City of Pittsburgh / Human Resources/Civil Service

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Human Resources/Civil Service

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

The Human Resources/Civil Service provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2019, this agency had 39 employees with median total compensation of $10,539; the highest distinct record was $20,976.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $391.5K
Employees: 39
Median total: $10,539
Highest record: $20,976

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$622$16,832+

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 ($10,539) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,014 (80%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $568 (6%)
Benefits — $1,455 (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

$1,867

$8,381

$10,539

$12,787

$15,648

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $15,648 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,867. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Resources Specialist

6 · $6,617

HR Business Partner

5 · $11,577

Payroll Coordinator

3 · $9,969

Civil Service Commissioner

3 · $1,205

Wellness Guru

2 · $8,489

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	$2.2M —	40 —	$63,012 —
2018	$2.5M ▲ 12.6%	48 ▲ 20.0%	$57,486 ▼ 8.8%
2019	$391.5K ▼ 84.3%	39 ▼ 18.8%	$10,539 ▼ 81.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Donna Todd

Payroll Manger 1/Human Resources/Civil Service

2018 total comp

$91,670

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-EB
Base pay: $79,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,895
Benefits: $6,299
Total compensation: $91,670
Hire date: 2012-10-29
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 26, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 48732
Total Taxes: 5894.94

Donna Todd is a Payroll Manger 1 at Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Eb. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $91,670. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Michele Burch

Senior Manager, Risk & Benefit/Human Resources/Civil Service

2017 total comp

$88,449

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-EB
Base pay: $74,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,305
Total compensation: $88,449
Hire date: 2005-03-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Sep 20, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 43722
Total Taxes: 0

Michele Burch is a Senior Manager, Risk & Benefit at Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Eb. Hired in 2005, they have about 12 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $88,449. They are represented by Non-Union.

Sarah O'Malley

Fiscal & Contract Coor. 1/Human Resources/Civil Service

2018 total comp

$55,589

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $47,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,521
Benefits: $4,746
Total compensation: $55,589
Hire date: 1992-07-27
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 24, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 22488
Total Taxes: 3520.65

At Human Resources/Civil Service, Sarah O'Malley serves as a Fiscal & Contract Coor. 1 within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $55,589. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Debra Gibson

Administrative Assistant P&Csc/Human Resources/Civil Service

2017 total comp

$53,031

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $53,030
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1
Total compensation: $53,031
Hire date: 1991-07-01
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 25, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 9150
Total Taxes: 0

Debra Gibson holds the role of Administrative Assistant P&Csc at Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. They have served since 1991 (about 26 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $53,031. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Pamela Mehrmann

Administrative Assistant P&Csc/Human Resources/Civil Service

2018 total comp

$45,970

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $42,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,267
Benefits: $14
Total compensation: $45,970
Hire date: 2017-10-09
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Oct 16, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 882574
Total Taxes: 3266.78

Pamela Mehrmann works as a Administrative Assistant P&Csc for Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. They have served since 2017 (about a year). Pamela earned $45,970 in 2018. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Debbie Lestitian

Chief & Director, HR & Administrative/Human Resources/Civil Service

2018 total comp

$29,408

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $27,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,068
Benefits: $24
Total compensation: $29,408
Hire date: 2014-01-06
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Feb 11, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 626182
Total Taxes: 2067.77

Debbie Lestitian holds the role of Chief & Director, HR & Administrative at Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $29,408. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Amanda Neatrour

Diversity & Inclusion Recruite/Human Resources/Civil Service

2017 total comp

$24,793

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $18,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $5,810
Total compensation: $24,793
Hire date: 2013-07-29
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 30, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 49294
Total Taxes: 0

At Human Resources/Civil Service, Amanda Neatrour serves as a Diversity & Inclusion Recruite within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. Hired in 2013, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $24,793. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Deborah Walker

Deputy Chief Human Resources/Human Resources/Civil Service

2017 total comp

$23,491

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $22,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,379
Total compensation: $23,491
Hire date: 2014-03-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Feb 24, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 473976
Total Taxes: 0

At Human Resources/Civil Service, Deborah Walker serves as a Deputy Chief Human Resources within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 3 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $23,491. They are represented by Non-Union.

Janet Manuel

HR Director/Human Resources/Civil Service

2019 total comp

$20,976

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $18,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,356
Benefits: $1,202
Total compensation: $20,976
Hire date: 2017-01-16
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 822848
Total Taxes: 1355.77

At Human Resources/Civil Service, Janet Manuel serves as a HR Director within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $20,976. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Kathleen Zappa

Human Resources Specialist/Human Resources/Civil Service

2018 total comp

$17,936

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-EB
Base pay: $14,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,024
Benefits: $2,792
Total compensation: $17,936
Hire date: 2017-12-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 8, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 896680
Total Taxes: 1023.95

Kathleen Zappa is a Human Resources Specialist at Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Eb. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $17,936. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Nichole Pistelli

Senior Hrms Analyst/Human Resources/Civil Service

2018 total comp

$17,915

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-EB
Base pay: $14,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,069
Benefits: $2,235
Total compensation: $17,915
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Feb 19, 2018
Employment Status: Part-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 627168
Total Taxes: 1069.28

Nichole Pistelli works as a Senior Hrms Analyst for Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Eb. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). Nichole earned $17,915 in 2018. They are represented by Non-Union.

Paula Kellerman

Senior Manager Talent Mgmt/Sec & Ch Ex/Human Resources/Civil Service

2019 total comp

$16,832

Sub-department: Pers & Civil Service-ED
Base pay: $14,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,071
Benefits: $1,184
Total compensation: $16,832
Hire date: 2001-08-20
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 109000
Socrata Entity Number: 41648
Total Taxes: 1070.53

Paula Kellerman works as a Senior Manager Talent Mgmt/Sec & Ch Ex for Human Resources/Civil Service within Pers & Civil Service-Ed. Hired in 2001, they have about 18 years of service. Paula earned $16,832 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.