City of Baltimore / Public Works - Water & Waste Water / Chemist III
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
9 employees hold this title in Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Median total compensation for the role is $83,005, above the department median of $76,741.
What the records show
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
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Chemists — about 610 people — is $118,880. Public Works - Water & Waste Water pays a median base salary of $67,202 for this role, 43% below that figure — about the 12th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chemists 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 - 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 Chemists — about 82,770 people — is $91,240. Public Works - Water & Waste Water’s median base salary is 26% below that national figure, about the 22nd 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 Public Works - Water & Waste Water is $67,202, 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
Chemist III is held in 4 City of Baltimore departments. In Public Works - Water & Waste Water, the median of $83,005 ranks #1 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Chemist 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 16 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $59,004 ranks #13 of 16. See Chemist across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Chemist 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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Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Vinubhai Patel is a Chemist III at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 42 years. 2021 total compensation came to $90,550.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Iqbal Maqsood works as a Chemist III for Public Works - Water & Waste Water. They have served since 1979 (about 42 years). Iqbal earned $85,001 in 2021.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Eugene Barnes holds the role of Chemist III at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 24 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $84,447.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Irma De Borja holds the role of Chemist III at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Hired in 1979, they have about 42 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $83,951.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Narinder Chopra works as a Chemist III for Public Works - Water & Waste Water. They have served since 2003 (about 18 years). Narinder earned $83,005 in 2021.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Omachile Taupyen holds the role of Chemist III at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 19 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $82,363.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Ganga Subhash is a Chemist III at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 4 years. 2021 total compensation came to $73,664.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Orinthia Taylor holds the role of Chemist III at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 2 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $53,977.
Chemist III/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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At Public Works - Water & Waste Water, Rupa Lamsal serves as a Chemist III. They have served since 2019 (about 2 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $27,592.