City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Maintenance / Heavy Equipment Operator

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Heavy Equipment Operator

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

46 employees hold this title in Maintenance. Median total compensation for the role is $29,128, above the department median of $25,613.

Employees: 46
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $29,128
Agency median: $25,613
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$42,663+

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How total compensation varies among the 46 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.

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This role across City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

Heavy Equipment Operator is held in 5 City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish departments. In Maintenance, the median of $29,128 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Greater Br Airport District

$32,845 · 2

Development

$32,326 · 3

Transportation and Drainage

$31,030 · 1

Environmental Services

$18,324 · 5

Median total compensation for the Heavy Equipment Operator role in other City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parishdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Heavy Equipment Operator beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $28,585 ranks #10 of 12. See Heavy Equipment Operator across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas

$118,116 · 21

City of Milwaukee

$107,260 · 114

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$62,644 · 56

$58,280 · 17

$53,921 · 36

$51,783 · 261

$45,562 · 135

$43,088 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Heavy Equipment Operatorroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brandon Robinson

Heavy Equipment Operator/Maintenance

2024 total comp

$15,535

Sub-department: Maintenance-Drainage Maintenance
Base pay: $14,616
Overtime: $294
Other pay: $624
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,535
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7600
Employment End Date: Jun 15, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1164
Pay Adjustments: $32
Pay Location Code: 7640
Severance Pay: $592

Brandon Robinson holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator at Maintenance within Maintenance-Drainage Maintenance. In 2024, their total compensation was $15,535.

Dwight Lewis

Heavy Equipment Operator/Maintenance

2025 total comp

$15,439

Sub-department: Maintenance-Street Maintenance
Base pay: $13,960
Overtime: $1,415
Other pay: $64
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,439
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7600
Employment End Date: Oct 7, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1164
Pay Location Code: 7630
Severance Pay: $64
Total Overtime Hours: 67.5

Dwight Lewis holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator at Maintenance within Maintenance-Street Maintenance. In 2025, their total compensation was $15,439.