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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Mary Clancy

Agency Attorney/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$86,710

Base pay: $86,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,710
Hire date: 2022-06-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $121,703
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,295

Mary Clancy works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Mary earned $86,710 in 2025.

David Ko

Agency Attorney/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$86,370

Base pay: $85,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,370
Hire date: 2024-08-25
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: 1,470

David Ko holds the role of Agency Attorney at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $86,370.