City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803) / Public Works Inspector III
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
26 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Median total compensation for the role is $81,308, above the department median of $75,280.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 26 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 III is held in 15 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), the median of $81,308 ranks #3 of 15.
Median total compensation for the Public Works Inspector III 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 III/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803)
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Gary Cooper holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1975, about 45 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $120,531.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Romeko Morton serves as a Public Works Inspector III. They have served since 2004 (about 14 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $118,184.
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Charles Oliver works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 17 years. Charles earned $110,955 in 2019.
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Michael Santoro is a Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1990 (about 30 years). 2020 total compensation came to $103,258.
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Matthew Ferguson works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). Matthew earned $98,648 in 2020.
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Darryl Thomas works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 1988, they have about 32 years of service. Darryl earned $96,267 in 2020.
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Charles Adcock Sr is a Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1985, about 35 years. 2020 total compensation came to $92,117.
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Bernard Evans holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1984, about 36 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $84,294.
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John Scarpulla Jr holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2000 (about 20 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $84,234.
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Theotis Taylor Jr works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). Theotis earned $83,406 in 2013.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Anthony Jackson serves as a Public Works Inspector III. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $82,669.
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Michael Hellman works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1977 (about 41 years). Michael earned $82,150 in 2018.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Charles Biondo Iii serves as a Public Works Inspector III. They have served since 2005 (about 15 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $81,399.
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Morgan Jones works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1985, about 33 years. Morgan earned $81,216 in 2018.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803), Francis Ziegler serves as a Public Works Inspector III. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 24 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $76,477.
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Gregory Neal holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1992, about 28 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $75,610.
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Jeffrey Schmidbauer works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 1997, they have about 23 years of service. Jeffrey earned $73,289 in 2020.
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Abayomi Salami works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Abayomi earned $71,475 in 2018.
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Salvatore Aquia holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Hired in 1997, they have about 21 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $71,328.
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David Meisel is a Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 1974 (about 41 years). 2015 total compensation came to $71,237.
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James Barracca Jr works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2000 (about 20 years). James earned $70,567 in 2020.
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Lonnie Brown is a Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2001 (about 15 years). 2016 total compensation came to $69,206.
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Richard Burke Jr works as a Public Works Inspector III for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2002 (about 18 years). Richard earned $68,730 in 2020.
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Clarence Wayman is a Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). They have served since 2004 (about 12 years). 2016 total compensation came to $67,322.
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John Fonte holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 1978, about 35 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $64,794.
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Nezam Vesal is a Public Works Inspector III at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (803). Their tenure dates to 2013, under a year. 2013 total compensation came to $0.