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

-$14,670$213,292+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Compare

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Ws Wm Metro Collection Metro Nashville99% match
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DPW District of Columbia70% match

Record list

Employees

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Ykela Mcneill

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,600

Base pay: $14,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,600
Hire date: 2024-07-01
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 787.5

At Department of Sanitation, Ykela Mcneill serves as a Job Training Participant based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $14,600.

Silvana Genao

College Aide/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,594

Base pay: $14,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,594
Hire date: 2023-12-21
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $18
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 791.18

At Department of Sanitation, Silvana Genao serves as a College Aide based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,594.

Wendell Mitchell

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,549

Base pay: $14,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,549
Hire date: 2024-06-10
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 784.75

Wendell Mitchell holds the role of Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,549.

Vincent Smith

Sanitation Worker/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,545

Base pay: $13,637
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $908
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,545
Hire date: 2000-04-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,979
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 320

Vincent Smith holds the role of Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $14,545.

Daehnaishia Finch Mellowes

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,514

Base pay: $14,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,514
Hire date: 2025-01-06
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 780.5

At Department of Sanitation, Daehnaishia Finch Mellowes serves as a Job Training Participant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,514.

Lulzim Kacic

Sanitation Worker/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,444

Base pay: $12,776
Overtime: $124
Other pay: $1,544
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,444
Hire date: 2024-07-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,305
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 640

Lulzim Kacic holds the role of Sanitation Worker at Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,444.

Dominick Barbaro

Auto Mechanic/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,405

Base pay: $13,380
Overtime: $568
Other pay: $457
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,405
Hire date: 2021-07-12
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 8
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 288

At Department of Sanitation, Dominick Barbaro serves as a Auto Mechanic based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $14,405.

Rajiv Shivlochan

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,396

Base pay: $14,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,396
Hire date: 2024-12-09
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 776.5

Rajiv Shivlochan holds the role of Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,396.

Jimmy Rivera

Rubber Tire Repairer/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,366

Base pay: $14,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,366
Hire date: 2008-08-18
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $271
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 424

Jimmy Rivera is a Rubber Tire Repairer at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $14,366.

Javone Battice

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,350

Base pay: $14,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,350
Hire date: 2024-07-01
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 774

Javone Battice is a Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $14,350.

Yeika Rivas Arias

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,339

Base pay: $14,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,339
Hire date: 2025-02-10
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 773.38

At Department of Sanitation, Yeika Rivas Arias serves as a Job Training Participant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,339.

Arianna Nunez

College Aide - Assignment Levels II and III/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,322

Base pay: $14,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $201
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,322
Hire date: 2023-03-24
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 780.5

Arianna Nunez holds the role of College Aide - Assignment Levels II and III at Department of Sanitation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,322.

Jocelyn Chery

Auto Mechanic/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,289

Base pay: $12,043
Overtime: $1,776
Other pay: $470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,289
Hire date: 2025-04-21
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 27
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 280

Jocelyn Chery holds the role of Auto Mechanic at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,289.

Shenea Beard

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,211

Base pay: $14,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,211
Hire date: 2024-11-04
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 766.5

Shenea Beard is a Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $14,211.

Steve White

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,175

Base pay: $14,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,175
Hire date: 2024-11-04
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 764.57

Steve White is a Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $14,175.

Shateek Jones

Youth Apprentice/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,073

Base pay: $14,073
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,073
Hire date: 2023-10-02
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $17
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 842.3

Shateek Jones is a Youth Apprentice at Department of Sanitation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $14,073.

Saniyia Boone

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$14,024

Base pay: $14,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,024
Hire date: 2024-12-09
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 755.37

Saniyia Boone is a Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $14,024.

Alex Esdelle

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$13,980

Base pay: $13,980
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,980
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 752

Alex Esdelle is a Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $13,980.

Annmarie Kelly

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$13,961

Base pay: $13,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,961
Hire date: 2024-07-01
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 753

Annmarie Kelly holds the role of Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,961.

Khadijah Hayes

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$13,942

Base pay: $13,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,942
Hire date: 2024-06-10
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 752

At Department of Sanitation, Khadijah Hayes serves as a Job Training Participant based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $13,942.

Ronald Middleton

Job Training Participant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$13,832

Base pay: $13,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,832
Hire date: 2025-01-21
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $19
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 744

Ronald Middleton holds the role of Job Training Participant at Department of Sanitation based in Bronx. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,832.