Head Attorney Civil & Criminal

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

26 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $365,308, above the department median of $246,505.

Employees: 26
Total payroll: $8M
Role median: $365,308
Agency median: $246,505
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$49,972$369,898+

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How total compensation varies among the 26 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

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal is held in 7 City and County of San Francisco departments. In City Attorney, the median of $365,308 ranks #5 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Human Services Agency

$372,519 · 1

Child Support Services

$372,224 · 1

District Attorney

$366,412 · 18

Public Defender

$365,751 · 16

Rent Arbitration Board

$311,062 · 3

Department of Police Accountablility

$92,961 · 2

Median total compensation for the Head Attorney Civil & Criminal 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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Joshua Milstein

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$141,714

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $131,830
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,883
Total compensation: $141,714
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.46

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Job Code: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,883
Total Salary: $131,830

Joshua Milstein works as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.46 FTE. Joshua earned $141,714 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.