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

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Chief of Staff beyond New York City

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $190,184 ranks #2 of 16. See Chief of Staff across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$190,259 · 14

$174,271 · 13

$173,000 · 5

$170,000 · 65

$165,000 · 18

$161,310 · 17

$156,735 · 6

$148,000 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Chief of Staffroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Mona Suazo

Chief of Staff/Police Department

2025 total comp

$248,840

Base pay: $223,645
Overtime: $15,190
Other pay: $10,005
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $248,840
Hire date: 2006-01-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $283,938
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 306.32
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,990

At Police Department, Mona Suazo serves as a Chief of Staff based in Manhattan. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $248,840.

Edelle James

Chief of Staff/Police Department

2025 total comp

$94,878

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $94,878
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,878
Hire date: 1982-01-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $205,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 0

Edelle James works as a Chief of Staff for Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 1982 (about 43 years). Edelle earned $94,878 in 2025.