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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Page 1

Marcus Jester

Financial Systems Analyst-Fa/City Controller

2019 total comp
$16,265
Sub-department
City Controller
Base pay
$11,885
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$842
Benefits
$3,538
Total compensation
$16,265
Hire date
2000-05-15
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
106000
Socrata Entity Number
40362
Total Taxes
841.83

Marcus Jester works as a Financial Systems Analyst-Fa for City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 2000, they have about 19 years of service. Marcus earned $16,265 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Mary Packard

Senior Systems Analyst 3/City Controller

2019 total comp
$16,221
Sub-department
City Controller
Base pay
$11,885
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$787
Benefits
$3,548
Total compensation
$16,221
Hire date
1990-01-29
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
106000
Socrata Entity Number
16160
Total Taxes
787.2

Mary Packard works as a Senior Systems Analyst 3 for City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 1990 (about 29 years). Mary earned $16,221 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Caleb Mejias-Shell

Fiscal Audit Manager/City Controller

2019 total comp
$16,014
Sub-department
City Controller
Base pay
$11,673
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$804
Benefits
$3,537
Total compensation
$16,014
Hire date
2015-06-08
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
106000
Socrata Entity Number
627362
Total Taxes
804.14

Caleb Mejias-Shell holds the role of Fiscal Audit Manager at City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $16,014. Union affiliation: Non-Union.