New York City / District Attorney-Special Narc

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District Attorney-Special Narc

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

The District Attorney-Special Narc handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 231 employees with median total compensation of $97,783; the highest distinct record was $272,179.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $23.8M
Employees: 231
Median total: $97,783
Highest record: $272,179

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$138$230,849+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 231 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,783) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $95,523 (93%)
Overtime — $276 (0%)
Other — $7,427 (7%)
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

$6,788

$67,838

$97,783

$152,678

$191,176

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $191,176 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,788. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant District Attorney

117 · $105,121

Community Coordinator

38 · $100,231

Community Associate

24 · $68,633

College Aide

20 · $1,572

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag

7 · $123,918

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 Qns County New York City95% match
Dao District Attorney City of Philadelphia92% match

Record list

Employees

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Clark Abrams

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$210,709

Base pay: $207,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,709
Hire date: 2004-11-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $208,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,820

Clark Abrams works as a Assistant District Attorney for District Attorney-Special Narc based in Manhattan. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Clark earned $210,709 in 2025.

Karen Rankin

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$208,539

Base pay: $202,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,386
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,539
Hire date: 2021-03-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $202,731
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,820

Karen Rankin holds the role of Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Queens. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $208,539.

Arthur Simmons

Administrative Labor Relations Analyst/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$207,818

Base pay: $195,818
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $207,818
Hire date: 2018-11-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $196,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,820

Arthur Simmons holds the role of Administrative Labor Relations Analyst at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $207,818.

Sabrina Middleton

Administrative Community Relations Specialist/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$202,832

Base pay: $190,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,832
Hire date: 2018-05-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $191,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,820

Sabrina Middleton works as a Administrative Community Relations Specialist for District Attorney-Special Narc based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Sabrina earned $202,832 in 2025.

Louis Mendys, Jr.

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$202,830

Base pay: $188,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,742
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,830
Hire date: 2021-06-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $213,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,610

Louis Mendys, Jr. holds the role of Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Bronx. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,830.

Erik Aho

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$202,797

Base pay: $187,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,835
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,797
Hire date: 2014-11-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $188,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,820

Erik Aho holds the role of Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Manhattan. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,797.

Nigel Farinha

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp

$202,795

Base pay: $199,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $202,795
Hire date: 1996-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $200,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 906
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nigel Farinha is a Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Manhattan. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years). 2025 total compensation came to $202,795.