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City of Albuquerque / Sw-Solid Waste

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Sw-Solid Waste

Source file: City of Albuquerque — Employee Earnings / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Sw-Solid Waste operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 463 employees with median total compensation of $27,428; the highest distinct record was $54,554.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$12.7M
Employees
463
Median total
$27,428
Highest record
$54,554

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 463 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($27,428) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$27,422 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$17,142
$20,851
$27,428
$33,748
$39,046

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $39,046 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,142. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Joseph Hetzel

Lead Mechanic/Sw-Solid Waste

2025 total comp
$7,968
Base pay
$7,968
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,968
Hourly rate
$27

Joseph Hetzel holds the role of Lead Mechanic at Sw-Solid Waste. In 2025, their total compensation was $7,968.

Stacey Gonzales

Residential Collections Driver/Sw-Solid Waste

2025 total comp
$7,830
Base pay
$7,830
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,830
Hourly rate
$22

At Sw-Solid Waste, Stacey Gonzales serves as a Residential Collections Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,830.

Diego Garcia

Commercial Collections Driver/Sw-Solid Waste

2025 total comp
$7,552
Base pay
$7,552
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,552
Hourly rate
$22

Diego Garcia works as a Commercial Collections Driver for Sw-Solid Waste. Diego earned $7,552 in 2025.

Jeremiah Vallejos

Mechanics Helper/Sw-Solid Waste

2025 total comp
$7,351
Base pay
$7,351
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,351
Hourly rate
$18

Jeremiah Vallejos is a Mechanics Helper at Sw-Solid Waste. 2025 total compensation came to $7,351.