City and County of San Francisco / City Attorney

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City Attorney

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The City Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 379 employees with median total compensation of $246,505; the highest distinct record was $430,614.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $91.1M
Employees: 379
Median total: $246,505
Highest record: $430,614

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,206$393,713+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 379 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($246,505) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $182,141 (76%)
Overtime — $482 (0%)
Other — $2,880 (1%)
Benefits — $54,984 (23%)

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

$112,768

$158,839

$246,505

$342,394

$353,926

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $353,926 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $112,768. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)

178 · $320,594

Legal Secretary 1

37 · $158,448

Claims Investigator, CA

34 · $198,466

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal

19 · $359,498

Assistant Chief Attorney 1

15 · $381,693

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$89.2M —	365 —	$257,318 —
2025	$91.1M ▲ 2.1%	379 ▲ 3.8%	$246,505 ▼ 4.2%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Office of Administrative Law California74% match
Public Defender City and County of San Francisco74% match
Eighth Court of Appeals District Texas72% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia65% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania64% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina59% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Stone

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$114,400

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $106,422
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,978
Total compensation: $114,400
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.42

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $7,978
Total Salary: $106,422

Robert Stone works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.42 FTE. Robert earned $114,400 in 2024. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Katya Abelsky

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$114,091

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $84,876
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $29,215
Total compensation: $114,091
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $10,971
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $6,322

Katya Abelsky holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.5 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,091. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Gladys Reyes

Senior Clerk/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$113,863

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $74,536
Overtime: $2,375
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $36,952
Total compensation: $113,863
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.02

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 1406
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $5,511

Gladys Reyes holds the role of Senior Clerk at City Attorney within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.02 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,863. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Jawanna Jefferson

Senior Clerk/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$112,768

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $75,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $36,981
Total compensation: $112,768
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 1406
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $5,885

Jawanna Jefferson works as a Senior Clerk for City Attorney within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is permanent civil service. Jawanna earned $112,768 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Starla Tijerino

Legal Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$109,712

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $74,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30
Benefits: $34,754
Total compensation: $109,712
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,419
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $5,319

At City Attorney, Starla Tijerino serves as a Legal Assistant within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.62 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,712. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

David Hobstetter

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$105,127

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $45,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42,164
Benefits: $17,111
Total compensation: $105,127
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.17

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,798
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $6,711

At City Attorney, David Hobstetter serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.17 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,127. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Monica Trejo

Legal Secretary 1/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$103,958

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $70,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,590
Benefits: $28,898
Total compensation: $103,958
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.65

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,005
Job Code: 1458
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $5,810

Monica Trejo is a Legal Secretary 1 at City Attorney within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. They work permanent civil service, 0.65 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $103,958. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Odaya Buta-Scott

Legal Assistant/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$100,155

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $71,824
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $492
Benefits: $27,839
Total compensation: $100,155
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,784
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $5,403

Odaya Buta-Scott holds the role of Legal Assistant at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.6 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,155. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.