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Deputy Public Defender I

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

80 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $126,583, below the department median of $178,093.

Employees
80
Total payroll
$8.2M
Role median
$126,583
Agency median
$178,093
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$16,820$160,740+

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How total compensation varies among the 80 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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Deputy Public Defender beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $246,573 ranks #1 of 2. See Deputy Public Defender across all of Los Angeles County

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New Jersey
$175,367 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Public Defenderroles 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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Kevin West

Deputy Public Defender I/Public Defender

2025 total comp
$99,837
Base pay
$74,432
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,754
Benefits
$21,651
Total compensation
$99,837

Kevin West works as a Deputy Public Defender I for Public Defender. Kevin earned $99,837 in 2025.

Colin Threlkeld

Deputy Public Defender I/Public Defender

2025 total comp
$98,346
Base pay
$63,491
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,941
Benefits
$25,914
Total compensation
$98,346

Colin Threlkeld holds the role of Deputy Public Defender I at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,346.

Ashli Hart

Deputy Public Defender I/Public Defender

2025 total comp
$97,551
Base pay
$70,096
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,275
Benefits
$24,180
Total compensation
$97,551

Ashli Hart works as a Deputy Public Defender I for Public Defender. Ashli earned $97,551 in 2025.