California / Justice / Deputy Attorney General V

Job-title file

Deputy Attorney General V

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

558 employees hold this title in Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $195,427, above the department median of $92,942.

Employees: 558
Total payroll: $99.2M
Role median: $195,427
Agency median: $92,942
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$7,608$209,117+

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

How total compensation varies among the 558 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 V 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 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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Paula Gibson

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$310,735

Base pay: $210,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100,112
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $310,735
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204655701002
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $310,735

At Justice, Paula Gibson serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $310,735. They are represented by R02.

David Eldridge

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$281,731

Base pay: $144,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $137,716
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $281,731
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202115701004
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $281,731

David Eldridge holds the role of Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $281,731. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Alana Butler

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$265,057

Base pay: $187,201
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,856
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $265,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202175701002
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $265,057

Alana Butler holds the role of Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $265,057. Union affiliation: R02.

Michael Purcell

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$264,038

Base pay: $209,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,879
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $264,038
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201925701024
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $264,038

Michael Purcell is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $264,038. They are represented by R02.

Brian Means

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$237,620

Base pay: $121,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $237,620
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202115701013
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $237,620

Brian Means is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $237,620. Union affiliation: R02.

Lisa Tillman

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2023 total comp

$233,036

Base pay: $142,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $90,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233,036
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,685
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201415701001
Salary Total: $15,685
Total Pay: $233,036

Lisa Tillman works as a Deputy Attorney General V for Justice. Their status is full-time. Lisa earned $233,036 in 2023. Union affiliation: R02.

Joseph Wheeler

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$229,108

Base pay: $179,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49,227
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $229,108
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201915701011
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $229,108

Joseph Wheeler is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $229,108. They are represented by R02.

Michele Wong

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$223,300

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,048
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $223,300
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204795701003
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $223,300

Michele Wong is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $223,300. Their bargaining unit is R02.

David Baskind

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$222,498

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,246
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $222,498
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202135701003
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $222,498

At Justice, David Baskind serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $222,498. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Xiomara Costello

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$219,835

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,583
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $219,835
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202155701041
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $219,835

Xiomara Costello works as a Deputy Attorney General V for Justice. Their status is full-time. Xiomara earned $219,835 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Michelle Logan-Stern

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2024 total comp

$210,767

Base pay: $113,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $97,247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,767
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,391
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201955701003
Salary Total: $16,391
Total Pay: $210,767

At Justice, Michelle Logan-Stern serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $210,767. Union affiliation: R02.

Jeffrey Phillips

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$209,192

Base pay: $173,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,898
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,192
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201815701010
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $209,192

At Justice, Jeffrey Phillips serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $209,192. They are represented by R02.

Douglas Wilson

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$208,655

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,403
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,655
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202155701037
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $208,655

Douglas Wilson works as a Deputy Attorney General V for Justice. Their status is full-time. Douglas earned $208,655 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Martine D'Agostino

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$208,094

Base pay: $190,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,436
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,094
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201495701020
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $208,094

Martine D'Agostino is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $208,094. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Karen Bovarnick

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2023 total comp

$207,203

Base pay: $121,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,635
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $207,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,685
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202135701006
Salary Total: $15,685
Total Pay: $207,203

At Justice, Karen Bovarnick serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $207,203. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Catherine Wise

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$206,544

Base pay: $191,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,544
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201955701020
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $206,544

Catherine Wise holds the role of Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $206,544. Union affiliation: R02.

Caroline Chen

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$204,650

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,397
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,650
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202435701003
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $204,650

Caroline Chen is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $204,650. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Gillian Friedman

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2024 total comp

$204,042

Base pay: $199,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,842
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,042
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,391
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4201155701010
Salary Total: $16,391
Total Pay: $204,042

Gillian Friedman works as a Deputy Attorney General V for Justice. Their status is full-time. Gillian earned $204,042 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Eric Christoffersen

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$204,007

Base pay: $203,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,007
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202115701010
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $204,007

At Justice, Eric Christoffersen serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $204,007. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Edward Skelly

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$200,894

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,642
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,894
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202455701001
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $200,894

At Justice, Edward Skelly serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $200,894. They are represented by R02.

Margret Krell

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2023 total comp

$199,021

Base pay: $190,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,288
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $199,021
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,685
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202415701002
Salary Total: $15,685
Total Pay: $199,021

At Justice, Margret Krell serves as a Deputy Attorney General V. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $199,021. They are represented by R02.

Stephanie Chow

Deputy Attorney General V/Justice

2025 total comp

$198,825

Base pay: $195,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,573
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $198,825
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202175701057
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $198,825

Stephanie Chow holds the role of Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,825. Union affiliation: R02.