City of Pittsburgh / Permits Licenses and Inspectio

Agency file

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

Canaan Bey

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$11,536

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $602
Benefits: $2,364
Total compensation: $11,536
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: 624868
Total Taxes: 601.78

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Canaan Bey serves as a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2015, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $11,536. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Samantha Stowe

Elect Wiring Inspector 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$11,388

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $595
Benefits: $2,364
Total compensation: $11,388
Hire date: 2018-05-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 933956
Total Taxes: 594.8

Samantha Stowe holds the role of Elect Wiring Inspector 1 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. In 2019, their total compensation was $11,388. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Jeremy Garman

Senior Inspector 2/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$11,133

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $573
Benefits: $2,365
Total compensation: $11,133
Hire date: 2013-01-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 48890
Total Taxes: 573.16

Jeremy Garman holds the role of Senior Inspector 2 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2013 (about 6 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $11,133. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Russell Blaich

Code Inspector 3/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$11,099

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $574
Benefits: $2,410
Total compensation: $11,099
Hire date: 2002-12-02
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 42716
Total Taxes: 574.07

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Russell Blaich serves as a Code Inspector 3 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2002 (about 17 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $11,099. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.