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Deputy General Counsel

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1 employees hold this title in Council. Median total compensation for the role is $201,557, above the department median of $110,000.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$201.6K
Role median
$201,557
Agency median
$110,000
Comparison
Above

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This role across District of Columbia

Deputy General Counsel is held in 22 District of Columbia departments. In Council, the median of $201,557 ranks #3 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Hbx
$209,220 · 1
Mpd
$205,192 · 1
DCPS
$195,252 · 1
Dgs
$190,490 · 1
Dchr
$190,000 · 1
Dmped
$185,000 · 1
Orm
$183,859 · 1
Dhcd
$180,000 · 1
Doh
$180,000 · 1
Disb
$176,098 · 1
Dob
$175,000 · 1
Dcpl
$170,000 · 1

Median total compensation for the Deputy General Counsel role in other District of Columbiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Deputy General Counsel beyond District of Columbia

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In District of Columbia, the median of $175,000 ranks #3 of 6. See Deputy General Counsel across all of District of Columbia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$192,070 · 7
Tennessee
$176,667 · 37
Florida
$125,556 · 16
Missouri
$33,731 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy General Counselroles 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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Daniel Golden

Deputy General Counsel/Council

2024 total comp
$201,557
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$201,557
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$201,557
Hire date
2014/10/06
Pay grade
02

Source-specific fields

Appointment Type
Legal Service - Regular
Record ID
1,393

Daniel Golden works as a Deputy General Counsel for Council. They have served since 2014 (about 10 years). Daniel earned $201,557 in 2024. Their pay grade is 02.