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Public Defender Council, Georgia

Source file: Georgia — State Employee Salaries (Open Georgia / TIGA) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 1,048 employees with median total compensation of $62,540; the highest distinct record was $192,347.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$68.1M
Employees
1,048
Median total
$62,540
Highest record
$192,347

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,048 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,540) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$65,019 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • 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
$5,271
$40,000
$62,540
$91,075
$117,212

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $117,212 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,271. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney 4
157 · $100,000
Attorney 3
113 · $85,819
Attorney 1
95 · $65,115
Attorney 2
70 · $78,792

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.

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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.

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sharon Davis

Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,720
Base pay
$55,720
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,720

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Sharon Davis serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,720.

Christina Regensburger

Criminal Investigator 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,497
Base pay
$55,497
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,497

Christina Regensburger holds the role of Criminal Investigator 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,497.

Cassandra Hitchens

Paralegal 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,443
Base pay
$55,443
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,443

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$445

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Cassandra Hitchens serves as a Paralegal 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,443.

Tangela Cartwright

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,120
Base pay
$55,120
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,120

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$243

Tangela Cartwright works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Tangela earned $55,120 in 2025.

Roosevelt Zanders

Criminal Investigator 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,120
Base pay
$55,120
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,120

Roosevelt Zanders holds the role of Criminal Investigator 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,120.

Deborah Willis

Administrative Assistant 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,120
Base pay
$55,120
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,120

Deborah Willis works as a Administrative Assistant 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Deborah earned $55,120 in 2025.

Samantha Crawford

Criminal Investigator 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$55,120
Base pay
$55,120
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,120

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,047

Samantha Crawford is a Criminal Investigator 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $55,120.

Kenya Parker

Paralegal 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,975
Base pay
$54,975
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,975

Kenya Parker holds the role of Paralegal 4 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,975.

Macey Albert

Paralegal 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,880
Base pay
$54,880
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,880

Macey Albert is a Paralegal 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $54,880.

Liliana Fraire-Aguilar

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,707
Base pay
$54,707
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,707

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$239

Liliana Fraire-Aguilar works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Liliana earned $54,707 in 2025.

Lakeisha Jackson

Administrative Assistant Supervisor/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,578
Base pay
$54,578
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,578

Lakeisha Jackson works as a Administrative Assistant Supervisor for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Lakeisha earned $54,578 in 2025.

Miranda Thomason

Social Services Program Consultant 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,500
Base pay
$54,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,500

Miranda Thomason is a Social Services Program Consultant 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $54,500.

Susan Rosser

Busi Support Analyst 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,484
Base pay
$54,484
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,484

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Susan Rosser serves as a Busi Support Analyst 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,484.

Ryan Hamilton

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,335
Base pay
$54,335
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,335

Ryan Hamilton works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Ryan earned $54,335 in 2025.

Jasmine Evans

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,080
Base pay
$54,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,080

Jasmine Evans holds the role of Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,080.

Michelle Ellis

Administrative Assistant 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,080
Base pay
$54,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,080

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$175

Michelle Ellis is a Administrative Assistant 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $54,080.

Diana Richburg

Administrative Assistant 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,080
Base pay
$54,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,080

Diana Richburg is a Administrative Assistant 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $54,080.

Christine Benham

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,080
Base pay
$54,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,080

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$322

Christine Benham is a Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $54,080.

Ruth Vann

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,080
Base pay
$54,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,080

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,487

Ruth Vann holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,080.

Joseph Davis

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,000
Base pay
$54,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$325

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Joseph Davis serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,000.

Charles Mckeown

Attorney 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,950
Base pay
$53,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,950

Charles Mckeown holds the role of Attorney 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,950.

Shaelyn Sanders

Social Worker, Nonlicensed 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,750
Base pay
$53,750
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,750

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$374

Shaelyn Sanders is a Social Worker, Nonlicensed 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $53,750.

Joan Holmes

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,705
Base pay
$53,705
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,705

Joan Holmes holds the role of Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,705.

Brandee Jackson

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,501
Base pay
$53,501
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,501

Brandee Jackson is a Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $53,501.

Stephanie Sanders

Paralegal 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,445
Base pay
$53,445
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,445

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$55

Stephanie Sanders is a Paralegal 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $53,445.

Jennifer Long

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,260
Base pay
$53,260
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,260

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$40

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Jennifer Long serves as a Administrative Assistant 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,260.

Jameson Fisher

Attorney 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,125
Base pay
$53,125
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,125

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$894

Jameson Fisher works as a Attorney 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Jameson earned $53,125 in 2025.

Morgan Brown

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,125
Base pay
$53,125
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,125

Morgan Brown works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Morgan earned $53,125 in 2025.

Shantray Tyson

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,000
Base pay
$53,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,000

Shantray Tyson holds the role of Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,000.

Jeffrey Boyt

Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,000
Base pay
$53,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$35

Jeffrey Boyt holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,000.

Jennifer Labuzzetta

Paralegal 4/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,000
Base pay
$53,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,000

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Jennifer Labuzzetta serves as a Paralegal 4. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,000.

Shawana Fletcher

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,919
Base pay
$52,919
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,919

Shawana Fletcher works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Shawana earned $52,919 in 2025.

Anita Jones

Administrative Assistant 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,808
Base pay
$52,808
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,808

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Anita Jones serves as a Administrative Assistant 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,808.

Shari Mchugh

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,583
Base pay
$52,583
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,583

Shari Mchugh works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Shari earned $52,583 in 2025.

Sharon Hughes

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,569
Base pay
$52,569
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,569

Sharon Hughes holds the role of Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,569.

Franklin Patterson

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,500
Base pay
$52,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,500

Franklin Patterson works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Franklin earned $52,500 in 2025.

Jacqueline Womack

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,286
Base pay
$52,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,286

Jacqueline Womack holds the role of Administrative Assistant 2 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,286.

Antoinette Davenport

Advocate 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,270
Base pay
$52,270
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,270

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Antoinette Davenport serves as a Advocate 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,270.

Ashley Burrows

Administrative Assistant 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,211
Base pay
$52,211
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,211

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$172

Ashley Burrows works as a Administrative Assistant 2 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Ashley earned $52,211 in 2025.

Susan Hoagland

Paralegal 2/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,110
Base pay
$52,110
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,110

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Susan Hoagland serves as a Paralegal 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,110.