Pittsburgh Budget Explorer

2025: Proposed vs. Adopted

The mayor proposes a budget; council amends and adopts it. This page compares the 2025 proposed budget (from the 2025 budget document) to the 2025 adopted budget (as reported in the 2026 budget document), showing where council made changes.

Proposed Budget
$473.4M
Adopted Budget
$493.4M
Budget Change
+$19.9M
FTE Change
+143 FTE
Departments Compared
45
Unchanged
41
Changed by Council
4
Net Change
+$406K

Departments Changed by Council

Department2025 Proposed2025 AdoptedChange ▼% Change
Stop the Violence Trust Fund$11.8M$12.2M+$360K+3.0%
Mellon Park Trust Fund$414K$452K+$38K+9.2%
Regional Asset District - Parks and Recreation Trust Fund$2.2M$2.3M+$25K+1.1%
Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections$11.0M$11.0M——
City Council$3.5M$3.5M——
Office of the City Clerk$2.5M$2.5M——
Office of the Mayor$5.0M$5.0M——
Office of Management and Budget$21.2M$21.2M——
Department of Innovation and Performance$22.7M$22.7M——
Commission on Human Relations$776K$776K——
Office of the City Controller$5.4M$5.4M——
Department of Finance$193.1M$193.1M——
Department of Law$7.0M$7.0M——
Ethics Hearing Board$191K$191K——
Department of Human Resources and Civil Service$30.8M$30.8M——
Department of City Planning$4.9M$4.9M——
Bureau of Administration (Public Safety)$12.3M$12.3M——
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services$27.7M$27.7M——
Bureau of Police$120.6M$120.6M——
Bureau of Fire$99.0M$99.0M——
Bureau of Animal Care and Control$2.3M$2.3M——
Office of Community Health and Safety$58K$58K——
Bureau of Administration (Public Works)$14.3M$14.3M——
Bureau of Operations$25.3M$25.3M——
Bureau of Facilities$12.0M$12.0M——
Department of Parks and Recreation$8.9M$8.9M——
Department of Mobility and Infrastructure$13.7M$13.7M——
Citizen Police Review Board$933K$933K——
HUD Fair Housing Program Trust Fund$70K$70K——
EEOC Trust Fund$39K$39K——
Three Taxing Bodies Trust Fund$690K$690K——
Liquid Fuels Trust Fund$6.7M$6.7M——
Regional Asset District - Public Works Trust Fund$6.8M$6.8M——
Public Works Trust Fund$982K$982K——
Shade Tree Trust Fund$150K$150K——
Parks Tax Trust Fund$9.9M$9.9M——
Special Events Trust Fund$223K$223K——
Schenley Park Rink Trust Fund$157K$157K——
Special Food Service Trust Fund$664K$664K——
Frick Park Trust Fund$730K$730K——
Office of Municipal Investigations$765K$765K——
Community Development Trust Fund$13.4M$13.4M——
Police Secondary Employment Trust Fund$9.0M$9.0M——
Senior Citizens Program Trust Fund$2.3M$2.3M——
Pittsburgh Partnership Trust Fund$3.2M$3.2M-$17K-0.5%
Total$715.6M$716.0M+$406K+0.1%

"2025 Proposed" comes from the 2025 budget document (mayor's proposal). "2025 Adopted" comes from the 2026 budget document (council-approved figure). Departments with extreme discrepancies (>10x) are excluded as likely data quality issues.