City of Phoenix, Arizona / Municipal Court
Agency file
The Municipal Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.
In 2025, this agency had 293 employees with median total compensation of $58,100; the highest distinct record was $252,038.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 293 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,949 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,601. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $18.9M — | 290 — | $51,864 — |
| 2024 | $20.4M ▲ 7.9% | 283 ▼ 2.4% | $56,251 ▲ 8.5% |
| 2025 | $21.5M ▲ 5.3% | 293 ▲ 3.5% | $58,100 ▲ 3.3% |
Record list
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Assistant City Attorney IV (Nc)/Municipal Court
Source-specific fields
At Municipal Court, Barton Fears serves as a Assistant City Attorney IV (Nc). Their 2025 pay totaled $180,285.