Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / District Attorney / Legal Assistant
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
44 employees hold this title in District Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $40,422, below the department median of $53,622.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 44 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Pittsburgh, PA area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 2,620 people — is $63,620. District Attorney pays a median base salary of $41,408 for this role, 35% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in the Pittsburgh, PA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows District Attorney’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. District Attorney’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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.
Computed over the 35 of 44 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at District Attorney is $40,422, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the median of $40,422 ranks #16 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania →
Median total compensation for comparable Legal 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
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At District Attorney, Tracy L Eagan serves as a Legal Assistant. Records show a hire date of 6/8/2020. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,074.
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Patricia R Diggs-Hyatt works as a Legal Assistant for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 1/28/2019. Patricia earned $42,491 in 2025.
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Jacquelyn M. Kennelly is a Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 7/9/2007. 2025 total compensation came to $42,488.
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Curtis J Williams is a Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 3/24/2014. 2025 total compensation came to $42,163.
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Katrina Mason-Bentz holds the role of Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 9/14/2015. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,032.
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Jacqueline M Clemens works as a Legal Assistant for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 3/9/2015. Jacqueline earned $42,032 in 2025.
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Joyce O Holiday holds the role of Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 10/3/2016. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,824.
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Markee L Mazza works as a Legal Assistant for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 5/2/2016. Markee earned $41,824 in 2025.
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Amanda N Balla works as a Legal Assistant for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 5/28/2019. Amanda earned $41,824 in 2025.
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At District Attorney, Donna J Musiol serves as a Legal Assistant. Records show a hire date of 8/8/2016. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,824.
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Eric O Thoresen is a Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 5/23/2022. 2025 total compensation came to $41,408.
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Kailee Trott is a Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 9/9/2024. 2025 total compensation came to $41,408.
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Lisa Mackey is a Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 9/16/2024. 2025 total compensation came to $41,408.
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Alyssa H Lewis is a Legal Assistant at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 11/14/2022. 2025 total compensation came to $41,408.