New York City / Department of Buildings / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

52 employees hold this title in Department of Buildings. Median total compensation for the role is $96,454, above the department median of $78,782.

Employees: 52
Total payroll: $4.4M
Role median: $96,454
Agency median: $78,782
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$1,087$154,097+

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How total compensation varies among the 52 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 Department of Buildings, the median of $96,454 ranks #24 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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Melanie Casebere

Agency Attorney/Department of Buildings

2025 total comp

$21,483

Base pay: $20,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,176
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,483
Hire date: 2024-02-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $81,838
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 810
Regular Hours: 444.5

Melanie Casebere works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Buildings based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Melanie earned $21,483 in 2025.

Joseph Pottanat

Agency Attorney/Department of Buildings

2025 total comp

$19,968

Base pay: $19,968
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,968
Hire date: 2025-03-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,450
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 810
Regular Hours: 420

Joseph Pottanat is a Agency Attorney at Department of Buildings based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $19,968.