General Counsel

Across all employers in New York, the median wage for Lawyers — about 91,870 people — is $207,860. Nassau County Interim Finance Authority pays a median base salary of $213,221 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 51st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Nassau County Interim Finance Authority is $213,221, 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.

General Counsel is held in 16 New York Public Authorities departments. In Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, the median of $213,221 ranks #5 of 16.

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In New York Public Authorities, the median of $188,980 ranks #5 of 14. See General Counsel across all of New York Public Authorities →