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
Total payroll: $136.1K
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+

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

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.

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	$930.5K —	15 —	$61,056 —
2018	$955.6K ▲ 2.7%	12 ▼ 20.0%	$80,638 ▲ 32.1%
2019	$136.1K ▼ 85.8%	10 ▼ 16.7%	$13,866 ▼ 82.8%

Record list

Employees

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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.