New York City / Consumer and Worker Protection / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

49 employees hold this title in Consumer and Worker Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $89,425, above the department median of $62,221.

Employees: 49
Total payroll: $3.8M
Role median: $89,425
Agency median: $62,221
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$8$133,896+

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How total compensation varies among the 49 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

Agency Attorney is held in 44 New York City departments. In Consumer and Worker Protection, the median of $89,425 ranks #30 of 44.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Borough President-Queens

$145,524 · 1

Teachers Retirement System

$129,522 · 2

Department of Environment Protection

$129,395 · 29

Office of Labor Relations

$129,366 · 1

Administrative for Children's Services

$123,272 · 163

Department of Education Administrative

$121,356 · 190

Department of Parks & Recreation

$115,845 · 15

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$114,185 · 66

Office of Emergency Management

$112,987 · 2

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$111,729 · 29

Department of Sanitation

$111,118 · 9

Department of Finance

$109,653 · 23

Median total compensation for the Agency Attorney role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Agency Attorney beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $105,047 ranks #1 of 2. See Agency Attorney across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$66,357 · 41

Median total compensation for comparable Agency Attorneyroles 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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Allen Tsirelman

Agency Attorney/Consumer and Worker Protection

2025 total comp

$58,081

Base pay: $58,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,081
Hire date: 2024-11-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $103,305
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 866
Regular Hours: 1,050

Allen Tsirelman holds the role of Agency Attorney at Consumer and Worker Protection based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,081.

Nancy Lam

Agency Attorney/Consumer and Worker Protection

2025 total comp

$57,706

Base pay: $55,929
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,777
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,706
Hire date: 2023-02-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $92,446
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 866
Regular Hours: 1,128

Nancy Lam works as a Agency Attorney for Consumer and Worker Protection based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Nancy earned $57,706 in 2025.