City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501) / Heavy Equipment Operator II
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
8 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). Median total compensation for the role is $51,822, below the department median of $52,815.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 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 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 3,350 people — is $60,740. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501) pays a median base salary of $43,696 for this role, 28% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 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 Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 478,090 people — is $59,850. Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)’s median base salary is 27% below that national figure, about the 13th 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 Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501) is $43,696, 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
Heavy Equipment Operator II is held in 30 City of Baltimore departments. In Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501), the median of $51,822 ranks #16 of 30.
Median total compensation for the Heavy Equipment Operator 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 12 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $51,783 ranks #6 of 12. See Heavy Equipment Operator across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Heavy Equipment Operator 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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Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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Jerome Biggers is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). They have served since 1994 (about 22 years). 2016 total compensation came to $95,417.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501), Cornelius Curry serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. They have served since 1994 (about 25 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $74,410.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501), Van Miles serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. Hired in 1982, they have about 31 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $64,450.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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Stanley Anderson is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 13 years. 2019 total compensation came to $54,849.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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Steven Allen holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). They have served since 1987 (about 26 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $48,796.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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Carlos Clemons works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 19 years. Carlos earned $43,696 in 2015.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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Lamont Jackson holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $41,106.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501)
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Robert Campbell Jr works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (501). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 15 years. Robert earned $35,886 in 2015.