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Payroll

Department

Public Defender

$58.1M
paid to 254 employees in FY2026
median $219,555 per person (+25% vs. citywide) · 0.1% overtime · 21st of 50 departments

Overtime: $29,855 in FY2026

0.1% of compensation, up from 0.0% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

172 people in FY2013, 254 in FY2026.

$25.5M in FY2013 · $58.1M in FY2026

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The jobs, FY2026

Justice & Corrections229 people$52.9M
Other roles19 people$3.6M
Information Technology7 people$1.6M
Next departmentDepartment of Human Resources22nd of 50 departments$46.6M

Source: SF Controller, employee compensation. Groups of fewer than five people are pooled. Employee Compensation ↗

See also

This department elsewhere

Public Protection: the service areaIts 11 departments on the payrollPublic Defender: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typePublic Defender: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Superior Court523 employees$69.1MJuvenile Probation Department230 employees$37.2M

Overview

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