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City of Philadelphia / Pwd Water / Engineering Specialist

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Engineering Specialist

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

100 employees hold this title in Pwd Water. Median total compensation for the role is $26,055, above the department median of $20,746.

Employees
100
Total payroll
$3.1M
Role median
$26,055
Agency median
$20,746
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,615$81,925+

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How total compensation varies among the 100 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

Engineering Specialist is held in 6 City of Philadelphia departments. In Pwd Water, the median of $26,055 ranks #3 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Engineering Specialist role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Engineering Specialist beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $26,043 ranks #6 of 6. See Engineering Specialist across all of City of Philadelphia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Minnesota
$95,512 · 268
California
$87,460 · 6
Florida
$69,922 · 1,311
Texas
$68,775 · 3,491
Arkansas
$47,397 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Engineering Specialistroles 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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Thomas Thompson

Engineering Specialist/Pwd Water

2021 total comp
$31,835
Base pay
$22,745
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,090
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,835
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$37,550
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7D11
Public Id
1929
Total Pay
$16,354

Thomas Thompson works as a Engineering Specialist for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. Thomas earned $31,835 in 2021.

David Dawson

Engineering Specialist/Pwd Water

2026 total comp
$31,729
Base pay
$27,140
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,588
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,729
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$95,637
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
3B74
Public Id
21657
Total Pay
$31,729

David Dawson works as a Engineering Specialist for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. David earned $31,729 in 2026.