City of Pittsburgh / Innovation & Performance

Agency file

Innovation & Performance

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

The Innovation & Performance is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 73 employees with median total compensation of $11,556; the highest distinct record was $21,433.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $785.5K
Employees: 73
Median total: $11,556
Highest record: $21,433

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$362$20,834+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 73 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($11,556) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,649 (80%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $615 (6%)
Benefits — $1,497 (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

$3,106

$8,744

$11,556

$13,797

$15,705

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $15,705 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,106. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Cis Intern

6 · $1,023

Mayor's 311 Resp Line Representative

5 · $7,000

Information Technology Analyst 1

3 · $9,899

Editor/Videographer

3 · $9,565

Data Base Administrator

2 · $14,751

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	$4.2M —	71 —	$64,761 —
2018	$4.4M ▲ 4.7%	80 ▲ 12.7%	$64,371 ▼ 0.6%
2019	$785.5K ▼ 82.2%	73 ▼ 8.8%	$11,556 ▼ 82.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Alexander Fisher

Editor/Videographer/Innovation & Performance

2019 total comp

$9,565

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $7,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $561
Benefits: $1,187
Total compensation: $9,565
Hire date: 2005-11-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 41796
Total Taxes: 561.24

At Innovation & Performance, Alexander Fisher serves as a Editor/Videographer within Innovation and Performance. They have served since 2005 (about 14 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,565. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Joseph Gerstbrein

Lead Information Technology Analyst 1/Innovation & Performance

2019 total comp

$9,384

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $8,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $662
Benefits: $8
Total compensation: $9,384
Hire date: 1999-11-08
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 24064
Total Taxes: 662.17

Joseph Gerstbrein works as a Lead Information Technology Analyst 1 for Innovation & Performance within Innovation and Performance. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 20 years. Joseph earned $9,384 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Thomas Adams

Computer Supp Analyst-Fa/Innovation & Performance

2019 total comp

$9,328

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $7,558
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $554
Benefits: $1,216
Total compensation: $9,328
Hire date: 1983-02-28
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 13200
Total Taxes: 554.42

Thomas Adams works as a Computer Supp Analyst-Fa for Innovation & Performance within Innovation and Performance. Their tenure dates to 1983, about 36 years. Thomas earned $9,328 in 2019. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Ja'Nelle Mcclung

Mayor's 311 Resp Line Representative/Innovation & Performance

2019 total comp

$9,187

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $4,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $319
Benefits: $3,977
Total compensation: $9,187
Hire date: 2016-08-29
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 785084
Total Taxes: 319.26

Ja'Nelle Mcclung works as a Mayor's 311 Resp Line Representative for Innovation & Performance within Innovation and Performance. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 3 years. Ja'Nelle earned $9,187 in 2019. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Jerome Michak

Information Technology Analyst 1/Innovation & Performance

2018 total comp

$9,042

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $3,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $241
Benefits: $5,600
Total compensation: $9,042
Hire date: 2008-11-10
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Oct 9, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 46454
Total Taxes: 240.86

At Innovation & Performance, Jerome Michak serves as a Information Technology Analyst 1 within Innovation and Performance. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $9,042. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Jeffery Helba

Network Analyst 1-Fa/Innovation & Performance

2019 total comp

$9,010

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $7,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $536
Benefits: $1,185
Total compensation: $9,010
Hire date: 2018-10-01
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 967242
Total Taxes: 535.65

At Innovation & Performance, Jeffery Helba serves as a Network Analyst 1-Fa within Innovation and Performance. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,010. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Raymond Freeman Jr

Information Technology Analyst 1/Innovation & Performance

2019 total comp

$9,007

Sub-department: Innovation and Performance
Base pay: $7,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $522
Benefits: $1,197
Total compensation: $9,007
Hire date: 2018-11-12
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 103000
Socrata Entity Number: 977964
Total Taxes: 521.62

At Innovation & Performance, Raymond Freeman Jr serves as a Information Technology Analyst 1 within Innovation and Performance. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,007. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.