City Laborer

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

28 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $94,952, below the department median of $95,506.

Employees: 28
Total payroll: $2.6M
Role median: $94,952
Agency median: $95,506
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$9,631$154,520+

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How total compensation varies among the 28 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.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

City Laborer is held in 25 New York City departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $94,952 ranks #6 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administrative for Children's Services

$121,077 · 6

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$109,441 · 10

Department of Correction

$107,089 · 6

Department of Finance

$98,233 · 13

Community College (Queensboro)

$96,452 · 4

Department of Homeless Services

$94,223 · 18

NYC Housing Authority

$93,274 · 133

District Attorney-Manhattan

$92,270 · 7

Fire Department

$88,495 · 10

Community College (Kingsboro)

$87,938 · 12

Community College (Bronx)

$87,208 · 11

Community College (Manhattan)

$86,101 · 6

Median total compensation for the City Laborer role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

City Laborer beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $86,560 ranks #1 of 2. See City Laborer across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Milwaukee

$15,536 · 676

Median total compensation for comparable City Laborerroles 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

Employees with this title

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Wilson Fenty

City Laborer/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$28,252

Base pay: $28,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,252
Hire date: 2006-05-22
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Richmond
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 2,080

Wilson Fenty works as a City Laborer for Department of Transportation based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. Wilson earned $28,252 in 2025.