Assistant District Attorney

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

642 employees hold this title in District Attorney-Manhattan. Median total compensation for the role is $115,376, above the department median of $67,474.

Employees: 642
Role median: $115,376
Agency median: $67,474
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$7,845$220,957+

How total compensation varies among the 642 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

Highest-paid first / page 17

Michael Gaerman

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Manhattan

2025 total comp

$500

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $500
Hire date: 2020-10-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $100,000
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 901
Regular Hours: 0

Michael Gaerman works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney-Manhattan based in Manhattan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). Michael earned $500 in 2025.

Brooke Cohen

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Manhattan

2025 total comp

-$7,845

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$7,845
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$7,845
Hire date: 2023-10-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: MANHATTAN
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $145,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 901
Regular Hours: 0

Brooke Cohen is a Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney-Manhattan based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to -$7,845.