Agency file

Finance

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

The Finance is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 44 employees with median total compensation of $9,042; the highest distinct record was $21,055.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $393.3K
Employees: 44
Median total: $9,042
Highest record: $21,055

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,463$17,542+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 44 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($9,042) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $6,798 (76%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $487 (5%)
Benefits — $1,653 (18%)

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

$3,202

$7,033

$9,042

$10,453

$12,514

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $12,514 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,202. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Tax Compliance Specialist

7 · $8,470

Account Clerk-Fa

4 · $7,645

Clerical Specialist 1-Fa

4 · $6,808

Financial Analyst

3 · $10,517

Tax Compliance Coordinator

3 · $10,453

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	$2.6M —	62 —	$45,757 —
2018	$2.7M ▲ 4.6%	64 ▲ 3.2%	$49,513 ▲ 8.2%
2019	$393.3K ▼ 85.7%	44 ▼ 31.3%	$9,042 ▼ 81.7%

Record list

Employees

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James North

Imaging Specialist/Finance

2018 total comp

$13,834

Sub-department: Finance/OBM
Base pay: $9,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $686
Benefits: $3,801
Total compensation: $13,834
Hire date: 1991-01-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Mar 16, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 107000
Socrata Entity Number: 5292
Total Taxes: 685.54

James North is a Imaging Specialist at Finance within Finance/Obm. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 27 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,834. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.