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PublicSource reviewed the payrolls of Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration for 2023. Our top findings include:

Pittsburgh has diversified its employee pool overall since Gainey took office, but not in the well-paying public safety bureaus.
Even though the police force has shrunk since 2021, the city is paying more for policing than ever.
A paramedic is the only city public servant to gross more than $300,000 last year — double that of Gainey.

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A Pittsburgh medic earned double the mayor's salary, and fewer police cost more money

PublicSource’s annual review of Pittsburgh payroll data shows that Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration has improved diversity in hiring, though not in the better-paid public safety bureaus.

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