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

Page 1

Robin Kallman

Attorney Supervisor/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$189,348

Base pay: $131,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58,084
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,348
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,900
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155749024
Salary Total: $16,119
Total Pay: $189,348

Robin Kallman holds the role of Attorney Supervisor at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $189,348. Union affiliation: S02.

Andrea Asaro

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,501

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780020
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,501

Andrea Asaro holds the role of Attorney IV at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $186,501. Union affiliation: R02.

Caroline Cincotta

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,501

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780008
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,501

Caroline Cincotta holds the role of Attorney IV at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $186,501. Union affiliation: R02.

Gary Garcia

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,501

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780024
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,501

Gary Garcia works as a Attorney IV for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Gary earned $186,501 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Jessica Oats

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,501

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780027
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,501

Jessica Oats works as a Attorney IV for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $186,501 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Samuel Weiscovitz

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,501

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780023
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,501

Samuel Weiscovitz is a Attorney IV at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $186,501. They are represented by R02.

Albert Kutchins

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,501

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780022
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,501

Albert Kutchins is a Attorney IV at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $186,501. They are represented by R02.

Laura Rogers

Attorney IV/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$186,351

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,351
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155780035
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,351

Laura Rogers works as a Attorney IV for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Laura earned $186,351 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Albert Kutchins

Attorney Supervisor/State Public Defender

2023 total comp

$185,667

Base pay: $185,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,667
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,701
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155749023
Salary Total: $15,701
Total Pay: $185,667

Albert Kutchins works as a Attorney Supervisor for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Albert earned $185,667 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is S02.