Suffolk County, New York / District Attorney

Agency file

District Attorney

Source file: Suffolk County, New York — Salaries by Department / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The District Attorney handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2024, this agency had 572 employees with median total compensation of $89,833; the highest distinct record was $442,082.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $57.2M
Employees: 572
Median total: $89,833
Highest record: $442,082

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$33$235,342+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 572 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,833) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $92,101 (92%)
Overtime — $3,668 (4%)
Other — $4,237 (4%)
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

$27,511

$48,006

$89,833

$144,476

$184,630

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $184,630 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,511. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

6129C - Senior Assistant District Attorney

76 · $122,969

6128C - Assistant District Attorney

66 · $97,222

6130C - Principal Assistant District Attorney

54 · $158,919

6137C - Discovery Expediter

35 · $47,937

6139C - Paralegal

26 · $48,006

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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Reginald Sykes

5732C - Senior Detective Investigator/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$195,576

Sub-department: Suffolk Detective Investigators (DIPBA)
Base pay: $140,535
Overtime: $52,591
Other pay: $2,450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,576
Hire date: 2022-08-29

Source-specific fields

Fid: 15082
Terminate: 0

Reginald Sykes holds the role of 5732C - Senior Detective Investigator at District Attorney within Suffolk Detective Investigators (Dipba). They have served since 2022 (about 2 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $195,576.

Peter Mcardle

5732C - Senior Detective Investigator/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$193,742

Sub-department: Suffolk Detective Investigators (DIPBA)
Base pay: $155,624
Overtime: $31,918
Other pay: $6,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,742
Hire date: 2018-12-03

Source-specific fields

Fid: 9875
Terminate: 0

At District Attorney, Peter Mcardle serves as a 5732C - Senior Detective Investigator within Suffolk Detective Investigators (Dipba). Hired in 2018, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2024 pay totaled $193,742.

Craig Mcelwee

6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$192,356

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $189,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,932
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,356
Hire date: 2018-01-02

Source-specific fields

Fid: 9672
Terminate: 0

Craig Mcelwee holds the role of 6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief at District Attorney within Management. They have served since 2018 (about 6 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $192,356.

Thomas Costello

6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$192,251

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $189,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,827
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,251
Hire date: 1992-08-17

Source-specific fields

Fid: 3358
Terminate: 0

Thomas Costello holds the role of 6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief at District Attorney within Management. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 32 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $192,251.

Elizabeth Creighton

6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$191,901

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $189,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,901
Hire date: 2003-03-03

Source-specific fields

Fid: 3519
Terminate: 0

Elizabeth Creighton holds the role of 6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief at District Attorney within Management. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 21 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $191,901.

Laurie Moroff

6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$191,901

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $189,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,901
Hire date: 2004-05-03

Source-specific fields

Fid: 10653
Terminate: 0

Laurie Moroff works as a 6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief for District Attorney within Management. Hired in 2004, they have about 20 years of service. Laurie earned $191,901 in 2024.

Laura Carroll

6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$189,915

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $185,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,649
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,915
Hire date: 2022-01-01

Source-specific fields

Fid: 2373
Terminate: 0

Laura Carroll works as a 6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief for District Attorney within Management. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service. Laura earned $189,915 in 2024.

Amanda Burke

6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief/District Attorney

2024 total comp

$187,550

Sub-department: Management
Base pay: $185,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,284
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,550
Hire date: 2022-09-01

Source-specific fields

Fid: 1865
Terminate: 0

Amanda Burke holds the role of 6120C - Deputy Bureau Chief at District Attorney within Management. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $187,550.