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City of Philadelphia / Laborer

Role across City of Philadelphia

Laborer

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

1,139 people hold the Laborer role across 9 departments in City of Philadelphia, with a median total compensation of $5,732. Among 25 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Philadelphia ranks #22 by median pay.

Employees
1,139
Median pay
$5,732
Departments
9
Cross-jurisdiction
#22 of 25

Compare jurisdictions

Laborer pay in other jurisdictions

Where Laborers are paid most

City of Chicago
$99,403 · 173
Illinois
$71,950 · 12
City of Seattle
$66,498 · 206
City of Miami
$61,029 · 83
City of Cincinnati
$52,167 · 71
California
$42,762 · 312
City of Milwaukee
$42,287 · 28
City of Buffalo
$41,261 · 148
City of Baltimore
$35,215 · 4,004
Massachusetts
$27,845 · 7
Rhode Island
$17,634 · 6
City of Albuquerque
$17,462 · 57
Maine
$11,304 · 42
City of Worcester
$9,812 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Laborerroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within City of Philadelphia

Departments with this role

Largest City of Philadelphia departments for this role

Sts Streets
884 · $3,604
San Sanitation
208 · $13,299
Finance Finance
38 · $2,686
Pwd Water
3 · $12,612
Law Law Department
2 · $17,517
Rev Revenue
1 · $1,886

Departments in City of Philadelphiaemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.