City Laborer

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

13 employees hold this title in Department of Environment Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $78,004, below the department median of $98,318.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $968.1K
Role median: $78,004
Agency median: $98,318
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$21,098$104,721+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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.

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This role across New York City

City Laborer is held in 25 New York City departments. In Department of Environment Protection, the median of $78,004 ranks #22 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 Transportation

$94,952 · 28

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

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.

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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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Andrew White

City Laborer/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$85,858

Base pay: $74,820
Overtime: $10,603
Other pay: $435
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,858
Hire date: 1996-05-30
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 189.25
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Andrew White is a City Laborer at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. Hired in 1996, they have about 29 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $85,858.