School District of Philadelphia / Office of General Counsel / Legal Secretary
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
5 employees hold this title in Office of General Counsel. Median total compensation for the role is $62,204, below the department median of $101,482.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the median wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — about 3,930 people — is $56,480. Office of General Counsel pays a median base salary of $62,204 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants across every employer in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Office of General Counsel’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — about 156,280 people — is $55,570. Office of General Counsel’s median base salary is 12% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Office of General Counsel is $62,204, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In School District of Philadelphia, the median of $62,204 ranks #7 of 21. See Legal Secretary across all of School District of Philadelphia →
Median total compensation for comparable Legal Secretaryroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Legal Secretary/Office of General Counsel
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At Office of General Counsel, Tracy Terrell serves as a Legal Secretary. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,838. Union affiliation: Non-Represented.
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Beverly Pintarelli is a Legal Secretary at Office of General Counsel. 2026 total compensation came to $65,256. They are represented by Non-Represented.
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Elizabeth Otero works as a Legal Secretary for Office of General Counsel. Elizabeth earned $62,204 in 2026. Their bargaining unit is Non-Represented.
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At Office of General Counsel, Christine Reckamp serves as a Legal Secretary. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,710. Their bargaining unit is Non-Represented.
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Twanda Goff holds the role of Legal Secretary at Office of General Counsel. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,607. They are represented by Non-Represented.