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

Page 1

Kevin Frick

Legislative Administrative Manager/City Council

2025 total comp

$138,690

Base pay: $138,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,690
Hire date: 2022-10-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $141,456
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Kevin Frick serves as a Legislative Administrative Manager based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,690.

Zachary Meher-Casallas

Legislative Investigator/City Council

2025 total comp

$137,473

Base pay: $137,473
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,473
Hire date: 2022-09-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $141,456
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Zachary Meher-Casallas holds the role of Legislative Investigator at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,473.

Andrew Wilber

Principal Legislative Financial Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$136,504

Base pay: $136,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,504
Hire date: 2017-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $140,037
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Andrew Wilber works as a Principal Legislative Financial Analyst for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Andrew earned $136,504 in 2025.

William Kyeremateng

Principal Legislative Financial Analyst/City Council

2025 total comp

$136,437

Base pay: $136,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,437
Hire date: 2015-11-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $140,037
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

William Kyeremateng is a Principal Legislative Financial Analyst at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). 2025 total compensation came to $136,437.

Elizabeth Wooley

Legislative Systems Manager/City Council

2025 total comp

$135,657

Base pay: $135,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,657
Hire date: 2020-01-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $140,466
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Elizabeth Wooley serves as a Legislative Systems Manager based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,657.

Amber Moorer

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$135,576

Base pay: $132,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,576
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $125,504
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Amber Moorer is a Council Member Aide at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $135,576.

John Smyth

Assistant Director of Administration/City Council

2025 total comp

$134,706

Base pay: $134,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,706
Hire date: 2007-09-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $139,481
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

John Smyth is a Assistant Director of Administration at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). 2025 total compensation came to $134,706.

Marci Wiggs-Bishop

Council Member Aide/City Council

2025 total comp

$134,528

Base pay: $131,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,528
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $125,041
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Marci Wiggs-Bishop holds the role of Council Member Aide at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $134,528.

Walter Algarin

Legislative Assistant/City Council

2025 total comp

$134,275

Base pay: $134,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,275
Hire date: 2005-10-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $139,035
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Walter Algarin holds the role of Legislative Assistant at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $134,275.

Deborah Kerzhner

Legislative Counsel/City Council

2025 total comp

$133,734

Base pay: $133,518
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $216
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,734
Hire date: 2023-11-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $138,252
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

At City Council, Deborah Kerzhner serves as a Legislative Counsel based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $133,734.

Francesca Dellavecchia

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$133,503

Base pay: $133,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,503
Hire date: 2005-02-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $138,236
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Francesca Dellavecchia holds the role of Deputy Director at City Council based in Manhattan. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $133,503.

Mujeeb Shinwa

Legislative Administrative Manager/City Council

2025 total comp

$132,235

Base pay: $132,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,235
Hire date: 2022-12-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $136,923
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Mujeeb Shinwa holds the role of Legislative Administrative Manager at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,235.

Patrick Lewis

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$131,178

Base pay: $131,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,178
Hire date: 2023-06-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $134,225
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Patrick Lewis works as a Deputy Director for City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Patrick earned $131,178 in 2025.