New York Public Authorities / Battery Park City Authority / Paralegal
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
2 employees hold this title in Battery Park City Authority. Median total compensation for the role is $82,488, above the department median of $52,767.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in New York, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 34,220 people — is $68,410. Battery Park City Authority pays a median base salary of $80,284 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in New York, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Battery Park City Authority’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. Battery Park City Authority’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 75th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Battery Park City Authority is $82,488, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Paralegal is held in 11 New York Public Authorities departments. In Battery Park City Authority, the median of $82,488 ranks #2 of 11.
Median total compensation for the Paralegal role in other New York Public Authoritiesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In New York Public Authorities, the median of $59,269 ranks #11 of 25. See Paralegal across all of New York Public Authorities →
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal 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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Record list
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Paralegal/Battery Park City Authority
Source-specific fields
Lauren Murtha is a Paralegal at Battery Park City Authority within Legal. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $92,860.
Paralegal/Battery Park City Authority
Source-specific fields
Lauren M. Murtha works as a Paralegal for Battery Park City Authority within Legal. Their status is full-time. Lauren earned $72,116 in 2021.