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

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Office of Public Utility Counsel Texas60% match
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Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia50% match
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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Daniel Amador

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$368,319

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $287,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $78,308
Total compensation: $368,319
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: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,550

At District Attorney, Daniel Amador serves as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $368,319. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Esmerantina Ober

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$368,174

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $287,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $78,664
Total compensation: $368,174
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: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,906

Esmerantina Ober works as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Esmerantina earned $368,174 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Amilcar Ford

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$366,510

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $283,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,417
Benefits: $78,565
Total compensation: $366,510
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,199
Job Code: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,348

At District Attorney, Amilcar Ford serves as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 1.04 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $366,510. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Rebecca Warren

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$366,315

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $287,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $78,305
Total compensation: $366,315
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: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,546

At District Attorney, Rebecca Warren serves as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $366,315. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

David Mitchell

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$365,266

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $267,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,579
Benefits: $79,379
Total compensation: $365,266
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: $23,069
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,652

David Mitchell holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $365,266. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Gregory Flores

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$364,725

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $267,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,579
Benefits: $78,838
Total compensation: $364,725
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: $16,239

Gregory Flores works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Gregory earned $364,725 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

James Thompson

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$364,153

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $267,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,579
Benefits: $78,265
Total compensation: $364,153
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: $15,666

James Thompson works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. James earned $364,153 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Matthew Beltramo

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$362,735

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $279,165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,856
Benefits: $77,714
Total compensation: $362,735
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,199
Job Code: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,160

At District Attorney, Matthew Beltramo serves as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 1.04 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $362,735. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Stacie Mcclerkins

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$362,335

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $278,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,346
Benefits: $77,551
Total compensation: $362,335
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DAT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,199
Job Code: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,107

Stacie Mcclerkins holds the role of Head Attorney Civil & Criminal at District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt, 1.04 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $362,335. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Tiffany Sutton

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$357,976

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $267,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,270
Benefits: $77,396
Total compensation: $357,976
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: $15,552

Tiffany Sutton works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Tiffany earned $357,976 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Leigh Frazier

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$357,101

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $277,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $76,843
Total compensation: $357,101
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: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,489

Leigh Frazier works as a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Leigh earned $357,101 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Aaron Laycook

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$356,081

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $277,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,250
Benefits: $76,770
Total compensation: $356,081
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: $15,409

Aaron Laycook works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for District Attorney within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Aaron earned $356,081 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Charlynn Weissenbach

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$354,474

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $277,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $76,716
Total compensation: $354,474
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: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $15,362

Charlynn Weissenbach is a Head Attorney Civil & Criminal at District Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $354,474. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Molly Braun

Assistant Chief District Attorney's Invstgtor/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$354,294

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $191,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,067
Benefits: $150,187
Total compensation: $354,294
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: 8149
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,915

Molly Braun is a Assistant Chief District Attorney's Invstgtor at District Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $354,294. Union affiliation: SFDA Investigators Assn.

Raymond Tang

Assistant Chief District Attorney's Invstgtor/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$354,209

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $191,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,067
Benefits: $150,102
Total compensation: $354,209
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: 8149
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,830

Raymond Tang is a Assistant Chief District Attorney's Invstgtor at District Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $354,209. They are represented by SFDA Investigators Assn.

Peter Cownan

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/District Attorney

2025 total comp

$353,743

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $277,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $76,682
Total compensation: $353,743
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: $15,321

Peter Cownan is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at District Attorney within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $353,743. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.