The 2018 Public Works Compensation Report is an important service provided by the American Public Works Association. The information contained in this report represents complete and accurate compensation data on professionals working in all aspects of public works. The report is designed to allow agencies and individuals to compare their compensation levels to their peers. The compensation data have been aggregated in the following groupings so agencies and individuals can compare their own data to the results of similar operations or jobs. These aggregations include:

• All U.S. Respondents
• Job Title
• Number of Years in the Public Works Profession
• Number of Years in Current Position
• Age
• Highest Level of Education
• Type of Agency
• Agency Staff Size
• Agency Budget Size
• Population Served
• U.S. Census Division
• All Canadian Respondents