Title

CITY MEDICAL SPECIALIST

Employees

371

Agencies

7

Average Base Salary

$18,908.35

Total Payroll

$232,298,750.83

Agencies Using This Title

  1. DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE

    245 employees, $175,867,299.65 total payroll

  2. FIRE DEPARTMENT

    64 employees, $13,899,559.61 total payroll

  3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADMIN

    27 employees, $15,682,581.99 total payroll

  4. DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION

    20 employees, $9,548,984.28 total payroll

  5. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

    18 employees, $16,925,701.59 total payroll

  6. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

    1 employee, $374,106.26 total payroll

  7. POLICE DEPARTMENT

    1 employee, $517.45 total payroll

Pay Summary

Rows
2,172
Average total compensation
$106,951.54
First fiscal year
2014
Last fiscal year
2025

Top Earners By Year

Fiscal Year 2025

  1. DIANA M NILSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $302,403.69

  2. FELICIA DWORKIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $288,601.91

  3. ELLEN H LEE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $263,351.71

  4. JAMES E CONE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $258,543.39

  5. JENNIFER B ROSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $258,382.18

Fiscal Year 2024

  1. DIANA M NILSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $233,766.84

  2. FELICIA DWORKIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $224,145.62

  3. RICHARD R LEINHARDT

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $221,896.05

  4. ELLEN H LEE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $210,531.60

  5. HARRY STRULOVICI

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $203,260.53

Fiscal Year 2023

  1. GUAJIRA P THOMAS

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $235,933.71

  2. RICHARD R LEINHARDT

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $234,043.49

  3. DIANA M NILSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $233,367.32

  4. ELLEN H LEE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $226,824.06

  5. FELICIA DWORKIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $222,669.45

Fiscal Year 2022

  1. DIANA M NILSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $280,972.35

  2. RICHARD R LEINHARDT

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $238,173.26

  3. CLAUDETTE E ANDERSON

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $234,572.59

  4. FELICIA DWORKIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $232,467.49

  5. JOEL ACKELSBERG

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $222,607.25

Fiscal Year 2021

  1. JOEL ACKELSBERG

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $300,806.47

  2. LINDA C MOSKIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $297,542.57

  3. DIANA M NILSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $285,342.21

  4. ANNE D FINE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $282,771.59

  5. MARY M FOOTE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $263,935.65

Fiscal Year 2020

  1. RICHARD R LEINHARDT

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $220,924.45

  2. JOEL ACKELSBERG

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $215,443.60

  3. DIANA M NILSEN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $212,090.91

  4. ANNE D FINE

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $208,964.91

  5. SHADI CHAMANY

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $207,107.31

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.