City of Pittsburgh / Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

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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

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Bruce Buskirk

Tractor Operator/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$2,850

Sub-department: PW-4th Division
Base pay: $1,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86
Benefits: $1,644
Total compensation: $2,850
Hire date: 2005-04-04
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 28216
Total Taxes: 85.71

At Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations, Bruce Buskirk serves as a Tractor Operator within Pw-4Th Division. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 14 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $2,850. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.

Bernard Ackerman Iii

Truck Driver Temporary/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2018 total comp

$2,330

Sub-department: PW-6th Division
Base pay: $2,164
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $166
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,330
Hire date: 2017-12-26
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jan 12, 2018
Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 901562
Total Taxes: 165.56

At Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations, Bernard Ackerman Iii serves as a Truck Driver Temporary within Pw-6Th Division. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $2,330. They are represented by Non-Union.

Geronnies Gethers

Laborer-Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$2,197

Sub-department: PW-5th Division
Base pay: $513
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39
Benefits: $1,644
Total compensation: $2,197
Hire date: 2012-05-07
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 48328
Total Taxes: 39.27

Geronnies Gethers is a Laborer-Sh at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-5Th Division. They have served since 2012 (about 7 years). 2019 total compensation came to $2,197. They are represented by Pjcbc.

John O'Donnell

Sweeper Operator/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$2,115

Sub-department: PW-2nd Division
Base pay: $443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29
Benefits: $1,644
Total compensation: $2,115
Hire date: 2003-11-17
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 12006
Total Taxes: 29.05

John O'Donnell works as a Sweeper Operator for Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-2Nd Division. Hired in 2003, they have about 16 years of service. John earned $2,115 in 2019. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

Deborah Tudas

Laborer-Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$2,000

Sub-department: PW-5th Division
Base pay: $336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $1,644
Total compensation: $2,000
Hire date: 2010-05-10
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 47254
Total Taxes: 20.1

Deborah Tudas holds the role of Laborer-Sh at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-5Th Division. Hired in 2010, they have about 9 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $2,000. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

Lamar Fields

Truck Driver Temporary/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$1,695

Sub-department: PW-6th Division
Base pay: $1,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,695
Hire date: 2019-01-22
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 803472
Total Taxes: 120.41

Lamar Fields is a Truck Driver Temporary at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-6Th Division. Hired in 2019, they have under a year of service. 2019 total compensation came to $1,695. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Glenn Vertullo

Laborer-Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$1,644

Sub-department: PW-3rd Division
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,644
Total compensation: $1,644
Hire date: 1991-04-08
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 28098
Total Taxes: 0

Glenn Vertullo holds the role of Laborer-Sh at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-3Rd Division. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 28 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,644. They are represented by Pjcbc.

George Massacci

Truck Driver Class 2 -Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2018 total comp

$1,587

Sub-department: PW-3rd Division
Base pay: $1,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $113
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,587
Hire date: 2016-03-21
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Dec 22, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 664802
Total Taxes: 112.75

George Massacci works as a Truck Driver Class 2 -Sh for Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-3Rd Division. Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. George earned $1,587 in 2018. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.

Teonna Mendoza

Laborer-Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$1,287

Sub-department: PW-1st Division
Base pay: $603
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41
Benefits: $643
Total compensation: $1,287
Hire date: 2019-01-28
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 991574
Total Taxes: 40.57

At Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations, Teonna Mendoza serves as a Laborer-Sh within Pw-1St Division. They have served since 2019 (under a year). Their 2019 pay totaled $1,287. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

John Watson

Truck Driver Temporary/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$1,224

Sub-department: PW-5th Division
Base pay: $1,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,224
Hire date: 2019-01-28
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 992262
Total Taxes: 86.97

At Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations, John Watson serves as a Truck Driver Temporary within Pw-5Th Division. Their tenure dates to 2019, under a year. Their 2019 pay totaled $1,224. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Michael Mori

Truck Driver Temporary/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2019 total comp

$941

Sub-department: PW-2nd Division
Base pay: $875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $941
Hire date: 2019-01-28
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 646106
Total Taxes: 66.9

Michael Mori works as a Truck Driver Temporary for Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-2Nd Division. They have served since 2019 (under a year). Michael earned $941 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Casimir Trinkala

Laborer-Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2018 total comp

$742

Sub-department: PW-1st Division
Base pay: $689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $53
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $742
Hire date: 2017-05-10
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Dec 20, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 46620
Total Taxes: 52.71

Casimir Trinkala holds the role of Laborer-Sh at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-1St Division. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. In 2018, their total compensation was $742. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.

Frederick Meinzer

Heavy Equipment Repair Specialist/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2017 total comp

$506

Sub-department: PW-Heavy Equipment
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $506
Total compensation: $506
Hire date: 2015-09-14
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Dec 31, 2016
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 623412
Total Taxes: 0

Frederick Meinzer is a Heavy Equipment Repair Specialist at Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations within Pw-Heavy Equipment. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $506. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

Cephronia Luster

Laborer-Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2018 total comp

$247

Sub-department: PW-NorthEast Park Div
Base pay: $230
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $247
Hire date: 2018-07-23
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 24, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 957130
Total Taxes: 17.58

At Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations, Cephronia Luster serves as a Laborer-Sh within Pw-Northeast Park Division. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $247. They are represented by Pjcbc.

Joseph Mccoullum

Truck Driver Class 2 -Sh/Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations

2017 total comp

$169

Sub-department: PW-2nd Division
Base pay: $169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169
Hire date: 2005-04-04
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Dec 15, 2016
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 420000
Socrata Entity Number: 43746
Total Taxes: 0

At Pw- Bureau of Pw Operations, Joseph Mccoullum serves as a Truck Driver Class 2 -Sh within Pw-2Nd Division. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 12 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $169. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.