City of Phoenix, Arizona / Housing Department
Agency file
The Housing Department supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.
In 2025, this agency had 109 employees with median total compensation of $78,706; the highest distinct record was $208,571.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 109 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,706) — 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 $131,310 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,441. 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 | $8M — | 111 — | $69,234 — |
| 2024 | $9.2M ▲ 15.2% | 113 ▲ 1.8% | $74,722 ▲ 7.9% |
| 2025 | $9.1M ▼ 1.4% | 109 ▼ 3.5% | $78,706 ▲ 5.3% |
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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 Housing Director/Housing Department
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Elenia Sotelo holds the role of Deputy Housing Director at Housing Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,762.
Deputy Housing Director/Housing Department
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Leah Ray works as a Deputy Housing Director for Housing Department. Leah earned $146,859 in 2023.