California / Justice / Deputy Attorney General IV

Job-title file

Deputy Attorney General IV

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

583 employees hold this title in Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $160,652, above the department median of $92,942.

Employees: 583
Total payroll: $80.3M
Role median: $160,652
Agency median: $92,942
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$186,798+

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

How total compensation varies among the 583 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

Deputy Attorney General IV pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Lawyers — about 95,770 people — is $195,080. Justice pays a median base salary of $165,614 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 38th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Justice sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$97,950

$131,120

$195,080

$277,140

$369,180

Justice median · $165,614

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 Justice’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. Justice’s median base salary is 4% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Justice median · $165,614

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 1,412 of 1,544 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 Justice is $161,852, 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

Deputy Attorney General IV is held in 2 California departments. In Justice, the median of $160,652 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Air Resources Board

$24,036 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Deputy Attorney General beyond California

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $161,852 ranks #4 of 6. See Deputy Attorney General across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$272,168 · 5

$214,967 · 5

$184,000 · 13

$111,766 · 151

$111,274 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Attorney Generalroles 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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Lili Graham

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$17,399

Base pay: $17,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,399
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Orange
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4236645705901
Salary Total: $12,759
Total Pay: $17,399

Lili Graham holds the role of Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,399. They are represented by R02.

Lorrie Yost

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2023 total comp

$16,611

Base pay: $14,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,108
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,611
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,503
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201115705007
Salary Total: $14,503
Total Pay: $16,611

Lorrie Yost is a Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $16,611. They are represented by R02.

Mari Metcalf

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$16,167

Base pay: $15,359
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $808
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,167
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,644
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201925705043
Salary Total: $12,925
Total Pay: $16,167

Mari Metcalf works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is full-time. Mari earned $16,167 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Robert Mukai

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2023 total comp

$15,728

Base pay: $15,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,728
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,959
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204285705901
Salary Total: $81
Total Pay: $15,728

Robert Mukai is a Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $15,728. Union affiliation: R02.

Jane Zack Simon

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$14,817

Base pay: $14,817
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,817
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,954
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201635705901
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $14,817

Jane Zack Simon works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is intermittent. Jane earned $14,817 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Eric Chang

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2024 total comp

$14,425

Base pay: $4,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,267
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,425
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,206
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204635705018
Salary Total: $12,206
Total Pay: $14,425

At Justice, Eric Chang serves as a Deputy Attorney General IV. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $14,425. Union affiliation: R02.

Brenda Galvan

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$9,787

Base pay: $9,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,787
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,457
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4236545705009
Salary Total: $13,457
Total Pay: $9,787

At Justice, Brenda Galvan serves as a Deputy Attorney General IV. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,787. They are represented by R02.

Joshua Stock

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$9,279

Base pay: $9,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,279
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201855705042
Salary Total: $12,759
Total Pay: $9,279

Joshua Stock is a Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $9,279. They are represented by R02.

Amar Nair

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$8,119

Base pay: $8,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,119
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201955705047
Salary Total: $12,759
Total Pay: $8,119

Amar Nair is a Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $8,119. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Alexander Shaaban

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$6,379

Base pay: $6,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,379
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Orange
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4236645705901
Salary Total: $12,759
Total Pay: $6,379

Alexander Shaaban works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $6,379 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Dennis Eagan

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2024 total comp

$6,159

Base pay: $6,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,159
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,378
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204425705901
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $6,159

At Justice, Dennis Eagan serves as a Deputy Attorney General IV. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $6,159. Union affiliation: R02.

Sara Russell

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$6,060

Base pay: $6,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,060
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,954
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201015705901
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $6,060

Sara Russell is a Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $6,060. They are represented by R02.

Steven Green

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2024 total comp

$1,208

Base pay: $1,208
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,208
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,954
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204795705901
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $1,208

Steven Green works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is intermittent. Steven earned $1,208 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Donald Denicola

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2024 total comp

$1,141

Base pay: $1,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,141
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,378
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202175705901
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $1,141

Donald Denicola holds the role of Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,141. Union affiliation: R02.

Denise Hoffman

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$906

Base pay: $906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $906
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,954
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201015705901
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $906

Denise Hoffman works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is intermittent. Denise earned $906 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Melissa Lipon

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2023 total comp

$518

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $518
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $518
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,503
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202115705057
Salary Total: $14,503
Total Pay: $518

At Justice, Melissa Lipon serves as a Deputy Attorney General IV. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $518. They are represented by R02.

Matthew Mccarthy

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2024 total comp

$470

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $470
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,774
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202435705004
Salary Total: $13,774
Total Pay: $470

Matthew Mccarthy holds the role of Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $470. They are represented by R02.

George Hendrickson

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2023 total comp

$335

Base pay: $335
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $335
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,503
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202115705901
Salary Total: $84
Total Pay: $335

George Hendrickson holds the role of Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $335. Union affiliation: R02.

Warda Ali Baloch

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,226
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202115705089
Salary Total: $12,925
Total Pay: $50

Warda Ali Baloch holds the role of Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $50. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Christina Rb Lopez

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,644
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201255705019
Salary Total: $12,925
Total Pay: $50

Christina Rb Lopez works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is full-time. Christina earned $50 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Dang Vu

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,500
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201655705031
Salary Total: $13,500
Total Pay: $50

Dang Vu is a Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $50. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Thomas Mcmahon

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2025 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,912
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201855705034
Salary Total: $14,912

Thomas Mcmahon works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $0 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Brian Popkes

Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice

2024 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,954
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4236525705011
Salary Total: $14,954

Brian Popkes works as a Deputy Attorney General IV for Justice. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $0 in 2024. They are represented by R02.