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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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Iaisha Johnson

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2026 total comp
$6,090
Base pay
$6,090
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,090
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$52,985
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
46314
Total Pay
$6,090

At Law Law Department, Iaisha Johnson serves as a Legal Assistant. They work salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $6,090.

Gayle Centeno Melendez

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2022 total comp
$6,020
Base pay
$5,862
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$158
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,020
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$41,200
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
39079
Total Pay
$6,020

Gayle Centeno Melendez works as a Legal Assistant for Law Law Department. Their status is salaried. Gayle earned $6,020 in 2022.

Nariah Anne Jewett

Legal Assistant/Law Law Department

2026 total comp
$4,834
Base pay
$4,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,834
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$50,461
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
L153
Public Id
53805
Total Pay
$4,834

Nariah Anne Jewett is a Legal Assistant at Law Law Department. They work salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $4,834.