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Attorney

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 107 employees with median total compensation of $157,764; the highest distinct record was $637,863.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$18.8M
Employees
107
Median total
$157,764
Highest record
$637,863

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 107 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($157,764) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$137,927 (79%)
  • Overtime$45 (0%)
  • Other$7,528 (4%)
  • Benefits$29,846 (17%)

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
$17,498
$95,628
$157,764
$244,907
$322,022

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $322,022 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,498. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

Record list

Employees

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Elena Fields

Senr Legal Analyst U/Attorney

2025 total comp
$135,556
Base pay
$113,431
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,021
Benefits
$21,104
Total compensation
$135,556

Source-specific fields

Id
3922
Total Cash Compensation
$114,452

At Attorney, Elena Fields serves as a Senr Legal Analyst U. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,556.

James Menees

Legal Analyst II/Attorney

2025 total comp
$134,618
Base pay
$119,384
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,652
Benefits
$12,582
Total compensation
$134,618

Source-specific fields

Id
3575
Total Cash Compensation
$122,036

James Menees works as a Legal Analyst II for Attorney. James earned $134,618 in 2025.

Cristina Spano

Legal Analyst III/Attorney

2025 total comp
$133,949
Base pay
$115,137
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,844
Benefits
$12,968
Total compensation
$133,949

Source-specific fields

Id
3621
Total Cash Compensation
$120,981

Cristina Spano is a Legal Analyst III at Attorney. 2025 total compensation came to $133,949.

Courtney Mohammadi

Legal Analyst II/Attorney

2025 total comp
$133,473
Base pay
$115,033
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,675
Benefits
$12,766
Total compensation
$133,473

Source-specific fields

Id
3634
Total Cash Compensation
$120,708

Courtney Mohammadi holds the role of Legal Analyst II at Attorney. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,473.

George Touba

Legal Administrative Assist II/Attorney

2025 total comp
$131,416
Base pay
$94,093
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$35
Benefits
$37,288
Total compensation
$131,416

Source-specific fields

Id
4880
Total Cash Compensation
$94,128

At Attorney, George Touba serves as a Legal Administrative Assist II. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,416.

Deanna Forsythe

Legal Analyst I/Attorney

2025 total comp
$129,242
Base pay
$108,719
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$405
Benefits
$20,118
Total compensation
$129,242

Source-specific fields

Id
4164
Total Cash Compensation
$109,124

At Attorney, Deanna Forsythe serves as a Legal Analyst I. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,242.

Catherine Grimme

Legal Analyst II/Attorney

2025 total comp
$128,952
Base pay
$108,587
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$20,365
Total compensation
$128,952

Source-specific fields

Id
4189
Total Cash Compensation
$108,587

Catherine Grimme holds the role of Legal Analyst II at Attorney. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,952.

Alanna Hayman

Legal Administrative Assist II/Attorney

2025 total comp
$124,701
Base pay
$97,753
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$495
Benefits
$26,453
Total compensation
$124,701

Source-specific fields

Id
4699
Total Cash Compensation
$98,248

Alanna Hayman works as a Legal Administrative Assist II for Attorney. Alanna earned $124,701 in 2025.

Brian Ward

Legal Administrative Assist II/Attorney

2025 total comp
$124,372
Base pay
$91,122
Overtime
$74
Other pay
$6,613
Benefits
$26,563
Total compensation
$124,372

Source-specific fields

Id
4725
Total Cash Compensation
$97,809

At Attorney, Brian Ward serves as a Legal Administrative Assist II. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,372.

Daniel Searles

Legal Analyst I/Attorney

2025 total comp
$122,833
Base pay
$106,228
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,768
Benefits
$10,838
Total compensation
$122,833

Source-specific fields

Id
4040
Total Cash Compensation
$111,996

At Attorney, Daniel Searles serves as a Legal Analyst I. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,833.

Shevata Kumar

Associate Deputy City Attorney U/Attorney

2025 total comp
$122,496
Base pay
$86,794
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,016
Benefits
$28,686
Total compensation
$122,496

Source-specific fields

Id
4890
Total Cash Compensation
$93,810

At Attorney, Shevata Kumar serves as a Associate Deputy City Attorney U. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,496.