Council Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

20 employees hold this title in City Council. Median total compensation for the role is $61,088, above the department median of $60,646.

Employees: 20
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $61,088
Agency median: $60,646
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$23,920$77,777+

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How total compensation varies among the 20 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Cincinnati

Council Assistant is held in 2 City of Cincinnati departments. In City Council, the median of $61,088 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the Mayor

$61,800 · 9

Median total compensation for the Council Assistant role in other City of Cincinnatidepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Council Assistant beyond City of Cincinnati

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Cincinnati, the median of $61,800 ranks #2 of 3. See Council Assistant across all of City of Cincinnati →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$73,365 · 13

City of Baltimore

$17,792 · 108

Median total compensation for comparable Council Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jennifer Shaifer

Council Assistant/City Council

2026 total comp

$68,000

Sub-department: Council
Base pay: $68,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,000
Hire date: 2026-03-08
Pay grade: 023
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Department ID: 0100000
Job Family: D9Leg
Jobcode: 023
Jobtitle Abbrv: CounclAsst
Location: Ccl 348
Paygroup: Mgm
Position Nbr: 00023037
Sal Admin Plan: D9

At City Council, Jennifer Shaifer serves as a Council Assistant within Council. Their tenure dates to 2026, under a year. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,000. They are classified at grade 023.

Elijah Hyman

Council Assistant/City Council

2026 total comp

$67,500

Sub-department: Council
Base pay: $67,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,500
Hire date: 2025-01-26
Pay grade: 023
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Department ID: 0100000
Job Family: D9Leg
Jobcode: 023
Jobtitle Abbrv: CounclAsst
Location: Ccl 350
Paygroup: Mgm
Position Nbr: 00023040
Sal Admin Plan: D9

Elijah Hyman works as a Council Assistant for City Council within Council. They have served since 2025 (about a year). Elijah earned $67,500 in 2026. Their pay grade is 023.