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City of Phoenix, Arizona / Budget and Research

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Budget and Research

Source file: City of Phoenix — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Budget and Research manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $125,064; the highest distinct record was $173,899.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.6M
Employees
21
Median total
$125,064
Highest record
$173,899

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($125,064) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$124,816 (100%)
  • 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
$98,138
$106,917
$125,064
$133,200
$172,597

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $172,597 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $98,138. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$2.6M
24
$109,043
2024
$2.8M
7.2%
23
4.2%
$122,178
12.0%
2025
$2.6M
5.4%
21
8.7%
$125,064
2.4%

Record list

Employees

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James Nguyen

Senior Budget/Research Analyst/Budget and Research

2025 total comp
$115,800
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$115,800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,800

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

James Nguyen works as a Senior Budget/Research Analyst for Budget and Research. James earned $115,800 in 2025.

Carmen Panes

Budget & Research Analyst/Budget and Research

2025 total comp
$113,434
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$113,434
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,434

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

Carmen Panes works as a Budget & Research Analyst for Budget and Research. Carmen earned $113,434 in 2025.