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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Medical Examiner

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Medical Examiner

Source file: Allegheny County — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Medical Examiner oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 100 employees with median total compensation of $69,461; the highest distinct record was $301,961.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$7.2M
Employees
100
Median total
$69,461
Highest record
$301,961

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 100 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,461) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$66,223 (92%)
  • Overtime$4,375 (6%)
  • Other$1,068 (1%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,203
$58,056
$69,461
$92,962
$100,095

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $100,095 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,203. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$7.3M
102
$64,365
2024
$7.2M
1.1%
103
1.0%
$64,505
0.2%
2025
$7.2M
0.4%
100
2.9%
$69,461
7.7%

Record list

Employees

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Jason E. Very

Scientist/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp
$106,598
Base pay
$89,382
Overtime
$13,511
Other pay
$3,705
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,598
Hire date
9/29/1997

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$89,502
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$106,598
Pay Status
Active

Jason E. Very works as a Scientist for Medical Examiner. Their hire date on record is 9/29/1997. Jason earned $106,598 in 2025.

Marla M. Priestley

Scientist/Medical Examiner

2024 total comp
$103,564
Base pay
$86,233
Overtime
$13,856
Other pay
$3,476
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,564
Hire date
7/9/2007

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$86,896
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$103,564
Pay Status
Active

Marla M. Priestley holds the role of Scientist at Medical Examiner. Their hire date on record is 7/9/2007. In 2024, their total compensation was $103,564.