Baltimore, MD · 2025 pay · 218 people
How much does a solid waste worker make in Baltimore, MD?
$46,673typical pay for a solid waste worker in 2025
$39,471 – $54,233what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Baltimore · Matches the agency's latest release · baltimorecity.gov ↗
Where solid waste workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Solid Waste Worker (this page)$46,673 (everyone)
- Solid Waste Lead Worker$67,716 (everyone)
Highest-paid solid waste workers, 2025
- 1Brandon ThompsonSolid Waste Worker · Baltimore City$93,223
- 2Kenard PetersSolid Waste Worker · Baltimore City$83,705
- 3Damin A MccoySolid Waste Worker · Baltimore City$80,289
- 4James CarterSolid Waste Worker · Baltimore City$75,737
- 5Denise MillsSolid Waste Worker · Baltimore City$75,229
Common questions
How much does a solid waste worker make in Baltimore, MD?
The typical solid waste worker was paid $46,673 in 2025; most earned between $39,471 and $54,233. This counts all 218 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Solid Waste Worker, at any level (for example "Solid Waste Worker"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this