Heavy Duty Truck Operator

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

99 employees hold this title in Public Works - Street Services. Median total compensation for the role is $112,403, above the department median of $104,697.

Employees: 99
Total payroll: $10M
Role median: $112,403
Agency median: $104,697
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$18,226$139,170+

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

How total compensation varies among the 99 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 - Street Services, the median of $112,403 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Harbor

$129,879 · 3

Airports

$127,514 · 10

Public Works - Sanitation

$127,151 · 14

Water and Power

$113,290 · 93

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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Emerson Hernandez

Heavy Duty Truck Operator/Public Works - Street Services

2025 total comp

$29,451

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $19,016
Overtime: $3,772
Other pay: $1,162
Benefits: $5,501
Total compensation: $29,451
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 86
Job Class Pay Grade: 3584-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313239323034
Row ID: 25313239323034863584-0FT

At Public Works - Street Services, Emerson Hernandez serves as a Heavy Duty Truck Operator within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,451. Union affiliation: 04.

Vanion Beard

Heavy Duty Truck Operator/Public Works - Street Services

2025 total comp

$25,878

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $3,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $393
Benefits: $22,110
Total compensation: $25,878
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 86
Job Class Pay Grade: 3584-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3834343531
Row ID: 253834343531863584-0FT

At Public Works - Street Services, Vanion Beard serves as a Heavy Duty Truck Operator within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,878. Union affiliation: 04.