New York City / Police Department / Agency Attorney

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Agency Attorney

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

100 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $104,470, above the department median of $91,862.

Employees: 100
Total payroll: $9.6M
Role median: $104,470
Agency median: $91,862
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$1,662$220,505+

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How total compensation varies among the 100 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 Police Department, the median of $104,470 ranks #17 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

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$114,185 · 66

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

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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Kevin Ramnarain

Agency Attorney/Police Department

2025 total comp

$251,991

Base pay: $138,854
Overtime: $105,078
Other pay: $8,059
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,991
Hire date: 2020-09-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $142,676
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 898
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,820

Kevin Ramnarain is a Agency Attorney at Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). 2025 total compensation came to $251,991.

Jamie-Lynn Burns

Agency Attorney/Police Department

2025 total comp

$227,714

Base pay: $125,573
Overtime: $95,209
Other pay: $6,932
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $227,714
Hire date: 2022-08-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $128,752
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 924.5
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jamie-Lynn Burns holds the role of Agency Attorney at Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $227,714.

Gregory Desire

Agency Attorney/Police Department

2025 total comp

$220,357

Base pay: $116,623
Overtime: $98,583
Other pay: $5,152
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $220,357
Hire date: 2022-08-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $119,575
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1,047.5
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,820

Gregory Desire holds the role of Agency Attorney at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $220,357.

Mohamed Quhshi

Agency Attorney/Police Department

2025 total comp

$219,831

Base pay: $142,446
Overtime: $56,331
Other pay: $21,054
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $219,831
Hire date: 1996-02-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $146,052
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 471.25
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,820

Mohamed Quhshi works as a Agency Attorney for Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years). Mohamed earned $219,831 in 2025.

Allen Schwartz

Agency Attorney/Police Department

2025 total comp

$210,156

Base pay: $139,245
Overtime: $48,624
Other pay: $22,287
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,156
Hire date: 2002-01-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $142,770
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 425.25
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,820

Allen Schwartz holds the role of Agency Attorney at Police Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $210,156.