Does SA Water pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SA Water employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SA Water. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SA Water?

50% of SA Water employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SA Water 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SA Water?

Engineer (5) , Manager (5) , Project Manager (3) , Anonymous Employee (2) , Asset Planner (2) , Category Specialist (2) , Consultant (2) , Lead Asset Planner (2) , Maintenance Technician (2) , Recruitment Consultant (2) , Senior Structural Engineer (2) , Team Leader (2)

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

"Some good people at ground level" ((in 9 reviews)); "Large water utility with progressive values and great culture" ((in 7 reviews)); "Work life balance is decent." ((in 4 reviews)); "This is a healthy working environment" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Salaries not aligned with the market." ((in 5 reviews)); "No support for ground level workers continuously under pressure treated badly by very bad managers very top heavy workforce severe lack of ground level workers expected to cover a lot of ground for average wages" ((in 3 reviews)); "Leadership is criminally bad" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed SA Water locations?

Adelaide , Jamestown , Adelaide River

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3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)

37% positive business outlook

SA Water has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SA 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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68 reviews

5.0

15 Nov 2025

New starter

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great culture and the people are supportive

Cons

Busy but achieving goals all the time

5.0

9 Sept 2025

Good to Go

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The employment here is really worth the hustle

Cons

There's not yet something that has crossed paths

5.0

15 June 2025

Working Conditions

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

This is a healthy working environment

Cons

I see no problem here

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