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City of Seattle / Finance and Administrative Service

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Finance and Administrative Service

Source file: City of Seattle — Wage Data / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Finance and Administrative Service provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2024, this agency had 575 employees with median total compensation of $115,565; the highest distinct record was $301,683.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$70.4M
Employees
575
Median total
$115,565
Highest record
$301,683

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 575 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($115,565) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$122,460 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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
$77,709
$96,158
$115,565
$144,976
$169,936

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $169,936 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $77,709. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

Record list

Employees

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Shuk Lam

Information Technology Professional A,Exempt/Finance and Administrative Service

2024 total comp
$191,027
Base pay
$191,027
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$191,027
Hourly rate
$92

At Finance and Administrative Service, Shuk Lam serves as a Information Technology Professional A,Exempt. Their 2024 pay totaled $191,027.

John Sheldon

Manager 3, Exempt/Finance and Administrative Service

2024 total comp
$189,467
Base pay
$189,467
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$189,467
Hourly rate
$91

John Sheldon works as a Manager 3, Exempt for Finance and Administrative Service. John earned $189,467 in 2024.

Kenneth Knopp

Manager 3, Finance, Budget, and Accounting/Finance and Administrative Service

2024 total comp
$189,155
Base pay
$189,155
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$189,155
Hourly rate
$91

Kenneth Knopp is a Manager 3, Finance, Budget, and Accounting at Finance and Administrative Service. 2024 total compensation came to $189,155.

Esther Handy

Executive 2/Finance and Administrative Service

2024 total comp
$188,552
Base pay
$188,552
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$188,552
Hourly rate
$91

Esther Handy holds the role of Executive 2 at Finance and Administrative Service. In 2024, their total compensation was $188,552.

Jessica Treadwell

Executive 2/Finance and Administrative Service

2024 total comp
$187,200
Base pay
$187,200
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$187,200
Hourly rate
$90

Jessica Treadwell works as a Executive 2 for Finance and Administrative Service. Jessica earned $187,200 in 2024.