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.

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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Antoine Brooks

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$39,503

Base pay: $27,809
Overtime: $6,371
Other pay: $5,324
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,503
Hire date: 2020-02-18
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $321
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 101.5
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 1,040

Antoine Brooks works as a City Laborer for NYC Housing Authority based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Antoine earned $39,503 in 2025.

Luis Ortiz Jr

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$37,347

Base pay: $34,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,347
Hire date: 2024-12-30
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 960

Luis Ortiz Jr holds the role of City Laborer at NYC Housing Authority based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,347.

Daniel Vargas

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$35,021

Base pay: $24,141
Overtime: $9,639
Other pay: $1,242
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,021
Hire date: 2023-04-17
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $321
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 155
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 656

Daniel Vargas holds the role of City Laborer at NYC Housing Authority based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,021.