Manhattan DA/ gov't jobs - how to gauge earning potential Forum

[TLSNYC]

I know that salaries for many gov't positions are not all that glamorous, but I'm wondering what you can expect at a place like the Manhattan DA's office if you stick around for a few years. I know the starting salary is 65k, but what are you looking at 5 years out? Many thanks in advance for any helpful posts!

[Anonymous User]

Salary increases at DA offices are often dependent on state budgets. Salary freezes can and do happen. At one big city office, an ADA that had been around a few years told me he had not had a raise in five years. Another one at a different office (again large city) told me it had been 2 years since he got a raise.

Manhattan DA is obviously better funded than either of the offices those two ADAs were working at but still...no one goes into prosecution to make $.