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Rhode Island / Health and Human Services / Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

4 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $25,689, below the department median of $26,730.

Employees
4
Total payroll
$118.6K
Role median
$25,689
Agency median
$26,730
Comparison
Below

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This role across Rhode Island

Legal Assistant is held in 5 Rhode Island departments. In Health and Human Services, the median of $25,689 ranks #2 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Legal Assistant role in other Rhode Islanddepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Legal Assistant beyond Rhode Island

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $14,075 ranks #18 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of Rhode Island

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Georgia
$128,283 · 63
City of Los Angeles
$125,840 · 19
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 Assistant roles 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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Lori Macleod

Legal Assistant/Health and Human Services

2025 total comp
$55,337
Base pay
$54,831
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$506
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,337

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$55,353
Total Pay
$55,337

Lori Macleod holds the role of Legal Assistant at Health and Human Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,337.

Linda Harr

Legal Assistant/Health and Human Services

2025 total comp
$38,172
Base pay
$37,828
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$344
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,172

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$55,220
Middle Initial
E
Total Pay
$38,172

At Health and Human Services, Linda Harr serves as a Legal Assistant. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,172.

Samara Mckendall

Legal Assistant/Health and Human Services

2026 total comp
$13,206
Base pay
$13,206
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,206

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$57,429
Middle Initial
R
Total Pay
$13,206

Samara Mckendall holds the role of Legal Assistant at Health and Human Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $13,206.

Emily Couto

Legal Assistant/Health and Human Services

2026 total comp
$11,932
Base pay
$11,932
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,932

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay
$51,705
Middle Initial
R
Total Pay
$11,932

Emily Couto is a Legal Assistant at Health and Human Services. 2026 total compensation came to $11,932.

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