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City of Baltimore / General Services / Welder

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Welder

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

9 employees hold this title in General Services. Median total compensation for the role is $55,963, below the department median of $69,986.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$507.3K
Role median
$55,963
Agency median
$69,986
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$48,049$62,505+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 9 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

Welder pay vs. the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area

Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazersabout 1,290 people is $61,920. General Services pays a median base salary of $59,683 for this role, 4% below that figureabout the 46th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where General Services sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,300
$48,180
$61,920
$80,060
$95,280
General Services median · $59,683

The bar is the range of annual wages for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 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’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazersabout 416,210 people is $53,750. General Services’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 66th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$39,240
$46,790
$53,750
$63,010
$77,530
General Services median · $59,683

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 is $59,683, 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

This role across City of Baltimore

Welder is held in 5 City of Baltimore departments. In General Services, the median of $55,963 ranks #2 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Welder role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Welder beyond City of Baltimore

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $55,753 ranks #10 of 12. See Welder across all of City of Baltimore

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$246,839 · 27
Los Angeles County
$150,261 · 6
City of Los Angeles
$143,835 · 90
City of Milwaukee
$88,699 · 6
Miami-Dade County
$81,780 · 16
Minnesota
$69,392 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Welder 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.

Same department

Other job titles in General Services

Record list

Employees with this title

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Vetran Johnson

Welder/General Services

2021 total comp
$62,772
Base pay
$62,772
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,772
Hire date
2010-09-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
48440
Employee ID
161082

Vetran Johnson is a Welder at General Services. Hired in 2010, they have about 11 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $62,772.

Robert Redhead

Welder/General Services

2014 total comp
$61,101
Base pay
$61,101
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,101
Hire date
1994-01-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
44192
Employee ID
63549

Robert Redhead holds the role of Welder at General Services. They have served since 1994 (about 20 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $61,101.

Elbert Walker

Welder/General Services

2021 total comp
$60,858
Base pay
$60,858
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,858
Hire date
2011-02-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
48440
Employee ID
167722

Elbert Walker works as a Welder for General Services. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. Elbert earned $60,858 in 2021.

Leroy Butler

Welder/General Services

2021 total comp
$58,508
Base pay
$58,508
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,508
Hire date
2004-12-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
49851
Employee ID
156387

Leroy Butler is a Welder at General Services. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 17 years. 2021 total compensation came to $58,508.

Larry Cook

Welder/General Services

2021 total comp
$55,963
Base pay
$55,963
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,963
Hire date
2017-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
47029
Employee ID
157220

Larry Cook is a Welder at General Services. Hired in 2017, they have about 4 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $55,963.

Loren Scott

Welder/General Services

2021 total comp
$55,714
Base pay
$55,714
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,714
Hire date
2009-02-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
48440
Employee ID
165856

Loren Scott works as a Welder for General Services. They have served since 2009 (about 12 years). Loren earned $55,714 in 2021.

Mitchell Dean

Welder/General Services

2021 total comp
$54,708
Base pay
$54,708
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,708
Hire date
2013-09-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
47029
Employee ID
158070

Mitchell Dean is a Welder at General Services. Hired in 2013, they have about 8 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $54,708.

Kenneth Sachs

Welder/General Services

2014 total comp
$49,659
Base pay
$49,659
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,659
Hire date
1994-08-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
42976
Employee ID
64331

Kenneth Sachs is a Welder at General Services. Hired in 1994, they have about 20 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $49,659.

Clint Clayton

Welder/General Services

2014 total comp
$48,049
Base pay
$48,049
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,049
Hire date
2009-10-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A85
Annualsalary
40544
Employee ID
53034

At General Services, Clint Clayton serves as a Welder. Hired in 2009, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $48,049.