City of Phoenix, Arizona / Finance Department
Agency file
The Finance Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 228 employees with median total compensation of $85,734; the highest distinct record was $294,755.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 228 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,734) — 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 $131,016 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $30,140. 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 | $16.6M — | 206 — | $78,143 — |
| 2024 | $18M ▲ 8.5% | 212 ▲ 2.9% | $84,760 ▲ 8.5% |
| 2025 | $19.8M ▲ 10.3% | 228 ▲ 7.5% | $85,734 ▲ 1.1% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Deputy Finance Director/Finance Department
Source-specific fields
Jodi Nicholson is a Deputy Finance Director at Finance Department. 2025 total compensation came to $154,666.