New York City / Department of Sanitation / Auto Mechanic
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
555 employees hold this title in Department of Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $127,340, above the department median of $118,083.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 555 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — about 28,420 people — is $57,760. Department of Sanitation pays a median base salary of $102,367 for this role, 77% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Sanitation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — about 704,640 people — is $50,620. Department of Sanitation’s median base salary is 102% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 533 of 555 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Sanitation is $127,340, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Auto Mechanic is held in 11 New York City departments. In Department of Sanitation, the median of $127,340 ranks #2 of 11.
Median total compensation for the Auto Mechanic role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $124,247 ranks #1 of 4. See Auto Mechanic across all of New York City →
Median total compensation for comparable Auto Mechanicroles 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
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This Auto Mechanic record at Department of Sanitation for Erik Rizzotto may represent several individuals, totaling $105,871 in 2025.
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Michael Ruocchio holds the role of Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $105,670.
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Ricardo Allwood is a Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $105,233.
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At Department of Sanitation, Victor Lofton serves as a Auto Mechanic based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,851.
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Carmine Labruna is a Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $104,847.
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Seeraj Jagnarine is a Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). 2025 total compensation came to $104,830.
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William Davids Jr works as a Auto Mechanic for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. William earned $104,810 in 2025.
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At Department of Sanitation, Narendra Jagdeo serves as a Auto Mechanic based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,706.
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Jason Vetter holds the role of Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,599.
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Joseph Colangelo is a Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 1981, about 44 years. 2025 total compensation came to $104,479.
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Madan Naraine works as a Auto Mechanic for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. Madan earned $103,783 in 2025.
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At Department of Sanitation, Joseph Wint serves as a Auto Mechanic based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,690.