Agency file

City Council

Source file: City of Pittsburgh — Employee Salaries (2017-2019) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The City Council is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2019, this agency had 39 employees with median total compensation of $9,917; the highest distinct record was $18,598.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $350.3K
Employees: 39
Median total: $9,917
Highest record: $18,598

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$431$16,856+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 39 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($9,917) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $7,386 (82%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $523 (6%)
Benefits — $1,073 (12%)

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

$2,849

$7,190

$9,917

$11,408

$14,626

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $14,626 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,849. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Administrative/Research An

22 · $7,575

Member of Council

9 · $12,368

Chief of Staff to Council

6 · $11,075

Intern-City Council

2 · $583

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	$1.9M —	43 —	$45,337 —
2018	$2.1M ▲ 11.4%	44 ▲ 2.3%	$50,829 ▲ 12.1%
2019	$350.3K ▼ 83.0%	39 ▼ 11.4%	$9,917 ▼ 80.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Moira Kaleida

Chief of Staff to Council/City Council

2019 total comp

$10,294

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $9,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $722
Benefits: $2
Total compensation: $10,294
Hire date: 2018-01-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 901370
Total Taxes: 721.58

Moira Kaleida holds the role of Chief of Staff to Council at City Council within Council Assistants. They have served since 2018 (about a year). In 2019, their total compensation was $10,294. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Herschel Merenstein

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$10,205

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $8,417
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $611
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $10,205
Hire date: 2016-02-16
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 653672
Total Taxes: 610.64

Herschel Merenstein is a Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. Hired in 2016, they have about 3 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $10,205. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Gino Palmosina

Chief of Staff to Council/City Council

2019 total comp

$10,092

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $8,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $612
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $10,092
Hire date: 2017-10-02
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 48278
Total Taxes: 612.49

Gino Palmosina works as a Chief of Staff to Council for City Council within Council Assistants. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Gino earned $10,092 in 2019. They are represented by Non-Union.