Allegheny County Employee Salaries from 2016 to Present

Annual salary, regular pay, incentive pay, and gross pay data for employees under the Allegheny County Executive and elected officials, updated twice per year. The dataset covers records from 2016 onward, with files updated in March 2022 for consistent presentation. Data includes payments for holidays, sick days, and retroactive contract settlements.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of Annual Salary and Gross Pay across different employee groups to benchmark public sector compensation.
• Track trends in Incentive Pay, such as wellness and longevity payments, over time from 2016 to present.
• Compare Regular Pay components, including pay for holidays and sick days, to understand total compensation structure.
• Identify patterns in Overtime Pay, which is set by collective bargaining agreements, relative to Regular Pay.

Strengths

• Time series data spanning from 2016 to the present, providing multi-year trends.
• Updated twice per year (June and December), offering regular snapshots of payroll data.
• Consolidated column structure since March 2022 for consistent historical presentation.

Limitations

• Employee names are excluded for active sworn law enforcement officers and cases involving health information, limiting individual-level analysis.
• Court of Common Pleas employee records are not included and must be requested separately, creating an incomplete county-wide view.
• Union contracted salaries may reflect the year paid, not earned, which could complicate year-over-year earnings analysis.

Provenance

Source

Allegheny County / City of Pittsburgh / Western PA Regional Data Center

Collection Method

Official payroll records from the County Executive and independently elected County officials.

Time Range

2016 to present

Freshness

Updated twice per year; last platform update was 2023-01-24.

Geography

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA