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City of Seattle / Law Department / Chief of Staff

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Chief of Staff

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

1 employees hold this title in Law Department. Median total compensation for the role is $228,530, above the department median of $146,432.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$228.5K
Role median
$228,530
Agency median
$146,432
Comparison
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This role across City of Seattle

Chief of Staff is held in 3 City of Seattle departments. In Law Department, the median of $228,530 ranks #2 of 3.

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

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Chief of Staff beyond City of Seattle

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. See Chief of Staff across all of City of Seattle

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Miami-Dade County
$190,259 · 14
New York City
$190,184 · 15
New Jersey
$174,271 · 13
City of Miami
$173,000 · 5
District of Columbia
$170,000 · 65
Florida
$165,000 · 18
Arkansas
$161,310 · 17
City of Cincinnati
$156,735 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Chief of Staff roles 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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Daniel Nolte

Chief of Staff/Law Department

2024 total comp
$228,530
Base pay
$228,530
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$228,530
Hourly rate
$110

Daniel Nolte works as a Chief of Staff for Law Department. Daniel earned $228,530 in 2024.