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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Controller / Administrative Assistant

Job-title file

Administrative Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

1 employees hold this title in Controller. Median total compensation for the role is $48,147, below the department median of $62,080.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$48.1K
Role median
$48,147
Agency median
$62,080
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Administrative Assistant pay vs. the Pittsburgh, PA area

Across all employers in the Pittsburgh, PA area, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 12,160 people — is $45,550. Controller pays a median base salary of $48,147 for this role, 6% above that figureabout the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Controller sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$30,470
$37,440
$45,550
$50,610
$60,270
Controller median · $48,147

The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive across every employer in the Pittsburgh, PA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Controller’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Controller’s median base salary is 1% above that national figure, about the 51st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
Controller median · $48,147

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Pittsburgh, PA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Controller is $48,147, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Administrative Assistant is held in 20 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania departments. In Controller, the median of $48,147 ranks #6 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney
$68,868 · 2
Court Records
$51,983 · 3
Parks
$51,313 · 1
Sheriff
$50,668 · 2
Police
$48,528 · 1
Human Services
$46,195 · 36
Treasurer
$46,076 · 1
Human Resources
$44,959 · 1
Health
$43,514 · 2

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant role in other Allegheny County, Pennsylvaniadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Administrative Assistant beyond Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the median of $47,077 ranks #20 of 31. See Administrative Assistant across all of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$142,353 · 378
City of San Jose
$126,642 · 11
City of Boston
$77,773 · 26
Illinois
$74,800 · 528
New York City
$73,085 · 105
California
$71,808 · 287

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Christal Allen- Woody

Administrative Assistant/Controller

2025 total comp
$48,147
Base pay
$48,147
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,147
Hire date
12/12/2016

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$50,000
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$48,147
Pay Status
Active

At Controller, Christal Allen- Woody serves as a Administrative Assistant. Records show a hire date of 12/12/2016. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,147.