Highest salary at Public Defender in year 2017 was $154,140. Number of employees at Public Defender in year 2017 was 2,900. Average annual salary was $44,965 and median salary was $43,970. Public Defender average salary is 4 percent lower than USA average and median salary is 1 percent higher than USA median salary. From 2016 to 2017, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 1.3 percent, the median salary increased 1.7 percent.