New York City / Department of Education Administrative / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

190 employees hold this title in Department of Education Administrative. Median total compensation for the role is $121,356, above the department median of $70,024.

Employees: 190
Total payroll: $18.6M
Role median: $121,356
Agency median: $70,024
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$387$141,252+

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How total compensation varies among the 190 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 Education Administrative, the median of $121,356 ranks #6 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 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

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$109,027 · 92

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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Binyamin Teitelbaum

Agency Attorney/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$77,692

Base pay: $77,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,692
Hire date: 2024-09-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $110,072
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,365

Binyamin Teitelbaum works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Binyamin earned $77,692 in 2025.

Nicole Daley

Agency Attorney/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$77,692

Base pay: $77,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,692
Hire date: 2024-09-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $110,072
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,330

Nicole Daley works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Nicole earned $77,692 in 2025.

Andrew Bressner

Agency Attorney/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$72,541

Base pay: $72,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,541
Hire date: 2019-09-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $124,448
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,120

At Department of Education Administrative, Andrew Bressner serves as a Agency Attorney based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $72,541.

Donna Chornyei

Agency Attorney/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$72,308

Base pay: $72,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,308
Hire date: 2019-02-03
Pay basis: Annual (prorated)
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $77,096
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,092

Donna Chornyei holds the role of Agency Attorney at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,308.