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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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Veronika Abella

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$66,616

Base pay: $66,616
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,616
Hire date: 2023-03-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $68,978
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Veronika Abella serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,616.

Zachary Weg

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$66,120

Base pay: $65,620
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,120
Hire date: 2018-02-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,113
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Zachary Weg works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Zachary earned $66,120 in 2025.

Layla Lynch

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$65,962

Base pay: $65,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,962
Hire date: 2023-06-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $69,009
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Layla Lynch is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $65,962.

Ashlee Thomas

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$65,589

Base pay: $65,589
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,589
Hire date: 2022-07-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,914
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ashlee Thomas works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Ashlee earned $65,589 in 2025.

Stanley Black

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$65,200

Base pay: $65,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,200
Hire date: 2012-09-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,113
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Stanley Black works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years. Stanley earned $65,200 in 2025.

Nia Beasley

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$63,678

Base pay: $63,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,678
Hire date: 2023-06-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $65,935
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Nia Beasley serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $63,678.

Jayson Fox

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$62,668

Base pay: $59,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,668
Hire date: 2023-04-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $58,350
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jayson Fox works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Jayson earned $62,668 in 2025.

David English

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$62,646

Base pay: $62,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,646
Hire date: 2013-03-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,867
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

David English holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $62,646.

Rochelle Tam

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$61,734

Base pay: $61,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,734
Hire date: 2024-08-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,537
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,540

Rochelle Tam holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,734.