Agency file

Law

Source file: City of Pittsburgh — Employee Salaries (2017-2019) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Law is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 36 employees with median total compensation of $12,477; the highest distinct record was $23,866.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $388.2K
Employees: 36
Median total: $12,477
Highest record: $23,866

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$779$21,483+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 36 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,477) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $8,675 (80%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $625 (6%)
Benefits — $1,485 (14%)

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

$1,268

$5,661

$12,477

$15,000

$19,334

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $19,334 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,268. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant Solicitor 1

11 · $14,329

Law Clerk

7 · $1,159

Legal Secretary Pt

4 · $5,990

Associate Solicitor

3 · $20,104

Assistant Solicitor/2

3 · $16,635

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$2.3M —	45 —	$52,309 —
2018	$2.4M ▲ 5.0%	47 ▲ 4.4%	$47,755 ▼ 8.7%
2019	$388.2K ▼ 83.7%	36 ▼ 23.4%	$12,477 ▼ 73.9%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Law Department (001) City of Baltimore58% match
Judicial Branch U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)38% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Adam Rosenthal

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$14,811

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $11,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $833
Benefits: $2,360
Total compensation: $14,811
Hire date: 2015-02-16
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 614140
Total Taxes: 832.99

Adam Rosenthal works as a Assistant Solicitor 1 for Law within Law. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). Adam earned $14,811 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Daniel Friedson

Assistant Solicitor/2/Law

2019 total comp

$14,599

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $12,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $908
Benefits: $1,187
Total compensation: $14,599
Hire date: 2015-05-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 614218
Total Taxes: 908.22

Daniel Friedson holds the role of Assistant Solicitor/2 at Law within Law. Hired in 2015, they have about 4 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $14,599. They are represented by Non-Union.

Benjamin Smith

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$14,329

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $12,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $900
Benefits: $1,182
Total compensation: $14,329
Hire date: 2011-01-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 47690
Total Taxes: 899.78

Benjamin Smith works as a Assistant Solicitor 1 for Law within Law. Hired in 2011, they have about 8 years of service. Benjamin earned $14,329 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Matthew Orie

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$14,207

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $11,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $2,359
Total compensation: $14,207
Hire date: 2018-05-14
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 933920
Total Taxes: 800.41

At Law, Matthew Orie serves as a Assistant Solicitor 1 within Law. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $14,207. They are represented by Non-Union.

Emily Mcnally

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$14,076

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $10,925
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $791
Benefits: $2,360
Total compensation: $14,076
Hire date: 2018-07-02
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 948580
Total Taxes: 790.84

At Law, Emily Mcnally serves as a Assistant Solicitor 1 within Law. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. Their 2019 pay totaled $14,076. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Anthony Bilan

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$13,852

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $10,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $760
Benefits: $2,358
Total compensation: $13,852
Hire date: 2017-02-06
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 828214
Total Taxes: 759.73

Anthony Bilan works as a Assistant Solicitor 1 for Law within Law. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Anthony earned $13,852 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Julie Koren

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$13,516

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $11,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $856
Benefits: $1,181
Total compensation: $13,516
Hire date: 2018-01-02
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 901428
Total Taxes: 855.91

Julie Koren works as a Assistant Solicitor 1 for Law within Law. They have served since 2018 (about a year). Julie earned $13,516 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Celia Liss

Assistant Solicitor 1/Law

2019 total comp

$13,083

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $12,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $920
Benefits: $53
Total compensation: $13,083
Hire date: 1994-01-03
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 2910
Total Taxes: 919.76

Celia Liss holds the role of Assistant Solicitor 1 at Law within Law. They have served since 1994 (about 25 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $13,083. They are represented by Non-Union.

