City of Pittsburgh / Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

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Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

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

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

In 2019, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $13,866; the highest distinct record was $18,510.

Year: 2019
Employees: 10
Median total: $13,866
Highest record: $18,510

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$10,218$18,510+

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($13,866) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $11,035 (81%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $801 (6%)
Benefits — $1,776 (13%)

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

$10,476

$11,590

$13,866

$14,442

$16,255

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $16,255 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,476. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Policy Analyst

2 · $10,904

Chief Urban Affairs Officer

1 · $18,510

Diversity & Inclusion Manager

1 · $16,255

Small Business & Redevelopment

1 · $14,442

Eorc Coordinator

1 · $14,118

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 1

Emily Pontarelli

E.O.R.C. Administrator/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2018 total comp

$62,589

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $52,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,854
Benefits: $6,422
Total compensation: $62,589
Hire date: 2016-05-09
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 30, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 691382
Total Taxes: 3854.06

At Bureau of Neighborhood Empower, Emily Pontarelli serves as a E.O.R.C. Administrator within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. They have served since 2016 (about 2 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $62,589. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Latrenda Leonard

Deputy Chief-Education/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2017 total comp

$49,399

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $42,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $6,878
Total compensation: $49,399
Hire date: 2014-05-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jun 23, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 627242
Total Taxes: 0

Latrenda Leonard is a Deputy Chief-Education at Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 3 years. 2017 total compensation came to $49,399. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Linda Vargas

Special Initiatives Manager/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2017 total comp

$43,411

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $39,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,442
Total compensation: $43,411
Hire date: 2016-12-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jun 28, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 805772
Total Taxes: 0

Linda Vargas holds the role of Special Initiatives Manager at Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $43,411. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Lara Sullivan

Policy Analyst/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2018 total comp

$36,881

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $32,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,443
Benefits: $1,677
Total compensation: $36,881
Hire date: 2014-01-06
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 25, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 461684
Total Taxes: 2443.3

At Bureau of Neighborhood Empower, Lara Sullivan serves as a Policy Analyst within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $36,881. They are represented by Non-Union.

Valerie Mcdonald Roberts

Chief Urban Affairs Officer/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$18,510

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $14,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,096
Benefits: $2,426
Total compensation: $18,510
Hire date: 2014-01-22
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Feb 5, 2019
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 627034
Total Taxes: 1096.24

Valerie Mcdonald Roberts works as a Chief Urban Affairs Officer for Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. Valerie earned $18,510 in 2019. They are represented by Non-Union.

Ricardo Williams

Diversity & Inclusion Manager/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$16,255

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $11,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $831
Benefits: $3,538
Total compensation: $16,255
Hire date: 2015-04-27
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 626148
Total Taxes: 831.36

At Bureau of Neighborhood Empower, Ricardo Williams serves as a Diversity & Inclusion Manager within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $16,255. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Henry Pyatt

Small Business & Redevelopment/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$14,442

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $11,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $803
Benefits: $2,358
Total compensation: $14,442
Hire date: 2014-04-21
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 626132
Total Taxes: 803.21

Henry Pyatt works as a Small Business & Redevelopment for Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. Henry earned $14,442 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Charles Durham

Eorc Coordinator/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$14,118

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $10,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $786
Benefits: $2,366
Total compensation: $14,118
Hire date: 1986-07-07
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 20508
Total Taxes: 785.51

Charles Durham holds the role of Eorc Coordinator at Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. They have served since 1986 (about 33 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $14,118. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Feyisola Alabi

Special Initiatives Manager/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$13,939

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $11,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $873
Benefits: $1,181
Total compensation: $13,939
Hire date: 2017-04-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 842520
Total Taxes: 873.4

Feyisola Alabi is a Special Initiatives Manager at Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $13,939. They are represented by Non-Union.

Tiffini Simoneaux

Early Childhood Manager/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$13,793

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $10,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $759
Benefits: $2,358
Total compensation: $13,793
Hire date: 2016-08-08
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 772776
Total Taxes: 759.48

At Bureau of Neighborhood Empower, Tiffini Simoneaux serves as a Early Childhood Manager within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2016, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $13,793. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Laura Drogowski

Critical Community Initiatives Manager/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$12,787

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $11,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $899
Benefits: $3
Total compensation: $12,787
Hire date: 2017-05-01
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 849360
Total Taxes: 898.75

At Bureau of Neighborhood Empower, Laura Drogowski serves as a Critical Community Initiatives Manager within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $12,787. They are represented by Non-Union.

Itha Cao

Policy Analyst/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$11,590

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $9,702
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $709
Benefits: $1,179
Total compensation: $11,590
Hire date: 2017-04-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 841992
Total Taxes: 709.34

Itha Cao works as a Policy Analyst for Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Itha earned $11,590 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Anupama Jain

Gender Equity Community Ex Director/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$10,476

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $9,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $744
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,476
Hire date: 2017-09-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Part-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 877724
Total Taxes: 744.44

Anupama Jain works as a Gender Equity Community Ex Director for Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Anupama earned $10,476 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Oliver Beasley

Policy Analyst/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2019 total comp

$10,218

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $7,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $511
Benefits: $2,355
Total compensation: $10,218
Hire date: 2016-08-15
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 773902
Total Taxes: 511.43

Oliver Beasley is a Policy Analyst at Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. Hired in 2016, they have about 3 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $10,218. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Joshua Rolon

Intern-Bne/Bureau of Neighborhood Empower

2017 total comp

$2,161

Sub-department: Bureau of Neighborhood Empower
Base pay: $2,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,161
Hire date: 2016-04-11
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Mar 30, 2017
Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 102100
Socrata Entity Number: 667404
Total Taxes: 0

Joshua Rolon holds the role of Intern-Bne at Bureau of Neighborhood Empower within Bureau of Neighborhood Empower. They have served since 2016 (about a year). In 2017, their total compensation was $2,161. Union affiliation: Non-Union.