Los Angeles County / Public Defender / Deputy Public Defender IV
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
133 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $359,792, above the department median of $178,093.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 133 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.
Record list
Highest-paid first / page 4
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Jeanette Lee serves as a Deputy Public Defender IV. Their 2025 pay totaled $312,641.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Eileen Butko holds the role of Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $311,217.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Ethna Burns serves as a Deputy Public Defender IV. Their 2025 pay totaled $308,431.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Tara Marimpietri holds the role of Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $299,470.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Carl Russ is a Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $291,697.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Bryan Smith holds the role of Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $231,304.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Alexandra Wiener is a Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $223,012.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Tiffiny Blacknell is a Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $184,230.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Mark Di Sabatino is a Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. 2025 total compensation came to $156,465.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Elizabeth Warner-Sterkenburg holds the role of Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,028.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
At Public Defender, Patricia Hughes serves as a Deputy Public Defender IV. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,802.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Sharon Krauss holds the role of Deputy Public Defender IV at Public Defender. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,792.
Deputy Public Defender IV/Public Defender
Philip Dube works as a Deputy Public Defender IV for Public Defender. Philip earned $81,938 in 2025.