New York City / Department of Homeless Services / City Laborer

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City Laborer

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

18 employees hold this title in Department of Homeless Services. Median total compensation for the role is $94,223, above the department median of $78,215.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $94,223
Agency median: $78,215
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,764$156,131+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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 Homeless Services, the median of $94,223 ranks #7 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

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.

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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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Garratte Peniston

City Laborer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$125,007

Base pay: $63,675
Overtime: $47,576
Other pay: $13,756
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,007
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 804.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,756.57

Garratte Peniston works as a City Laborer for Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. Garratte earned $125,007 in 2025.

Mario Backmon

City Laborer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$123,669

Base pay: $60,511
Overtime: $52,546
Other pay: $10,612
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,669
Hire date: 2016-10-31
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 946.25
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,840

Mario Backmon holds the role of City Laborer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $123,669.

Eric Bowers

City Laborer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$118,565

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $36,471
Other pay: $6,693
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,565
Hire date: 1993-09-05
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 670.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Eric Bowers works as a City Laborer for Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years). Eric earned $118,565 in 2025.