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City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Ops-Sanitation / Equipment Operator 1

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Equipment Operator 1

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

230 employees hold this title in Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $45,890, below the department median of $62,634.

Employees
230
Total payroll
$9.3M
Role median
$45,890
Agency median
$62,634
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$285$75,668+

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How total compensation varies among the 230 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 Milwaukee

Equipment Operator 1 is held in 2 City of Milwaukee departments. In Dpw-Ops-Sanitation, the median of $45,890 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Equipment Operator 1 role in other City of Milwaukeedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Equipment Operator beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $63,472 ranks #4 of 12. See Equipment Operator across all of City of Milwaukee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$145,750 · 272
City of Las Vegas
$90,784 · 195
City of Buffalo
$61,393 · 49
Texas
$59,169 · 549
City of Charlotte
$54,064 · 43

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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Robert Gardner Iv

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp
$15,075
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$1,554
Other pay
$13,521
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,075
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461
Termination Date
Mar 11, 2025

At Dpw-Ops-Sanitation, Robert Gardner Iv serves as a Equipment Operator 1. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $15,075.

Frederick Lee

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2024 total comp
$14,148
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$375
Other pay
$13,773
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,148
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461
Termination Date
Apr 10, 2024
Vacation Payout
$428

Frederick Lee works as a Equipment Operator 1 for Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Frederick earned $14,148 in 2024.

Edgar Martinez Jr

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp
$14,003
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$76
Other pay
$13,926
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,003
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461
Termination Date
Jul 17, 2025

At Dpw-Ops-Sanitation, Edgar Martinez Jr serves as a Equipment Operator 1. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,003.

Brandon Samolyk

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp
$12,968
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$108
Other pay
$12,860
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,968
Hourly rate
$27
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461
Termination Date
Jun 17, 2025

At Dpw-Ops-Sanitation, Brandon Samolyk serves as a Equipment Operator 1. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $12,968.

Markus Thompson

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp
$12,515
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$14
Other pay
$12,501
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,515
Hourly rate
$29
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461

Markus Thompson works as a Equipment Operator 1 for Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Markus earned $12,515 in 2025.

Demarcus Jones

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2024 total comp
$11,692
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$213
Other pay
$11,479
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,692
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461
Termination Date
Feb 16, 2024

Demarcus Jones is a Equipment Operator 1 at Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $11,692.

Carlo Emanuele

Equipment Operator 1/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp
$11,611
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$202
Other pay
$11,409
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,611
Hourly rate
$27
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
753461
Termination Date
May 27, 2025

Carlo Emanuele works as a Equipment Operator 1 for Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Carlo earned $11,611 in 2025.