Agency Attorney

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

66 employees hold this title in Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt. Median total compensation for the role is $114,185, above the department median of $76,627.

Employees: 66
Total payroll: $6.6M
Role median: $114,185
Agency median: $76,627
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10$162,681+

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How total compensation varies among the 66 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.

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This role across New York City

Agency Attorney is held in 44 New York City departments. In Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, the median of $114,185 ranks #8 of 44.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Borough President-Queens

$145,524 · 1

Teachers Retirement System

$129,522 · 2

Department of Environment Protection

$129,395 · 29

Office of Labor Relations

$129,366 · 1

Administrative for Children's Services

$123,272 · 163

Department of Education Administrative

$121,356 · 190

Department of Parks & Recreation

$115,845 · 15

Office of Emergency Management

$112,987 · 2

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$111,729 · 29

Department of Sanitation

$111,118 · 9

Department of Finance

$109,653 · 23

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$109,027 · 92

Median total compensation for the Agency Attorney role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Agency Attorney beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $105,047 ranks #1 of 2. See Agency Attorney across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$66,357 · 41

Median total compensation for comparable Agency Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Johnny Thach

Agency Attorney/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$27,329

Base pay: $27,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,329
Hire date: 2024-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 525

At Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, Johnny Thach serves as a Agency Attorney based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,329.