Agency file

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

$5,057$458,546+

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

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).