Does Denver Water pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Denver Water employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Denver Water. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Denver Water?

73% of Denver Water employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Denver Water 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Denver Water?

Manager (5) , Water Quality Technician (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Internship (2) , Software Engineer (2) , Supervisor (2) , Water Treatment Technician (2)

What are the pros of working at Denver Water according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and offer pension." ((in 24 reviews)); "good people and community oriented" ((in 17 reviews)); "Pension plus 401k is pretty great." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good employees, great benefits, important work" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Denver Water according to real employee reviews?

"Unless you want to have no work life balance and work with bad management then this is the place for you" ((in 8 reviews)); "Weak or no leadership present." ((in 3 reviews)); "Morale is low." ((in 3 reviews)); "poor management, favoritism, bullying, toxic." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Denver Water locations?

Denver , Newark , Broomfield , Littleton , Palmetto , Lakewood

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Denver Water reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)

Jim Lochhead

86% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Denver Water has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 117 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Denver Water employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

117 reviews

4.0

Apr 5, 2012

A decent place to work, good benefits, ok pay.

Construction project inspector ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Pay, overtime opetertunities, low expectations, a lot of freedom, great benefits packages.

Cons

Little drive to advace. No rewards for excellence.

3.0

Oct 28, 2011

Okay, but seniority counts more than ability

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent working environment, supportive of continuing education, people are generally nice and good to work with.

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement, many long-term employees (20 -30 years +) creates a "good old boy" network that you can't really break into. This leads to some favoritism in job placement, tolerating incompetence, etc.

5.0

Jun 12, 2026

Great mission and caring culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really great mission. Not as cutthroat as other companies I’ve worked for. Cares about employees and structure of organization makes it a government org that doesn’t suck money for endless projects.

Cons

Pay for entry level employees feels low.

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