New York City / District Attorney Kings County

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District Attorney Kings County

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The District Attorney Kings County handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 1,534 employees with median total compensation of $68,052; the highest distinct record was $231,937.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $118.8M
Employees: 1,534
Median total: $68,052
Highest record: $231,937

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$4,146$196,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,534 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,052) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,279 (96%)
Overtime — $454 (1%)
Other — $2,734 (4%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$9,579

$44,614

$68,052

$107,811

$154,839

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $154,839 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,579. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant District Attorney

641 · $107,811

Community Associate

433 · $50,645

Community Coordinator

150 · $78,837

Community Assistant

117 · $41,300

Summer College Intern

62 · $6,619

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Record list

Employees

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Megan Helfend

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,432

Base pay: $121,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,432
Hire date: 2023-01-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

At District Attorney Kings County, Megan Helfend serves as a Assistant District Attorney based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,432.

Michelle Munneke

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,432

Base pay: $121,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,432
Hire date: 2017-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

Michelle Munneke works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney Kings County based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Michelle earned $122,432 in 2025.

Kathleen Simpson

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,432

Base pay: $121,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,432
Hire date: 2017-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

At District Attorney Kings County, Kathleen Simpson serves as a Assistant District Attorney based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,432.

Tien-Kha Tran

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,432

Base pay: $121,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,432
Hire date: 2017-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

Tien-Kha Tran works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney Kings County based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Tien-Kha earned $122,432 in 2025.

Jennifer Da Rin

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,432

Base pay: $121,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,432
Hire date: 2017-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

At District Attorney Kings County, Jennifer Da Rin serves as a Assistant District Attorney based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $122,432.

Andrew Gruna

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,432

Base pay: $121,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,432
Hire date: 2020-12-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

Andrew Gruna is a Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney Kings County based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). 2025 total compensation came to $122,432.

Alexandra Aber

Director of Crime Strategies and Analysis/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$122,093

Base pay: $120,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,093
Hire date: 2018-03-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $124,107
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

At District Attorney Kings County, Alexandra Aber serves as a Director of Crime Strategies and Analysis based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,093.

David Escalera

IT Service Management Specialist/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$121,404

Base pay: $120,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,132
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,404
Hire date: 2022-12-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $124,107
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

David Escalera is a IT Service Management Specialist at District Attorney Kings County based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $121,404.

Norberto Mendez

Administrative Manager-Non-Mgrl/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$121,173

Base pay: $115,487
Overtime: $1,372
Other pay: $4,314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,173
Hire date: 1999-09-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $117,510
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 17.5
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

At District Attorney Kings County, Norberto Mendez serves as a Administrative Manager-Non-Mgrl based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 26 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,173.

Veronica Beltran

Supervising Accountant Investigator/District Attorney Kings County

2025 total comp

$121,106

Base pay: $119,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,160
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,106
Hire date: 2015-02-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $123,977
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 903
Regular Hours: 1,820

At District Attorney Kings County, Veronica Beltran serves as a Supervising Accountant Investigator based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,106.