Agency file

City Controller

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

The City Controller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2019, this agency had 53 employees with median total compensation of $10,889; the highest distinct record was $19,293.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $609.7K
Employees: 53
Median total: $10,889
Highest record: $19,293

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$843$18,779+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 53 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($10,889) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $9,241 (80%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $663 (6%)
Benefits — $1,600 (14%)

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

$8,271

$9,423

$10,889

$14,589

$16,265

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $16,265 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,271. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Performance Auditor

6 · $9,447

Fiscal Auditor

5 · $9,426

Clerk 2-Controller

4 · $9,973

Financial Systems Analyst-Fa

2 · $14,529

Senior Systems Analyst 3

2 · $13,781

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	$3.4M —	57 —	$62,056 —
2018	$3.5M ▲ 5.2%	57 ±0%	$63,916 ▲ 3.0%
2019	$609.7K ▼ 82.8%	53 ▼ 7.0%	$10,889 ▼ 83.0%

Record list

Employees

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Frank Thurner

Accountant 2-City Controller/City Controller

2019 total comp

$11,519

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $609
Benefits: $2,355
Total compensation: $11,519
Hire date: 1984-06-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 1872
Total Taxes: 609.37

Frank Thurner is a Accountant 2-City Controller at City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 1984 (about 35 years). 2019 total compensation came to $11,519. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

John Weiland

Senior Systems Analyst 3/City Controller

2019 total comp

$11,341

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $9,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $691
Benefits: $1,183
Total compensation: $11,341
Hire date: 1993-11-22
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 1698
Total Taxes: 691.4

John Weiland is a Senior Systems Analyst 3 at City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 1993, they have about 26 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $11,341. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.