Civil service title
Agency Attorney salary in NYC
Usually posted as Staff Counsel.
944 people held this title on the city payroll in fiscal 2025, with a median base salary of $110,072. Open postings today offer $73,476 to $140,000 a year.
What people in this title earn.
- Bottom 10% earn up to
- $91,727
- Middle half
- $97,172 to $127,802
- Median
- $110,072
- Top 10% earn at least
- $136,593
- Average overtime
- $2,622 (not guaranteed)
Base salary for the 944 active employees paid by the year in this title, fiscal 2025, from the city's payroll. It includes people with years in the title, so compare it with the posted starting pay.
Open now (33).
Posted pay: $73,476 to $140,000 a year, across 33 postings paid by the year.
Assistant Chief Integrity & Standards Officer (ATTORNEY) $130,000 to $134,000 a year Dept of Health/Mental Hygiene · Manhattan · No exam Agency Attorney L3 $106,404 to $120,000 a year NYC Housing Authority · No exam Staff Attorney $106,404 a year Admin Trials and Hearings · Manhattan · No exam Agency Attorney Levels 2-3 $103,191 to $112,954 a year Department of Correction · Queens · No exam Agency Counsel $96,638 to $111,133 a year Department of City Planning · Manhattan · No exam Deputy Director of the Employment Law Unit, Office of General Counsel $96,638 to $140,000 a year Dept of Health/Mental Hygiene · Queens · No exam Associate Counsel $96,000 to $102,000 a year Campaign Finance Board · Manhattan · No exam Staff Counsel $95,450 a year Consumer and Worker Protection · Manhattan · No exam
Postings: the city's job list, last updated by the city September 28, 2026. Payroll: NYC Citywide Payroll Data (NYC Open Data), fiscal 2025. Pay is before taxes. Not affiliated with the City of New York.