City of Baltimore / General Services (605) / Public Works Inspector III
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
2 employees hold this title in General Services (605). Median total compensation for the role is $63,239, below the department median of $139,719.
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. General Services (605) pays a median base salary of $51,286 for this role, 31% below that figure — below the 10th 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 General Services (605)’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. General Services (605)’s median base salary is 31% below that national figure, about the 15th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at General Services (605) is $51,286, 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 16 City of Baltimore departments. In General Services (605), the median of $63,239 ranks #12 of 16.
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.
Record list
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Public Works Inspector III/General Services (605)
Source-specific fields
Francis Knauer Jr is a Public Works Inspector III at General Services (605). Hired in 1978, they have about 35 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $65,056.
Public Works Inspector III/General Services (605)
Source-specific fields
At General Services (605), Douglas Lucas serves as a Public Works Inspector III. They have served since 1990 (about 23 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $61,423.