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

Page 1

Lydia Kinkaid

Community Recreation Center/Parks and Recreation

2019 total comp

$8,098

Sub-department: Southern Division
Base pay: $6,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $467
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $8,098
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Union / bargaining unit: Recreation Teachers

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 860594
Total Taxes: 467.46

At Parks and Recreation, Lydia Kinkaid serves as a Community Recreation Center within Southern Division. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $8,098. They are represented by Recreation Teachers.

Rachel Sonnet

Community Recreation Center/Parks and Recreation

2019 total comp

$7,972

Sub-department: Southern Division
Base pay: $6,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $459
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $7,972
Hire date: 2017-05-15
Union / bargaining unit: Recreation Teachers

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 851230
Total Taxes: 458.51

Rachel Sonnet holds the role of Community Recreation Center at Parks and Recreation within Southern Division. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $7,972. Their bargaining unit is Recreation Teachers.

Mark Mellix Jr

Recreation Leader 1/Parks and Recreation

2019 total comp

$7,851

Sub-department: Southern
Base pay: $4,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $346
Benefits: $2,650
Total compensation: $7,851
Hire date: 2015-11-09
Union / bargaining unit: Recreation Teachers

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Feb 12, 2019
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 632322
Total Taxes: 346.09

At Parks and Recreation, Mark Mellix Jr serves as a Recreation Leader 1 within Southern. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $7,851. They are represented by Recreation Teachers.

Ebony Randall

Recreation Leader 1/Parks and Recreation

2019 total comp

$7,846

Sub-department: Southern
Base pay: $4,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $341
Benefits: $2,650
Total compensation: $7,846
Hire date: 2008-08-11
Union / bargaining unit: Recreation Teachers

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 44726
Total Taxes: 340.99

Ebony Randall works as a Recreation Leader 1 for Parks and Recreation within Southern. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 11 years. Ebony earned $7,846 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Recreation Teachers.

Robert Hairston

Community Recreation Center/Parks and Recreation

2019 total comp

$7,750

Sub-department: Southern
Base pay: $6,131
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $442
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $7,750
Hire date: 2013-10-07
Union / bargaining unit: Recreation Teachers

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 500000
Socrata Entity Number: 49364
Total Taxes: 442.08

Robert Hairston is a Community Recreation Center at Parks and Recreation within Southern. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 6 years. 2019 total compensation came to $7,750. Their bargaining unit is Recreation Teachers.