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Office of the City Administrator

Office of the City Attorney

Led by Robert L. Taylor, City AttorneyGeneral Fund
80.5
Authorized FTE
$12.1M
Salary cost
budgeted personnel $
$150k
Avg cost / FTE
12
Job classes
$22.3M
Operating budget
all funds
1
Departments

Where the money goes

Program budget, $22.3M total (FY2025-26 Adopted, all funds — capital, debt, and pass-throughs included, so this is larger than salary cost). Top programs shown cover 100% of the bureau.

Legal Services$22,300,219 · 100%

Salaries by job classification

12 classes · 80.5 FTE · $12.1M budgeted (FY2025-26 Adopted). Pay bands from the City compensation plan.

ClassificationFTEBudgetedPay band
City Attorney, Senior Deputy
19.5$3.9M$161k–$234k
City Attorney, Deputy
15$2.4M$133k–$187k
Paralegal
15$1.6M$100k–$130k
City Attorney, Chief Deputy
6$1.4M$177k–$257k
Legal Assistant
11$1.0M$85k–$122k
Administrative Specialist II
5$482k$77k–$110k
Systems Analyst
4$430k$100k–$130k
City Attorney
1$278k$195k–$290k
Manager I
1$158k$121k–$173k
Analyst III
1$135k$110k–$156k
Paralegal Supervisor
1$126k$110k–$156k
Legal Assistant Supervisor
1$110k$100k–$130k
Sources: staffing & salary cost from the FY2025-26 Adopted Budget — FTE Summary joined to the City compensation plan; program budget from the budget Bureau Programs. Bureau page: portland.gov.