City and County of San Francisco / District Attorney

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District Attorney

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The District Attorney handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 360 employees with median total compensation of $198,316; the highest distinct record was $462,815.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $74.3M
Employees: 360
Median total: $198,316
Highest record: $462,815

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,550$384,493+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 360 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($198,316) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $152,577 (74%)
Overtime — $1,025 (0%)
Other — $3,921 (2%)
Benefits — $48,833 (24%)

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

$64,508

$141,244

$198,316

$279,481

$349,095

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $349,095 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,508. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)

139 · $248,030

Legal Assistant

36 · $168,657

Victim/Witness Investigator 1

28 · $127,577

District Attorney Investigator (Sfers)

26 · $211,387

Victim/Witness Investigator 3

18 · $179,807

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	$75.5M —	372 —	$199,339 —
2025	$74.3M ▼ 1.6%	360 ▼ 3.2%	$198,316 ▼ 0.5%

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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 Public Utility Counsel Texas60% match
Public Defender City and County of San Francisco60% match
Office of Administrative Law California57% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania50% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia50% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina47% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sally Xie

Financial Systems Supervisor/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$272,048

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $208,689
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,360
Total compensation: $272,048
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: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1670
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,136

At District Attorney, Sally Xie serves as a Financial Systems Supervisor within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $272,048. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Richard Niven

Senior Da Investigator(Sfers)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$266,403

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $179,429
Overtime: $21,039
Other pay: $12,273
Benefits: $53,662
Total compensation: $266,403
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SFDA Investigators Assn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.07

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,402
Job Code: 8552
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,996

At District Attorney, Richard Niven serves as a Senior Da Investigator(Sfers) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 1.07 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $266,403. They are represented by SFDA Investigators Assn.

Timothy Louie

Senior District Attorney Investigator/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$265,230

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $125,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,036
Benefits: $80,648
Total compensation: $265,230
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SFDA Investigators Assn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.73

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,426
Job Code: 8147
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,626

Timothy Louie holds the role of Senior District Attorney Investigator at District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.73 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $265,230. They are represented by SFDA Investigators Assn.

Nicholas Hunt

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$260,527

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $196,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,998
Total compensation: $260,527
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: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,114

Nicholas Hunt holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $260,527. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Conrad Rosario

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$259,382

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $153,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $56,710
Benefits: $49,603
Total compensation: $259,382
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: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,909
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,965

Conrad Rosario holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.56 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $259,382. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Glenn Pon

Assistant Chief Da Invstgtor (Sfers)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$259,353

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $191,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,067
Benefits: $55,252
Total compensation: $259,353
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SFDA Investigators Assn
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,402
Job Code: 8554
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,824

Glenn Pon works as a Assistant Chief Da Invstgtor (Sfers) for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Glenn earned $259,353 in 2025. They are represented by SFDA Investigators Assn.

Richard Ng

Principal Human Resources Analyst/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$259,062

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $197,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $61,676
Total compensation: $259,062
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: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1246
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,059

Richard Ng holds the role of Principal Human Resources Analyst at District Attorney within Personnel. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $259,062. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Eleanor Munger

Is Business Analyst-Principal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$257,525

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $196,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $61,460
Total compensation: $257,525
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: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1054
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,029

Eleanor Munger holds the role of Is Business Analyst-Principal at District Attorney within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $257,525. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.