City of Cincinnati / Parks-Planning Design & Development

Agency file

Parks-Planning Design & Development

Source file: City of Cincinnati — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 21, 2026

The Parks-Planning Design & Development protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2026, this agency had 50 employees with median total compensation of $66,732; the highest distinct record was $131,122.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $3.1M
Employees: 50
Median total: $66,732
Highest record: $131,122

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$15,912$127,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 50 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,732) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,672 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$23,072

$66,732

$88,662

$101,413

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,413 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,072. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Recreation Specialist

17 · $23,072

Park Naturalist

5 · $66,732

Horticulturist

5 · $61,659

Administrative Technician-Exm

4 · $73,408

Administrative Specialist-Exm

3 · $76,201

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.

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Record list

Employees

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Dominick Mcelhiney

Information Technology Coor/Parks-Planning Design & Development

2026 total comp

$70,841

Sub-department: ParksPlan
Base pay: $70,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,841
Hire date: 2017-07-25
Pay grade: 824
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Department ID: 2030000
Job Family: D0Mgm
Jobcode: 824
Jobtitle Abbrv: InfoTechCr
Location: Parks Administrative
Paygroup: Mgm
Position Nbr: 00824016
Sal Admin Plan: D0C

At Parks-Planning Design & Development, Dominick Mcelhiney serves as a Information Technology Coor within Parksplan. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 9 years. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,841. They are classified at grade 824.

Christyl Johnson

Administrative Specialist-Exm/Parks-Planning Design & Development

2026 total comp

$69,489

Sub-department: ParksPlan
Base pay: $69,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,489
Hire date: 2005-03-27
Pay grade: 001
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Department ID: 2030000
Job Family: D0Mgm
Jobcode: 001
Jobtitle Abbrv: Administra
Location: Parks Administrative
Paygroup: Mgm
Position Nbr: 00001258
Sal Admin Plan: D0

Christyl Johnson holds the role of Administrative Specialist-Exm at Parks-Planning Design & Development within Parksplan. They have served since 2005 (about 21 years). In 2026, their total compensation was $69,489. Their pay grade is 001.