New York City / Department of City Planning / Counsel

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Counsel

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

1 employees hold this title in Department of City Planning. Median total compensation for the role is $238,129, above the department median of $84,896.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $238.1K
Role median: $238,129
Agency median: $84,896
Comparison: Above

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This role across New York City

Counsel is held in 15 New York City departments. In Department of City Planning, the median of $238,129 ranks #6 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Environment Protection

$269,599 · 1

Office of Labor Relations

$265,358 · 1

Conflicts of Interest Board

$260,264 · 1

NYC Housing Authority

$257,964 · 1

Department of Finance

$241,698 · 1

Department of Probation

$232,763 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$232,318 · 1

Department for the Aging

$201,644 · 1

Landmarks Preservation Community

$188,515 · 1

Board of Correction

$185,955 · 1

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$134,301 · 1

Board of Election

$111,920 · 5

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

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Counsel beyond New York City

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $191,427 ranks #1 of 6. See Counsel across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Massachusetts

$127,379 · 8

Minnesota

$122,029 · 13

City of Boston

$121,785 · 5

New York Public Authorities

$98,609 · 7

Maine

$48,607 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Counselroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Susan Amron

Counsel/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$238,129

Base pay: $238,129
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,129
Hire date: 2019-01-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $246,571
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Susan Amron works as a Counsel for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Susan earned $238,129 in 2025.