New York City / Law Department / Motor Vehicle Operator

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Motor Vehicle Operator

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

8 employees hold this title in Law Department. Median total compensation for the role is $38,121, below the department median of $84,932.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $333.4K
Role median: $38,121
Agency median: $84,932
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$21,800$64,872+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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

Motor Vehicle Operator is held in 24 New York City departments. In Law Department, the median of $38,121 ranks #19 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administrative for Children's Services

$89,909 · 14

Department of Correction

$76,856 · 34

Department of Finance

$75,947 · 2

Department of Environment Protection

$74,650 · 17

Department of Homeless Services

$69,813 · 27

Community College (Queensboro)

$69,258 · 1

Fire Department

$67,946 · 17

Police Department

$66,958 · 41

Department of Sanitation

$66,609 · 3

NYC Housing Authority

$66,071 · 10

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$65,716 · 25

Department of Education Administrative

$65,011 · 9

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

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Motor Vehicle Operator beyond New York City

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $66,308 ranks #1 of 4. See Motor Vehicle Operator across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New Jersey

$57,017 · 24

Florida

$36,092 · 6

District of Columbia

$33 · 820

Median total compensation for comparable Motor Vehicle Operatorroles 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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Marcos Roman

Motor Vehicle Operator/Law Department

2025 total comp

$35,983

Base pay: $33,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,983
Hire date: 2013-06-06
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $28
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,229.07

Marcos Roman works as a Motor Vehicle Operator for Law Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). Marcos earned $35,983 in 2025.