Agency file

City Planning

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

The City Planning supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2019, this agency had 46 employees with median total compensation of $10,532; the highest distinct record was $20,437.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $478.7K
Employees: 46
Median total: $10,532
Highest record: $20,437

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,185$20,436+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 46 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($10,532) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,235 (79%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $590 (6%)
Benefits — $1,582 (15%)

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

$3,222

$8,428

$10,532

$12,030

$15,099

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $15,099 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,222. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

6 · $11,393

4 · $11,286

3 · $7,018

3 · $2,920

2 · $12,497

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	$3M —	55 —	$58,287 —
2018	$3.1M ▲ 4.0%	57 ▲ 3.6%	$59,592 ▲ 2.2%
2019	$478.7K ▼ 84.6%	46 ▼ 19.3%	$10,532 ▼ 82.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sophia Robison

Planner 2/City Planning

2019 total comp

$10,542

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $8,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $645
Benefits: $1,183
Total compensation: $10,542
Hire date: 2017-06-26
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 864204
Total Taxes: 644.53

At City Planning, Sophia Robison serves as a Planner 2 within City Planning. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $10,542. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Shelly Danko Day

Open Space Specialist 1/City Planning

2019 total comp

$10,523

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $7,636
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $532
Benefits: $2,355
Total compensation: $10,523
Hire date: 2014-04-28
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 625974
Total Taxes: 531.7

Shelly Danko Day works as a Open Space Specialist 1 for City Planning within City Planning. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 5 years. Shelly earned $10,523 in 2019. They are represented by Non-Union.

Lisa Ray

Senior Secretary-City Planning/City Planning

2019 total comp

$10,471

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $6,524
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $415
Benefits: $3,533
Total compensation: $10,471
Hire date: 2014-08-25
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 614058
Total Taxes: 414.54

At City Planning, Lisa Ray serves as a Senior Secretary-City Planning within City Planning. They have served since 2014 (about 5 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $10,471. They are represented by Non-Union.

Svetlana Ipatova

Zoning Case Review Specialist/City Planning

2019 total comp

$10,441

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $7,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $519
Benefits: $2,401
Total compensation: $10,441
Hire date: 2002-08-12
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 42538
Total Taxes: 518.89

Svetlana Ipatova holds the role of Zoning Case Review Specialist at City Planning within City Planning. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 17 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $10,441. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Sharon Spooner

Historic Preservation Special1/City Planning

2019 total comp

$9,815

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $6,971
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $488
Benefits: $2,355
Total compensation: $9,815
Hire date: 2012-08-20
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 48654
Total Taxes: 488.27

Sharon Spooner is a Historic Preservation Special1 at City Planning within City Planning. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 7 years. 2019 total compensation came to $9,815. Union affiliation: Non-Union.