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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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.

Record list

Employees

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Paul Toigo

Law Clerk/Law

2018 total comp
$4,202
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$3,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$299
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,202
Hire date
2017-06-14
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
Apr 20, 2018
Employment Status
Part-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
860364
Total Taxes
298.63

At Law, Paul Toigo serves as a Law Clerk within Law. Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,202. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Jose Ariet Cheni

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp
$3,912
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$3,912
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,912
Hire date
2016-11-14
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
May 17, 2017
Employment Status
Part-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
799718
Total Taxes
0

At Law, Jose Ariet Cheni serves as a Law Clerk within Law. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $3,912. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Matthew Ross

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp
$3,580
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$3,580
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,580
Hire date
2017-01-23
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
May 5, 2017
Employment Status
Part-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
826454
Total Taxes
0

Matthew Ross is a Law Clerk at Law within Law. Their tenure dates to 2017, under a year. 2017 total compensation came to $3,580. Union affiliation: Non-Union.