Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Jail
Agency file
The Jail runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.
In 2025, this agency had 723 employees with median total compensation of $83,172; the highest distinct record was $251,768.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 723 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,172) — 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 $129,363 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,794. 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 | $46.6M — | 637 — | $78,544 — |
| 2024 | $50.2M ▲ 7.8% | 685 ▲ 7.5% | $77,589 ▼ 1.2% |
| 2025 | $57M ▲ 13.5% | 723 ▲ 5.5% | $83,172 ▲ 7.2% |
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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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Caseworker S - 3/Jail
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Patricia S. Ferrari holds the role of Caseworker S - 3 at Jail. Their hire date on record is 2/10/2025. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,019.
Registered Nurse/Jail
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Sarah R. Sommers works as a Registered Nurse for Jail. Their hire date on record is 1/6/2025. Sarah earned $40,858 in 2025.
Correctional Officer/Jail
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Nathaniel D Claar is a Correctional Officer at Jail. Records show a hire date of 11/30/2020. 2023 total compensation came to $40,454.
Corrections EMS Clinician/Jail
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Joseph Z. Miller holds the role of Corrections EMS Clinician at Jail. Their hire date on record is 5/12/2025. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,390.
Correctional Officer/Jail
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At Jail, Edward B Drye serves as a Correctional Officer. Records show a hire date of 12/16/2019. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,330.
Registered Nurse - Pt/Jail
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Vanessa M. Henderson works as a Registered Nurse - Pt for Jail. Their hire date on record is 2/18/2025. Vanessa earned $40,186 in 2025.