Agency file

Arad-Public Works

Source file: City of Pittsburgh — Employee Salaries (2017-2019) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Arad-Public Works is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 78 employees with median total compensation of $9,983; the highest distinct record was $14,823.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $693.9K
Employees: 78
Median total: $9,983
Highest record: $14,823

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$297$14,793+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 78 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($9,983) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $6,163 (69%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $449 (5%)
Benefits — $2,283 (26%)

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

$2,021

$6,463

$9,983

$11,883

$13,255

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $13,255 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,021. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Laborer-Sh

44 · $9,673

Rink Attendant-Temp Pw

6 · $1,608

Parks Maintenance Manager

5 · $13,658

Tractor Operator

4 · $10,197

Rink Attendant-Pt Parks

4 · $3,056

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$3.8M —	83 —	$53,581 —
2018	$3.9M ▲ 0.3%	89 ▲ 7.2%	$51,800 ▼ 3.3%
2019	$693.9K ▼ 82.0%	78 ▼ 12.4%	$9,983 ▼ 80.7%

Record list

Employees

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John Vavro

Carpenter-Other/Arad-Public Works

2019 total comp

$12,870

Sub-department: PW-Construction
Base pay: $8,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $621
Benefits: $3,807
Total compensation: $12,870
Hire date: 2012-06-11
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 4000280300
Socrata Entity Number: 48444
Total Taxes: 620.97

John Vavro works as a Carpenter-Other for Arad-Public Works within Pw-Construction. They have served since 2012 (about 7 years). John earned $12,870 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.

James Dinkel

Construction Foreman-Nu/Arad-Public Works

2019 total comp

$12,706

Sub-department: PW-Construction Division
Base pay: $9,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $694
Benefits: $2,364
Total compensation: $12,706
Hire date: 1990-06-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 4000280300
Socrata Entity Number: 7244
Total Taxes: 693.69

James Dinkel is a Construction Foreman-Nu at Arad-Public Works within Pw-Construction Division. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 29 years. 2019 total compensation came to $12,706. They are represented by Non-Union.

David King

Laborer-Sh/Arad-Public Works

2019 total comp

$12,701

Sub-department: PW-1st Division
Base pay: $8,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $613
Benefits: $3,807
Total compensation: $12,701
Hire date: 2006-04-03
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 4000280300
Socrata Entity Number: 445070
Total Taxes: 612.76

At Arad-Public Works, David King serves as a Laborer-Sh within Pw-1St Division. Hired in 2006, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $12,701. They are represented by Pjcbc.

Jonathan Elliott

Laborer-Sh/Arad-Public Works

2019 total comp

$12,530

Sub-department: PW-Construction
Base pay: $8,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $601
Benefits: $3,807
Total compensation: $12,530
Hire date: 2015-03-02
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 4000280300
Socrata Entity Number: 623092
Total Taxes: 600.59

Jonathan Elliott holds the role of Laborer-Sh at Arad-Public Works within Pw-Construction. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $12,530. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

John Banovatz

Laborer-Sh/Arad-Public Works

2019 total comp

$12,387

Sub-department: PW-NorthEast Park Div
Base pay: $7,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $590
Benefits: $3,807
Total compensation: $12,387
Hire date: 2014-08-11
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 4000280300
Socrata Entity Number: 622916
Total Taxes: 590.41

John Banovatz works as a Laborer-Sh for Arad-Public Works within Pw-Northeast Park Division. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. John earned $12,387 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.