Agency file

City Attorney

Source file: City of Memphis — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The City Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 60 employees with median total compensation of $81,885; the highest distinct record was $175,000.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.2M
Employees: 60
Median total: $81,885
Highest record: $175,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$31,200$154,500+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 60 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,885) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $86,223 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$51,500

$56,021

$81,885

$108,150

$125,660

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,660 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,500. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).