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Georgia / Public Defender Council, Georgia / Attorney 4

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Attorney 4

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

157 employees hold this title in Public Defender Council, Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $100,000, above the department median of $62,540.

Employees
157
Total payroll
$15.4M
Role median
$100,000
Agency median
$62,540
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$139,668+

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

How total compensation varies among the 157 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Attorney 4 pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Lawyers — about 23,930 people — is $134,830. Public Defender Council, Georgia pays a median base salary of $88,000 for this role, 35% below that figureabout the 27th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Defender Council, Georgia sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,750
$84,460
$134,830
$202,800
$317,820
Public Defender Council, Georgia median · $88,000

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Defender Council, Georgia’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Public Defender Council, Georgia’s median base salary is 45% below that national figure, about the 16th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Public Defender Council, Georgia median · $88,000

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 393 of 434 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Defender Council, Georgia is $85,092, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Georgia

Attorney 4 is held in 22 Georgia departments. In Public Defender Council, Georgia, the median of $100,000 ranks #6 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Attorney 4 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Attorney beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $83,880 ranks #8 of 14. See Attorney across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California
$150,234 · 3,693
Texas
$124,428 · 1,280
Minnesota
$108,190 · 29
City of Chicago
$102,516 · 7
South Carolina
$102,000 · 359
Arkansas
$85,943 · 269

Median total compensation for comparable Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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William Gibson

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$104,177
Base pay
$104,177
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,177

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$251

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, William Gibson serves as a Attorney 4. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,177.

Rachelle Hunter

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$104,005
Base pay
$104,005
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,005

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$17

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Rachelle Hunter serves as a Attorney 4. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,005.

Timothy Head

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$103,275
Base pay
$103,275
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,275

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$358

Timothy Head works as a Attorney 4 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Timothy earned $103,275 in 2025.

Tobe Karrh

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$102,923
Base pay
$102,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,923

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,011

Tobe Karrh is a Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $102,923.

Kenneth Klimasewski

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$101,686
Base pay
$101,686
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,686

Kenneth Klimasewski holds the role of Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,686.

Leonard Myers

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$101,253
Base pay
$101,253
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,253

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,041

Leonard Myers is a Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $101,253.

Lyndsey Hix

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$100,765
Base pay
$100,765
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,765

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$276

Lyndsey Hix works as a Attorney 4 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Lyndsey earned $100,765 in 2025.

Valencia Thurman

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$100,737
Base pay
$100,737
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,737

Valencia Thurman works as a Attorney 4 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Valencia earned $100,737 in 2025.

Ferleria Hemingway

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$100,000
Base pay
$100,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$43

Ferleria Hemingway works as a Attorney 4 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Ferleria earned $100,000 in 2025.

John Land

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$100,000
Base pay
$100,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,000

John Land holds the role of Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,000.

Jennifer Seifert

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$99,945
Base pay
$99,945
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,945

Jennifer Seifert works as a Attorney 4 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Jennifer earned $99,945 in 2025.

Joseph Dykstra

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$99,667
Base pay
$99,667
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,667

Joseph Dykstra works as a Attorney 4 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Joseph earned $99,667 in 2025.

Patrick Ferris

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$99,526
Base pay
$99,526
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,526

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$437

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Patrick Ferris serves as a Attorney 4. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,526.

Holli Martin

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$99,450
Base pay
$99,450
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,450

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$254

Holli Martin holds the role of Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,450.

Abigail Safford

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$99,005
Base pay
$99,005
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,005

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$948

Abigail Safford holds the role of Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,005.

Kristin Patten

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$99,005
Base pay
$99,005
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,005

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Kristin Patten serves as a Attorney 4. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,005.

Kathryn Jackson

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$98,833
Base pay
$98,833
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,833

Kathryn Jackson holds the role of Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,833.

Micah Gates

Attorney 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$98,636
Base pay
$98,636
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,636

Micah Gates is a Attorney 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $98,636.