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California / Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd / Attorney III

Job-title file

Attorney III

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

2 employees hold this title in Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd. Median total compensation for the role is $148,564, above the department median of $64,342.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$297.1K
Role median
$148,564
Agency median
$64,342
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Attorney III pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Lawyers — about 95,770 people — is $195,080. Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd pays a median base salary of $148,239 for this role, 24% below that figureabout the 32nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$97,950
$131,120
$195,080
$277,140
$369,180
Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd median · $148,239

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd’s median base salary is 7% below that national figure, about the 45th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd median · $148,239

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd is $148,564, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Attorney III is held in 101 California departments. In Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd, the median of $148,564 ranks #30 of 101.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Attorney III role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Attorney beyond California

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $150,234 ranks #2 of 14. See Attorney across all of California

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Texas
$124,428 · 1,280
Minnesota
$108,190 · 29
City of Chicago
$102,516 · 7
South Carolina
$102,000 · 359
Arkansas
$85,943 · 269
Georgia
$83,880 · 608

Median total compensation for comparable Attorneyroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sean O'Dowd

Attorney III/Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd

2025 total comp
$156,092
Base pay
$155,792
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$300
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$156,092
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,859
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
0223155795002
Salary Total
$13,219
Total Pay
$156,092

At Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd, Sean O'Dowd serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,092. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Bradley Smith

Attorney III/Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd

2025 total comp
$141,037
Base pay
$140,687
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$141,037
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$11,638
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
0223155795001
Salary Total
$12,110
Total Pay
$141,037

At Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd, Bradley Smith serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,037. They are represented by R02.