City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (509)
Agency file
The Dpw-Water & Waste Water (509) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2020, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $49,761; the highest distinct record was $91,196.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,761) — 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 $81,381 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,926. 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 | $684.6K — | 18 — | $34,032 — |
| 2015 | $637.1K ▼ 6.9% | 16 ▼ 11.1% | $39,723 ▲ 16.7% |
| 2016 | $1.1M ▲ 68.6% | 28 ▲ 75.0% | $31,960 ▼ 19.5% |
| 2017 | $1.3M ▲ 22.4% | 25 ▼ 10.7% | $44,464 ▲ 39.1% |
| 2018 | $974.7K ▼ 25.9% | 19 ▼ 24.0% | $54,014 ▲ 21.5% |
| 2019 | $1M ▲ 6.6% | 21 ▲ 10.5% | $49,996 ▼ 7.4% |
| 2020 | $1.1M ▲ 6.3% | 23 ▲ 9.5% | $49,761 ▼ 0.5% |
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Record list
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Utilities Installer Repair III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (509)
Source-specific fields
Helen Curbeam works as a Utilities Installer Repair III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (509). Their tenure dates to 1989, about 28 years. Helen earned $64,541 in 2017.
Utilities Inst Repair III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (509)
Source-specific fields
Charles Spencer works as a Utilities Inst Repair III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (509). They have served since 1998 (about 22 years). Charles earned $61,779 in 2020.