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

Page 1

Mark Ptak

Research Assistant-Co/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,058

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,359
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $522
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,058
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 625642
Total Taxes: 521.95

Mark Ptak works as a Research Assistant-Co for City Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. Mark earned $9,058 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Gina Lowther

Controller's Clerk/City Controller

2019 total comp

$8,721

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $515
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $8,721
Hire date: 2011-05-24
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 47840
Total Taxes: 515.14

At City Controller, Gina Lowther serves as a Controller's Clerk within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 8 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $8,721. They are represented by Non-Union.

Sara Simmers

Financial Syst Manager Controller/City Controller

2019 total comp

$8,718

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $512
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $8,718
Hire date: 2017-10-30
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 887028
Total Taxes: 511.72

At City Controller, Sara Simmers serves as a Financial Syst Manager Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $8,718. They are represented by Non-Union.

Joanne Corcoran

Performance Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$8,625

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $613
Benefits: $2
Total compensation: $8,625
Hire date: 2015-03-16
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 627344
Total Taxes: 612.9

Joanne Corcoran holds the role of Performance Auditor at City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 2015, they have about 4 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $8,625. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Emily Ferri Baidyaroy

Performance Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$8,608

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $598
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,608
Hire date: 2015-01-01
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 627082
Total Taxes: 597.85

Emily Ferri Baidyaroy is a Performance Auditor at City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 2015, they have about 4 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $8,608. Union affiliation: Non-Union.