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City of Charlotte / Gs Landscape Management / Equipment Operator

Job-title file

Equipment Operator

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

6 employees hold this title in Gs Landscape Management. Median total compensation for the role is $52,852, below the department median of $71,163.

Employees
6
Total payroll
$321.1K
Role median
$52,852
Agency median
$71,163
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Equipment Operator pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area

Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — about 4,440 people — is $50,870. Gs Landscape Management pays a median base salary of $52,852 for this role, 4% above that figureabout the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Gs Landscape Management sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$41,970
$47,710
$50,870
$59,230
$70,400
Gs Landscape Management median · $52,852

The bar is the range of annual wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Gs Landscape Management’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. Gs Landscape Management’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 34th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,190
$48,680
$59,850
$77,170
$101,090
Gs Landscape Management median · $52,852

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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Gs Landscape Management is $52,852, 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

This role across City of Charlotte

Equipment Operator is held in 5 City of Charlotte departments. In Gs Landscape Management, the median of $52,852 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Equipment Operator role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Equipment Operator beyond City of Charlotte

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $54,064 ranks #7 of 12. See Equipment Operator across all of City of Charlotte

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$145,750 · 272
City of Las Vegas
$90,784 · 195
City of Milwaukee
$63,472 · 385
City of Buffalo
$61,393 · 49
Texas
$59,169 · 549

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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Alfred Oates

Equipment Operator/Gs Landscape Management

2026 total comp
$59,803
Sub-department
Gs
Base pay
$59,803
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,803
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
59802.6
Quarter
2
Record ID
7,093
Year
2,026

At Gs Landscape Management, Alfred Oates serves as a Equipment Operator within Gs. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,803.

Frank Pate

Equipment Operator/Gs Landscape Management

2026 total comp
$54,068
Sub-department
Gs
Base pay
$54,068
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,068
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
54067.52
Quarter
2
Record ID
7,807
Year
2,026

Frank Pate works as a Equipment Operator for Gs Landscape Management within Gs. Their status is full-time. Frank earned $54,068 in 2026.

Alexander Tracy

Equipment Operator/Gs Landscape Management

2026 total comp
$53,471
Sub-department
Gs
Base pay
$53,471
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,471
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
53470.56
Quarter
2
Record ID
7,849
Year
2,026

Alexander Tracy works as a Equipment Operator for Gs Landscape Management within Gs. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $53,471 in 2026.

Isaiah Threatt

Equipment Operator/Gs Landscape Management

2026 total comp
$52,234
Sub-department
Gs
Base pay
$52,234
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,234
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
52234.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
7,962
Year
2,026

At Gs Landscape Management, Isaiah Threatt serves as a Equipment Operator within Gs. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,234.

Hunter Goode

Equipment Operator/Gs Landscape Management

2026 total comp
$51,002
Sub-department
Gs
Base pay
$51,002
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,002
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
51001.6
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,119
Year
2,026

Hunter Goode holds the role of Equipment Operator at Gs Landscape Management within Gs. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,002.

Dustin Griffith

Equipment Operator/Gs Landscape Management

2026 total comp
$50,502
Sub-department
Gs
Base pay
$50,502
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,502
Hourly rate
$24
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
50502.4
Quarter
2
Record ID
8,139
Year
2,026

Dustin Griffith holds the role of Equipment Operator at Gs Landscape Management within Gs. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $50,502.