City of Baltimore / Department of Transportation, Highways / Heavy Equipment Operator II
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
23 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation, Highways. Median total compensation for the role is $52,965, above the department median of $576.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 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. Department of Transportation, Highways pays a median base salary of $52,965 for this role, 13% below that figure — about the 33rd 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 Department of Transportation, Highways’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. Department of Transportation, Highways’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 35th 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 Department of Transportation, Highways is $52,965, 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 Department of Transportation, Highways, the median of $52,965 ranks #14 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/Department of Transportation, Highways
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At Department of Transportation, Highways, Raymond Conrad serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. They have served since 1977 (about 37 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $75,723.
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Robert Everhart is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. They have served since 1984 (about 28 years). 2012 total compensation came to $65,892.
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Kenneth Crockett holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 24 years. In 2012, their total compensation was $64,027.
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Psalm Drummond holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Their hire date on record is -11145600000. In 2011, their total compensation was $62,146.
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Melvin Chase holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Their hire date on record is -76464000000. In 2011, their total compensation was $60,826.
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At Department of Transportation, Highways, Melvin Ashe serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. They have served since 1977 (about 37 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $59,545.
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Emanuel Eaddy works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. They have served since 1998 (about 16 years). Emanuel earned $58,574 in 2014.
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Durrell Booth works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. Hired in 1990, they have about 24 years of service. Durrell earned $56,929 in 2014.
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Derrick Spruill holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 13 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $56,907.
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Douglas Steele holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 19 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $56,752.
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Patrick Brown is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Hired in 1998, they have about 16 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $55,867.
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Robert Holliday Jr works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 26 years. Robert earned $52,965 in 2014.
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At Department of Transportation, Highways, Diallo Denton serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. Hired in 1995, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $52,047.
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David Thomas works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. They have served since 1978 (about 36 years). David earned $51,293 in 2014.
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At Department of Transportation, Highways, Zeno Phillips serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. Hired in 1991, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $49,273.
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Kenneth Kolodziejski is a Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Hired in 1995, they have about 19 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $47,996.
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Godfrey Brown Jr holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 18 years. In 2014, their total compensation was $46,141.
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Derrick Jordan holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator II at Department of Transportation, Highways. Hired in 1996, they have about 18 years of service. In 2014, their total compensation was $45,655.
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Charles Andrews works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. They have served since 1978 (about 33 years). Charles earned $42,958 in 2011.
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Kwanza Al Amin works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. Hired in 2003, they have about 11 years of service. Kwanza earned $40,454 in 2014.
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Nicholas Delara works as a Heavy Equipment Operator II for Department of Transportation, Highways. They have served since 2007 (about 7 years). Nicholas earned $34,878 in 2014.
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At Department of Transportation, Highways, Shawntay Spearman serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 11 years. Their 2011 pay totaled $34,843.
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At Department of Transportation, Highways, Keith Adams serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator II. Hired in 2003, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $27,782.