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City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

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Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601) operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2020, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $55,320; the highest distinct record was $149,182.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.1M
Employees
32
Median total
$55,320
Highest record
$149,182

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($55,320) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$64,157 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,669
$49,028
$55,320
$75,207
$108,071

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,071 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,669. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.1M
24
$41,295
2015
$1.4M
28.7%
25
4.2%
$52,520
27.2%
2016
$933.7K
34.9%
18
28.0%
$41,181
21.6%
2017
$1.3M
42.2%
27
50.0%
$44,402
7.8%
2018
$1.6M
21.1%
28
3.7%
$57,929
30.5%
2019
$1.5M
3.8%
32
14.3%
$51,601
10.9%
2020
$2.1M
32.7%
32
±0%
$55,320
7.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Keenan Smith

Systems Analyst/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

2020 total comp
$67,356
Base pay
$67,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,356
Hire date
2014-09-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
66118
Employee ID
151715

Keenan Smith is a Systems Analyst at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601). They have served since 2014 (about 6 years). 2020 total compensation came to $67,356.

Melvin Curbeam

Superintendent Utilities Maintenance & Repair/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

2020 total comp
$66,779
Base pay
$66,779
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,779
Hire date
1988-05-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
66036
Employee ID
141152

Melvin Curbeam holds the role of Superintendent Utilities Maintenance & Repair at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601). Hired in 1988, they have about 32 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $66,779.

James Patrick Jr

General Superintendent Utilities Maintenance Representative/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

2017 total comp
$66,609
Base pay
$66,609
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,609
Hire date
2006-01-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
66600
Employee ID
105741

James Patrick Jr works as a General Superintendent Utilities Maintenance Representative for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601). Hired in 2006, they have about 11 years of service. James earned $66,609 in 2017.

Darren Henson

Construction Project Supervisor I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

2013 total comp
$65,357
Base pay
$65,357
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,357
Hire date
1994-01-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
65400
Employee ID
38409

Darren Henson holds the role of Construction Project Supervisor I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601). Their tenure dates to 1994, about 19 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $65,357.

Anthony Stevenson

General Superintendent Utilities Maintenance Representative/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601)

2017 total comp
$64,590
Base pay
$64,590
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,590
Hire date
1996-01-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A50
Annualsalary
65500
Employee ID
107900

Anthony Stevenson is a General Superintendent Utilities Maintenance Representative at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (601). They have served since 1996 (about 21 years). 2017 total compensation came to $64,590.