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

Matthew Singer

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$11,331

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $9,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $559
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $11,331
Hire date: 2015-01-07
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 614122
Total Taxes: 558.96

Matthew Singer is a Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. 2019 total compensation came to $11,331. They are represented by Non-Union.

Theresa Smith

Member of Council/City Council

2019 total comp

$11,195

Sub-department: Council Members
Base pay: $10,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $784
Benefits: $21
Total compensation: $11,195
Hire date: 2009-02-19
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 445508
Total Taxes: 783.95

Theresa Smith is a Member of Council at City Council within Council Members. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 10 years. 2019 total compensation came to $11,195. They are represented by Non-Union.

Deborah Gross

Member of Council/City Council

2019 total comp

$11,182

Sub-department: Council Members
Base pay: $10,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $785
Benefits: $7
Total compensation: $11,182
Hire date: 2013-12-06
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 461214
Total Taxes: 784.66

At City Council, Deborah Gross serves as a Member of Council within Council Members. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 6 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $11,182. They are represented by Non-Union.

Corey O'Connor

Member of Council/City Council

2019 total comp

$11,177

Sub-department: Council Members
Base pay: $10,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $784
Benefits: $3
Total compensation: $11,177
Hire date: 2012-01-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 48256
Total Taxes: 784.31

Corey O'Connor works as a Member of Council for City Council within Council Members. Hired in 2012, they have about 7 years of service. Corey earned $11,177 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Curtis Conrad

Chief of Staff to Council/City Council

2019 total comp

$10,741

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $8,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $649
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $10,741
Hire date: 2014-06-23
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 613982
Total Taxes: 648.66

At City Council, Curtis Conrad serves as a Chief of Staff to Council within Council Assistants. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $10,741. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

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.

Kaitlyn Fisher

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$9,917

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $7,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $483
Benefits: $2,355
Total compensation: $9,917
Hire date: 2018-01-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 901386
Total Taxes: 482.73

Kaitlyn Fisher holds the role of Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,917. They are represented by Non-Union.

Kimberly Salinetro

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$9,908

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $8,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $589
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,908
Hire date: 2009-02-16
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 46560
Total Taxes: 588.86

Kimberly Salinetro holds the role of Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. They have served since 2009 (about 10 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $9,908. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Daniel Wood

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$9,795

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $8,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $581
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,795
Hire date: 2010-01-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 47160
Total Taxes: 581.44

Daniel Wood is a Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. Hired in 2010, they have about 9 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $9,795. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Robert Charland Iii

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$9,526

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $7,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $563
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $9,526
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 902800
Total Taxes: 563.46

Robert Charland Iii holds the role of Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. They have served since 2018 (about a year). In 2019, their total compensation was $9,526. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Cassandra Williams

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$8,754

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $7,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $504
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $8,754
Hire date: 2016-01-26
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 650908
Total Taxes: 503.54

Cassandra Williams is a Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 3 years. 2019 total compensation came to $8,754. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Wrenna Watson

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$7,908

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $6,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $453
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $7,908
Hire date: 2017-11-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 890506
Total Taxes: 453.27

Wrenna Watson works as a Administrative/Research An for City Council within Council Assistants. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Wrenna earned $7,908 in 2019. They are represented by Non-Union.

Chelsey Berry

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$7,582

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $4,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $317
Benefits: $2,650
Total compensation: $7,582
Hire date: 2014-08-22
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 614022
Total Taxes: 317.07

At City Council, Chelsey Berry serves as a Administrative/Research An within Council Assistants. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $7,582. They are represented by Non-Union.

Joseph Williams

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$7,569

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $5,958
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $433
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $7,569
Hire date: 2016-10-24
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 796372
Total Taxes: 432.58

Joseph Williams works as a Administrative/Research An for City Council within Council Assistants. They have served since 2016 (about 3 years). Joseph earned $7,569 in 2019. They are represented by Non-Union.

Jephonneh Martin

Administrative/Research An/City Council

2019 total comp

$7,208

Sub-department: Council Assistants
Base pay: $5,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $398
Benefits: $1,288
Total compensation: $7,208
Hire date: 2015-05-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 101100
Socrata Entity Number: 614234
Total Taxes: 397.65

Jephonneh Martin holds the role of Administrative/Research An at City Council within Council Assistants. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $7,208. Union affiliation: Non-Union.