Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / District Attorney
Agency file
The District Attorney handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.
In 2025, this agency had 306 employees with median total compensation of $53,622; the highest distinct record was $226,063.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 306 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($53,622) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,211 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,866. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $16.3M — | 269 — | $62,375 — |
| 2024 | $16.9M ▲ 3.7% | 291 ▲ 8.2% | $57,044 ▼ 8.5% |
| 2025 | $18.2M ▲ 7.9% | 306 ▲ 5.2% | $53,622 ▼ 6.0% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Attorney 2/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Matthew S. Robinowitz serves as a Attorney 2. Records show a hire date of 3/6/2006. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,584.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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Nichole M Ehrheart holds the role of Attorney 3 at District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 2/1/2016. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,538.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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Diana L Page works as a Attorney 3 for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 2/27/2023. Diana earned $90,705 in 2025.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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Matthew Digiacomo is a Attorney 3 at District Attorney. Records show a hire date of 5/22/2023. 2025 total compensation came to $90,307.
Director of Administration/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Heather L Pellegrini serves as a Director of Administration. Records show a hire date of 2/12/2007. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,590.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Matthew B Goddard serves as a Attorney 3. Records show a hire date of 1/30/2023. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,343.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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Sarah K Weikart works as a Attorney 3 for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 1/23/2017. Sarah earned $88,272 in 2023.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Shreya Desai serves as a Attorney 3. Records show a hire date of 9/27/2021. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,884.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Heather Spence serves as a Attorney 3. Records show a hire date of 8/15/2022. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,713.
Attorney 2/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Julie L Capone serves as a Attorney 2. Records show a hire date of 8/6/2001. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,139.
Attorney 3/District Attorney
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Jeffery H Tisak works as a Attorney 3 for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 9/19/2016. Jeffery earned $86,952 in 2025.
Administrative Assistant/District Attorney
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At District Attorney, Laura V Delaney serves as a Administrative Assistant. Records show a hire date of 4/4/2005. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,945.
Attorney 2/District Attorney
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Thomas P Kelly works as a Attorney 2 for District Attorney. Their hire date on record is 7/20/2020. Thomas earned $86,545 in 2025.