City of Pittsburgh / Pw- Environmental Services

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Pw- Environmental Services

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

The Pw- Environmental Services protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2019, this agency had 182 employees with median total compensation of $10,749; the highest distinct record was $19,328.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $1.9M
Employees: 182
Median total: $10,749
Highest record: $19,328

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$762$15,412+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 182 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($10,749) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $7,980 (77%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $576 (6%)
Benefits — $1,742 (17%)

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

$6,077

$8,483

$10,749

$12,468

$13,552

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $13,552 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,077. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Truck Driver B 4Th Year

73 · $10,808

Truck Driver a 4Th Year

47 · $12,113

Foreman, Environmental Service

13 · $13,636

Truck Driver B 1St Year

12 · $6,623

Truck Driver B 3Rd Year

11 · $8,711

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	$9.7M —	205 —	$53,282 —
2018	$10.7M ▲ 9.9%	202 ▼ 1.5%	$58,711 ▲ 10.2%
2019	$1.9M ▼ 82.4%	182 ▼ 9.9%	$10,749 ▼ 81.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Warren Pollard

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$6,237

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $4,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $352
Benefits: $1,033
Total compensation: $6,237
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 623740
Total Taxes: 351.64

Warren Pollard works as a Truck Driver B 4Th Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). Warren earned $6,237 in 2019. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.

Roberta Jamison

Administrator 2-Ss/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$6,161

Sub-department: PW-EnvironServ-Admin
Base pay: $2,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $151
Benefits: $3,534
Total compensation: $6,161
Hire date: 2005-02-21
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 40740
Total Taxes: 150.72

Roberta Jamison is a Administrator 2-Ss at Pw- Environmental Services within Pw-Environserv-Admin. They have served since 2005 (about 14 years). 2019 total compensation came to $6,161. They are represented by Non-Union.

Ellis Thrift

Truck Driver B 2Nd Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$6,077

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $5,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,077
Hire date: 2017-11-13
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 888164
Total Taxes: 419.69

Ellis Thrift holds the role of Truck Driver B 2Nd Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $6,077. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.

James Diggs

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$6,028

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Driver Xtra
Base pay: $4,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $332
Benefits: $1,033
Total compensation: $6,028
Hire date: 1999-08-09
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 28770
Total Taxes: 331.69

James Diggs works as a Truck Driver B 4Th Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Driver Xtra. Hired in 1999, they have about 20 years of service. James earned $6,028 in 2019. Union affiliation: Refuse/Teamsters.

Darrin Adkins

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2017 total comp

$5,749

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $3,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $2,625
Total compensation: $5,749
Hire date: 2001-07-30
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 3, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 41622
Total Taxes: 0

Darrin Adkins holds the role of Truck Driver B 4Th Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. They have served since 2001 (about 16 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $5,749. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.