City of Buffalo / Bsa Maintenance II / Equipment Operator-6040
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
3 employees hold this title in Bsa Maintenance II. Median total compensation for the role is $61,393, above the department median of $53,666.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 950 people — is $73,650. Bsa Maintenance II pays a median base salary of $46,011 for this role, 38% 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Bsa Maintenance II’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. Bsa Maintenance II’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 19th 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Bsa Maintenance II is $61,393, 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
Equipment Operator-6040 is held in 2 City of Buffalo departments. In Bsa Maintenance II, the median of $61,393 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Equipment Operator-6040 role in other City of Buffalodepartments (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 Buffalo, the median of $61,393 ranks #5 of 12. See Equipment Operator across all of City of Buffalo →
Median total compensation for comparable 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
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Equipment Operator-6040/Bsa Maintenance II
Source-specific fields
John Russo works as a Equipment Operator-6040 for Bsa Maintenance II within Bsa Wastewater Treatment Plant. John earned $67,108 in 2026.
Equipment Operator-6040/Bsa Maintenance II
Source-specific fields
Nicholas Shubbuck works as a Equipment Operator-6040 for Bsa Maintenance II within Bsa Sewer Maintenance Division. Nicholas earned $61,393 in 2026.
Equipment Operator-6040/Bsa Maintenance II
Source-specific fields
Michael Siler is a Equipment Operator-6040 at Bsa Maintenance II within Bsa Sewer Maintenance Division. 2026 total compensation came to $59,754.