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

Todd Irwin

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$71,356

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $48,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,089
Benefits: $18,634
Total compensation: $71,356
Hire date: 2017-05-01
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 9, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 443470
Total Taxes: 4088.89

Todd Irwin works as a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Todd earned $71,356 in 2018. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Timothy Kelly

Construction Plans Examiner/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$70,193

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $51,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,609
Benefits: $15,116
Total compensation: $70,193
Hire date: 2017-11-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Sep 28, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 888132
Total Taxes: 3608.68

Timothy Kelly is a Construction Plans Examiner at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2017 (about a year). 2018 total compensation came to $70,193. They are represented by Non-Union.

Brian Hill

Inspections Supervisor Pli 4/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$60,593

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $45,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,264
Benefits: $11,724
Total compensation: $60,593
Hire date: 1980-09-08
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 6, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 444184
Total Taxes: 3263.72

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Brian Hill serves as a Inspections Supervisor Pli 4 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 1980, about 38 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $60,593. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Charles Hudson Jr

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$48,990

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $40,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,971
Benefits: $5,748
Total compensation: $48,990
Hire date: 2017-11-06
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Oct 19, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 886676
Total Taxes: 2970.91

Charles Hudson Jr is a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $48,990. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Corey Derico

Inspections Supervisor Pli 4/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$48,735

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $38,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,813
Benefits: $7,263
Total compensation: $48,735
Hire date: 2013-12-09
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jun 29, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 460782
Total Taxes: 2813.26

Corey Derico is a Inspections Supervisor Pli 4 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2013, they have about 5 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $48,735. They are represented by Non-Union.

Donald Sinicki

Code Inspector/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$42,492

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $26,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,784
Benefits: $14,296
Total compensation: $42,492
Hire date: 1995-08-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Sep 7, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 13078
Total Taxes: 1783.94

Donald Sinicki works as a Code Inspector for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. Donald earned $42,492 in 2018. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Kevin Karman

Senior Inspector 2/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$41,120

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $36,731
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4,389
Total compensation: $41,120
Hire date: 2012-07-30
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 18, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 48598
Total Taxes: 0

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Kevin Karman serves as a Senior Inspector 2 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2012, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $41,120. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Julianne Asciolla

Gov't & Public Relati Liaison/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$37,764

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $31,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,321
Benefits: $3,908
Total compensation: $37,764
Hire date: 2011-10-10
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 19, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 48182
Total Taxes: 2321.28

Julianne Asciolla works as a Gov't & Public Relati Liaison for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. Julianne earned $37,764 in 2018. They are represented by Non-Union.

Cori Merkel

Inspections Supervisor Pli 4/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$35,776

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $29,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,179
Benefits: $3,908
Total compensation: $35,776
Hire date: 2015-12-07
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 12, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 634396
Total Taxes: 2179.14

Cori Merkel is a Inspections Supervisor Pli 4 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). 2018 total compensation came to $35,776. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Steven Rucker

Elect Wiring Inspector 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$35,248

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $29,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,150
Benefits: $3,938
Total compensation: $35,248
Hire date: 2017-10-09
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 9, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 882664
Total Taxes: 2149.59

Steven Rucker is a Elect Wiring Inspector 1 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2017 (about a year). 2018 total compensation came to $35,248. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Robert Helms

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$34,015

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $33,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $20
Total compensation: $34,015
Hire date: 2016-02-08
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 8, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 653934
Total Taxes: 0

Robert Helms holds the role of Ucombined Construction Inspec5 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $34,015. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

John Ferguson

Code Inspector/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$32,304

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $24,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,528
Total compensation: $32,304
Hire date: 1991-05-20
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jul 7, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 2888
Total Taxes: 0

John Ferguson holds the role of Code Inspector at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 1991, they have about 26 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $32,304. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Albany Fitchett

Applications Technician/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$28,775

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $28,748
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $26
Total compensation: $28,775
Hire date: 2016-02-08
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Oct 13, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 653950
Total Taxes: 0

Albany Fitchett works as a Applications Technician for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2016, about a year. Albany earned $28,775 in 2017. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Jerome Moore

Cashier 1-Bi/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$27,720

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $23,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4,503
Total compensation: $27,720
Hire date: 2013-11-18
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Aug 31, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 448430
Total Taxes: 0

Jerome Moore works as a Cashier 1-Bi for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2013, they have about 4 years of service. Jerome earned $27,720 in 2017. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Jeffrey Donatelli

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$26,658

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $18,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,937
Total compensation: $26,658
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 3, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 642992
Total Taxes: 0

At Permits Licenses and Inspectio, Jeffrey Donatelli serves as a Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1 within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $26,658. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Joseph Veltre

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$26,045

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $18,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,231
Benefits: $6,777
Total compensation: $26,045
Hire date: 2017-10-16
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Apr 16, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 885302
Total Taxes: 1231.45

Joseph Veltre is a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. 2018 total compensation came to $26,045. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Joseph Motznik

Ucombined Construction Inspec5/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$24,919

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $21,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,622
Benefits: $1,715
Total compensation: $24,919
Hire date: 2012-11-19
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Mar 23, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 48768
Total Taxes: 1621.91

Joseph Motznik works as a Ucombined Construction Inspec5 for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. They have served since 2012 (about 6 years). Joseph earned $24,919 in 2018. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Robert Lomax

Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2017 total comp

$21,994

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $19,869
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $2,124
Total compensation: $21,994
Hire date: 2015-03-23
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Apr 7, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 625536
Total Taxes: 0

Robert Lomax is a Ucombined Operations Inspec. 1 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $21,994. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.

Maura Kennedy

Director Pli 1/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$18,192

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $16,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,270
Benefits: $9
Total compensation: $18,192
Hire date: 2014-03-17
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 627664
Total Taxes: 1269.51

Maura Kennedy is a Director Pli 1 at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2014, they have about 5 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $18,192. They are represented by Non-Union.

Sarah Decesaris Kinter

Assistant Director Licensing & Administrative/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$18,007

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $14,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,069
Benefits: $2,360
Total compensation: $18,007
Hire date: 2011-06-06
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 47874
Total Taxes: 1068.78

Sarah Decesaris Kinter works as a Assistant Director Licensing & Administrative for Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 8 years. Sarah earned $18,007 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Jennifer Haskins

Clerical Assistant 2-Bi/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2018 total comp

$17,615

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $10,295
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $718
Benefits: $6,602
Total compensation: $17,615
Hire date: 2012-05-21
Union / bargaining unit: AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Mar 15, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 48350
Total Taxes: 717.69

Jennifer Haskins is a Clerical Assistant 2-Bi at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2012, they have about 6 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $17,615. Union affiliation: AFSCME Local 2719.

Erik Harless

Assist Director Building Inspector/Permits Licenses and Inspectio

2019 total comp

$17,562

Sub-department: Permits, Licenses & Inspection
Base pay: $14,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,086
Benefits: $1,771
Total compensation: $17,562
Hire date: 2007-05-29
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jan 4, 2019
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 130000
Socrata Entity Number: 45342
Total Taxes: 1086.1

Erik Harless is a Assist Director Building Inspector at Permits Licenses and Inspectio within Permits, Licenses & Inspection. Hired in 2007, they have about 12 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $17,562. Union affiliation: Non-Union.