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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+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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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Tykem Small

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$81,453

Base pay: $81,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,453
Hire date: 2018-12-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $84,341
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Tykem Small serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $81,453.

Joon Yong Ahn

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$79,653

Base pay: $79,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,653
Hire date: 2019-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $81,897
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Joon Yong Ahn serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $79,653.

Jillian Jeffries

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$79,093

Base pay: $79,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,093
Hire date: 2022-02-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $81,897
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jillian Jeffries works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Jillian earned $79,093 in 2025.

Sean Mccready

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$77,339

Base pay: $77,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,339
Hire date: 2017-11-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,503
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Sean Mccready works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Sean earned $77,339 in 2025.

Qi Zhao Chen

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$76,005

Base pay: $76,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,005
Hire date: 2020-02-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $78,699
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Qi Zhao Chen is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. 2025 total compensation came to $76,005.

Dickson Tan

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$75,340

Base pay: $75,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,340
Hire date: 2021-10-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $77,438
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Dickson Tan is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). 2025 total compensation came to $75,340.

Jeffrey Reed

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$75,248

Base pay: $75,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,248
Hire date: 2018-05-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $77,438
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jeffrey Reed is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). 2025 total compensation came to $75,248.

Brittany Ng

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$74,790

Base pay: $74,051
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $739
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,790
Hire date: 2022-12-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $76,677
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Brittany Ng holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $74,790.