New York City / Department of Sanitation / Sanitation Worker
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
7,156 employees hold this title in Department of Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $114,437, below the department median of $118,083.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 7,156 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 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 13,310 people — is $65,310. Department of Sanitation pays a median base salary of $85,999 for this role, 32% above that figure — about the 75th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 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 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — about 147,240 people — is $49,690. Department of Sanitation’s median base salary is 73% 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 6,830 of 7,156 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 $114,437, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $114,437 ranks #1 of 4. See Sanitation Worker across all of New York City →
Median total compensation for comparable Sanitation Workerroles 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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Payroll for Michael Ortiz (Sanitation Worker, Department of Sanitation) may cover more than one person; together they account for $120,247 in 2025.
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Adam Pagan holds the role of Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,226.
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Joseph Giardino works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Joseph earned $120,215 in 2025.
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At Department of Sanitation, Yvens Pierre serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,214.
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At Department of Sanitation, Aaron Hernandez serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Bronx. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $120,212.
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Kevin Small holds the role of Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $120,164.
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At Department of Sanitation, Francis Midolo serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,160.
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Jonathan Parente is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). 2025 total compensation came to $120,140.
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Clovis Smith Jr works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2011 (about 14 years). Clovis earned $120,117 in 2025.
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John Lennon is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $120,084.
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Jeffrey Guerrero works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years. Jeffrey earned $120,067 in 2025.
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Joshua Valentin is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). 2025 total compensation came to $120,042.
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Luis Delgado works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. Luis earned $120,031 in 2025.
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At Department of Sanitation, Joseph Felicetti serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Queens. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,031.
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At Department of Sanitation, Gregory Modica serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Richmond. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $120,012.
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At Department of Sanitation, Corrado Schinina serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,010.
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At Department of Sanitation, Daniel Torres serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $119,990.
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Eric Castillo works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Eric earned $119,990 in 2025.
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Amit Ramkay holds the role of Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $119,976.
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William Clark works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 35 years. William earned $119,959 in 2025.
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At Department of Sanitation, Dimitri Murray serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $119,935.
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Robert Bartow works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 14 years. Robert earned $119,920 in 2025.
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Frederick Fajardo Jr is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. Hired in 2011, they have about 14 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $119,900.
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Dennis Pellegrino is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. 2025 total compensation came to $119,891.
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Steven Carrigan is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Richmond. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $119,886.
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Edwin Rivera Jr. appears in Department of Sanitation payroll as a Sanitation Worker, with $119,848 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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At Department of Sanitation, Antonio Taliercio serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Manhattan. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $119,839.
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At Department of Sanitation, Jeffrey Adams serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Queens. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,834.
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Frank Caldarella is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $119,821.
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At Department of Sanitation, Arthur Ares serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,817.
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At Department of Sanitation, Malik Ibrahim serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Queens. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,786.
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Thomas Slyman holds the role of Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Richmond. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $119,780.
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At Department of Sanitation, Jordan Mcclean serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $119,773.
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This Sanitation Worker record at Department of Sanitation for Daniel Camacho may represent several individuals, totaling $119,767 in 2025.
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Marc Shapiro is a Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Richmond. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). 2025 total compensation came to $119,749.
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At Department of Sanitation, Peter Mauro Ii serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Richmond. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,739.
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At Department of Sanitation, Christopher Santiago serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Queens. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $119,718.
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Jeffery Baugh works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. Jeffery earned $119,710 in 2025.
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Nicholas Grieco works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). Nicholas earned $119,683 in 2025.
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Ayodele Amao works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Ayodele earned $119,678 in 2025.