City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water / Public Works Inspector I
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
6 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water. Median total compensation for the role is $37,747, below the department median of $45,311.
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 pays a median base salary of $67,972 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 36th 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’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’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 39th 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 48 of 50 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 is $67,238, 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 9 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water, the median of $37,747 ranks #9 of 9.
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.
Record list
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Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water, Craig Griffin Jr serves as a Public Works Inspector I. Their tenure dates to 2013, about a year. Their 2014 pay totaled $45,642.
Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water
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Thomas Bennett is a Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water. Hired in 2007, they have about 7 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $45,502.
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Darron Waller holds the role of Public Works Inspector I at Dpw-Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2013, about a year. In 2014, their total compensation was $45,414.
Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water
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Stephon Martin works as a Public Works Inspector I for Dpw-Water & Waste Water. They have served since 1998 (about 16 years). Stephon earned $30,081 in 2014.
Public Works Inspector I/Dpw-Water & Waste Water
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William Obrecht works as a Public Works Inspector I for Dpw-Water & Waste Water. Hired in 2014, they have under a year of service. William earned $8,024 in 2014.
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water, Carroll Brown serves as a Public Works Inspector I. They have served since 2014 (under a year). Their 2014 pay totaled $6,639.