City of Baltimore / Public Works - Water & Waste Water / Public Works Inspector II
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
15 employees hold this title in Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Median total compensation for the role is $73,166, below the department median of $76,741.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 15 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 Construction and Building Inspectors — about 1,400 people — is $73,840. Public Works - Water & Waste Water pays a median base salary of $76,360 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 56th 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 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 Construction and Building Inspectors — about 146,720 people — is $74,690. Public Works - Water & Waste Water’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd 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 43 of 44 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 - Water & Waste Water is $77,401, 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 II is held in 14 City of Baltimore departments. In Public Works - Water & Waste Water, the median of $73,166 ranks #1 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Public Works Inspector II 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 II/Public Works - Water & Waste Water
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Mahendra Adhikari is a Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 6 years. 2021 total compensation came to $97,040.
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At Public Works - Water & Waste Water, Leslie Foy serves as a Public Works Inspector II. Hired in 1987, they have about 34 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $96,962.
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Kevin Roberts works as a Public Works Inspector II for Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 21 years. Kevin earned $84,404 in 2021.
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Nicholas Cianferano is a Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Hired in 1992, they have about 29 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $81,085.
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At Public Works - Water & Waste Water, Frederick Petrella serves as a Public Works Inspector II. Hired in 2002, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $76,360.
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At Public Works - Water & Waste Water, Charlene Shaw serves as a Public Works Inspector II. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 33 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $75,908.
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Leon Foy holds the role of Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 22 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $73,512.
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Larry Tims holds the role of Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 8 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $73,166.
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Steve Washington is a Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. They have served since 1993 (about 28 years). 2021 total compensation came to $72,957.
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Nathaniel Collins holds the role of Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Hired in 1984, they have about 37 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $70,585.
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Sheri Brice is a Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 23 years. 2021 total compensation came to $64,988.
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Darryl Amos works as a Public Works Inspector II for Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Hired in 2008, they have about 13 years of service. Darryl earned $62,425 in 2021.
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At Public Works - Water & Waste Water, Ashley Galloway serves as a Public Works Inspector II. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 8 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $59,845.
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At Public Works - Water & Waste Water, Khari Keyes serves as a Public Works Inspector II. They have served since 2017 (about 4 years). Their 2021 pay totaled $59,440.
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Tracey Roney is a Public Works Inspector II at Public Works - Water & Waste Water. Hired in 2004, they have about 17 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $54,402.