Legal Assistant

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

3 employees hold this title in Treasurer/Tax Collector. Median total compensation for the role is $163,114, above the department median of $156,656.

Employees: 3
Total payroll: $481.5K
Role median: $163,114
Agency median: $156,656
Comparison: Above

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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 Sachs

Legal Assistant/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$177,802

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $129,231
Overtime: $246
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,325
Total compensation: $177,802
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: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,774

At Treasurer/Tax Collector, Catherine Sachs serves as a Legal Assistant within Legal & Court. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $177,802. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Eric Utley

Legal Assistant/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$163,114

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $117,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $45,450
Total compensation: $163,114
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.98

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,170
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $8,972

Eric Utley holds the role of Legal Assistant at Treasurer/Tax Collector within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.98 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,114. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Maureen John

Legal Assistant/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$140,535

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $98,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $41,617
Total compensation: $140,535
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: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8173
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $7,524

Maureen John works as a Legal Assistant for Treasurer/Tax Collector within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent civil service. Maureen earned $140,535 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.