Agency file

Public Advocate

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Public Advocate is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 78 employees with median total compensation of $65,686; the highest distinct record was $243,262.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.1M
Employees: 78
Median total: $65,686
Highest record: $243,262

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$660$168,814+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 78 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,686) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,884 (94%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $4,074 (6%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$5,589

$24,933

$65,686

$82,036

$133,312

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $133,312 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,589. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant to the Public Advocate

39 · $57,406

Office Manager

8 · $91,149

Legislative Information Officer

6 · $126,314

Office Assistant

6 · $39,272

Director of the Ombudsman Program

2 · $143,393

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Isa Cortez

Office Manager/Public Advocate

2025 total comp

$101,442

Base pay: $94,442
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,442
Hire date: 2022-02-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $110,497
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 101
Regular Hours: 1,735

Isa Cortez holds the role of Office Manager at Public Advocate based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,442.