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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

Page 1

Nelson M Earley

Manager of Operations/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp
$88,615
Base pay
$87,438
Overtime
$1,177
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,615
Hire date
2/2/2009

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$87,437
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$88,615
Pay Status
Active

Nelson M Earley holds the role of Manager of Operations at Medical Examiner. Their hire date on record is 2/2/2009. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,615.

Naria Ford-Thompson

Scientist/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp
$85,301
Base pay
$68,532
Overtime
$16,769
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,301
Hire date
9/7/2021

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$75,851
Elected Official
No
Gross Pay
$85,301
Pay Status
Active

Naria Ford-Thompson holds the role of Scientist at Medical Examiner. Their hire date on record is 9/7/2021. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,301.