City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101) / Engineering Associate II
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
5 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101). Median total compensation for the role is $62,950, below the department median of $70,752.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Aerospace Engineers — about 1,220 people — is $166,980. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101) pays a median base salary of $66,531 for this role, 60% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Aerospace Engineers 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-Water & Waste Water (101)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Aerospace Engineers — about 67,710 people — is $134,960. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101)’s median base salary is 51% below that national figure, below the 10th 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-Water & Waste Water (101) is $66,531, 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
Engineering Associate II is held in 17 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101), the median of $62,950 ranks #8 of 17.
Median total compensation for the Engineering Associate II role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $61,185 ranks #3 of 3. See Engineering Associate across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Engineering Associate roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Engineering Associate II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101), Craig Gaither serves as a Engineering Associate II. Hired in 1984, they have about 36 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $66,886.
Engineering Associate II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101), Jude De Shields serves as a Engineering Associate II. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 27 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $66,461.
Engineering Associate II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101)
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Walter Brooks holds the role of Engineering Associate II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101). Hired in 1986, they have about 34 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $62,950.
Engineering Associate II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101)
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David Mettee is a Engineering Associate II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101). Their tenure dates to 1984, about 31 years. 2015 total compensation came to $59,721.
Engineering Associate II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101)
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Richard Banks is a Engineering Associate II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (101). They have served since 1986 (about 27 years). 2013 total compensation came to $56,610.