New York City / Department of Citywide Administrative Services / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

30 employees hold this title in Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Median total compensation for the role is $107,814, above the department median of $76,012.

Employees: 30
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $107,814
Agency median: $76,012
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$12$161,990+

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How total compensation varies among the 30 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 Citywide Administrative Services, the median of $107,814 ranks #14 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 Sanitation

$111,118 · 9

Department of Finance

$109,653 · 23

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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Melissa Britton

Agency Attorney/Department of Citywide Administrative Services

2025 total comp

$119,774

Base pay: $108,908
Overtime: $2,606
Other pay: $8,260
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,774
Hire date: 2024-01-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $111,665
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 37
Payroll Number: 868
Regular Hours: 1,820

Melissa Britton works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Citywide Administrative Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Melissa earned $119,774 in 2025.

Dara Lebwohl

Agency Attorney/Department of Citywide Administrative Services

2025 total comp

$118,229

Base pay: $108,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,839
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,229
Hire date: 2022-04-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $111,133
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 868
Regular Hours: 1,820

Dara Lebwohl works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Citywide Administrative Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Dara earned $118,229 in 2025.