City of Baltimore / Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly) / Solid Waste Driver
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Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
32 employees hold this title in Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Median total compensation for the role is $65,001, above the department median of $59,953.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 32 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 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 1,370 people — is $46,040. Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly) pays a median base salary of $71,790 for this role, 56% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 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 Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 147,240 people — is $49,690. Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly)’s median base salary is 44% above that national figure, about the 86th 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 51 of 53 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 Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly) is $71,790, 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.
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Solid Waste Driver is held in 14 City of Baltimore departments. In Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly), the median of $65,001 ranks #1 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Solid Waste Driver role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Floyd Grace is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2004, they have about 17 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $100,921.
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Floyd Green works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). They have served since 2003 (about 18 years). Floyd earned $86,701 in 2021.
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Robert Torain appears in Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly) payroll as a Solid Waste Driver, with $83,614 reported in 2021 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Kirk Stoehr holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 1984, they have about 37 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $77,102.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly), Steven Patterson serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 1989 (about 32 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $74,290.
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Linwood Davis is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 1973, about 48 years. 2021 total compensation came to $73,719.
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Cynthia Rowlette holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2002, they have about 19 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $71,790.
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Tawanda Trayham works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 23 years. Tawanda earned $71,380 in 2021.
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Nelson Ricks is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 17 years. 2021 total compensation came to $69,080.
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Kenard Wallace holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). They have served since 2000 (about 21 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $68,506.
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Payroll for James Durant (Solid Waste Driver, Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly)) may cover more than one person; together they account for $68,271 in 2021.
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Caroline Thomas holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 21 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $68,077.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly), William Evans serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $67,904.
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Garry Smith holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). They have served since 2006 (about 15 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $66,999.
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Antoine Jordan works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2003, they have about 18 years of service. Antoine earned $65,962 in 2021.
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Melvin Young works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 26 years. Melvin earned $65,120 in 2021.
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Antonio Mccan works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2003, they have about 18 years of service. Antonio earned $64,881 in 2021.
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Don Nichols holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 14 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $64,475.
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Larry Davis works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 24 years. Larry earned $63,994 in 2021.
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Dion Johnson is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2003, they have about 18 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $62,374.
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Jamaal Colbert works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. Jamaal earned $62,338 in 2021.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly), Belinda Jones serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2005, they have about 16 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $61,209.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly), Joseph Rice serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 10 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $60,326.
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Barry Johnson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2006, they have about 15 years of service. Barry earned $60,206 in 2021.
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Gregory Neal holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2007, they have about 14 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $59,221.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly), Akeem Louis serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2012, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $58,725.
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Sheiron Artis-Norris works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). They have served since 2005 (about 16 years). Sheiron earned $58,547 in 2021.
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William Jenkins is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 20 years. 2021 total compensation came to $56,755.
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Tariq Francis is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $54,301.
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Aaron Ragsdale is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $47,288.
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Dimitri Davenport El is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 18 years. 2021 total compensation came to $39,575.
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Roy Noel works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste (Weekly). Hired in 2004, they have about 17 years of service. Roy earned $38,365 in 2021.