City of Baltimore / Department of Transportation, Highways (335) / Carpenter II
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
2 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation, Highways (335). Median total compensation for the role is $44,027, above the department median of $43,658.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Carpenters — about 3,870 people — is $62,380. Department of Transportation, Highways (335) pays a median base salary of $44,027 for this role, 29% below that figure — about the 12th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Carpenters 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 Department of Transportation, Highways (335)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Carpenters — about 670,090 people — is $60,580. Department of Transportation, Highways (335)’s median base salary is 27% below that national figure, about the 17th 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 Department of Transportation, Highways (335) is $44,027, 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
Carpenter II is held in 7 City of Baltimore departments. In Department of Transportation, Highways (335), the median of $44,027 ranks #5 of 7.
Median total compensation for the Carpenter 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 30 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $38,692 ranks #25 of 30. See Carpenter across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Carpenter 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.
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Record list
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Carpenter II/Department of Transportation, Highways (335)
Source-specific fields
Charles Peterson works as a Carpenter II for Department of Transportation, Highways (335). They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). Charles earned $45,422 in 2020.
Carpenter II/Department of Transportation, Highways (335)
Source-specific fields
Melvin Tyler is a Carpenter II at Department of Transportation, Highways (335). They have served since 2005 (about 15 years). 2020 total compensation came to $42,632.