City Laborer

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

16 employees hold this title in Department of Education Administrative. Median total compensation for the role is $79,292, above the department median of $70,024.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $79,292
Agency median: $70,024
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,586$117,809+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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 New York City

City Laborer is held in 25 New York City departments. In Department of Education Administrative, the median of $79,292 ranks #21 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administrative for Children's Services

$121,077 · 6

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$109,441 · 10

Department of Correction

$107,089 · 6

Department of Finance

$98,233 · 13

Community College (Queensboro)

$96,452 · 4

Department of Transportation

$94,952 · 28

Department of Homeless Services

$94,223 · 18

NYC Housing Authority

$93,274 · 133

District Attorney-Manhattan

$92,270 · 7

Fire Department

$88,495 · 10

Community College (Kingsboro)

$87,938 · 12

Community College (Bronx)

$87,208 · 11

Median total compensation for the City Laborer role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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City Laborer beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $86,560 ranks #1 of 2. See City Laborer across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Milwaukee

$15,536 · 676

Median total compensation for comparable City Laborerroles 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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Frank Ross

City Laborer/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$70,793

Base pay: $68,998
Overtime: $1,794
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,793
Hire date: 1995-02-06
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $290
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 33
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Education Administrative, Frank Ross serves as a City Laborer based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,793.