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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

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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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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.

Donald Pedrotty

Clerk 1-Fa/Law

2019 total comp
$5,661
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$5,217
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$402
Benefits
$41
Total compensation
$5,661
Hire date
1999-12-27
Union / bargaining unit
AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
40018
Total Taxes
402.28

Donald Pedrotty holds the role of Clerk 1-Fa at Law within Law. They have served since 1999 (about 20 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $5,661. They are represented by AFSCME Local 2719.

Brendan Turley

Law Clerk/Law

2018 total comp
$5,373
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$4,991
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$382
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$5,373
Hire date
2018-01-16
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
May 17, 2018
Employment Status
Part-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
902852
Total Taxes
381.83

Brendan Turley works as a Law Clerk for Law within Law. Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. Brendan earned $5,373 in 2018. They are represented by Non-Union.

Patrick Augustine

Law Clerk/Law

2017 total comp
$5,308
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$5,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$5,308
Hire date
2016-11-28
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
May 5, 2017
Employment Status
Part-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
803456
Total Taxes
0

Patrick Augustine works as a Law Clerk for Law within Law. Hired in 2016, they have about a year of service. Patrick earned $5,308 in 2017. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Hattie Parent

Law Clerk/Law

2018 total comp
$5,204
Sub-department
Law
Base pay
$4,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$370
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$5,204
Hire date
2017-06-12
Union / bargaining unit
Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
May 18, 2018
Employment Status
Part-Time
Home Cost Center
108000
Socrata Entity Number
860508
Total Taxes
369.78

Hattie Parent is a Law Clerk at Law within Law. They have served since 2017 (about a year). 2018 total compensation came to $5,204. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.