City of Pittsburgh / Permits Licenses and Inspectio

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Permits Licenses and Inspectio

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

The Permits Licenses and Inspectio regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2019, this agency had 76 employees with median total compensation of $10,323; the highest distinct record was $18,192.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $807.1K
Employees: 76
Median total: $10,323
Highest record: $18,192

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,115$18,007+

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

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 76 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($10,323) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,321 (78%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $592 (6%)
Benefits — $1,708 (16%)

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

$8,153

$8,617

$10,323

$12,635

$15,449

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $15,449 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,153. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Ucombined Construction Inspec5

12 · $10,477

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1

12 · $8,437

Senior Inspector 2

8 · $10,589

Construction Plans Examiner

7 · $12,669

Applications Technician

4 · $8,278

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	$4.3M —	84 —	$52,617 —
2018	$4.9M ▲ 14.7%	87 ▲ 3.6%	$56,594 ▲ 7.6%
2019	$807.1K ▼ 83.6%	76 ▼ 12.6%	$10,323 ▼ 81.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Donald Bottles

Code Inspector/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$10,262

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $6,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $403
Benefits: $3,542
Total compensation: $10,262
Hire date: 1996-03-11
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 14776
Total Taxes: 403.24

Donald Bottles holds the role of Code Inspector at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 1996, they have about 23 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $10,262. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Marsha Lash

U Permit Technician 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$10,207

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $516
Benefits: $2,398
Total compensation: $10,207
Hire date: 2010-06-21
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 47500
Total Taxes: 515.89

Marsha Lash works as a U Permit Technician 1 for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2010, they have about 9 years of service. Marsha earned $10,207 in 2019. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

William Lynch

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$10,082

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $2,401
Total compensation: $10,082
Hire date: 2012-08-27
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 48706
Total Taxes: 499.94

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, William Lynch serves as a Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 7 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $10,082. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Stephen Trosky

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,953

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $599
Benefits: $1,245
Total compensation: $9,953
Hire date: 2015-04-06
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 624884
Total Taxes: 598.69

Stephen Trosky is a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). 2019 total compensation came to $9,953. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

William Sperry

Fire Inspector 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,899

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $596
Benefits: $1,193
Total compensation: $9,899
Hire date: 2018-04-30
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 930770
Total Taxes: 596.12

William Sperry works as a Fire Inspector 1 for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. William earned $9,899 in 2019. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Walter Eiseman

Senior Inspector 2/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,613

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $568
Benefits: $1,219
Total compensation: $9,613
Hire date: 1999-08-23
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 30210
Total Taxes: 568.41

Walter Eiseman holds the role of Senior Inspector 2 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 1999, they have about 20 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,613. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Shawn Cole Jr

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,582

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $6,755
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $466
Benefits: $2,361
Total compensation: $9,582
Hire date: 2017-11-05
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 887044
Total Taxes: 466.26

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Shawn Cole Jr serves as a Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,582. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.