Equipment Operator 3

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

73 employees hold this title in Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $91,645, above the department median of $62,634.

Employees: 73
Total payroll: $6.1M
Role median: $91,645
Agency median: $62,634
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,678$119,950+

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How total compensation varies among the 73 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.

Compare jurisdictions

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 Salt Lake City

$63,782 · 45

City of Buffalo

$61,393 · 49

Texas

$59,169 · 549

City of Charlotte

$54,064 · 43

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$46,671 · 132

New York Public Authorities

$43,614 · 8

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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Bennie Lee Iii

Equipment Operator 3/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp

$111,568

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $17,561
Other pay: $94,007
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,568
Hourly rate: $34
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5457
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 7536DC

Bennie Lee Iii holds the role of Equipment Operator 3 at Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,568.

Gwen Armstrong

Equipment Operator 3/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2025 total comp

$109,503

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $19,886
Other pay: $89,617
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,503
Hourly rate: $35
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5457
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 7536DC

Gwen Armstrong works as a Equipment Operator 3 for Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. Their status is full-time. Gwen earned $109,503 in 2025.