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

Louise Simpson

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$49,972

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $46,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,485
Total compensation: $49,972
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.16

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: $3,485
Total Salary: $46,487

Louise Simpson works as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.16 FTE. Louise earned $49,972 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Michael Levin-Gesundheit

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$44,608

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $36,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,064
Total compensation: $44,608
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: $195
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,741

Michael Levin-Gesundheit is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.15 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $44,608. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Sophia Cai

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$43,881

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $35,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,935
Total compensation: $43,881
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.19

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $239
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,652

Sophia Cai holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.19 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,881. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Christine Sacino

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$37,705

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $6,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,179
Benefits: $4,071
Total compensation: $37,705
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: $506
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,618

Christine Sacino works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for City Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Christine earned $37,705 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Scott Thompson

Legal Secretary 1/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$37,416

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $17,232
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,254
Benefits: $7,930
Total compensation: $37,416
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
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: $3,070
Job Code: 1458
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,273

At City Attorney, Scott Thompson serves as a Legal Secretary 1 within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. They work permanent civil service, 0.15 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,416. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.