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City of Milwaukee / Fire Operations Bureau / Heavy Equipment Operator

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Heavy Equipment Operator

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

99 employees hold this title in Fire Operations Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $108,393, below the department median of $112,100.

Employees
99
Total payroll
$8.5M
Role median
$108,393
Agency median
$112,100
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6$182,826+

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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 Milwaukee

Heavy Equipment Operator is held in 2 City of Milwaukee departments. In Fire Operations Bureau, the median of $108,393 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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Heavy Equipment Operator beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $107,260 ranks #2 of 12. See Heavy Equipment Operator across all of City of Milwaukee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas
$118,116 · 21
City of Buffalo
$58,280 · 17
Missouri
$53,921 · 36
City of Baltimore
$51,783 · 261
Florida
$45,562 · 135
Arkansas
$43,088 · 11
Georgia
$42,703 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Heavy 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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David Fritz

Heavy Equipment Operator/Fire Operations Bureau

2023 total comp
$27,420
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$42
Other pay
$27,377
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,420
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3281
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1572F
Sick Payout
$11,411
Termination Date
Dec 30, 2022
Vacation Payout
$7,472

David Fritz works as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. David earned $27,420 in 2023.

Peter Marz

Heavy Equipment Operator/Fire Operations Bureau

2021 total comp
$25,188
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$181
Other pay
$25,007
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,188
Hourly rate
$33
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3281
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1572F
Sick Payout
$12,535
Termination Date
Dec 17, 2020
Vacation Payout
$7,900

Peter Marz works as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Peter earned $25,188 in 2021.

David Zietlow

Heavy Equipment Operator/Fire Operations Bureau

2021 total comp
$22,277
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$813
Other pay
$21,464
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,277
Hourly rate
$33
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3281
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1572F
Sick Payout
$12,535
Termination Date
Dec 20, 2020
Vacation Payout
$4,439

At Fire Operations Bureau, David Zietlow serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $22,277.

David Ornstein

Heavy Equipment Operator/Fire Operations Bureau

2025 total comp
$20,706
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,706
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,706
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3281
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1572F
Termination Date
Jan 2, 2025
Vacation Payout
$7,472

David Ornstein is a Heavy Equipment Operator at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $20,706.