Council Member

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

50 employees hold this title in City Council. Median total compensation for the role is $148,076, above the department median of $50,766.

Employees: 50
Total payroll: $7.1M
Role median: $148,076
Agency median: $50,766
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13,670$149,076+

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How total compensation varies among the 50 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

Council Member beyond New York City

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $148,076 ranks #2 of 8. See Council Member across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$261,987 · 15

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$77,965 · 12

City of Baltimore

$70,528 · 65

City of Cincinnati

$60,646 · 9

City of Memphis

$37,808 · 12

City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

$30,264 · 15

Metro Nashville

$20,788 · 165

Median total compensation for comparable Council Memberroles 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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Kalman Yeger

Council Member/City Council

2025 total comp

$80,865

Base pay: $80,865
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,865
Hire date: 2018-01-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $148,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 994

Kalman Yeger is a Council Member at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. 2025 total compensation came to $80,865.