City of Baltimore / Public Works - Solid Waste / Solid Waste Driver
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Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
60 employees hold this title in Public Works - Solid Waste. Median total compensation for the role is $59,677, above the department median of $49,584.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 60 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 pays a median base salary of $58,587 for this role, 27% above that figure — about the 77th 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’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’s median base salary is 18% above that national figure, about the 68th 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 83 of 91 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 is $56,561, 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 12 City of Baltimore departments. In Public Works - Solid Waste, the median of $59,677 ranks #4 of 12.
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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James Knox works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. James earned $114,412 in 2025.
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Terrence D Alexander is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). 2025 total compensation came to $113,554.
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Dwayne A Mcclinton holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,279.
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Rocky Duffin is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $93,912.
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Damon Jefferson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Damon earned $93,867 in 2025.
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Mr. Dwayne Napoleon holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,158.
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Girard W Scott holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,881.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Michael G Rawlings serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,309.
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James E King works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. James earned $83,990 in 2025.
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Travers Johnson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Travers earned $82,027 in 2025.
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Jerome S Moore works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Jerome earned $81,430 in 2025.
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Keith Thompson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. Keith earned $77,225 in 2025.
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Clarence Allison Jr is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $74,765.
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Kavon A Lewis holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $73,553.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Gregory Richardson serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,987.
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Mark Thompson holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,815.
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Djorrel T Dunn works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. Djorrel earned $69,694 in 2025.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Shallise Jones serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,856.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Alvin Mcdaniels serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,837.
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Joseph G Lawson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Joseph earned $68,043 in 2025.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Shaun Mason serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,784.
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Lafawn Anderson is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. 2025 total compensation came to $66,236.
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Rodrico Sankey is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $65,943.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Keith Person serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,728.
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Tamela Ceo works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Tamela earned $64,042 in 2025.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Antoine A Brady serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $63,226.
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Nathaniel Smith holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $61,995.
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Darius Williams works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Darius earned $61,200 in 2025.
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Shane Eckels works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Shane earned $59,933 in 2025.
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Robert Coleman works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Robert earned $59,746 in 2025.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Darnell Jones serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,608.
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Jamal Parmely works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Jamal earned $59,230 in 2025.
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Ms. Raeshawnda Carlton is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). 2025 total compensation came to $58,975.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Daniel Wester Jr serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $57,021.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Charnette A Truitt serves as a Solid Waste Driver. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $55,355.
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At Public Works - Solid Waste, Shawn Blake serves as a Solid Waste Driver. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,290.
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Vernel Robbins holds the role of Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,292.
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Shermere Thompson works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Shermere earned $54,112 in 2025.
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Melvin Cook is a Solid Waste Driver at Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $52,895.
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Thomas Woods works as a Solid Waste Driver for Public Works - Solid Waste. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Thomas earned $52,716 in 2025.