City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (582)
Agency file
The Dpw-Water & Waste Water (582) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2020, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $46,477; the highest distinct record was $56,888.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,477) — 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 $54,094 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,975. 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 | $545.1K — | 16 — | $32,322 — |
| 2015 | $439K ▼ 19.5% | 11 ▼ 31.3% | $37,041 ▲ 14.6% |
| 2016 | $741.3K ▲ 68.9% | 17 ▲ 54.5% | $37,563 ▲ 1.4% |
| 2017 | $668.8K ▼ 9.8% | 15 ▼ 11.8% | $39,117 ▲ 4.1% |
| 2018 | $571.2K ▼ 14.6% | 11 ▼ 26.7% | $47,580 ▲ 21.6% |
| 2019 | $458.2K ▼ 19.8% | 10 ▼ 9.1% | $45,565 ▼ 4.2% |
| 2020 | $443.3K ▼ 3.2% | 10 ±0% | $46,477 ▲ 2.0% |
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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/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (582)
Source-specific fields
Mark Peterson works as a Laborer for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (582). Hired in 2001, they have about 19 years of service. Mark earned $39,710 in 2020.