Deputy City Attorney II

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

85 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $182,983, above the department median of $136,401.

Employees: 85
Total payroll: $14.3M
Role median: $182,983
Agency median: $136,401
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$11,738$218,377+

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How total compensation varies among the 85 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Deputy City Attorney beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $244,766 ranks #1 of 3. See Deputy City Attorney across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas

$142,960 · 56

City of Milwaukee

$114,350 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy City Attorneyroles 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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Kirby Hsu

Deputy City Attorney II/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$114,624

Sub-department: Deputy City Attorneys
Base pay: $104,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $975
Benefits: $9,323
Total compensation: $114,624
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 29

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 12
Job Class Pay Grade: 0595-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323437363135
Row ID: 25323437363135120595-0FT

Kirby Hsu works as a Deputy City Attorney II for City Attorney within Deputy City Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Kirby earned $114,624 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 29.