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Rank | Job Title | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Principal Technologist | $126,285 | $61 |
2 | Enterprise Architect | $120,863 | $58 |
3 | Subject Matter Expert | $112,466 | $54 |
4 | Software Engineer | $105,372 | $51 |
5 | Lead Technician | $98,434 | $47 |
6 | Quality Assurance Lead | $97,184 | $47 |
7 | SAP Fico Consultant | $96,365 | $46 |
8 | Project Manager | $93,888 | $45 |
9 | SAP Consultant | $91,360 | $44 |
10 | Java Developer | $89,760 | $43 |
11 | Finance Analyst | $88,513 | $43 |
12 | Business Analyst | $85,726 | $41 |
13 | Strategic Buyer | $85,509 | $41 |
14 | Systems Administrator | $82,774 | $40 |
15 | Team Leader | $78,502 | $38 |
16 | Senior Technologist | $77,576 | $37 |
17 | Environmental Engineer | $75,777 | $36 |
18 | Technology Coordinator | $74,528 | $36 |
19 | Senior Accountant | $73,117 | $35 |
20 | Accounting Supervisor | $72,530 | $35 |
Research Summary. Using a database of 30 million profiles, Zippia estimates demographics and statistics for American Water. Our estimates are verified against BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. After extensive research and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
American Water has 7,100 employees.
51% of American Water employees are women, while 49% are men.
The most common ethnicity at American Water is White (64%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (13%) and Black or African American (12%).
American Water employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
On average, employees at American Water stay with the company for 5.4 years.
The average employee at American Water makes $48,660 per year.
Rank | City | Job Count |
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1 | Naperville, IL | 52 |
2 | Saint Louis, MO | 17 |
3 | Chattanooga, TN | 11 |
4 | Davenport, IA | 10 |
5 | Scranton, PA | 9 |
6 | Lexington, KY | 8 |
7 | Sacramento, CA | 7 |
8 | Peoria, IL | 6 |
9 | San Antonio, TX | 5 |
10 | Fargo, ND | 4 |
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American Water employees are most likely to be members of the Democratic Party. The largest donation made to a political party by an American Water employee was by Marilyn Ware. Marilyn Ware donated $61,900 to the Republican Party.
Employee Political Donations
Name | Job Title | Party | Donation |
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Marilyn Ware | Ambassador | Republican Party | $61,900 |
Kevin Tilden | Manager, Program Management | Democratic Party | $10,600 |
Susan Story | Executive | Democratic Party | $5,600 |
Jeffry Sterba | Executive | Democratic Party | $5,000 |
Ellen Wolf | Chief Finance Officer | Democratic Party | $2,175 |
Peter Krainock | Executive | Democratic Party | $1,500 |
Thomas Wyatt | Attorney | Democratic Party | $1,450 |
Walter Sadler | Requirements Engineer | Democratic Party | $1,069 |
Jeff Sterba | President/Chief Executive Officer | Democratic Party | $1,000 |
Wayne Morgan | President | Republican Party | $1,000 |
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Walter J. Lynch (President/CEO)
James Kuhn (Founder)
W. S. Kuhn (Founder)
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