City of Philadelphia / Pwd Water / Heavy Equipment Operator 2
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
42 employees hold this title in Pwd Water. Median total compensation for the role is $24,789, above the department median of $20,746.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 42 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.
Compare departments
Heavy Equipment Operator 2 is held in 8 City of Philadelphia departments. In Pwd Water, the median of $24,789 ranks #5 of 8.
Median total compensation for the Heavy Equipment Operator 2 role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
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
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Heavy Equipment Operator 2/Pwd Water
Source-specific fields
At Pwd Water, James Lee serves as a Heavy Equipment Operator 2. They work salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $43,697.
Heavy Equipment Operator 2/Pwd Water
Source-specific fields
Michael Butler holds the role of Heavy Equipment Operator 2 at Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,607.