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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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Chesnel Noel

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$87,354

Base pay: $86,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $444
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,354
Hire date: 2013-04-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,991
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Chesnel Noel serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,354.

Lorean Valentin

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$87,178

Base pay: $87,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,178
Hire date: 2022-06-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,828
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Lorean Valentin works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Lorean earned $87,178 in 2025.

Nolan Reese

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$86,743

Base pay: $86,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,743
Hire date: 2019-04-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,818
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nolan Reese holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,743.

Dean Hostler

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$85,246

Base pay: $85,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,246
Hire date: 2022-03-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $87,763
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Dean Hostler is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $85,246.

Sasha Sealey

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$85,246

Base pay: $85,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,246
Hire date: 2022-05-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $87,763
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Sasha Sealey is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $85,246.

Jeremy Akyempong

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$85,246

Base pay: $85,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,246
Hire date: 2022-03-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $87,763
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jeremy Akyempong is a Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $85,246.

Israel Martinez

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$84,938

Base pay: $84,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,938
Hire date: 1988-04-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $87,763
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Israel Martinez works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 37 years. Israel earned $84,938 in 2025.

Margaret Mcdermott

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$84,704

Base pay: $81,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,704
Hire date: 2020-08-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,231
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Margaret Mcdermott serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,704.

Ahsen Yaglidere Lin

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$84,612

Base pay: $84,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,612
Hire date: 2018-06-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $86,819
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ahsen Yaglidere Lin works as a Legislative Assistant for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Ahsen earned $84,612 in 2025.

Antonio Lopez

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$83,846

Base pay: $83,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,846
Hire date: 2015-05-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $86,819
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Antonio Lopez serves as a Legislative Assistant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $83,846.

Qiran Zhang

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$82,440

Base pay: $82,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,440
Hire date: 2023-06-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $84,768
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Qiran Zhang holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,440.