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Legislative Assistant

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

21 employees hold this title in Council. Median total compensation for the role is $86,520, below the department median of $110,000.

Employees
21
Total payroll
$1.8M
Role median
$86,520
Agency median
$110,000
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$58,000$115,850+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 21 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Legislative Assistant beyond District of Columbia

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In District of Columbia, the median of $86,520 ranks #4 of 14. See Legislative Assistant across all of District of Columbia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$180,205 · 10
City of Seattle
$113,963 · 31
Tennessee
$83,112 · 73
New York City
$73,374 · 84
Utah
$55,163 · 11
Minnesota
$43,711 · 120
Georgia
$41,883 · 18

Median total compensation for comparable Legislative 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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Jakaila Davis

Legislative Assistant/Council

2024 total comp
$77,765
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$77,765
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,765
Hire date
2025/05/05
Pay grade
04

Source-specific fields

Appointment Type
Excepted Service - Regular
Record ID
1,676

Jakaila Davis works as a Legislative Assistant for Council. Their hire date on record is 2025/05/05. Jakaila earned $77,765 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Esther Bundens

Legislative Assistant/Council

2024 total comp
$77,250
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$77,250
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,250
Hire date
2025/01/27
Pay grade
05

Source-specific fields

Appointment Type
Excepted Service - Regular
Record ID
1,005

At Council, Esther Bundens serves as a Legislative Assistant. Records show a hire date of 2025/01/27. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,250. They are classified at grade 05.

Taylor Coleman

Legislative Assistant/Council

2024 total comp
$76,385
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$76,385
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,385
Hire date
2023/02/27
Pay grade
04

Source-specific fields

Appointment Type
Excepted Service - Regular
Record ID
40,689

Taylor Coleman is a Legislative Assistant at Council. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service. 2024 total compensation came to $76,385. They are classified at grade 04.