New York City / Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt / Deputy General Counsel

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Deputy General Counsel

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

3 employees hold this title in Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt. Median total compensation for the role is $196,512, above the department median of $76,627.

Employees: 3
Total payroll: $585.5K
Role median: $196,512
Agency median: $76,627
Comparison: Above

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This role across New York City

Deputy General Counsel is held in 5 New York City departments. In Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, the median of $196,512 ranks #2 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administrative for Children's Services

$230,780 · 1

Municipal Water Finance Authority

$146,488 · 1

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$119,484 · 1

Office of Management & Budget

$65,116 · 1

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

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Deputy General Counsel beyond New York City

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $192,070 ranks #1 of 6. See Deputy General Counsel across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$176,667 · 37

District of Columbia

$175,000 · 23

New York Public Authorities

$165,386 · 33

Florida

$125,556 · 16

Missouri

$33,731 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy General Counselroles 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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Nancy Batterman

Deputy General Counsel/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$196,887

Base pay: $196,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $375
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,887
Hire date: 2000-05-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $203,479
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nancy Batterman holds the role of Deputy General Counsel at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $196,887.

Irwin Wiederkehr

Deputy General Counsel/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$196,512

Base pay: $196,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,512
Hire date: 1980-09-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $203,479
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,820

Irwin Wiederkehr is a Deputy General Counsel at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1980, about 45 years. 2025 total compensation came to $196,512.

Martha Weithman

Deputy General Counsel/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$192,070

Base pay: $191,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,070
Hire date: 2017-09-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $197,845
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,820

Martha Weithman works as a Deputy General Counsel for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Martha earned $192,070 in 2025.