Assistant Chief Attorney 1

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

16 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $381,686, above the department median of $246,505.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $5.7M
Role median: $381,686
Agency median: $246,505
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$91,939$389,348+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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.

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Assistant Chief Attorney 1 is held in 6 City and County of San Francisco departments. In City Attorney, the median of $381,686 ranks #4 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$382,263 · 1

$382,181 · 9

$381,994 · 3

$354,956 · 1

Department of Police Accountablility

$137,624 · 3

Median total compensation for the Assistant Chief Attorney 1 role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jonathan Rolnick

Assistant Chief Attorney 1/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$250,520

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $160,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,053
Benefits: $49,777
Total compensation: $250,520
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,385
Job Code: 8181
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,968

Jonathan Rolnick works as a Assistant Chief Attorney 1 for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.56 FTE. Jonathan earned $250,520 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.