Legislative Assistant

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

82 employees hold this title in City Council. Median total compensation for the role is $73,572, above the department median of $50,766.

Employees: 82
Total payroll: $5.8M
Role median: $73,572
Agency median: $50,766
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,020$147,747+

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How total compensation varies among the 82 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

Legislative Assistant is held in 2 New York City departments. In City Council, the median of $73,572 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$28,192 · 2

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

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Legislative Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $73,374 ranks #6 of 14. See Legislative Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$180,205 · 10

City and County of San Francisco

$168,705 · 80

$113,963 · 31

$86,520 · 21

$83,112 · 73

$55,163 · 11

$43,711 · 120

$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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Jenna Klaus

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$103,457

Base pay: $100,457
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,457
Hire date: 2018-01-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $92,404
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Jenna Klaus serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,457.

Allen Wright

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,282

Base pay: $99,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,282
Hire date: 2014-05-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $102,802
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Allen Wright holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,282.