Median total compensation for the Public Information Officer 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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Public Information Officer beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 17 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $150,806 ranks #1 of 17. See Public Information Officer across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$130,480 · 15

City of Las Vegas

$115,745 · 9

New York City

$115,005 · 6

New York Public Authorities

$114,394 · 27

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$112,684 · 5

Utah

$94,199 · 39

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$88,629 · 28

New Jersey

$88,399 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Public Information Officerroles 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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Valerie Ibarra

Public Information Officer/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$161,432

Sub-department: Pub Relations & Spec Assts
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $115,933
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $45,500
Total compensation: $161,432
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1312
Job Family Code: 1300
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $8,905

At Public Defender, Valerie Ibarra serves as a Public Information Officer within Pub Relations & Specialist Assts. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $161,432. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.