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City of Philadelphia / Pwd Water / Heavy Equipment Operator 1

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Heavy Equipment Operator 1

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

104 employees hold this title in Pwd Water. Median total compensation for the role is $18,134, below the department median of $20,746.

Employees
104
Total payroll
$2.3M
Role median
$18,134
Agency median
$20,746
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$65,641+

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How total compensation varies among the 104 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 City of Philadelphia

Heavy Equipment Operator 1 is held in 7 City of Philadelphia departments. In Pwd Water, the median of $18,134 ranks #5 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Heavy Equipment Operator 1 role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Heavy Equipment Operator beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $22,088 ranks #11 of 12. See Heavy Equipment Operator across all of City of Philadelphia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas
$118,116 · 21
City of Milwaukee
$107,260 · 114
City of Buffalo
$58,280 · 17
Missouri
$53,921 · 36
City of Baltimore
$51,783 · 261
Florida
$45,562 · 135
Arkansas
$43,088 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Heavy Equipment 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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Lovely Fitzgerald

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2026 total comp
$28,418
Base pay
$13,609
Overtime
$13,116
Other pay
$1,694
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,418
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$56,799
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C13
Public Id
7373
Total Pay
$28,418

Lovely Fitzgerald works as a Heavy Equipment Operator 1 for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. Lovely earned $28,418 in 2026.

Khalief Purnell

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2025 total comp
$27,850
Base pay
$26,371
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,479
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,850
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$51,906
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C13
Public Id
44072
Total Pay
$27,850

Khalief Purnell holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator 1 at Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. In 2025, their total compensation was $27,850.

James Harris

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2026 total comp
$27,518
Base pay
$16,003
Overtime
$10,642
Other pay
$873
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,518
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$56,799
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C13
Public Id
30739
Total Pay
$27,518

At Pwd Water, James Harris serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator 1. They work salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $27,518.

Nasir Shaheed

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2026 total comp
$27,133
Base pay
$15,843
Overtime
$10,591
Other pay
$699
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,133
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$56,799
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C13
Public Id
30434
Total Pay
$27,133

At Pwd Water, Nasir Shaheed serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator 1. They work salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $27,133.

Benjamin Green

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2022 total comp
$26,916
Base pay
$26,831
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$85
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,916
Employment type
Non-Salaried

Source-specific fields

Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
W294
Public Id
52668
Total Pay
$2,421

Benjamin Green holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator 1 at Pwd Water. Their status is non-salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $26,916.

Jeffrey Giddings

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2023 total comp
$26,774
Base pay
$25,613
Overtime
$1,106
Other pay
$55
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,774
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$47,922
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C13
Public Id
42648
Total Pay
$26,774

At Pwd Water, Jeffrey Giddings serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator 1. They work salaried. Their 2023 pay totaled $26,774.

Tyrone Cooper

Heavy Equipment Operator 1/Pwd Water

2023 total comp
$26,423
Base pay
$6,016
Overtime
$4,742
Other pay
$15,665
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,423
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$50,866
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C13
Public Id
3180
Total Pay
$26,423

Tyrone Cooper is a Heavy Equipment Operator 1 at Pwd Water. They work salaried. 2023 total compensation came to $26,423.