City and County of San Francisco / Rent Arbitration Board / Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant

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

4 employees hold this title in Rent Arbitration Board. Median total compensation for the role is $143,194, below the department median of $156,322.

Employees: 4
Total payroll: $465.7K
Role median: $143,194
Agency median: $156,322
Comparison: Below

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Legal Assistant beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $165,860 ranks #1 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$128,283 · 63

$125,902 · 18

$87,537 · 7

$81,494 · 16

$67,448 · 569

$66,924 · 61

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$65,621 · 35

Utah

$60,942 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistantroles 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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Catherine Helton

Legal Assistant/Rent Arbitration Board

2025 total comp

$177,780

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $129,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,550
Total compensation: $177,780
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: RNT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $9,999

Catherine Helton works as a Legal Assistant for Rent Arbitration Board within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent civil service. Catherine earned $177,780 in 2025. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Joshua Vining

Legal Assistant/Rent Arbitration Board

2025 total comp

$173,725

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $126,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,663
Total compensation: $173,725
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: RNT
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $9,578

Joshua Vining holds the role of Legal Assistant at Rent Arbitration Board within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $173,725. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Amanda Esquivel

Legal Assistant/Rent Arbitration Board

2025 total comp

$112,664

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $81,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $31,321
Total compensation: $112,664
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.68

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Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: RNT
Health and Dental Benefits: $13,306
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $5,994

At Rent Arbitration Board, Amanda Esquivel serves as a Legal Assistant within Legal & Court. They work permanent civil service, 0.68 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,664. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Elvira James

Legal Assistant/Rent Arbitration Board

2024 total comp

$1,508

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $1,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $105
Total compensation: $1,508
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: RNT
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $105
Total Salary: $1,403

Elvira James works as a Legal Assistant for Rent Arbitration Board within Legal & Court. Their status is temporary exempt. Elvira earned $1,508 in 2024. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.