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

Elijah Sellers Sr

Carpenter-Sh/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$15,518

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $11,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $857
Benefits: $3,064
Total compensation: $15,518
Hire date: 2017-04-10
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 843244
Total Taxes: 856.73

Elijah Sellers Sr works as a Carpenter-Sh for Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Elijah earned $15,518 in 2019. They are represented by Pjcbc.

John Braithwaite

HVAC Technician/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$15,489

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $10,871
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $811
Benefits: $3,807
Total compensation: $15,489
Hire date: 1995-10-02
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 22606
Total Taxes: 810.88

John Braithwaite holds the role of HVAC Technician at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. Hired in 1995, they have about 24 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $15,489. Union affiliation: Pjcbc.

Robert Jacobs Jr

Structural Iron Worker-Sh/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$15,463

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $9,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $680
Benefits: $5,624
Total compensation: $15,463
Hire date: 1989-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 6390
Total Taxes: 679.91

Robert Jacobs Jr is a Structural Iron Worker-Sh at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. They have served since 1989 (about 30 years). 2019 total compensation came to $15,463. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.

Eleck Walton

Plumber-Other/Bureau of Facilities

2019 total comp

$15,059

Sub-department: PW- Facilities
Base pay: $8,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $647
Benefits: $5,624
Total compensation: $15,059
Hire date: 2017-11-27
Union / bargaining unit: Pjcbc

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 450000
Socrata Entity Number: 895714
Total Taxes: 647.34

Eleck Walton is a Plumber-Other at Bureau of Facilities within Pw- Facilities. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. 2019 total compensation came to $15,059. Their bargaining unit is Pjcbc.