Legislative Counsel

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

54 employees hold this title in City Council. Median total compensation for the role is $108,215, above the department median of $50,766.

Employees: 54
Total payroll: $5M
Role median: $108,215
Agency median: $50,766
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$16,019$158,078+

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How total compensation varies among the 54 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

Legislative Counsel beyond New York City

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $108,215 ranks #3 of 3. See Legislative Counsel across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Georgia

$130,250 · 6

Vermont

$117,936 · 18

Median total compensation for comparable Legislative Counselroles 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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Daniel Matza-Brown

Legislative Counsel/City Council

2025 total comp

$100,110

Base pay: $100,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,110
Hire date: 2024-10-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $149,713
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,260

Daniel Matza-Brown is a Legislative Counsel at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $100,110.

Irene Byhovsky

Legislative Counsel/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,011

Base pay: $99,011
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,011
Hire date: 2018-07-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $102,521
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Irene Byhovsky works as a Legislative Counsel for City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Irene earned $99,011 in 2025.

Declan Mcpherson

Legislative Counsel/City Council

2025 total comp

$98,043

Base pay: $98,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,043
Hire date: 2022-06-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $101,518
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Declan Mcpherson works as a Legislative Counsel for City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Declan earned $98,043 in 2025.