Los Angeles County / Public Defender / Deputy Public Defender III
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
382 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $265,029, above the department median of $178,093.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 382 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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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 →
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
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Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Keyvan Shakeri serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $319,170.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Anne Goldin serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $318,949.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
John Carr holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $318,240.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, James Gates serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $318,211.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Jill Janotta serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $317,505.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Randy Kaplan holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $317,478.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
William Edwards holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $317,427.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, David Marsh serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $317,072.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Florentina Demuth holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $316,769.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Parker Sampson works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Parker earned $316,580 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Celia Benitez-Balderrama is a Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $316,328.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Hilda Osmanian holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $316,179.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Allison Lomas serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $315,767.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Jacques Neptune works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Jacques earned $315,543 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Jason Najarian works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Jason earned $314,988 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Marie Boyer works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Marie earned $314,644 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Suzanne Mills serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $314,611.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Shaghayegh Ali serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $314,510.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Natasha Brown holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $314,399.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Lorenmarie Manning holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $313,927.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Lauren Horner holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $313,810.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Stephen Borello serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $313,742.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Danielle Bell holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $313,117.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Leslie Warren works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Leslie earned $313,057 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Michael Solis works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Michael earned $312,532 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Binh Dang works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Binh earned $312,423 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Fred Zelaya serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $312,313.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Linda Powell is a Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $311,995.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Melissa Mertens works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Melissa earned $311,834 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Gabriel Martinez is a Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $310,896.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Jennifer Chung serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $310,033.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Jonathan Petrak works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Jonathan earned $309,682 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Carmen Guevara works as a Deputy Public Defender III for Public Defender. Carmen earned $309,482 in 2025.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Nicole Campbell is a Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $309,455.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Lydia Marquez holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $309,283.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Lauren Altes holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $309,256.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
David Moore holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $309,151.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Veronica Gomez holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $308,865.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Michael Saltzman serves as a Deputy Public Defender III. Their 2025 pay totaled $308,807.
Deputy Public Defender III/Public Defender
Maria Lopez holds the role of Deputy Public Defender III at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $308,687.