Equipment Operator

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

2 employees hold this title in Strategic Plan - Real Estate. Median total compensation for the role is $51,158, above the department median of $44,021.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $102.3K
Role median: $51,158
Agency median: $44,021
Comparison: Above

Compare jurisdictions

Equipment Operator beyond City of Buffalo

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$145,750 · 272

City of Las Vegas

$90,784 · 195

City of Salt Lake City

$63,782 · 45

City of Milwaukee

$63,472 · 385

Texas

$59,169 · 549

City of Charlotte

$54,064 · 43

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$46,671 · 132

New York Public Authorities

$43,614 · 8

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

Employees with this title

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Wendell Whitaker

Equipment Operator/Strategic Plan - Real Estate

2026 total comp

$53,911

Sub-department: General Government Support
Base pay: $44,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,660
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,911

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 154540

At Strategic Plan - Real Estate, Wendell Whitaker serves as a Equipment Operator within General Government Support. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,911.

Benjamin Staples

Equipment Operator/Strategic Plan - Real Estate

2025 total comp

$48,405

Sub-department: General Government Support
Base pay: $25,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,782
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,405

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173265

Benjamin Staples holds the role of Equipment Operator at Strategic Plan - Real Estate within General Government Support. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,405.