Paralegal Aide

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

16 employees hold this title in Department of Buildings. Median total compensation for the role is $39,535, below the department median of $78,782.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $534.8K
Role median: $39,535
Agency median: $78,782
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$651$61,226+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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

Paralegal Aide is held in 17 New York City departments. In Department of Buildings, the median of $39,535 ranks #15 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney-Special Narc

$118,846 · 7

District Attorney Richmond Cou

$112,880 · 1

NYC Police Pension Fund

$99,335 · 1

District Attorney Qns County

$77,641 · 24

Bronx District Attorney

$71,525 · 7

Teachers Retirement System

$69,307 · 1

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$68,432 · 3

District Attorney Kings County

$63,781 · 4

Law Department

$60,114 · 206

Police Department

$56,869 · 30

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$56,712 · 5

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$55,944 · 15

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

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Paralegal Aide beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $59,885 ranks #1 of 2. See Paralegal Aide across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$50,256 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal Aideroles 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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Amara Hyde

Paralegal Aide/Department of Buildings

2025 total comp

$23,026

Base pay: $22,859
Overtime: $145
Other pay: $21
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,026
Hire date: 2023-11-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,911
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 4.75
Payroll Number: 810
Regular Hours: 800.5

Amara Hyde holds the role of Paralegal Aide at Department of Buildings based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $23,026.