total compensation came to $36,938.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Rodney Smith serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 1992 (about 20 years). Their 2012 pay totaled $36,653.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Joseph Payne serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 1978, about 33 years. Their 2011 pay totaled $36,477.
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Ellis Holland holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. They have served since 1995 (about 17 years). In 2012, their total compensation was $36,273.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Ronald Johnson serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 17 years. Their 2012 pay totaled $36,232.
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Cynthia Rowlette works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 10 years. Cynthia earned $36,042 in 2012.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Berson Tyner serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 6 years. Their 2012 pay totaled $36,006.
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Antoine Jordan holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 9 years. In 2012, their total compensation was $35,847.
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Craig Williams is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2002, they have about 10 years of service. 2012 total compensation came to $35,688.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Floyd Green serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2003, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2012 pay totaled $35,606.
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Calvin Smith is a Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 1993, they have about 19 years of service. 2012 total compensation came to $35,306.
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Bernardo Ray works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. They have served since 1995 (about 16 years). Bernardo earned $35,200 in 2011.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Tawanda Trayham serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 14 years. Their 2012 pay totaled $35,145.
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Kenard Wallace holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. They have served since 2000 (about 12 years). In 2012, their total compensation was $35,137.
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Caroline Thomas works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2000, they have about 12 years of service. Caroline earned $35,091 in 2012.
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Elizabeth Williams holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2001, they have about 11 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $35,043.
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Shirley Davis works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 10 years. Shirley earned $34,960 in 2012.
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Michael Napper holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. They have served since 2001 (about 11 years). In 2012, their total compensation was $34,803.
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At Department of Public Works, Solid Waste, Johnny Nelson serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2001, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2012 pay totaled $34,682.
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Andre Brown works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 3 years. Andre earned $34,643 in 2012.
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Ronald Tinson holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 1980, they have about 32 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $34,586.
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Tyrone Jackson Sr works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2001, they have about 11 years of service. Tyrone earned $34,544 in 2012.
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Attery Pilgrim holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2000, they have about 12 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $34,473.
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Kenneth Carroll works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 8 years. Kenneth earned $34,445 in 2012.
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Dimitri Davenport El holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. Hired in 2003, they have about 9 years of service. In 2012, their total compensation was $34,425.
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Roy Noel Jr works as a Solid Waste Driver for Department of Public Works, Solid Waste. They have served since 2004 (about 8 years). Roy earned $34,349 in 2012.