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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John Banyai

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$148,684

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $67,484
Other pay: $5,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,684
Hire date: 2018-02-14
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1,198
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 2,080

At NYC Housing Authority, John Banyai serves as a City Laborer based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,684.

Kevin Green

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$142,390

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $61,408
Other pay: $5,583
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,390
Hire date: 2017-04-03
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1,092
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 2,080

Kevin Green works as a City Laborer for NYC Housing Authority based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Kevin earned $142,390 in 2025.

Martin Hogarty

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$142,287

Base pay: $90,929
Overtime: $60,710
Other pay: -$9,352
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,287
Hire date: 2020-07-30
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1,014.25
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 2,108.5

Martin Hogarty is a City Laborer at NYC Housing Authority based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. 2025 total compensation came to $142,287.

Jaycob Martinez

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$133,329

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $53,271
Other pay: $4,658
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,329
Hire date: 2022-05-26
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 920.5
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 2,080

Jaycob Martinez works as a City Laborer for NYC Housing Authority based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Jaycob earned $133,329 in 2025.

Efosa Okunseri

City Laborer/NYC Housing Authority

2025 total comp

$131,470

Base pay: $75,400
Overtime: $49,482
Other pay: $6,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,470
Hire date: 2020-10-27
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Queens
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $332
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 822.5
Payroll Number: 996
Regular Hours: 2,080

At NYC Housing Authority, Efosa Okunseri serves as a City Laborer based in Queens. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $131,470.