New York City / Office of the Comptroller / Executive Agency Counsel

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Executive Agency Counsel

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

33 employees hold this title in Office of the Comptroller. Median total compensation for the role is $142,188, above the department median of $82,896.

Employees: 33
Total payroll: $4.8M
Role median: $142,188
Agency median: $82,896
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$23,504$229,125+

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How total compensation varies among the 33 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

Executive Agency Counsel is held in 55 New York City departments. In Office of the Comptroller, the median of $142,188 ranks #36 of 55.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Management & Budget

$253,764 · 1

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$211,970 · 4

Independent Budget Office

$211,033 · 1

Off of Payroll Administration

$205,871 · 1

Financial Information Services Agency

$203,436 · 5

Department of Homeless Services

$202,514 · 1

City Clerk

$194,832 · 1

District Attorney Qns County

$190,373 · 1

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$184,629 · 9

Conflicts of Interest Board

$183,170 · 5

Administrative for Children's Services

$181,810 · 70

Department of Parks & Recreation

$181,791 · 4

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Michael Stern

Executive Agency Counsel/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$191,686

Base pay: $189,686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,686
Hire date: 1994-05-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $196,410
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Michael Stern is a Executive Agency Counsel at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years). 2025 total compensation came to $191,686.

Adam Karp

Executive Agency Counsel/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$188,410

Base pay: $188,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,410
Hire date: 2016-05-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $195,090
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Adam Karp works as a Executive Agency Counsel for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Adam earned $188,410 in 2025.