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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
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+

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).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 2

Pamela Patterson

Legal Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$60,770
Base pay
$60,770
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,770

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$60,770
Category
Regular
Record ID
5,816

Pamela Patterson is a Legal Assistant at City Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $60,770.

Beverly Wilson

Legal Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$60,770
Base pay
$60,770
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,770

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$60,770
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,610

Beverly Wilson is a Legal Assistant at City Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $60,770.

Monika Johnson

Chief Ethics Officer/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$56,971
Base pay
$56,971
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,971

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$56,971
Category
Regular
Record ID
3,678

Monika Johnson is a Chief Ethics Officer at City Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $56,971.

Taurus Bailey

Staff Attorney/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$56,021
Base pay
$56,021
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,021

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$56,021
Category
Regular
Record ID
291

Taurus Bailey holds the role of Staff Attorney at City Attorney. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,021.

Steve Barlow

Staff Attorney/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$56,021
Base pay
$56,021
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,021

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$56,021
Category
Regular
Record ID
305

Steve Barlow works as a Staff Attorney for City Attorney. Steve earned $56,021 in 2025.

Dale Tuttle

Staff Attorney/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$56,021
Base pay
$56,021
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,021

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$56,021
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,498

Dale Tuttle holds the role of Staff Attorney at City Attorney. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,021.

Sheila Gray Tidwell

Metro Alarm Coordinator/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$55,620
Base pay
$55,620
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,620

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$55,620
Category
Regular
Record ID
2,605

Sheila Gray Tidwell is a Metro Alarm Coordinator at City Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $55,620.

Rickey Bradley

Alarm Project Analyst/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$54,590
Base pay
$54,590
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,590

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$54,590
Category
Regular
Record ID
681

At City Attorney, Rickey Bradley serves as a Alarm Project Analyst. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,590.

Matthew Fischer

Cust Svc_Admin Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$53,560
Base pay
$53,560
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,560

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$53,560
Category
Regular
Record ID
2,225

Matthew Fischer works as a Cust Svc_Admin Specialist for City Attorney. Matthew earned $53,560 in 2025.

Joyce Bearden

Administrative Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$52,530
Base pay
$52,530
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,530

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$52,530
Category
Regular
Record ID
520

Joyce Bearden works as a Administrative Assistant for City Attorney. Joyce earned $52,530 in 2025.

Vivian Carbins

Administrative Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$52,530
Base pay
$52,530
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,530

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$52,530
Category
Regular
Record ID
1,079

At City Attorney, Vivian Carbins serves as a Administrative Assistant. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,530.

Yolanda Mathis

Administrative Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$52,530
Base pay
$52,530
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,530

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$52,530
Category
Regular
Record ID
4,534

At City Attorney, Yolanda Mathis serves as a Administrative Assistant. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,530.

Theresa Patterson

Staff Attorney/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$51,977
Base pay
$51,977
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,977

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$51,977
Category
Regular
Record ID
5,836

At City Attorney, Theresa Patterson serves as a Staff Attorney. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,977.

Magdalene Wilson

Permits_Licenses Coordinator/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$51,500
Base pay
$51,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,500

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$51,500
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,631

Magdalene Wilson holds the role of Permits_Licenses Coordinator at City Attorney. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,500.

Martha Fitzhugh

Alarm Billing Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$50,470
Base pay
$50,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,470

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$50,470
Category
Regular
Record ID
2,236

Martha Fitzhugh works as a Alarm Billing Specialist for City Attorney. Martha earned $50,470 in 2025.

Tamika Johnson

Permits_Licenses Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$50,470
Base pay
$50,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,470

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$50,470
Category
Regular
Record ID
3,779

At City Attorney, Tamika Johnson serves as a Permits_Licenses Specialist. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,470.

Ronnie Odom

Alarm Data Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$50,470
Base pay
$50,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,470

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$50,470
Category
Regular
Record ID
5,234

Ronnie Odom is a Alarm Data Specialist at City Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $50,470.

Liza Seals

Permits_Licenses Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$50,470
Base pay
$50,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,470

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$50,470
Category
Regular
Record ID
6,093

Liza Seals holds the role of Permits_Licenses Specialist at City Attorney. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,470.

Takira Ward

Permits_Licenses Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$50,470
Base pay
$50,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,470

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$50,470
Category
Regular
Record ID
7,397

Takira Ward works as a Permits_Licenses Specialist for City Attorney. Takira earned $50,470 in 2025.

Stephanie Towns

Permits_Licenses Specialist/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$31,200
Base pay
$31,200
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,200

Source-specific fields

Category
Part-Time
Hourly Or Per Event Rate
15
Record ID
7,215

Stephanie Towns is a Permits_Licenses Specialist at City Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $31,200.