Leslie Stephens

Legal Secretary Law 1/Law

2019 total comp

$11,871

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $7,825
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $513
Benefits: $3,533
Total compensation: $11,871
Hire date: 1998-03-02
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 26374
Total Taxes: 513.22

Leslie Stephens is a Legal Secretary Law 1 at Law within Law. They have served since 1998 (about 21 years). 2019 total compensation came to $11,871. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Maureen Sommers

Paralegal/Law

2019 total comp

$10,413

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $8,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $635
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $10,413
Hire date: 2007-02-19
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 24722
Total Taxes: 635.36

Maureen Sommers works as a Paralegal for Law within Law. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 12 years. Maureen earned $10,413 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Margaret Vitale

Claims Administrator/Law

2019 total comp

$10,408

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $8,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $631
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $10,408
Hire date: 1997-01-13
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 31456
Total Taxes: 630.85

Margaret Vitale is a Claims Administrator at Law within Law. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 22 years. 2019 total compensation came to $10,408. They are represented by Non-Union.

Natalie Mays

Administrative Ass't-Law/Law

2019 total comp

$10,375

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $8,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $597
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $10,375
Hire date: 1999-10-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 3008
Total Taxes: 597.49

At Law, Natalie Mays serves as a Administrative Ass't-Law within Law. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 20 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $10,375. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Michael Kennedy

Associate Solicitor/Law

2017 total comp

$9,347

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $9,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,347
Hire date: 2006-04-17
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Dec 9, 2016
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 445246
Total Taxes: 0

At Law, Michael Kennedy serves as a Associate Solicitor within Law. They have served since 2006 (about 11 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $9,347. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Stephanie Glenn

Legal Secretary Pt/Law

2019 total comp

$8,166

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $6,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $473
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $8,166
Hire date: 2014-06-09
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 625904
Total Taxes: 473.09

At Law, Stephanie Glenn serves as a Legal Secretary Pt within Law. They have served since 2014 (about 5 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $8,166. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

James Villanova

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp

$7,440

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $7,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,440
Hire date: 2017-05-30
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Nov 9, 2017
Employment Status: Part-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 852814
Total Taxes: 0

James Villanova is a Law Clerk at Law within Law. They have served since 2017 (under a year). 2017 total compensation came to $7,440. They are represented by Non-Union.

Eileen Hotham

Legal Secretary Pt/Law

2019 total comp

$7,419

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $5,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $390
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $7,419
Hire date: 2013-07-15
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 49296
Total Taxes: 390.2

Eileen Hotham works as a Legal Secretary Pt for Law within Law. They have served since 2013 (about 6 years). Eileen earned $7,419 in 2019. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Martin Roberson King

Administrative Assistant Law/Law

2019 total comp

$7,090

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $5,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $395
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $7,090
Hire date: 2013-09-30
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 49354
Total Taxes: 395.25

Martin Roberson King holds the role of Administrative Assistant Law at Law within Law. They have served since 2013 (about 6 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $7,090. They are represented by Non-Union.

Emily Mcgough

Record Specialist/Law

2019 total comp

$6,364

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $4,691
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $348
Benefits: $1,325
Total compensation: $6,364
Hire date: 2002-03-04
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 42046
Total Taxes: 347.61

Emily Mcgough is a Record Specialist at Law within Law. Hired in 2002, they have about 17 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $6,364. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Carly Loomis-Gustafson

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp

$6,344

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $6,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,344
Hire date: 2016-05-31
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 26, 2017
Employment Status: Part-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 702604
Total Taxes: 0

At Law, Carly Loomis-Gustafson serves as a Law Clerk within Law. Their tenure dates to 2016, about a year. Their 2017 pay totaled $6,344. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Alexander Figuly

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp

$5,960

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $5,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,960
Hire date: 2016-05-31
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 26, 2017
Employment Status: Part-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 702530
Total Taxes: 0

Alexander Figuly is a Law Clerk at Law within Law. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. 2017 total compensation came to $5,960. They are represented by Non-Union.

Anne Talarico

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp

$5,938

Sub-department: Law
Base pay: $5,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,938
Hire date: 2016-05-31
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: May 19, 2017
Employment Status: Part-Time
Home Cost Center: 108000
Socrata Entity Number: 702674
Total Taxes: 0

At Law, Anne Talarico serves as a Law Clerk within Law. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $5,938. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.