City of Phoenix, Arizona / Public Defender's Office
Agency file
The Public Defender's Office handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.
In 2025, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $79,058; the highest distinct record was $211,666.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,058) — 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 $185,334 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,988. 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 | $1.2M — | 17 — | $64,512 — |
| 2024 | $1.6M ▲ 29.6% | 16 ▼ 5.9% | $90,523 ▲ 40.3% |
| 2025 | $1.5M ▼ 7.2% | 16 ±0% | $79,058 ▼ 12.7% |
Record list
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Assistant City Attorney III (Nc)/Public Defender's Office
Source-specific fields
At Public Defender's Office, Christopher Lyons serves as a Assistant City Attorney III (Nc). Their 2024 pay totaled $118,954.