City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803) / Public Works Inspector II
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
10 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Median total compensation for the role is $66,435, below the department median of $75,280.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 10 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 II is held in 13 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), the median of $66,435 ranks #3 of 13.
Median total compensation for the Public Works Inspector II 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 II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Nicholas Cianferano serves as a Public Works Inspector II. They have served since 1992 (about 28 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $95,195.
Public Works Inspector II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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Leslie Foy holds the role of Public Works Inspector II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1987 (about 33 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $89,111.
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Kevin Roberts works as a Public Works Inspector II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2000, they have about 20 years of service. Kevin earned $79,849 in 2020.
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Charlene Shaw is a Public Works Inspector II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1988 (about 32 years). 2020 total compensation came to $73,244.
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Nathaniel Collins is a Public Works Inspector II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1984 (about 36 years). 2020 total compensation came to $67,390.
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Anthony Cianferano works as a Public Works Inspector II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2000, they have about 13 years of service. Anthony earned $65,480 in 2013.
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Larry Tims holds the role of Public Works Inspector II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $64,731.
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Darryl Amos works as a Public Works Inspector II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. Darryl earned $63,418 in 2020.
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Murray Miller works as a Public Works Inspector II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 1991, they have about 25 years of service. Murray earned $60,482 in 2016.
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Crescenzo Gizzi works as a Public Works Inspector II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1998 (about 22 years). Crescenzo earned $20,033 in 2020.