New York City / Administrative for Children's Services / Executive Agency Counsel

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Executive Agency Counsel

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

70 employees hold this title in Administrative for Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $181,810, above the department median of $75,817.

Employees: 70
Total payroll: $12.2M
Role median: $181,810
Agency median: $75,817
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13,970$265,286+

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How total compensation varies among the 70 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 New York City

Executive Agency Counsel is held in 55 New York City departments. In Administrative for Children's Services, the median of $181,810 ranks #11 of 55.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Management & Budget

$253,764 · 1

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$211,970 · 4

Independent Budget Office

$211,033 · 1

Off of Payroll Administration

$205,871 · 1

Financial Information Services Agency

$203,436 · 5

Department of Homeless Services

$202,514 · 1

City Clerk

$194,832 · 1

District Attorney Qns County

$190,373 · 1

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$184,629 · 9

Conflicts of Interest Board

$183,170 · 5

Department of Parks & Recreation

$181,791 · 4

Department of Transportation

$181,336 · 18

Median total compensation for the Executive Agency Counsel role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joseph Cardieri

Executive Agency Counsel/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$269,179

Base pay: $268,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $216
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $269,179
Hire date: 1996-06-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $278,498
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Joseph Cardieri holds the role of Executive Agency Counsel at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $269,179.

Alan Sputz

Executive Agency Counsel/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$266,080

Base pay: $264,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $266,080
Hire date: 2012-01-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $273,442
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Alan Sputz holds the role of Executive Agency Counsel at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $266,080.

Stephanie Gendell

Executive Agency Counsel/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$263,991

Base pay: $263,991
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $263,991
Hire date: 2018-09-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $273,350
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Stephanie Gendell is a Executive Agency Counsel at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $263,991.