City Laborer

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

10 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $88,495, below the department median of $126,036.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $924.7K
Role median: $88,495
Agency median: $126,036
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$75,400$116,899+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 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 Fire Department, the median of $88,495 ranks #10 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

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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Christopher Viera

City Laborer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$100,775

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $24,179
Other pay: $1,196
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,775
Hire date: 2006-09-18
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 446
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Christopher Viera serves as a City Laborer based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,775.