New York City / Department of Health/Mental Hygiene / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

29 employees hold this title in Department of Health/Mental Hygiene. Median total compensation for the role is $111,729, above the department median of $79,562.

Employees: 29
Total payroll: $2.9M
Role median: $111,729
Agency median: $79,562
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$5,348$159,915+

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How total compensation varies among the 29 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 Health/Mental Hygiene, the median of $111,729 ranks #10 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 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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Karrie Sheridan

Agency Attorney/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$163,867

Base pay: $142,259
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,608
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,867
Hire date: 2013-05-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $145,860
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Karrie Sheridan serves as a Agency Attorney based in Queens. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $163,867.

Vaughn Browne

Agency Attorney/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$156,810

Base pay: $142,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,364
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,810
Hire date: 2022-07-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $146,052
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Vaughn Browne serves as a Agency Attorney based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,810.

Grace Barrett-Baisden

Agency Attorney/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$154,470

Base pay: $132,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,608
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,470
Hire date: 1995-09-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $136,225
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Grace Barrett-Baisden works as a Agency Attorney for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service. Grace earned $154,470 in 2025.

Christina Kang

Agency Attorney/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$154,385

Base pay: $131,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,385
Hire date: 2013-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $134,711
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Christina Kang holds the role of Agency Attorney at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $154,385.