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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

Aliza Legg

Clerk 1 (Intern An)/City Controller

2018 total comp
$3,023
Sub-department
City Controller
Base pay
$2,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$215
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,023
Hire date
2018-07-02
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
Aug 16, 2018
Employment Status
Temporary
Home Cost Center
106000
Socrata Entity Number
705360
Total Taxes
214.82

At City Controller, Aliza Legg serves as a Clerk 1 (Intern An) within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. Their 2018 pay totaled $3,023. They are represented by Non-Union.

Julia Vrabel

Clerk 1 (Intern An)/City Controller

2018 total comp
$2,463
Sub-department
City Controller
Base pay
$2,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$175
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$2,463
Hire date
2018-06-18
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
Jul 25, 2018
Employment Status
Temporary
Home Cost Center
106000
Socrata Entity Number
944326
Total Taxes
175.04

Julia Vrabel is a Clerk 1 (Intern An) at City Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. 2018 total compensation came to $2,463. Union affiliation: Non-Union.