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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

William Cheatham

Truck Driver a 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,906

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Coll Drivers
Base pay: $8,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $601
Benefits: $1,033
Total compensation: $9,906
Hire date: 1995-06-29
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 22996
Total Taxes: 601.07

William Cheatham holds the role of Truck Driver a 4Th Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Coll Drivers. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 24 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,906. Union affiliation: Refuse/Teamsters.

Gregory Eason

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,886

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $8,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $632
Benefits: $785
Total compensation: $9,886
Hire date: 2006-08-07
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 44900
Total Taxes: 631.88

Gregory Eason works as a Truck Driver B 4Th Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Hired in 2006, they have about 13 years of service. Gregory earned $9,886 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Refuse/Teamsters.

Jacqueline Balzer

Clerical Specialist 2-Ss/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,836

Sub-department: PW-EnvironServ-Admin
Base pay: $9,142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $675
Benefits: $19
Total compensation: $9,836
Hire date: 2008-10-20
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 46436
Total Taxes: 674.62

Jacqueline Balzer is a Clerical Specialist 2-Ss at Pw- Environmental Services within Pw-Environserv-Admin. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 11 years. 2019 total compensation came to $9,836. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Lamont Patterson

Truck Driver B 1St Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2018 total comp

$9,778

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Driver Xtra
Base pay: $5,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $382
Benefits: $3,725
Total compensation: $9,778
Hire date: 2018-04-23
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jun 26, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 48762
Total Taxes: 381.7

Lamont Patterson is a Truck Driver B 1St Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Driver Xtra. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. 2018 total compensation came to $9,778. Their bargaining unit is Refuse/Teamsters.

Robert Longo

Truck Driver a 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,754

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Coll Drivers
Base pay: $8,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $619
Benefits: $745
Total compensation: $9,754
Hire date: 2002-11-25
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 42654
Total Taxes: 619.07

Robert Longo works as a Truck Driver a 4Th Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Coll Drivers. They have served since 2002 (about 17 years). Robert earned $9,754 in 2019. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.

Roberta Perry

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,751

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $6,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $3,099
Total compensation: $9,751
Hire date: 2012-05-07
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 48330
Total Taxes: 419.98

Roberta Perry holds the role of Truck Driver B 4Th Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Hired in 2012, they have about 7 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,751. Their bargaining unit is Refuse/Teamsters.

Michael Jeter

Truck Driver B 3Rd Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,706

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Driver Xtra
Base pay: $8,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $598
Benefits: $1,033
Total compensation: $9,706
Hire date: 2016-08-22
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 785186
Total Taxes: 597.64

Michael Jeter holds the role of Truck Driver B 3Rd Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Driver Xtra. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 3 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,706. Union affiliation: Refuse/Teamsters.

Jeffrey Powe

Truck Driver B 3Rd Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,603

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $7,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $589
Benefits: $1,033
Total compensation: $9,603
Hire date: 2016-06-27
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 710868
Total Taxes: 588.68

Jeffrey Powe works as a Truck Driver B 3Rd Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 3 years. Jeffrey earned $9,603 in 2019. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.

Teresa Bradley

Recycling Supervisor/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,547

Sub-department: PW-EnvironServ-Admin
Base pay: $7,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $557
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,547
Hire date: 2018-11-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 979254
Total Taxes: 556.82

At Pw- Environmental Services, Teresa Bradley serves as a Recycling Supervisor within Pw-Environserv-Admin. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,547. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Bernard Francis

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,536

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $7,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $559
Benefits: $1,145
Total compensation: $9,536
Hire date: 2004-05-24
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 43378
Total Taxes: 559.2

At Pw- Environmental Services, Bernard Francis serves as a Truck Driver B 4Th Year within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 15 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,536. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.

James Herring

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,486

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $8,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,486
Hire date: 2015-11-02
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 631008
Total Taxes: 667.36

James Herring works as a Truck Driver B 4Th Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. James earned $9,486 in 2019. They are represented by Refuse/Teamsters.

Colleen Knecht

Communication Clerk/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,454

Sub-department: PW-EnvironServ-Admin
Base pay: $5,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $324
Benefits: $3,759
Total compensation: $9,454
Hire date: 2015-02-16
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 625450
Total Taxes: 324.46

Colleen Knecht works as a Communication Clerk for Pw- Environmental Services within Pw-Environserv-Admin. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. Colleen earned $9,454 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Tyreece Stribling

Truck Driver B 1St Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,379

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $5,891
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $390
Benefits: $3,099
Total compensation: $9,379
Hire date: 2018-07-02
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 948936
Total Taxes: 389.52

Tyreece Stribling works as a Truck Driver B 1St Year for Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. They have served since 2018 (about a year). Tyreece earned $9,379 in 2019. Union affiliation: Refuse/Teamsters.

Tarik Phillips

Truck Driver B 3Rd Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,368

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $7,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $536
Benefits: $1,570
Total compensation: $9,368
Hire date: 2016-12-05
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 808416
Total Taxes: 535.56

At Pw- Environmental Services, Tarik Phillips serves as a Truck Driver B 3Rd Year within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. They have served since 2016 (about 3 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,368. Their bargaining unit is Refuse/Teamsters.

Christopher Talak

Truck Driver B 4Th Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,352

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $7,746
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $573
Benefits: $1,033
Total compensation: $9,352
Hire date: 2008-09-02
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 41598
Total Taxes: 573.02

At Pw- Environmental Services, Christopher Talak serves as a Truck Driver B 4Th Year within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 11 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,352. Union affiliation: Refuse/Teamsters.

Mychal Matthews

Truck Driver B 2Nd Year/Pw- Environmental Services

2019 total comp

$9,313

Sub-department: ES-Refuse Co-Drivers
Base pay: $5,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $388
Benefits: $3,099
Total compensation: $9,313
Hire date: 2017-06-19
Union / bargaining unit: Refuse/Teamsters

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 430000
Socrata Entity Number: 49290
Total Taxes: 387.92

Mychal Matthews is a Truck Driver B 2Nd Year at Pw- Environmental Services within Es-Refuse Co-Drivers. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. 2019 total compensation came to $9,313. Union affiliation: Refuse/Teamsters.