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New York local governments · 2026 pay · 85 people

How much does a legislative assistant make in New York local governments?

$80,364typical pay for full-year legislative assistants in 2026

$72,512 – $93,796what most people earned

Counting everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers, typical pay was $73,799. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay rose 0.6% from the same employers' year before.

✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sources

Where legislative assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).

  1. Legislative Intern$6,009 (everyone)
  2. Legislative Assistant (this page)$80,364
  3. Senior Legislative Assistant$80,565

Highest-paid legislative assistants, 2026

  1. 1Antonio M RodriguezLegislative Assistant · City Council$152,857
  2. 2Omany J LunaLegislative Assistant · City Council$152,857
  3. 3Walter D AlgarinLegislative Assistant · City Council$138,918
  4. 4Pesach OsinaLegislative Assistant · City Council$129,221
  5. 5Jennifer A JosephLegislative Assistant · City Council$129,221

Common questions

How much does a legislative assistant make in New York local governments?

Full-year legislative assistants were typically paid $80,364 in 2026; most earned between $72,512 and $93,796. Counting all 85 people paid, typical pay was $73,799.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for legislative assistants in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Legislative Assistant, at any level (for example "Legislative Assistant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.

Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this