Title

ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEF

Employees

70

Agencies

5

Average Base Salary

$145,233.38

Total Payroll

$59,096,291.67

Agencies Using This Title

  1. DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN

    56 employees, $48,174,191.23 total payroll

  2. BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY

    8 employees, $3,926,204.61 total payroll

  3. DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC

    4 employees, $5,369,866.49 total payroll

  4. DISTRICT ATTORNEY KINGS COUNTY

    3 employees, $1,436,470.44 total payroll

  5. Bronx DA

    1 employee, $189,558.90 total payroll

Pay Summary

Rows
418
Average total compensation
$141,378.69
First fiscal year
2014
Last fiscal year
2025

Top Earners By Year

Fiscal Year 2025

  1. LEI YUAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $272,178.91

  2. BENJAMIN Z AZARAEV

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $247,154.90

  3. PAMELA DISTEFANO

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $212,200.97

  4. OSVALDO D CRUZ

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY KINGS COUNTY • $210,365.58

  5. CLAUDIA L RICCIARDI

    BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY • $205,691.31

Fiscal Year 2024

  1. LEI YUAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $274,846.97

  2. BENJAMIN Z AZARAEV

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $271,673.31

  3. PAMELA DISTEFANO

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $243,467.86

  4. CLAUDIA L RICCIARDI

    BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY • $222,829.56

  5. OSVALDO D CRUZ

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY KINGS COUNTY • $221,126.27

Fiscal Year 2023

  1. DAYRELL C TAYLOR

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $579,095.78

  2. LEI YUAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $227,640.74

  3. BENJAMIN Z AZARAEV

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $215,431.48

  4. PAMELA DISTEFANO

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $202,476.94

  5. MICHAEL A SARAGNESE

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $189,327.06

Fiscal Year 2022

  1. DAVID CHAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $263,912.50

  2. LEI YUAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $220,041.04

  3. DAYRELL C TAYLOR

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $205,894.76

  4. PAMELA DISTEFANO

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $205,894.76

  5. BENJAMIN Z AZARAEV

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $204,140.40

Fiscal Year 2021

  1. DAVID CHAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $251,742.59

  2. LEI YUAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $210,708.26

  3. BENJAMIN Z AZARAEV

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $198,228.67

  4. DAYRELL C TAYLOR

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $192,257.47

  5. PAMELA DISTEFANO

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $189,440.68

Fiscal Year 2020

  1. DAVID CHAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $246,659.20

  2. LEI YUAN

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $212,717.59

  3. BENJAMIN Z AZARAEV

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-SPECIAL NARC • $200,270.13

  4. DAYRELL C TAYLOR

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $189,054.97

  5. GEORGE A ARGYROS

    DISTRICT ATTORNEY-MANHATTAN • $189,054.97

Source and Caveats

Source for v1: NYC Open Data dataset k397-673e. Raw source rows are preserved as imported.

OT hours before FY2023 are not directly comparable to FY2023 and later because the source methodology changed. Some names, agencies, and other fields may be redacted in the source and are displayed as provided.