Council Assistant

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

9 employees hold this title in Office of the Mayor. Median total compensation for the role is $61,800, below the department median of $66,950.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $542.4K
Role median: $61,800
Agency median: $66,950
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$20,800$127,645+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 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 Office of the Mayor, the median of $61,800 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

City Council

$61,088 · 20

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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Chaka Powell

Council Assistant/Office of the Mayor

2026 total comp

$84,872

Sub-department: Mayor
Base pay: $84,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,872
Hire date: 2023-06-26
Pay grade: 023
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Department ID: 0300000
Job Family: D9Leg
Jobcode: 023
Jobtitle Abbrv: CounclAsst
Location: Ccl Mayor
Paygroup: Mgm
Position Nbr: 00023017
Sal Admin Plan: D9

Chaka Powell works as a Council Assistant for Office of the Mayor within Mayor. They have served since 2023 (about 3 years). Chaka earned $84,872 in 2026. Their pay grade is 023.