Head Attorney Civil & Criminal

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

18 employees hold this title in District Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $366,412, above the department median of $198,316.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $6M
Role median: $366,412
Agency median: $198,316
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$124,457$382,275+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal is held in 7 City and County of San Francisco departments. In District Attorney, the median of $366,412 ranks #3 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Human Services Agency

$372,519 · 1

Child Support Services

$372,224 · 1

Public Defender

$365,751 · 16

City Attorney

$365,308 · 26

Rent Arbitration Board

$311,062 · 3

Department of Police Accountablility

$92,961 · 2

Median total compensation for the Head Attorney Civil & Criminal role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Julia Cervantes

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$124,457

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $93,167
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,551
Benefits: $27,739
Total compensation: $124,457
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.33

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $7,173
Job Code: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $7,150

At District Attorney, Julia Cervantes serves as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.33 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,457. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.