New York City / NYC Housing Authority / City Laborer

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City Laborer

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

133 employees hold this title in NYC Housing Authority. Median total compensation for the role is $93,274, above the department median of $69,199.

Employees: 133
Total payroll: $11.1M
Role median: $93,274
Agency median: $69,199
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$363$136,554+

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How total compensation varies among the 133 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 NYC Housing Authority, the median of $93,274 ranks #8 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

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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Ryan Neuls

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$32,859

Base pay: $38,106
Overtime: $2,479
Other pay: -$7,726
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,859
Hire date: 2023-04-17
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 40.5
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 734.5

At NYC Housing Authority, Ryan Neuls serves as a City Laborer based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,859.

Isaiah Astacio

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$30,670

Base pay: $25,015
Overtime: $4,858
Other pay: $798
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,670
Hire date: 2021-11-17
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $321
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 76.5
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 712

Isaiah Astacio holds the role of City Laborer at NYC Housing Authority based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,670.

Vixer Mejia Encarnaci

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$29,984

Base pay: $25,230
Overtime: $1,754
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,984
Hire date: 2025-02-18
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 32.25
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 712

Vixer Mejia Encarnaci works as a City Laborer for NYC Housing Authority based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Vixer earned $29,984 in 2025.