Modeled career paths · Public defense

Where does a Public Defender Investigator go next?

What employers are asking a Public Defender Investigator for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement

Public Defender+30% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Public Defender Investigator go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Senior Public Defender+67% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Public Defender Investigator go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Supervising Public Defender+124% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Public Defender. 16% joint modeled share

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Chief Public Defender+222% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Public Defender. 6% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Senior Adjudications Officer+39% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Public Defender. 5% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Assistant District Attorney+47% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Public Defender. 5% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.