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

Jason Stebner

Attorney III/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$60,908

Base pay: $57,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,965
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,536
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155795062
Salary Total: $11,695
Total Pay: $60,908

At State Public Defender, Jason Stebner serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,908. Union affiliation: R02.

Marc Mandeville Frelie

Staff Services Analyst/State Public Defender

2024 total comp

$60,595

Base pay: $60,289
Overtime: $206
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,595
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260115157702
Salary Total: $5,367
Total Pay: $60,595

At State Public Defender, Marc Mandeville Frelie serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,595. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jenelle Yu

Staff Services Analyst/State Public Defender

2023 total comp

$59,060

Base pay: $56,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,060
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,962
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260135157027
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $59,060

Jenelle Yu is a Staff Services Analyst at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $59,060. They are represented by R01.

Ana Boyea

Senior Legal Analyst/State Public Defender

2024 total comp

$56,876

Base pay: $52,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,412
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,876
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,146
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155333011
Salary Total: $6,146
Total Pay: $56,876

At State Public Defender, Ana Boyea serves as a Senior Legal Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $56,876. They are represented by R01.

Neelesh Rathi

Administrative Assistant I/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$56,853

Base pay: $56,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,853
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260115361005
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $56,853

Neelesh Rathi is a Administrative Assistant I at State Public Defender. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $56,853. Union affiliation: R01.