Paralegal Aide

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

15 employees hold this title in Hra/Dept of Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $55,944, below the department median of $68,341.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $767.8K
Role median: $55,944
Agency median: $68,341
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$28,553$61,024+

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How total compensation varies among the 15 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

Paralegal Aide is held in 17 New York City departments. In Hra/Dept of Social Services, the median of $55,944 ranks #12 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney-Special Narc

$118,846 · 7

District Attorney Richmond Cou

$112,880 · 1

NYC Police Pension Fund

$99,335 · 1

District Attorney Qns County

$77,641 · 24

Bronx District Attorney

$71,525 · 7

Teachers Retirement System

$69,307 · 1

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$68,432 · 3

District Attorney Kings County

$63,781 · 4

Law Department

$60,114 · 206

Police Department

$56,869 · 30

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$56,712 · 5

Department of Correction

$54,634 · 1

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

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Paralegal Aide beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $59,885 ranks #1 of 2. See Paralegal Aide across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$50,256 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal Aideroles 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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Martha Castellanos-Chi

Paralegal Aide/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$61,793

Base pay: $56,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,697
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,793
Hire date: 2001-07-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $57,908
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 1,820

Martha Castellanos-Chi works as a Paralegal Aide for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 24 years. Martha earned $61,793 in 2025.