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City of Phoenix, Arizona / City Auditor

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City Auditor

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

The City Auditor manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 26 employees with median total compensation of $97,646; the highest distinct record was $213,571.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.7M
Employees
26
Median total
$97,646
Highest record
$213,571

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 26 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,646) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$103,733 (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
$63,371
$77,937
$97,646
$124,144
$157,294

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,294 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,371. 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
$2.4M
27
$84,539
2024
$2.4M
0.7%
28
3.7%
$87,125
3.1%
2025
$2.7M
10.8%
26
7.1%
$97,646
12.1%

Record list

Employees

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Dawnasie Martin

Internal Auditor/City Auditor

2025 total comp
$92,307
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$92,307
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,307

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

Dawnasie Martin is a Internal Auditor at City Auditor. 2025 total compensation came to $92,307.

Michael Nickelsburg

Internal Auditor/City Auditor

2025 total comp
$91,912
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$91,912
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,912

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

Michael Nickelsburg works as a Internal Auditor for City Auditor. Michael earned $91,912 in 2025.

Martha Espindola

Administrative Assistant I/City Auditor

2025 total comp
$89,569
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$89,569
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,569

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
007

At City Auditor, Martha Espindola serves as a Administrative Assistant I. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,569.

Ryan Richelson Jr

Senior Internal Auditor/City Auditor

2023 total comp
$87,383
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$87,383
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,383

Source-specific fields

Benefits Category
7

Ryan Richelson Jr holds the role of Senior Internal Auditor at City Auditor. In 2023, their total compensation was $87,383.