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
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+

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.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 2

Angela Grieser

Clerk 2-Controller/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,849

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $571
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,849
Hire date: 1996-01-02
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 45352
Total Taxes: 570.66

At City Controller, Angela Grieser serves as a Clerk 2-Controller within City Controller. They have served since 1996 (about 23 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,849. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Chen Liu

Performance Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,744

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $8,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $555
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,744
Hire date: 2018-03-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 912630
Total Taxes: 555.4

Chen Liu holds the role of Performance Auditor at City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,744. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Bobby Maggio Jr

Clerk 1 (Intern An)/City Controller

2017 total comp

$9,570

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $9,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,570
Hire date: 2017-01-09
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jun 15, 2017
Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 822790
Total Taxes: 0

Bobby Maggio Jr works as a Clerk 1 (Intern An) for City Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. Bobby earned $9,570 in 2017. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Parys Durham

Fiscal Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,426

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $565
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,426
Hire date: 2018-11-26
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 980124
Total Taxes: 565.24

Parys Durham holds the role of Fiscal Auditor at City Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,426. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Michelle Gibbs

Fiscal Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,423

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $562
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,423
Hire date: 2013-08-12
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 49322
Total Taxes: 562.44

At City Controller, Michelle Gibbs serves as a Fiscal Auditor within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 6 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,423. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Sarah Capps

Performance Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,151

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,454
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $520
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,151
Hire date: 2018-03-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 912764
Total Taxes: 519.55

Sarah Capps works as a Performance Auditor for City Controller within City Controller. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Sarah earned $9,151 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Tomika Phillips

Account Clerk-Controller/City Controller

2019 total comp

$9,072

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,359
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $536
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,072
Hire date: 1998-11-09
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 726
Total Taxes: 536.03

At City Controller, Tomika Phillips serves as a Account Clerk-Controller within City Controller. They have served since 1998 (about 21 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,072. They are represented by Non-Union.

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.

Trevor Wosko

Fiscal Auditor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$8,271

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $588
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,271
Hire date: 2018-11-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 705182
Total Taxes: 587.77

Trevor Wosko is a Fiscal Auditor at City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 2018 (about a year). 2019 total compensation came to $8,271. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Anthony D'Abruzzo

Research Assistant-Co/City Controller

2017 total comp

$7,839

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $7,310
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $529
Total compensation: $7,839
Hire date: 2014-11-10
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jan 3, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 627152
Total Taxes: 0

Anthony D'Abruzzo is a Research Assistant-Co at City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 2014 (about 3 years). 2017 total compensation came to $7,839. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Casey Lerda

Assistant Contract Supervisor/City Controller

2019 total comp

$5,708

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $4,766
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $353
Benefits: $589
Total compensation: $5,708
Hire date: 2017-08-14
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 871610
Total Taxes: 353.33

Casey Lerda works as a Assistant Contract Supervisor for City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Casey earned $5,708 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Mayah Harr

Clerk 1 (Intern An)/City Controller

2018 total comp

$4,814

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $4,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,814
Hire date: 2018-06-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 10, 2018
Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 850718
Total Taxes: 342.1

Mayah Harr works as a Clerk 1 (Intern An) for City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 2018 (under a year). Mayah earned $4,814 in 2018. They are represented by Non-Union.

Clifford Viaud

Accountant 3-Con/City Controller

2019 total comp

$3,988

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $3,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $257
Benefits: $295
Total compensation: $3,988
Hire date: 2019-01-14
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 989466
Total Taxes: 257.25

At City Controller, Clifford Viaud serves as a Accountant 3-Con within City Controller. They have served since 2019 (under a year). Their 2019 pay totaled $3,988. They are represented by Non-Union.

James Mcgee

Clerk 1 (Intern An)/City Controller

2019 total comp

$3,584

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $3,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $255
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,584
Hire date: 2017-10-30
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 885952
Total Taxes: 254.69

James Mcgee is a Clerk 1 (Intern An) at City Controller within City Controller. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). 2019 total compensation came to $3,584. They are represented by Non-Union.

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.

Andrew Kubiczki

Contracts Division Manager/City Controller

2019 total comp

$1,064

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,064
Hire date: 1994-05-23
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 19648
Total Taxes: 75.59

Andrew Kubiczki holds the role of Contracts Division Manager at City Controller within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 25 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,064. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Lauren Qualters

Clerk 1 (Intern An)/City Controller

2019 total comp

$843

Sub-department: City Controller
Base pay: $783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $843
Hire date: 2017-06-05
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Temporary
Home Cost Center: 106000
Socrata Entity Number: 852948
Total Taxes: 59.93

At City Controller, Lauren Qualters serves as a Clerk 1 (Intern An) within City Controller. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $843. Union affiliation: Non-Union.