Rhode Island / Public Defender / Staff Attorney II

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Staff Attorney II

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

23 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $25,062, above the department median of $23,153.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $871.8K
Role median: $25,062
Agency median: $23,153
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,353$80,327+

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How total compensation varies among the 23 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.

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This role across Rhode Island

Staff Attorney II is held in 3 Rhode Island departments. In Public Defender, the median of $25,062 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Judicial

$25,031 · 4

R I Ethics Commission

$21,766 · 2

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

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Staff Attorney beyond Rhode Island

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $24,226 ranks #5 of 7. See Staff Attorney across all of Rhode Island →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$174,677 · 11

$111,519 · 196

$106,634 · 214

$57,177 · 16

$19,743 · 20

$10,084 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Staff 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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Tiffany Davila

Staff Attorney II/Public Defender

2024 total comp

$80,736

Base pay: $80,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,736

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay: $79,090
Middle Initial: E
Total Pay: $80,736

Tiffany Davila is a Staff Attorney II at Public Defender. 2024 total compensation came to $80,736.

Kayla Faria

Staff Attorney II/Public Defender

2024 total comp

$79,805

Base pay: $79,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,805

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay: $79,090
Middle Initial: A
Total Pay: $79,805

Kayla Faria holds the role of Staff Attorney II at Public Defender. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,805.

Brittani Mulholland

Staff Attorney II/Public Defender

2024 total comp

$77,719

Base pay: $77,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,719

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay: $79,090
Middle Initial: P
Total Pay: $77,719

At Public Defender, Brittani Mulholland serves as a Staff Attorney II. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,719.

Samantha Derocha

Staff Attorney II/Public Defender

2025 total comp

$77,476

Base pay: $76,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $704
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,476

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay: $80,114
Middle Initial: M
Total Pay: $77,476

At Public Defender, Samantha Derocha serves as a Staff Attorney II. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,476.

Connor Reardon

Staff Attorney II/Public Defender

2024 total comp

$77,124

Base pay: $77,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,124

Source-specific fields

Annual Pay: $76,299
Middle Initial: P
Total Pay: $77,124

Connor Reardon works as a Staff Attorney II for Public Defender. Connor earned $77,124 in 2024.