City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803) / Public Works Inspector I
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
14 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Median total compensation for the role is $49,582, below the department median of $75,280.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 14 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 1,400 people — is $73,840. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803) pays a median base salary of $69,887 for this role, 5% below that figure — about the 41st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Construction and Building Inspectors 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 Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 146,720 people — is $74,690. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 42nd 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.
Computed over the 66 of 72 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803) is $67,356, 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
Public Works Inspector I is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), the median of $49,582 ranks #3 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Public Works Inspector I 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 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $66,407 ranks #2 of 4. See Public Works Inspector across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Public Works Inspector 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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Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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Leon Foy Sr works as a Public Works Inspector I for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. Leon earned $66,589 in 2020.
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Phillip Henderson works as a Public Works Inspector I for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. Phillip earned $65,461 in 2020.
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Ronald Berry Jr. works as a Public Works Inspector I for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. Ronald earned $63,193 in 2020.
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Shiela Smith holds the role of Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2008 (about 12 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $58,398.
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Thomas Bennett Jr. is a Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). 2020 total compensation came to $56,642.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Mendez King serves as a Public Works Inspector I. Hired in 2007, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $53,840.
Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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Ashley Galloway holds the role of Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2013 (about 7 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $50,858.
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Tony Oliver holds the role of Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $48,306.
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James Adams Jr works as a Public Works Inspector I for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2001, they have about 19 years of service. James earned $47,273 in 2020.
Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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Antonio Lee is a Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). 2020 total compensation came to $46,118.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), William Flood serves as a Public Works Inspector I. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $44,397.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Tracey Roney serves as a Public Works Inspector I. They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $43,807.
Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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Gary Heubeck is a Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $24,600.
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Sylvester Brunson is a Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 31 years. 2018 total compensation came to $4,097.