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

Scott Minty

Is Business Analyst-Principal/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$246,505

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $186,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $59,873
Total compensation: $246,505
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
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: $19,546
Job Code: 1054
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,785

Scott Minty holds the role of Is Business Analyst-Principal at City Attorney within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $246,505. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

George Cothran

Manager I/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$246,291

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $180,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $66,190
Total compensation: $246,291
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $26,061
Job Code: 0922
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,517

George Cothran holds the role of Manager I at City Attorney within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $246,291. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Grace Dilaura

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$241,981

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $199,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $42,439
Total compensation: $241,981
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.84

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: $14,128
Retirement Contribution: $28,311

Grace Dilaura holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.84 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $241,981. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Yuet Tse

Prnpl Administrative Analyst II/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$239,086

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $180,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $58,647
Total compensation: $239,086
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
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: $19,546
Job Code: 1825
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,445

At City Attorney, Yuet Tse serves as a Prnpl Administrative Analyst II within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $239,086. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Russell Hall

Senior Claims Investigator/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$238,160

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $167,061
Overtime: $5,466
Other pay: $7,638
Benefits: $57,995
Total compensation: $238,160
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 200
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: $20,482
Job Code: 9156
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,287

Russell Hall holds the role of Senior Claims Investigator at City Attorney within Street Transit. Their status is permanent exempt, 1.02 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $238,160. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 200.

Kimiko Burton

Assistant Chief Attorney 2/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$237,243

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $162,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,245
Benefits: $49,495
Total compensation: $237,243
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.52

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,393
Job Code: 8183
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,237

Kimiko Burton is a Assistant Chief Attorney 2 at City Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.52 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $237,243. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.