New York City / Administrative Trials and Hearings / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

44 employees hold this title in Administrative Trials and Hearings. Median total compensation for the role is $94,971, above the department median of $60,319.

Employees: 44
Total payroll: $3.7M
Role median: $94,971
Agency median: $60,319
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$33$134,260+

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How total compensation varies among the 44 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

Agency Attorney is held in 44 New York City departments. In Administrative Trials and Hearings, the median of $94,971 ranks #26 of 44.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Borough President-Queens

$145,524 · 1

Teachers Retirement System

$129,522 · 2

Department of Environment Protection

$129,395 · 29

Office of Labor Relations

$129,366 · 1

Administrative for Children's Services

$123,272 · 163

Department of Education Administrative

$121,356 · 190

Department of Parks & Recreation

$115,845 · 15

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$114,185 · 66

Office of Emergency Management

$112,987 · 2

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$111,729 · 29

Department of Sanitation

$111,118 · 9

Department of Finance

$109,653 · 23

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

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Agency Attorney beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $105,047 ranks #1 of 2. See Agency Attorney across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$66,357 · 41

Median total compensation for comparable Agency Attorneyroles 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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Therese France Bonifacio

Agency Attorney/Administrative Trials and Hearings

2025 total comp

$66,584

Base pay: $66,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,584
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $84,806
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 820
Regular Hours: 1,470

Therese France Bonifacio works as a Agency Attorney for Administrative Trials and Hearings based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Therese earned $66,584 in 2025.

Christopher Rassi

Agency Attorney/Administrative Trials and Hearings

2025 total comp

$66,524

Base pay: $60,908
Overtime: $3
Other pay: $5,614
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,524
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $103,055
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 820
Regular Hours: 1,070.25

Christopher Rassi is a Agency Attorney at Administrative Trials and Hearings based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $66,524.

Theresa Leary

Agency Attorney/Administrative Trials and Hearings

2025 total comp

$63,838

Base pay: $63,838
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,838
Hire date: 2024-10-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $103,305
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 820
Regular Hours: 1,155

Theresa Leary holds the role of Agency Attorney at Administrative Trials and Hearings based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,838.