City of Phoenix, Arizona / Budget and Research
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $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
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Deputy Budget & Research Director/Budget and Research
Source-specific fields
Aaron Mertz is a Deputy Budget & Research Director at Budget and Research. 2024 total compensation came to $153,730.