Executive Agency Counsel

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

151 employees hold this title in Administrative Trials and Hearings. Median total compensation for the role is $151,308, above the department median of $60,319.

Employees: 151
Total payroll: $19.4M
Role median: $151,308
Agency median: $60,319
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$802$203,316+

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How total compensation varies among the 151 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 Trials and Hearings, the median of $151,308 ranks #30 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

Administrative for Children's Services

$181,810 · 70

Department of Parks & Recreation

$181,791 · 4

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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Joy Thompson

Executive Agency Counsel/Administrative Trials and Hearings

2025 total comp

$87,967

Base pay: $87,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,967
Hire date: 2020-01-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $151,804
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 820
Regular Hours: 994

Joy Thompson works as a Executive Agency Counsel for Administrative Trials and Hearings based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. Joy earned $87,967 in 2025.