Heavy Duty Truck Operator

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

14 employees hold this title in Public Works - Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $127,151, above the department median of $118,358.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $127,151
Agency median: $118,358
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,317$207,891+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 14 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 Los Angeles

Heavy Duty Truck Operator is held in 6 City of Los Angeles departments. In Public Works - Sanitation, the median of $127,151 ranks #3 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Harbor

$129,879 · 3

Airports

$127,514 · 10

Water and Power

$113,290 · 93

Public Works - Street Services

$112,403 · 99

Public Works - Street Lighting

$59,967 · 1

Median total compensation for the Heavy Duty Truck Operator role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Wayne Towry

Heavy Duty Truck Operator/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$91,322

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $83,771
Overtime: $1,683
Other pay: $4,886
Benefits: $983
Total compensation: $91,322
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 3584-6
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393537353832
Row ID: 25393537353832823584-6FT

Wayne Towry holds the role of Heavy Duty Truck Operator at Public Works - Sanitation within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,322. Union affiliation: 04.