City of Pittsburgh / Parks and Recreation

Agency file

Parks and Recreation

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

The Parks and Recreation protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2019, this agency had 87 employees with median total compensation of $2,917; the highest distinct record was $18,939.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $419K
Employees: 87
Median total: $2,917
Highest record: $18,939

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$40$14,955+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 87 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($2,917) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $3,826 (79%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $279 (6%)
Benefits — $711 (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

$522

$1,594

$2,917

$7,846

$10,503

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $10,503 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $522. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Recreation Leader-Pt

21 · $2,583

Recreation Leader 1

18 · $6,997

Lifeguard 4 @9.00

10 · $280

Community Recreation Center

8 · $8,035

Assistant Headguard

6 · $778

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	$3.2M —	261 —	$3,596 —
2018	$3.2M ▲ 1.0%	266 ▲ 1.9%	$4,267 ▲ 18.6%
2019	$419K ▼ 87.1%	87 ▼ 67.3%	$2,917 ▼ 31.6%

Record list

Employees

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Stephen Rothhaar

Program Coordinator 3/Parks and Recreation

2019 total comp

$13,055

Sub-department: PR-Rec Admin
Base pay: $8,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $603
Benefits: $3,533
Total compensation: $13,055
Hire date: 2005-04-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 43764
Total Taxes: 603.18

Stephen Rothhaar holds the role of Program Coordinator 3 at Parks and Recreation within Pr-Rec Administrative. They have served since 2005 (about 14 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $13,055. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

James Griffin

Director-Pr/Parks and Recreation

2018 total comp

$12,949

Sub-department: PR-Director's Office
Base pay: $12,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $918
Benefits: $16
Total compensation: $12,949
Hire date: 2014-03-24
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 4, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 627018
Total Taxes: 917.74

At Parks and Recreation, James Griffin serves as a Director-Pr within Pr-Director's Office. They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $12,949. They are represented by Non-Union.