Legal Secretary 1

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $16,031, below the department median of $202,487.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $16K
Role median: $16,031
Agency median: $202,487
Comparison: Below

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Legal Secretary 1 is held in 3 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Public Defender, the median of $16,031 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

City Attorney

$158,140 · 43

Human Services Agency

$158,088 · 5

Median total compensation for the Legal Secretary 1 role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Legal Secretary beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $158,525 ranks #1 of 21. See Legal Secretary across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$104,988 · 117

$92,295 · 11

$68,958 · 796

$67,608 · 5

$62,406 · 55

School District of Philadelphia

$62,204 · 5

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$57,530 · 5

Texas

$54,744 · 136

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Secretaryroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Rebecca Shelton

Legal Secretary 1/Public Defender

2024 total comp

$16,031

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $11,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4,920
Total compensation: $16,031
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,325
Job Code: 1458
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $852

Rebecca Shelton is a Legal Secretary 1 at Public Defender within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. They work permanent civil service, 0.13 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $16,031. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.