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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Orlando Gales

City Laborer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$86,832

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $2,283
Other pay: $9,149
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,832
Hire date: 2001-08-20
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 38.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Orlando Gales is a City Laborer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $86,832.

Ajamu Khalfani

City Laborer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$85,985

Base pay: $75,146
Overtime: $837
Other pay: $10,001
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,985
Hire date: 2012-02-27
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 13.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Ajamu Khalfani holds the role of City Laborer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,985.

Martin Marquez

City Laborer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$81,458

Base pay: $69,724
Overtime: $8,995
Other pay: $2,740
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,458
Hire date: 2017-01-23
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 167.25
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Martin Marquez holds the role of City Laborer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,458.