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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Marissa Zhu

Deputy City Attorney II/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$41,036

Sub-department: Deputy City Attorneys
Base pay: $38,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $1,800
Total compensation: $41,036
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: 393239373135
Row ID: 25393239373135120595-0FT

Marissa Zhu works as a Deputy City Attorney II for City Attorney within Deputy City Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Marissa earned $41,036 in 2025. They are represented by 29.

Paul Kim

Deputy City Attorney II/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$37,589

Sub-department: Deputy City Attorneys
Base pay: $36,454
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $993
Benefits: $143
Total compensation: $37,589
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: 363239373135
Row ID: 25363239373135120595-0FT

Paul Kim works as a Deputy City Attorney II for City Attorney within Deputy City Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $37,589 in 2025. They are represented by 29.

Cynthia Luo

Deputy City Attorney II/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$32,410

Sub-department: Deputy City Attorneys
Base pay: $25,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,253
Benefits: $4,453
Total compensation: $32,410
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 29

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 12
Job Class Pay Grade: 0595-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383138313035
Row ID: 25383138313035120595-0FT

Cynthia Luo is a Deputy City Attorney II at City Attorney within Deputy City Attorneys. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $32,410. They are represented by 29.