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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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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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Salvatore Marceca

Supervisor/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
$184,934
Base pay
$121,664
Overtime
$43,255
Other pay
$20,014
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,934
Hire date
2005-05-31
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Queens
Middle name
V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$123,700
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
453
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
2,080

At Department of Sanitation, Salvatore Marceca serves as a Supervisor based in Queens. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $184,934.

Scott Lampasona

Supervisor/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
$184,908
Base pay
$122,638
Overtime
$43,866
Other pay
$18,403
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,908
Hire date
2004-03-22
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$123,700
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
450.5
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
2,080

At Department of Sanitation, Scott Lampasona serves as a Supervisor based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $184,908.

Tsvetan Georgiev

Electrician/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
$184,866
Base pay
$122,448
Overtime
$53,456
Other pay
$8,961
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,866
Hire date
2016-03-21
Pay basis
Daily
Work city
Queens
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$481
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
529
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
1,820

Tsvetan Georgiev works as a Electrician for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Tsvetan earned $184,866 in 2025.

Brendan Harkin

Supervisor/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp
$184,844
Base pay
$121,220
Overtime
$50,486
Other pay
$13,139
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$184,844
Hire date
2005-11-14
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$123,700
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
507.5
Payroll Number
827
Regular Hours
2,080

At Department of Sanitation, Brendan Harkin serves as a Supervisor based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $184,844.