Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel

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

10 employees hold this title in Legislative Counsel Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $209,585, above the department median of $121,309.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $2.1M
Role median: $209,585
Agency median: $121,309
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$190,482$219,578+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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.

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This role across California

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel is held in 65 California departments. In Legislative Counsel Bureau, the median of $209,585 ranks #3 of 65.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CA. State Auditor's Office

$226,201 · 1

State Comp Insurance Fund

$226,032 · 56

Veterans Affairs

$208,657 · 1

Health and Human Services Agy

$207,226 · 2

Office of Inspector General

$206,079 · 1

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$205,885 · 3

Industrial Relations

$205,637 · 6

CDCR

$205,562 · 30

Housing and Community Develop

$205,537 · 5

CA. Coastal Commission

$205,537 · 1

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$205,537 · 3

State Teachers Retirement Systems

$205,537 · 3

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sue-Ann Peterson

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$190,482

Base pay: $190,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,482
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105871109
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $190,482

Sue-Ann Peterson works as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel for Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. Sue-Ann earned $190,482 in 2025. They are represented by E99.