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New York City / Department of Sanitation

Agency file

Department of Sanitation

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Sanitation operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 11,144 employees with median total compensation of $118,083; the highest distinct record was $308,778.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$1.2B
Employees
11,144
Median total
$118,083
Highest record
$308,778

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 11,144 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,083) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $76,242 (70%)
  • Overtime — $18,284 (17%)
  • Other — $14,538 (13%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,467
$70,199
$118,083
$144,606
$164,731

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $164,731 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $42,467. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Sanitation Worker
7,263 · $113,834
Supervisor
1,208 · $150,851
Auto Mechanic
557 · $127,247
Job Training Participant
319 · $10,469
General Superintendent
291 · $187,740

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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John Winnitzki

Administrative Staff Analyst/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
-$6,361
Base pay
-$6,360
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$1
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$6,361
Hire date
1996-08-05
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Queens
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$109,684
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
0

John Winnitzki holds the role of Administrative Staff Analyst at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years. In 2025, their total compensation was -$6,361.

Neil Cantafio

Sanitation Worker/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
-$8,182
Base pay
-$900
Overtime
-$419
Other pay
-$6,864
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$8,182
Hire date
2017-07-10
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,178
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
0

At Department of Sanitation, Neil Cantafio serves as a Sanitation Worker based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled -$8,182.

John Miley

Sanitation Worker/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
-$8,304
Base pay
-$7,155
Overtime
-$547
Other pay
-$602
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$8,304
Hire date
2000-08-07
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,178
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
0

John Miley works as a Sanitation Worker for Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. John earned -$8,304 in 2025.