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

Seamus Mccullagh

Claims Investigator/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$262,482

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $151,555
Overtime: $36,185
Other pay: $17,848
Benefits: $56,893
Total compensation: $262,482
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 200
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.15

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: 9155
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,006

Seamus Mccullagh holds the role of Claims Investigator at City Attorney within Street Transit. Their status is permanent exempt, 1.15 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $262,482. Their bargaining unit is TWU, Local 200.

Carlos Almendarez

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$262,282

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $197,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,340
Total compensation: $262,282
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
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: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,253

Carlos Almendarez works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Carlos earned $262,282 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Aaron Wiener

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$257,814

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $194,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,713
Total compensation: $257,814
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
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: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,169

Aaron Wiener works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Aaron earned $257,814 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Julie Wilensky

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$254,830

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $177,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,700
Benefits: $54,080
Total compensation: $254,830
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.67

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $14,599
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,128

Julie Wilensky holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.67 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $254,830. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Bess Hanish

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$254,465

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $192,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,384
Total compensation: $254,465
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.96

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,097
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,984

At City Attorney, Bess Hanish serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.96 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $254,465. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Robert Wong

Is Engineer-Senior/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$251,980

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $191,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $60,699
Total compensation: $251,980
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: 1043
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,950

Robert Wong is a Is Engineer-Senior at City Attorney within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $251,980. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Steven Mills

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$251,709

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $188,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,900
Total compensation: $251,709
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
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: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,111

Steven Mills is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $251,709. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Andrew Angeles

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$250,687

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $187,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,735
Total compensation: $250,687
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
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: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,068

Andrew Angeles is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $250,687. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

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.

Jacob Mast

Principal Human Resources Analyst/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$249,789

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $189,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $60,365
Total compensation: $249,789
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: 1246
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,881

Jacob Mast is a Principal Human Resources Analyst at City Attorney within Personnel. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $249,789. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.