City of Baltimore / Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602) / Heavy Equipment Operator II
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
11 employees hold this title in Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Median total compensation for the role is $79,064, above the department median of $58,170.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 11 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 (602) pays a median base salary of $76,762 for this role, 26% above that figure — about the 89th 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 (602)’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 (602)’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 74th 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 (602) is $76,762, 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 (602), the median of $79,064 ranks #2 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 (602)
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Robert Hartman is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Their tenure dates to 1986, about 33 years. 2019 total compensation came to $127,287.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602), Jasper Baker serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. They have served since 2000 (about 16 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $119,575.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Edwards Collins holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 20 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $100,745.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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George Sherrod works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). George earned $88,767 in 2018.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Ronald Berry is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Their tenure dates to 1994, about 22 years. 2016 total compensation came to $79,358.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Steven Allen holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 32 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $79,064.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Shawntay Spearman holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 18 years. In 2018, their total compensation was $76,762.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Lawrence Guy is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). They have served since 1986 (about 27 years). 2013 total compensation came to $69,980.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Jerry Johnson works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). They have served since 1991 (about 25 years). Jerry earned $69,478 in 2016.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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Peter Thomas works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602). Their tenure dates to 1991, about 24 years. Peter earned $64,764 in 2015.
Heavy Equipment Operator II/Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602)
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At Dpw-Water & Waste Water (602), Melvin Brown Jr serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. Hired in 1998, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $58,948.