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

Brian Wertz

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,482

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $8,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $674
Benefits: $15
Total compensation: $9,482
Hire date: 2015-03-23
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 624836
Total Taxes: 673.79

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Brian Wertz serves as a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 4 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,482. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Roland Lighty

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,269

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $554
Benefits: $1,194
Total compensation: $9,269
Hire date: 2016-03-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 660928
Total Taxes: 554.05

Roland Lighty holds the role of Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2016, they have about 3 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,269. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Michael Gillespie

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,013

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $532
Benefits: $1,184
Total compensation: $9,013
Hire date: 2017-07-24
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 867636
Total Taxes: 531.83

Michael Gillespie holds the role of Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $9,013. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Joseph Tumsis

Clerical Assistant 2-Bi/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,010

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $4,985
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $452
Benefits: $3,573
Total compensation: $9,010
Hire date: 1990-09-24
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 4738
Total Taxes: 451.93

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Joseph Tumsis serves as a Clerical Assistant 2-Bi within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 29 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,010. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Sean O'Malley

Code Inspector 3/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,010

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $536
Benefits: $1,185
Total compensation: $9,010
Hire date: 2002-08-12
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 42542
Total Taxes: 535.65

Sean O'Malley holds the role of Code Inspector 3 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 17 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,010. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Ashley Chipps

Code Inspector 3/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$9,003

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $531
Benefits: $1,183
Total compensation: $9,003
Hire date: 2016-01-04
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 646192
Total Taxes: 531.19

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Ashley Chipps serves as a Code Inspector 3 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2016 (about 3 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,003. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Neil Grbach

Project Coordinator Pli/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$8,962

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $7,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $518
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $8,962
Hire date: 2018-02-26
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 909548
Total Taxes: 518.4

Neil Grbach is a Project Coordinator Pli at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. 2019 total compensation came to $8,962. They are represented by Non-Union.