Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

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

The Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 268 employees with median total compensation of $12,061; the highest distinct record was $22,439.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $3.1M
Employees: 268
Median total: $12,061
Highest record: $22,439

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$941$18,895+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 268 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,061) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,202 (70%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $603 (5%)
Benefits — $2,913 (25%)

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

$7,129

$9,326

$12,061

$14,222

$16,200

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $16,200 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,129. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Laborer-Sh

107 · $10,800

Truck Driver Class 2 -Sh

47 · $13,520

Heavy Equipment Oper

13 · $15,594

Foreman-Sh

12 · $12,771

Tractor Operator

10 · $12,561

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	$17.2M —	299 —	$60,947 —
2018	$17.7M ▲ 3.0%	303 ▲ 1.3%	$64,331 ▲ 5.6%
2019	$3.1M ▼ 82.2%	268 ▼ 11.6%	$12,061 ▼ 81.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Cory Barnes

Inspector 1/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2017 total comp

$4,185

Sub-department: PW-Streets Maintenance
Base pay: $751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,434
Total compensation: $4,185
Hire date: 2012-03-26
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 17, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 48314
Total Taxes: 0

Cory Barnes is a Inspector 1 at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-Streets Maintenance. Hired in 2012, they have about 5 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $4,185. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.