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

Glenice Fuller

Legal Analyst/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$77,792

Base pay: $60,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,324
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,792
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,922
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155237020
Salary Total: $6,714
Total Pay: $77,792

Glenice Fuller holds the role of Legal Analyst at State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,792. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Antoinette Uribe

Senior Personnel Specialist/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$76,844

Base pay: $71,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,844
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,420
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260111317002
Salary Total: $6,227
Total Pay: $76,844

At State Public Defender, Antoinette Uribe serves as a Senior Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,844. Union affiliation: R01.

Paula Pimentel

Legal Analyst/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$76,148

Base pay: $75,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,148
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,783
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155237003
Salary Total: $6,580
Total Pay: $76,148

Paula Pimentel works as a Legal Analyst for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Paula earned $76,148 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Neva Wandersee

Legal Secretary/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$74,538

Base pay: $73,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $643
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,538
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,748
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260111282010
Salary Total: $6,165
Total Pay: $74,538

Neva Wandersee works as a Legal Secretary for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Neva earned $74,538 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Esmeralda Manzo

Senior Legal Analyst/State Public Defender

2024 total comp

$73,971

Base pay: $73,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,971
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,215
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260155333006
Salary Total: $6,215
Total Pay: $73,971

Esmeralda Manzo works as a Senior Legal Analyst for State Public Defender. Their status is full-time. Esmeralda earned $73,971 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Jenelle Yu

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/State Public Defender

2025 total comp

$73,760

Base pay: $73,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,760
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,332
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4260135393709
Salary Total: $6,142
Total Pay: $73,760

At State Public Defender, Jenelle Yu serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,760. Union affiliation: R01.