City of Baltimore / Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101) / Engineering Associate III
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
4 employees hold this title in Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101). Median total compensation for the role is $68,974, 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. Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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 Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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. Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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 Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (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 III is held in 9 City of Baltimore departments. In Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101), the median of $68,974 ranks #3 of 9.
Median total compensation for the Engineering Associate III 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 III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101)
Source-specific fields
Gian Hoang holds the role of Engineering Associate III at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101). They have served since 1983 (about 37 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $75,751.
Engineering Associate III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101)
Source-specific fields
Ronald Araujo is a Engineering Associate III at Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101). They have served since 1988 (about 28 years). 2016 total compensation came to $69,218.
Engineering Associate III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101)
Source-specific fields
At Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101), Donn Waddy serves as a Engineering Associate III. They have served since 1991 (about 25 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $68,730.
Engineering Associate III/Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101)
Source-specific fields
At Department of Public Works, Water and Wastewater (101), James Paugh serves as a Engineering Associate III. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 4 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $44,479.