City of Pittsburgh / Bureau of Facilities

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Bureau of Facilities

Source file: City of Pittsburgh — Employee Salaries (2017-2019) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Bureau of Facilities is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 78 employees with median total compensation of $12,524; the highest distinct record was $17,330.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $939.1K
Employees: 78
Median total: $12,524
Highest record: $17,330

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,644$16,840+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 78 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,524) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $9,129 (76%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $675 (6%)
Benefits — $2,236 (19%)

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

$8,237

$9,994

$12,524

$14,539

$15,645

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $15,645 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,237. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

6 · $13,418

5 · $10,691

5 · $9,250

4 · $14,027

4 · $13,731

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$4.6M —	76 —	$63,853 —
2018	$5.1M ▲ 10.8%	84 ▲ 10.5%	$65,990 ▲ 3.3%
2019	$939.1K ▼ 81.5%	78 ▼ 7.1%	$12,524 ▼ 81.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Blaine Capurso

HVAC Technician/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,936

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $8,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $632
Benefits: $5,624
Total compensation: $14,936
Hire date: 2008-12-15
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 46490
Total Taxes: 631.66

Blaine Capurso holds the role of HVAC Technician at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. Hired in 2008, they have about 11 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $14,936. They are represented by Pjcbc.

Mark Ward

Carpenter-Other/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,710

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $10,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $3,807
Total compensation: $14,710
Hire date: 1989-03-13
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 22364
Total Taxes: 750.31

Mark Ward holds the role of Carpenter-Other at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. They have served since 1989 (about 30 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $14,710. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

Thomas Samstag

Construction Foreman/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,659

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $11,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $832
Benefits: $2,364
Total compensation: $14,659
Hire date: 1980-05-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 14918
Total Taxes: 832.47

Thomas Samstag is a Construction Foreman at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. Hired in 1980, they have about 39 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $14,659. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

John Derbish

Painter-Sh/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,588

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $12,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $898
Benefits: $1,644
Total compensation: $14,588
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 874330
Total Taxes: 897.96

At Bureau of Facilities, John Derbish serves as a Painter-Sh within Pw- Facilities. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $14,588. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.

Mark Depasquale

Project Manager/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,554

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $12,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $920
Benefits: $1,205
Total compensation: $14,554
Hire date: 2014-04-21
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 626116
Total Taxes: 919.68

At Bureau of Facilities, Mark Depasquale serves as a Project Manager within Pw- Facilities. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $14,554. They are represented by Non-Union.

Claire Mastroberardino

Senior Project Manager/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,539

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $13,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,023
Benefits: $23
Total compensation: $14,539
Hire date: 2010-09-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 445542
Total Taxes: 1022.68

Claire Mastroberardino holds the role of Senior Project Manager at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. They have served since 2010 (about 9 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $14,539. They are represented by Non-Union.

Casimir Pellegrini

Senior Project Architect/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,539

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $13,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,023
Benefits: $23
Total compensation: $14,539
Hire date: 2009-10-26
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 47118
Total Taxes: 1022.57

Casimir Pellegrini works as a Senior Project Architect for Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. They have served since 2009 (about 10 years). Casimir earned $14,539 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Bethany Farner

Project Manager-Facilities/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$14,319

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $11,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $797
Benefits: $2,359
Total compensation: $14,319
Hire date: 2018-09-17
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 966044
Total Taxes: 797.18

Bethany Farner works as a Project Manager-Facilities for Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Bethany earned $14,319 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.