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Miami-Dade County / Legal Aid

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Legal Aid

Source file: Miami-Dade County — Employee Pay / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Legal Aid handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2026, this agency had 56 employees with median total compensation of $88,727; the highest distinct record was $222,244.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$5.7M
Employees
56
Median total
$88,727
Highest record
$222,244

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 56 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,727) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$100,943 (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
$57,980
$72,540
$88,727
$121,420
$157,820

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,820 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,980. 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.

Record list

Employees

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Grace Hernandez-Melgara

Legal Aide Paralegal Specialist/Legal Aid

2026 total comp
$66,820
Sub-department
Mdc
Base pay
$66,820
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,820
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Globalid
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Grosspaylastpaycheck
2941.39
Grossytd
29256.96
Record ID
12,382

Grace Hernandez-Melgara holds the role of Legal Aide Paralegal Specialist at Legal Aid within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,820.

Wendy Arauz

Legal Aid Secretary 1/Legal Aid

2026 total comp
$62,557
Sub-department
Mdc
Base pay
$62,557
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,557
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Globalid
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Grosspaylastpaycheck
2449.49
Grossytd
28765.03
Record ID
12,224

Wendy Arauz is a Legal Aid Secretary 1 at Legal Aid within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $62,557.