New York City / Department of Finance / City Laborer

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City Laborer

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

13 employees hold this title in Department of Finance. Median total compensation for the role is $98,233, above the department median of $81,000.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $98,233
Agency median: $81,000
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$66,990$133,954+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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 Finance, the median of $98,233 ranks #4 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

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

Community College (Manhattan)

$86,101 · 6

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.

Compare jurisdictions

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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Anthony Williams

City Laborer/Department of Finance

2025 total comp

$75,856

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $456
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,856
Hire date: 1994-07-01
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 25.17
Payroll Number: 836
Regular Hours: 2,080

Anthony Williams is a City Laborer at Department of Finance based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years). 2025 total compensation came to $75,856.

William Rosa

City Laborer/Department of Finance

2025 total comp

$75,400

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,400
Hire date: 2000-03-13
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 836
Regular Hours: 2,080

William Rosa holds the role of City Laborer at Department of Finance based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,400.