California / Transportation / Caltrans Equipment Operator II
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
2,830 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $69,898, below the department median of $94,114.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 2,830 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in California, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 8,150 people — is $59,580. Transportation pays a median base salary of $62,452 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Highway Maintenance Workers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 154,960 people — is $50,260. Transportation’s median base salary is 24% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 2,199 of 2,968 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Transportation is $69,192, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Caltrans Equipment Operator II is held in 2 California departments. In Transportation, the median of $69,898 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Caltrans Equipment Operator II role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Payroll for Anthony Brown (Caltrans Equipment Operator II, Transportation) may cover more than one person; together they account for $80,794 in 2025.
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Kyle Lattinville is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,787. They are represented by R12.
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Roberto Lopez works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 11. Their status is full-time. Roberto earned $80,770 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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At Transportation, John Garcia serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 6. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,760. Union affiliation: R12.
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Larry Neal is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,754. Union affiliation: R12.
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At Transportation, Scott Langley serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 2. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,747. They are represented by R12.
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At Transportation, Paul Nelson serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 1. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $80,730. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Greggory Larot works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 3. Their status is full-time. Greggory earned $80,661 in 2023. Union affiliation: R12.
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Michael Mcpherson holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 2. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,657. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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John Hamilton holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 2. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,648. They are represented by R12.
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Luis Urrea works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 11. Their status is full-time. Luis earned $80,541 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.
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Lucas Simpson holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 6. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,503. They are represented by R12.
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Ryan Jimenez works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 3. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $80,494 in 2025. They are represented by R12.
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Hollman Orjuela Munoz works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 3. Their status is full-time. Hollman earned $80,492 in 2025. They are represented by R12.
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William Cruthirds is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,476. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Anthony Silva holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 10. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,452. They are represented by R12.
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At Transportation, Valentin Gonzales serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 3. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,442. They are represented by R12.
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Eric Avina holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,434. They are represented by R12.
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Francisco Ruvalcaba holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 8. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,412. They are represented by R12.
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Miles Williams works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. Miles earned $80,407 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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At Transportation, Eric Berg serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 3. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,382. They are represented by R12.
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Adrian Corona Jr holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 6. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,381. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Ryan Knepper holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 2. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,370. Union affiliation: R12.
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Jose Ortiz holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 11. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,369. They are represented by R12.
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Payten Smith is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 9. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $80,368. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Alejandro Ochoa-Aguilar is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 5. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,363. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Anthony Hernandez works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 8. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $80,339 in 2024. Union affiliation: R12.
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At Transportation, Timothy O'Reilly serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 6. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,328. They are represented by R12.
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At Transportation, Ryan Reese serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 2. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,326. Union affiliation: R12.
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Rafael Cortez holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 6. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,324. Union affiliation: R12.
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Alec Mcginity holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,299. They are represented by R12.
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Jeffrey Sawyer holds the role of Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 3. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,283. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Roger Cook works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Roger earned $80,268 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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This Caltrans Equipment Operator II record at Transportation for Ricardo Hernandez may represent several individuals, totaling $80,247 in 2025.
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Marcus Wayman works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 8. Their status is full-time. Marcus earned $80,244 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Donnie Richards is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 11. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,240. Union affiliation: R12.
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At Transportation, Daniel Gutierrez serves as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II within District 8. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $80,181. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Felipe Sandoval works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. Felipe earned $80,177 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R12.
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Michael Serna works as a Caltrans Equipment Operator II for Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $80,169 in 2025. Union affiliation: R12.
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Ryan Shields is a Caltrans Equipment Operator II at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,137. Their bargaining unit is R12.