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City of Philadelphia / Pwd Water / Water Treatment Plant Operator

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Water Treatment Plant Operator

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

84 employees hold this title in Pwd Water. Median total compensation for the role is $22,179, above the department median of $20,746.

Employees
84
Total payroll
$1.9M
Role median
$22,179
Agency median
$20,746
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$51,576+

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How total compensation varies among the 84 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

Water Treatment Plant Operator is held in 2 City of Philadelphia departments. In Pwd Water, the median of $22,179 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Finance Finance
$15,908 · 1

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

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Water Treatment Plant Operator beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $22,057 ranks #2 of 2. See Water Treatment Plant Operator across all of City of Philadelphia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle
$119,205 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Water Treatment Plant 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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Devon Hamilton

Water Treatment Plant Operator/Pwd Water

2025 total comp
$77,800
Base pay
$33,702
Overtime
$38,907
Other pay
$5,191
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,800
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$56,799
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7E45
Public Id
29020
Total Pay
$77,800

Devon Hamilton works as a Water Treatment Plant Operator for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. Devon earned $77,800 in 2025.

Mathew Varghese

Water Treatment Plant Operator/Pwd Water

2020 total comp
$62,450
Base pay
$25,914
Overtime
$23,258
Other pay
$13,278
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,450
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$53,463
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
7E45
Public Id
48485
Total Pay
$30,858

Mathew Varghese works as a Water Treatment Plant Operator for Pwd Water. Their status is salaried. Mathew earned $62,450 in 2020.