Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel

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

56 employees hold this title in State Comp Insurance Fund. Median total compensation for the role is $226,032, above the department median of $99,340.

Employees: 56
Total payroll: $12M
Role median: $226,032
Agency median: $99,340
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$44,192$311,369+

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

How total compensation varies among the 56 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 State Comp Insurance Fund, the median of $226,032 ranks #2 of 65.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CA. State Auditor's Office

$226,201 · 1

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$209,585 · 10

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

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$205,537 · 3

CA. Coastal Commission

$205,537 · 1

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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Christopher Aarons

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/State Comp Insurance Fund

2025 total comp

$173,846

Base pay: $161,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,803
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,846
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,554
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4022055871908
Salary Total: $13,882
Total Pay: $173,846

Christopher Aarons holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at State Comp Insurance Fund. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $173,846. They are represented by M02.