City of Memphis / Public Works / Stationary Engineer II
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
7 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $68,507, above the department median of $52,367.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, the median wage for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators — about 40 people — is $74,300. Public Works pays a median base salary of $68,507 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 40th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators across every employer in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Works’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators — about 28,250 people — is $78,620. Public Works’s median base salary is 13% below that national figure, about the 34th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Public Works is $68,507, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Memphis, the median of $68,507 ranks #8 of 10. See Stationary Engineer across all of City of Memphis →
Median total compensation for comparable Stationary Engineer roles 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
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Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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At Public Works, Charles Brooks serves as a Stationary Engineer II. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,507.
Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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Eddie Bruce is a Stationary Engineer II at Public Works. 2025 total compensation came to $68,507.
Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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Antwuan Partee works as a Stationary Engineer II for Public Works. Antwuan earned $68,507 in 2025.
Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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Hosea Wilkins works as a Stationary Engineer II for Public Works. Hosea earned $68,507 in 2025.
Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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William Dae is a Stationary Engineer II at Public Works. 2025 total compensation came to $68,507.
Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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David Wilson works as a Stationary Engineer II for Public Works. David earned $68,507 in 2025.
Stationary Engineer II/Public Works
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At Public Works, Jerome Smith serves as a Stationary Engineer II. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,507.