California / State Public Defender

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State Public Defender

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The State Public Defender handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 109 employees with median total compensation of $113,709; the highest distinct record was $224,017.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12.9M
Employees: 109
Median total: $113,709
Highest record: $224,017

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,796$207,360+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 109 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($113,709) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $114,988 (97%)
Overtime — $11 (0%)
Other — $3,227 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,263

$74,538

$113,709

$177,588

$195,268

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $195,268 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,263. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

18 · $167,542

16 · $192,971

10 · $186,501

6 · $113,613

Staff Services Manager I

6 · $92,989

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$11.7M —	104 —	$120,733 —
2024	$12.3M ▲ 5.5%	105 ▲ 1.0%	$108,863 ▼ 9.8%
2025	$12.9M ▲ 4.5%	109 ▲ 3.8%	$113,709 ▲ 4.5%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Office of Administrative Law California71% match
Office of Public Utility Counsel Texas58% match
Public Defender City and County of San Francisco55% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia53% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania50% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina48% match

Record list

Employees

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Tatyana Kaplan

Research Data Specialist II/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$104,370

Base pay: $103,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,370
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,317
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260135758001
Salary Total: $9,037
Total Pay: $104,370

Tatyana Kaplan is a Research Data Specialist II at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $104,370. Union affiliation: R01.

Randy Pagaduan

Staff Services Manager I/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$104,367

Base pay: $100,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,367
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,737
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260114800005
Salary Total: $8,475
Total Pay: $104,367

At State Public Defender, Randy Pagaduan serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,367. Union affiliation: S01.

Andrea Mendez

Attorney/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$103,702

Base pay: $103,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,702
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155778801
Salary Total: $8,901
Total Pay: $103,702

Andrea Mendez holds the role of Attorney at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,702. Union affiliation: R02.

Marnie Lowe

Attorney/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$103,552

Base pay: $103,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,552
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155778800
Salary Total: $8,901
Total Pay: $103,552

Marnie Lowe holds the role of Attorney at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,552. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Timothy Foley

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2024 total comp

$100,998

Base pay: $90,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,638
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,998
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,627
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780019
Salary Total: $15,627
Total Pay: $100,998

Timothy Foley holds the role of Attorney IV at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $100,998. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Christopher Gonzalez

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$100,704

Base pay: $100,129
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,704
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,718
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260154801006
Salary Total: $8,456
Total Pay: $100,704

Christopher Gonzalez is a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,704. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Ricardo Silahua

Information Technology Specialist I/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$97,804

Base pay: $97,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,804
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,128
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260141402005
Salary Total: $8,854
Total Pay: $97,804

Ricardo Silahua holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,804. They are represented by R01.

Steven Moran

Information Technology Specialist I/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$97,572

Base pay: $96,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,572
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,671
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260141402006
Salary Total: $8,411
Total Pay: $97,572

Steven Moran works as a Information Technology Specialist I for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $97,572 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Olivia Maloney

Staff Services Manager I/State Public Defender

2023 total comp

$96,602

Base pay: $90,717
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,885
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,602
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,844
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260114800002
Salary Total: $7,844
Total Pay: $96,602

Olivia Maloney is a Staff Services Manager I at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $96,602. Union affiliation: S01.