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Gas Meter Mechanic Salary
in Baltimore, Maryland
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$54,697 (USD)
Average Salary
$26/hr
Average Hourly
$842
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Gas Meter Mechanic is $54,697 a year and $26 an hour in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The average salary range for a Gas Meter Mechanic is between $39,929 and $65,308. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Baltimore, Maryland.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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About Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city in the United States. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was 2,838,327, the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country. When combined with the larger Washington metropolitan area, the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA) has a 2020 U.S. census population of 9,973...
Job Summary
Description:
- Performs any combination of following tasks to recondition displacement-type gas meters and governors: cleans meter case, using wire brush or scraper, and places meter in grit-blast chamber to remove paint and soil.
- Removes top, front, and back case panels and valve compartment panels, using soldering iron or gas-fired chamber.
- Removes internal parts, including valve covers, valve connecting arms, and recording mechanisms, using soldering iron and handtools.
- Cleans internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compound.
- Repairs internal partition seams, using soldering iron.
- Replaces stuffing box, using handtools, and lubricates moving parts, using oil gun.
- Attaches airhose to meter inlet, plugs outlet, and observes gauges for loss of pressure to test internal seams for leaks.
- Solders top, front, and back case panels in place, using soldering iron.
- Connects meter to water chamber fixture to submerge meter in water and observes meter to detect leaks.
- Marks seams to identify leaks, using chalk.
- Caps inlet and outlet of meter to prevent paint from entering system and places meter on conveyor of electrostatic spray booth.
- Turns spray booth controls to paint meter.
- Places painted meter in shipping container.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Gas Meter Mechanic is $54,697 a year and $26 an hour in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The average salary range for a Gas Meter Mechanic is between $39,929 and $65,308. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Baltimore, Maryland.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Gas Meter Mechanic Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Job family population: 46,410
Estimated population of Gas Meter Mechanic jobs: 2,293
Rate of error: 2.4%
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About Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census, it is the 30th-most populous city in the United States. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was 2,838,327, the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country. When combined with the larger Washington metropolitan area, the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA) has a 2020 U.S. census population of 9,973...
Job Summary
Description:
- Performs any combination of following tasks to recondition displacement-type gas meters and governors: cleans meter case, using wire brush or scraper, and places meter in grit-blast chamber to remove paint and soil.
- Removes top, front, and back case panels and valve compartment panels, using soldering iron or gas-fired chamber.
- Removes internal parts, including valve covers, valve connecting arms, and recording mechanisms, using soldering iron and handtools.
- Cleans internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compound.
- Repairs internal partition seams, using soldering iron.
- Replaces stuffing box, using handtools, and lubricates moving parts, using oil gun.
- Attaches airhose to meter inlet, plugs outlet, and observes gauges for loss of pressure to test internal seams for leaks.
- Solders top, front, and back case panels in place, using soldering iron.
- Connects meter to water chamber fixture to submerge meter in water and observes meter to detect leaks.
- Marks seams to identify leaks, using chalk.
- Caps inlet and outlet of meter to prevent paint from entering system and places meter on conveyor of electrostatic spray booth.
- Turns spray booth controls to paint meter.
- Places painted meter in shipping container.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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