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City of Baltimore / Dpw-Solid Waste

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Dpw-Solid Waste

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Dpw-Solid Waste operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2014, this agency had 255 employees with median total compensation of $32,999; the highest distinct record was $136,530.

Year
2014
Total payroll
$8.8M
Employees
255
Median total
$32,999
Highest record
$136,530

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2014 total compensation is spread across the 255 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($32,999) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$34,632 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$14,927
$22,578
$32,999
$44,066
$56,686

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $56,686 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,927. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Driver I
15 · $33,013
Laborer
11 · $32,046

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2011
$20.1M
722
$27,526
2012
$22.4M
11.2%
732
1.4%
$30,774
11.8%
2014
$8.8M
60.5%
255
65.2%
$32,999
7.2%

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Record list

Employees

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Steven Christian

Seasonal Maintenance Aide/Dpw-Solid Waste

2011 total comp
$10,697
Base pay
$10,697
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,697
Hire date
2009-08-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
16432
Employee ID
9001

Steven Christian holds the role of Seasonal Maintenance Aide at Dpw-Solid Waste. Hired in 2009, they have about 2 years of service. In 2011, their total compensation was $10,697.

Jerome Bethea

Seasonal Maintenance Aide/Dpw-Solid Waste

2014 total comp
$10,665
Base pay
$10,665
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,665
Hire date
2014-01-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A70
Annualsalary
22318
Employee ID
50905

Jerome Bethea is a Seasonal Maintenance Aide at Dpw-Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2014, under a year. 2014 total compensation came to $10,665.