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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Health / Attorney

Job-title file

Attorney

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

5 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $74,441, above the department median of $54,350.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$389.7K
Role median
$74,441
Agency median
$54,350
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Attorney pay vs. the Pittsburgh, PA area

Across all employers in the Pittsburgh, PA area, the median wage for Lawyers — about 5,550 people — is $133,040. Health pays a median base salary of $74,441 for this role, 44% below that figureabout the 17th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$65,220
$84,610
$133,040
$203,840
$308,000
Health median · $74,441

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in the Pittsburgh, PA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Health’s median base salary is 53% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Health median · $74,441

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 Health is $74,441, 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

Attorney beyond Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the median of $69,065 ranks #11 of 14. See Attorney across all of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California
$150,234 · 3,693
Texas
$124,428 · 1,280
Minnesota
$108,190 · 29
City of Chicago
$102,516 · 7
South Carolina
$102,000 · 359
Arkansas
$85,943 · 269
Georgia
$83,880 · 608

Median total compensation for comparable Attorneyroles 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

Page 1

Brendan J Turley

Attorney/Health

2025 total comp
$86,325
Base pay
$86,325
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,325
Hire date
11/15/2021

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$86,325
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$86,325
Pay Status
Active

Brendan J Turley is a Attorney at Health. Records show a hire date of 11/15/2021. 2025 total compensation came to $86,325.

Wesley Speary

Attorney/Health

2025 total comp
$86,325
Base pay
$86,325
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,325
Hire date
6/13/2022

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$86,325
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$86,325
Pay Status
Active

At Health, Wesley Speary serves as a Attorney. Records show a hire date of 6/13/2022. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,325.

Elizabeth Rubenstein

Attorney/Health

2025 total comp
$74,441
Base pay
$74,441
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,441
Hire date
4/10/2023

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$74,440
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$74,441
Pay Status
Active

At Health, Elizabeth Rubenstein serves as a Attorney. Records show a hire date of 4/10/2023. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,441.

John Cronin

Attorney/Health

2025 total comp
$72,142
Base pay
$72,142
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,142
Hire date
12/12/2022

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$72,141
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$72,142
Pay Status
Active

John Cronin holds the role of Attorney at Health. Their hire date on record is 12/12/2022. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,142.

John Mcgowan

Attorney/Health

2024 total comp
$70,442
Base pay
$70,442
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,442
Hire date
1/30/2023

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$74,984
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$70,442
Pay Status
Terminated
Termination Date
Nov 15, 2024

John Mcgowan holds the role of Attorney at Health. Their hire date on record is 1/30/2023. In 2024, their total compensation was $70,442.