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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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Alexandra Mcshane

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2021 total comp
$35,113
Base pay
$32,538
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,575
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,113
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$47,380
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
30964
Total Pay
$35,113

Alexandra Mcshane is a Legal Assistant at Law Law Department. They work salaried. 2021 total compensation came to $35,113.

Jessica Burgos

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2021 total comp
$34,854
Base pay
$32,514
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,340
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,854
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$47,380
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
24139
Total Pay
$34,854

Jessica Burgos is a Legal Assistant at Law Law Department. They work salaried. 2021 total compensation came to $34,854.