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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Horacio Ramirez

Heavy Duty Truck Operator/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$208,526

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $97,581
Overtime: $70,405
Other pay: $14,039
Benefits: $26,502
Total compensation: $208,526
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 3584-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303934393733
Row ID: 25303934393733823584-0FT

Horacio Ramirez works as a Heavy Duty Truck Operator for Public Works - Sanitation within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. Horacio earned $208,526 in 2025. Union affiliation: 04.

Devin Gordon

Heavy Duty Truck Operator/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$206,085

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $97,397
Overtime: $70,042
Other pay: $12,144
Benefits: $26,502
Total compensation: $206,085
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 3584-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393532323233
Row ID: 25393532323233823584-0FT

Devin Gordon works as a Heavy Duty Truck Operator for Public Works - Sanitation within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. Devin earned $206,085 in 2025. Union affiliation: 04.