Agency file

City Clerk

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

The City Clerk is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $9,521; the highest distinct record was $19,155.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $134.5K
Employees: 12
Median total: $9,521
Highest record: $19,155

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,217$19,155+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($9,521) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $9,242 (82%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $678 (6%)
Benefits — $1,289 (12%)

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

$6,990

$8,430

$9,521

$14,975

$18,134

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $18,134 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,990. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

City Clerk

1 · $19,155

Budget Director

1 · $18,134

Deputy City Clerk

1 · $16,837

Senior Budget Analyst-Cc

1 · $14,975

Internal Accounts Monitor

1 · $11,449

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	$757.3K —	14 —	$53,865 —
2018	$803.1K ▲ 6.0%	13 ▼ 7.1%	$58,063 ▲ 7.8%
2019	$134.5K ▼ 83.3%	12 ▼ 7.7%	$9,521 ▼ 83.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Dotson

Clerk 2-City Clerk/City Clerk

2019 total comp

$7,381

Sub-department: City Council/Clerk
Base pay: $6,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,381
Hire date: 1999-10-18
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101200
Socrata Entity Number: 1480
Total Taxes: 524.51

Christopher Dotson holds the role of Clerk 2-City Clerk at City Clerk within City Council/Clerk. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 20 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $7,381. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.