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City of Philadelphia / Law Law Department / Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

81 employees hold this title in Law Law Department. Median total compensation for the role is $12,181, below the department median of $19,888.

Employees
81
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$12,181
Agency median
$19,888
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$87$40,135+

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How total compensation varies among the 81 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Philadelphia

Legal Assistant is held in 4 City of Philadelphia departments. In Law Law Department, the median of $12,181 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Legal Assistant role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Legal Assistant beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $12,181 ranks #19 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of City of Philadelphia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Georgia
$128,283 · 63
City of Los Angeles
$125,902 · 18
City of Miami
$87,537 · 7
City of Seattle
$81,494 · 16
Texas
$67,448 · 569
California
$66,924 · 61

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistantroles 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

Employees with this title

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Miriam Hoyt

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2023 total comp
$21,799
Base pay
$20,567
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,232
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,799
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$49,514
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
42347
Total Pay
$21,799

Miriam Hoyt holds the role of Legal Assistant at Law Law Department. Their status is salaried. In 2023, their total compensation was $21,799.

Lori Richards

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2022 total comp
$21,628
Base pay
$16,037
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,592
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,628
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$44,342
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
24020
Total Pay
$21,628

Lori Richards holds the role of Legal Assistant at Law Law Department. Their status is salaried. In 2022, their total compensation was $21,628.

John Schmidt

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2020 total comp
$20,797
Base pay
$16,513
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,284
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,797
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$43,260
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
12057
Total Pay
$20,797

John Schmidt works as a Legal Assistant for Law Law Department. Their status is salaried. John earned $20,797 in 2020.