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City of Philadelphia / Pwd Water / Heavy Equipment Operator 2

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Heavy Equipment Operator 2

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.

Employees
42
Total payroll
$1.2M
Role median
$24,789
Agency median
$20,746
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,372$75,058+

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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.

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This role across City of Philadelphia

Heavy Equipment Operator 2 is held in 8 City of Philadelphia departments. In Pwd Water, the median of $24,789 ranks #5 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

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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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Henry Williams

Heavy Equipment Operator 2/Pwd Water

2025 total comp
$78,433
Base pay
$60,665
Overtime
$16,128
Other pay
$1,639
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,433
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$59,642
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C14
Public Id
24082
Total Pay
$78,433

Henry Williams works as a Heavy Equipment Operator 2 for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. Henry earned $78,433 in 2025.

Carl Coleman

Heavy Equipment Operator 2/Pwd Water

2025 total comp
$74,317
Base pay
$30,624
Overtime
$39,352
Other pay
$4,341
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,317
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$57,905
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7C14
Public Id
27049
Total Pay
$74,317

Carl Coleman works as a Heavy Equipment Operator 2 for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. Carl earned $74,317 in 2025.