Agency file

City Council

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The City Council is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 1,422 employees with median total compensation of $50,766; the highest distinct record was $284,418.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $81.7M
Employees: 1,422
Median total: $50,766
Highest record: $284,418

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$718$196,402+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,422 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($50,766) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $56,383 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,105 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$630

$2,667

$50,766

$90,687

$148,076

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $148,076 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $630. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Council Member Aide

831 · $10,267

Legislative Assistant

82 · $73,572

Legislative Counsel

54 · $108,215

Council Member

50 · $148,076

Legislative Clerk

49 · $31,069

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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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.

Rachel Avram

Legislative Programmer/Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,595

Base pay: $98,595
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,595
Hire date: 2023-01-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,178
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Rachel Avram holds the role of Legislative Programmer/Analyst at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,595.

Alan Katz

Legislative Administrative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,557

Base pay: $99,557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,557
Hire date: 1992-03-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $103,087
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Alan Katz is a Legislative Administrative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 33 years. 2025 total compensation came to $99,557.

Patrice Comerford

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,452

Base pay: $96,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,452
Hire date: 2016-05-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $84,414
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Patrice Comerford works as a Council Member Aide for City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Patrice earned $99,452 in 2025.

James Wu

Legislative Programmer/Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,450

Base pay: $98,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,450
Hire date: 2020-03-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,178
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

James Wu works as a Legislative Programmer/Analyst for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. James earned $99,450 in 2025.

Amanda Vazquez

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$99,438

Base pay: $96,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,438
Hire date: 2022-07-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $121,951
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,345.5

Amanda Vazquez works as a Council Member Aide for City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Amanda earned $99,438 in 2025.

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.

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.

Sheila Rodriguez

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$98,778

Base pay: $95,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,778
Hire date: 2013-12-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $92,097
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Sheila Rodriguez holds the role of Council Member Aide at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $98,778.

Reese Hirota

Legislative Programmer/Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$98,595

Base pay: $98,595
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,595
Hire date: 2023-01-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,178
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Reese Hirota is a Legislative Programmer/Analyst at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $98,595.

Maria Villalobos

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$98,590

Base pay: $95,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,590
Hire date: 2022-07-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $110,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Maria Villalobos serves as a Council Member Aide based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $98,590.

Elijah Fox

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$98,258

Base pay: $94,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,258
Hire date: 2022-01-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $92,700
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Elijah Fox holds the role of Council Member Aide at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $98,258.

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.

Mara Davis

Communication Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$97,933

Base pay: $96,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,933
Hire date: 2023-08-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $103,250
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Mara Davis is a Communication Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $97,933.

Chloe Rivera

Senior Legislative Policy Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$97,898

Base pay: $97,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,898
Hire date: 2015-04-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,178
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Chloe Rivera holds the role of Senior Legislative Policy Analyst at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $97,898.

Brooke Frye

Legislative Programmer/Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$97,898

Base pay: $97,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,898
Hire date: 2018-09-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,178
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Brooke Frye holds the role of Legislative Programmer/Analyst at City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,898.