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

Josephine Williams

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$33,470

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $24,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,685
Total compensation: $33,470
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.15

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,984
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,934

At City Attorney, Josephine Williams serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.15 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,470. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Elis Brown

Legal Secretary 1/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$31,720

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $26,192
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $80
Benefits: $5,448
Total compensation: $31,720
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.24

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $4,430
Job Code: 1458
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $891

At City Attorney, Elis Brown serves as a Legal Secretary 1 within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. They work permanent civil service, 0.24 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,720. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

William Sanders

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$31,646

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $29,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $2,207
Total compensation: $31,646
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.11

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: $2,207
Total Salary: $29,438

William Sanders holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.11 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,646. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Jaime Delaye

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$31,505

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $23,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $818
Benefits: $7,290
Total compensation: $31,505
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,963
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,771

At City Attorney, Jaime Delaye serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,505. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Victoria Spiers

Legal Secretary 1/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$28,947

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $23,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $405
Benefits: $5,541
Total compensation: $28,947
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.31

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $495
Job Code: 1458
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,679

At City Attorney, Victoria Spiers serves as a Legal Secretary 1 within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. They work permanent civil service, 0.31 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,947. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Gloria Torres

Claims Investigator, CA/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$28,345

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $16,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,505
Benefits: $6,250
Total compensation: $28,345
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.11

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,180
Job Code: 8151
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,681

Gloria Torres holds the role of Claims Investigator, CA at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.11 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,345. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Leila Kang

Senior Clerk/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$27,155

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $18,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,756
Total compensation: $27,155
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.23

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $4,604
Job Code: 1406
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,414

Leila Kang works as a Senior Clerk for City Attorney within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.23 FTE. Leila earned $27,155 in 2025. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Randall Parent

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$24,790

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,151
Benefits: $4,639
Total compensation: $24,790
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,097
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,542

At City Attorney, Randall Parent serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $24,790. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Charmaine Villavert

Legal Secretary 1/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$24,525

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $19,551
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $177
Benefits: $4,797
Total compensation: $24,525
Employment type: Temporary Provisional
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.18

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,359
Job Code: 1458
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,438

Charmaine Villavert holds the role of Legal Secretary 1 at City Attorney within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is temporary provisional, 0.18 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $24,525. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Justin Ner

Srclaimsinvstgtor,Cty Attorney Office/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$23,003

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $9,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,637
Benefits: $3,949
Total compensation: $23,003
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,128
Job Code: 8152
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,465

Justin Ner is a Srclaimsinvstgtor,Cty Attorney Office at City Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $23,003. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Maria Lacson-Kuan

Claims Investigator/City Attorney

2024 total comp

$22,629

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,021
Benefits: $1,608
Total compensation: $22,629
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 200

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Job Code: 9155
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,608
Total Salary: $21,021

Maria Lacson-Kuan works as a Claims Investigator for City Attorney within Street Transit. Their status is permanent exempt. Maria earned $22,629 in 2024. They are represented by TWU, Local 200.