Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Controller
Agency file
The Controller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.
In 2025, this agency had 87 employees with median total compensation of $62,080; the highest distinct record was $152,343.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 87 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,080) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $100,268 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,143. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5.4M — | 94 — | $56,103 — |
| 2024 | $5.4M ▼ 0.9% | 87 ▼ 7.4% | $58,926 ▲ 5.0% |
| 2025 | $5.7M ▲ 6.2% | 87 ±0% | $62,080 ▲ 5.4% |
Record list
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Payroll Analyst/Controller
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Merissa Schmitt works as a Payroll Analyst for Controller. Their hire date on record is 6/4/2018. Merissa earned $58,247 in 2025.
Senior Fiscal Clerk/Controller
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At Controller, Tammy L. Turowski serves as a Senior Fiscal Clerk. Records show a hire date of 2/2/2004. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,781.
Auditor/Controller
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Ryan Smith is a Auditor at Controller. Records show a hire date of 9/18/2023. 2025 total compensation came to $57,341.
Accounting Assitant/Controller
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Jennifer Carroll works as a Accounting Assitant for Controller. Their hire date on record is 3/15/2021. Jennifer earned $57,280 in 2024.
Accounts Payable Supervisor/Controller
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Kimberly A. Ragano holds the role of Accounts Payable Supervisor at Controller. Their hire date on record is 2/19/2008. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,209.
Accounts Payable Supervisor/Controller
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Karla Drake is a Accounts Payable Supervisor at Controller. Records show a hire date of 3/22/2021. 2025 total compensation came to $57,209.
Accountant/Controller
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Austin Michael Ramsey is a Accountant at Controller. Records show a hire date of 5/1/2017. 2023 total compensation came to $56,585.
Accountant/Controller
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At Controller, Brieann B Stoffel serves as a Accountant. Records show a hire date of 12/7/2020. Their 2023 pay totaled $56,585.
Payroll Analyst/Controller
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Katie Jo Smith works as a Payroll Analyst for Controller. Their hire date on record is 6/21/2021. Katie earned $53,888 in 2025.