As the five District Attorney’s Offices in New York City are set to give their entry-level prosecutors a pay bump with the help of millions in increased spending by the city government, the Legal Aid Society, which is contracted by the city for its services, says it’s time to boost public defenders’ paychecks.

City lawmakers signed off on a $15.3 million spending increase to the DA’s Offices in the coming fiscal year, of which about $5.5 million was earmarked for pay increases for entry-level prosecutors.