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California / Insurance / Attorney III

Job-title file

Attorney III

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

51 employees hold this title in Insurance. Median total compensation for the role is $141,092, above the department median of $100,540.

Employees
51
Total payroll
$6.6M
Role median
$141,092
Agency median
$100,540
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10,495$177,588+

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

How total compensation varies among the 51 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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. Insurance pays a median base salary of $156,949 for this role, 20% below that figureabout the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Insurance sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$97,950
$131,120
$195,080
$277,140
$369,180
Insurance median · $156,949

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 Insurance’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. Insurance’s median base salary is 2% below that national figure, about the 49th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Insurance median · $156,949

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.

Computed over the 110 of 118 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Insurance is $155,202, 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 Insurance, the median of $141,092 ranks #50 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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Henna Sharma

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$83,695
Base pay
$61,669
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$22,026
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,695
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,852
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132325795001
Salary Total
$11,545
Total Pay
$83,695

Henna Sharma holds the role of Attorney III at Insurance. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,695. They are represented by R02.

Risa Salat-Kolm

Attorney III/Insurance

2024 total comp
$74,153
Base pay
$72,654
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,499
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,153
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,526
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132355795004
Salary Total
$10,821
Total Pay
$74,153

At Insurance, Risa Salat-Kolm serves as a Attorney III. They work part-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $74,153. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Emily Sun

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$45,321
Base pay
$45,321
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,321
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,852
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132345795009
Salary Total
$10,543
Total Pay
$45,321

Emily Sun is a Attorney III at Insurance. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,321. Union affiliation: R02.

Deirdre Digrande

Attorney III/Insurance

2024 total comp
$45,267
Base pay
$36,274
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,993
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,267
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,526
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4131345795003
Salary Total
$13,526
Total Pay
$45,267

Deirdre Digrande is a Attorney III at Insurance. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $45,267. Union affiliation: R02.

Jennifer Chambers

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$40,608
Base pay
$40,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,608
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$15,325
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132985795901
Salary Total
$88
Total Pay
$40,608

Jennifer Chambers holds the role of Attorney III at Insurance. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,608. Union affiliation: R02.

Sarah Sullivan

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$39,609
Base pay
$47,190
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$7,580
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,609
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,256
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4131185795003
Salary Total
$13,256
Total Pay
$39,609

At Insurance, Sarah Sullivan serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,609. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Kristine Maing

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$36,208
Base pay
$36,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,208
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,852
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132345795008
Salary Total
$11,545
Total Pay
$36,208

Kristine Maing works as a Attorney III for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Kristine earned $36,208 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Amy Gu

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$29,386
Base pay
$29,386
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,386
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda
Middle name
Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,852
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132985795007
Salary Total
$11,545
Total Pay
$29,386

Amy Gu works as a Attorney III for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Amy earned $29,386 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Stephanie Morimoto

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$14,617
Base pay
$14,617
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,617
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$15,325
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132985795004
Salary Total
$14,617
Total Pay
$14,617

Stephanie Morimoto works as a Attorney III for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Stephanie earned $14,617 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Peter Groom

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$11,276
Base pay
$11,276
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,276
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$12,588
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132315795901
Salary Total
$73
Total Pay
$11,276

Peter Groom works as a Attorney III for Insurance. Their status is intermittent. Peter earned $11,276 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Theresa Muley

Attorney III/Insurance

2025 total comp
$10,495
Base pay
$10,495
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,495
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Alameda
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,852
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4132355795001
Salary Total
$11,545
Total Pay
$10,495

Theresa Muley holds the role of Attorney III at Insurance. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $10,495. They are represented by R02.