City and County of San Francisco / Public Defender

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Public Defender

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 250 employees with median total compensation of $202,487; the highest distinct record was $403,576.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $54.7M
Employees: 250
Median total: $202,487
Highest record: $403,576

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,436$377,856+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 250 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($202,487) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $163,313 (75%)
Overtime — $166 (0%)
Other — $1,352 (1%)
Benefits — $53,842 (25%)

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

$119,216

$151,643

$202,487

$282,409

$348,663

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $348,663 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $119,216. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)

108 · $262,504

Legal Assistant

35 · $153,177

Senior Public Defenders Invstgtor

16 · $198,123

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal

15 · $365,930

Court Alternative Specialist 1

13 · $138,963

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	$52M —	252 —	$199,423 —
2025	$54.7M ▲ 5.1%	250 ▼ 0.8%	$202,487 ▲ 1.5%

Compare

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 Texas80% match
Office of Administrative Law California75% match
City Attorney City and County of San Francisco74% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania66% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia65% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina62% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Katharine Bryant

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$252,936

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $189,863
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,073
Total compensation: $252,936
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,132

Katharine Bryant works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for Public Defender within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Katharine earned $252,936 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Latisha Mccray

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$252,476

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $189,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,004
Total compensation: $252,476
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,119

At Public Defender, Latisha Mccray serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $252,476. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Thomas Brown

Is Engineer-Senior/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$251,881

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $191,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $60,600
Total compensation: $251,881
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: 1043
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,852

Thomas Brown works as a Is Engineer-Senior for Public Defender within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. Thomas earned $251,881 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Tatiana Howard

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$250,758

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,771
Total compensation: $250,758
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,099

Tatiana Howard is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $250,758. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Pardeep Heyer

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$250,570

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,757
Total compensation: $250,570
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,109

Pardeep Heyer is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $250,570. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Thomas Mcmahon

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$249,937

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,629
Total compensation: $249,937
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,052

At Public Defender, Thomas Mcmahon serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $249,937. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Carolyn Goossen

Prnpl Administrative Analyst II/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$249,645

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $189,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $60,320
Total compensation: $249,645
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: 1825
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,852

Carolyn Goossen is a Prnpl Administrative Analyst II at Public Defender within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $249,645. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Alejandra Diaz

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$246,424

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $184,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,182
Total compensation: $246,424
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,043

Alejandra Diaz holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $246,424. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

John Passaglia

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$244,062

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $201,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $42,927
Total compensation: $244,062
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: PDR
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,324
Retirement Contribution: $28,602

John Passaglia is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $244,062. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Richard Bui

Is Engineer-Senior/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$242,022

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $179,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $59,354
Total compensation: $242,022
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: 1043
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,833

At Public Defender, Richard Bui serves as a Is Engineer-Senior within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $242,022. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Stephen Olmo

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2024 total comp

$241,308

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $142,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,418
Benefits: $47,330
Total compensation: $241,308
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,385
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,846

Stephen Olmo is a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt, 0.56 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $241,308. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Ricardo Avila

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$238,446

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $177,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $60,959
Total compensation: $238,446
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,776

Ricardo Avila holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $238,446. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Aaron Pressman

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$237,776

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $176,935
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $60,841
Total compensation: $237,776
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,737

Aaron Pressman holds the role of Attorney (Civil/Criminal) at Public Defender within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $237,776. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Maureen Kildee

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$237,685

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $176,547
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $61,138
Total compensation: $237,685
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: PDR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,091

Maureen Kildee works as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) for Public Defender within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Maureen earned $237,685 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Attorneys Assoc.