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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Patricia Perrett

Financial Systems Analyst-Fa/City Controller

2019 total comp

$12,792

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $11,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $883
Benefits: $23
Total compensation: $12,792
Hire date: 1978-01-30
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 8446
Total Taxes: 883.38

Patricia Perrett holds the role of Financial Systems Analyst-Fa at City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 1978, they have about 41 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $12,792. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Rajesh Mehta

Fiscal Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$12,659

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $572
Benefits: $3,533
Total compensation: $12,659
Hire date: 1992-03-30
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 14886
Total Taxes: 571.94

Rajesh Mehta is a Fiscal Auditor at City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 1992 (about 27 years). 2019 total compensation came to $12,659. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Carla Gaines-Robinson

Account Clerk-Controller/City Controller

2019 total comp

$12,220

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $540
Benefits: $3,533
Total compensation: $12,220
Hire date: 1994-06-06
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 21264
Total Taxes: 540.25

Carla Gaines-Robinson holds the role of Account Clerk-Controller at City Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 25 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $12,220. Union affiliation: Non-Union.