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City of Buffalo / Water Filtration Plant

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Water Filtration Plant

Source file: City of Buffalo — Open Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Water Filtration Plant operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2026, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $59,438; the highest distinct record was $172,550.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$830.8K
Employees
12
Median total
$59,438
Highest record
$172,550

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,438) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$36,199 (52%)
  • Overtime$24,372 (35%)
  • Other$8,663 (13%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$9,346
$47,873
$59,438
$72,065
$170,788

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $170,788 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,346. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$922.1K
13
$68,426
2024
$816.3K
11.5%
9
30.8%
$78,061
14.1%
2025
$838.3K
2.7%
12
33.3%
$56,698
27.4%
2026
$830.8K
0.9%
12
±0%
$59,438
4.8%

Record list

Employees

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David Luper

Assist Filtration Plant Operat/Water Filtration Plant

2026 total comp
$49,640
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$33,986
Overtime
$9,963
Other pay
$5,691
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,640

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
176177

David Luper is a Assist Filtration Plant Operat at Water Filtration Plant within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $49,640.

Elisabeth Good

Chemist/Water Filtration Plant

2026 total comp
$47,873
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$41,747
Overtime
$1,001
Other pay
$5,125
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,873

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
176384

At Water Filtration Plant, Elisabeth Good serves as a Chemist within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,873.