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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

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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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.

Record list

Employees

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Katherine Byrne

Director of Public Information/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp
$218,020
Base pay
$206,020
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$218,020
Hire date
2009-12-17
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$206,200
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
906
Regular Hours
1,820

Katherine Byrne holds the role of Director of Public Information at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $218,020.

Ronald Sannicandro

Assistant District Attorney/District Attorney-Special Narc

2025 total comp
$213,149
Base pay
$198,433
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,716
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$213,149
Hire date
2023-07-03
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Bronx
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$199,000
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
906
Regular Hours
1,820

Ronald Sannicandro holds the role of Assistant District Attorney at District Attorney-Special Narc based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $213,149.