City of Buffalo / Pub Wks, Pks & St - Labor 2Hr
Agency file
The Pub Wks, Pks & St - Labor 2Hr supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.
In 2026, this agency had 26 employees with median total compensation of $58,977; the highest distinct record was $115,766.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 26 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,977) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $89,746 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,044. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.7M — | 30 — | $63,810 — |
| 2024 | $1.6M ▼ 2.4% | 27 ▼ 10.0% | $63,142 ▼ 1.0% |
| 2025 | $1.7M ▲ 1.7% | 27 ±0% | $61,581 ▼ 2.5% |
| 2026 | $1.6M ▼ 3.1% | 26 ▼ 3.7% | $58,977 ▼ 4.2% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Laborer II/Pub Wks, Pks & St - Labor 2Hr
Source-specific fields
At Pub Wks, Pks & St - Labor 2Hr, Michael Gist serves as a Laborer II within Streets & Sanitation. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,692.