Allegheny County, Pennsylvania / Medical Examiner
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $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
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Scientist/Medical Examiner
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At Medical Examiner, Edmund T Nusser Jr serves as a Scientist. Records show a hire date of 7/9/2007. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,782.
Scientist/Medical Examiner
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At Medical Examiner, Brittany M. Barnes serves as a Scientist. Records show a hire date of 6/3/2013. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,765.
Scientist/Medical Examiner
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At Medical Examiner, Christian Westbrook serves as a Scientist. Records show a hire date of 11/9/2015. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,746.
Forensic Supervisor/Medical Examiner
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Christopher P Micknowski holds the role of Forensic Supervisor at Medical Examiner. Their hire date on record is 9/12/2016. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,832.
Scientist/Medical Examiner
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Cory Lawton works as a Scientist for Medical Examiner. Their hire date on record is 9/18/2017. Cory earned $77,445 in 2025.
Scientist/Medical Examiner
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At Medical Examiner, David Orbin serves as a Scientist. Records show a hire date of 1/23/2017. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,292.