Assistant to the Public Advocate

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

39 employees hold this title in Public Advocate. Median total compensation for the role is $57,406, below the department median of $65,686.

Employees: 39
Total payroll: $1.8M
Role median: $57,406
Agency median: $65,686
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,829$79,565+

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How total compensation varies among the 39 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio

Assistant to the Public Advocate/Public Advocate

2025 total comp

$79,565

Base pay: $76,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,565
Hire date: 2020-02-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $76,677
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 101
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Public Advocate, Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio serves as a Assistant to the Public Advocate based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,565.

Kim Watson-Benjamin

Assistant to the Public Advocate/Public Advocate

2025 total comp

$79,565

Base pay: $76,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,565
Hire date: 2021-01-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $76,677
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 101
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Public Advocate, Kim Watson-Benjamin serves as a Assistant to the Public Advocate based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,565.

Curtis Young

Assistant to the Public Advocate/Public Advocate

2025 total comp

$76,795

Base pay: $73,795
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,795
Hire date: 2023-01-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,443
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 101
Regular Hours: 1,820

Curtis Young works as a Assistant to the Public Advocate for Public Advocate based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Curtis earned $76,795 in 2025.