Public Defender Salaries

Highest salary at Public Defender in year 2021 was $194,016. Number of employees at Public Defender in year 2021 was 632. Average annual salary was $101,138 and median salary was $100,566. Public Defender average salary is 116 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 131 percent higher than USA median salary. From 2020 to 2021, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 6.3 percent, the median salary increased 5.1 percent.