City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (303)
Agency file
The Dpw-Water & Waste Water (303) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2020, this agency had 72 employees with median total compensation of $46,781; the highest distinct record was $110,406.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 72 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,781) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $72,589 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,856. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $2.9M — | 71 — | $39,270 — |
| 2015 | $3.1M ▲ 5.6% | 70 ▼ 1.4% | $42,945 ▲ 9.4% |
| 2016 | $3M ▼ 2.1% | 68 ▼ 2.9% | $43,232 ▲ 0.7% |
| 2017 | $3.2M ▲ 5.0% | 69 ▲ 1.5% | $44,612 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2018 | $3.6M ▲ 11.9% | 70 ▲ 1.4% | $48,678 ▲ 9.1% |
| 2019 | $3.5M ▼ 1.8% | 70 ±0% | $47,365 ▼ 2.7% |
| 2020 | $3.7M ▲ 5.8% | 72 ▲ 2.9% | $46,781 ▼ 1.2% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Laborer Hourly/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (303)
Source-specific fields
Gary Shaw is a Laborer Hourly at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (303). They have served since 2018 (about a year). 2019 total compensation came to $24,489.