New York City / District Attorney Qns County

Agency file

District Attorney Qns County

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 995 employees with median total compensation of $81,804; the highest distinct record was $258,057.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $87.5M
Employees: 995
Median total: $81,804
Highest record: $258,057

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$877$208,667+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 995 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,804) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $77,567 (88%)
Overtime — $1,304 (1%)
Other — $9,020 (10%)
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

$7,199

$58,374

$81,804

$113,887

$166,349

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $166,349 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,199. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant District Attorney

438 · $107,417

Community Associate

237 · $61,513

Community Coordinator

50 · $88,436

Summer Graduate Intern

49 · $6,967

Community Assistant

29 · $57,010

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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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

District Attorney Kings County New York City98% match
Dao District Attorney City of Philadelphia88% match

Record list

Employees

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Ellen Abbot

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$170,911

Base pay: $124,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,911
Hire date: 2008-01-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $175,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,295

At District Attorney Qns County, Ellen Abbot serves as a Assistant District Attorney based in Queens. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $170,911.

Fernando Cardenas

Administrative Manager-Non-Mgrl/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$168,960

Base pay: $146,794
Overtime: $5,204
Other pay: $16,962
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,960
Hire date: 2001-08-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $149,380
Leave Status as of June 30: On separation leave
Overtime Hours: 60.75
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,820

Fernando Cardenas holds the role of Administrative Manager-Non-Mgrl at District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,960.

John Castellano

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$168,567

Base pay: $162,567
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,567
Hire date: 1983-08-15
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $120
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,350

John Castellano works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. They have served since 1983 (about 42 years). John earned $168,567 in 2025.

Josefina Martinez

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$166,908

Base pay: $160,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,386
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,908
Hire date: 2020-05-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $170,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,820

Josefina Martinez works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. Josefina earned $166,908 in 2025.

Mark Katz

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$166,349

Base pay: $160,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,349
Hire date: 2009-01-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $167,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,820

Mark Katz works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service. Mark earned $166,349 in 2025.

Edward White

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$165,627

Base pay: $117,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,627
Hire date: 2017-03-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $128,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,820

Edward White works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Edward earned $165,627 in 2025.

Melissa Klein

Special Assistant to Da/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$165,544

Base pay: $159,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,544
Hire date: 2023-03-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $160,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,820

Melissa Klein works as a Special Assistant to Da for District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Melissa earned $165,544 in 2025.

Timothy Mcgrath

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney Qns County

2025 total comp

$165,441

Base pay: $140,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,441
Hire date: 2014-08-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $160,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 904
Regular Hours: 1,820

Timothy Mcgrath holds the role of Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney Qns County based in Queens. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $165,441.