Agency Attorney

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

9 employees hold this title in Department of Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $111,118, below the department median of $118,083.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $769.1K
Role median: $111,118
Agency median: $118,083
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$223$136,689+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 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 Sanitation, the median of $111,118 ranks #11 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 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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Lisa Brandquist

Agency Attorney/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$223

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $223
Hire date: 2021-10-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,655
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 0

At Department of Sanitation, Lisa Brandquist serves as a Agency Attorney based in Manhattan. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $223.