Law - Administrative Hearings

Source file: City of Cincinnati — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 21, 2026

The Law - Administrative Hearings provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2026, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $97,438; the highest distinct record was $106,090.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $642.9K
Employees: 7
Median total: $97,438
Highest record: $106,090

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$67,531$106,090+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,438) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,845 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
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

$80,901

$85,366

$97,438

$101,624

$103,968

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,968 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $80,901. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legal Assistant-Exm

3 · $80,901

Assistant City Solicitor-Exm

2 · $102,796

Administrative Hearing Officer

1 · $106,090

Senior Assistant City Solicitor-Exm

1 · $97,438

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.

Record list

Employees

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John Besignano

Senior Assistant City Solicitor-Exm/Law - Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$97,438

Sub-department: Admin Hrg
Base pay: $97,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,438
Hire date: 2024-07-21
Pay grade: 167
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Department ID: 1112000
Job Family: D7Law
Jobcode: 167
Jobtitle Abbrv: SrAsCtySol
Location: Law Admhrg
Paygroup: Mgm
Position Nbr: 00167056
Sal Admin Plan: Law

John Besignano is a Senior Assistant City Solicitor-Exm at Law - Administrative Hearings within Administrative Hrg. They have served since 2024 (about 2 years). 2026 total compensation came to $97,438. They are classified at grade 167.