Title

CITY RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Employees

3,109

Agencies

42

Average Base Salary

$91,399.88

Total Payroll

$1,112,255,734.50

Agencies Using This Title

  1. DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE

    1,847 employees, $732,559,198.59 total payroll

  2. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

    225 employees, $101,135,056.25 total payroll

  3. HRA/DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

    189 employees, $54,832,656.73 total payroll

  4. ADMIN FOR CHILDREN'S SVCS

    130 employees, $32,232,445.68 total payroll

  5. DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING

    90 employees, $14,014,891.88 total payroll

  6. POLICE DEPARTMENT

    67 employees, $19,979,904.10 total payroll

  7. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

    64 employees, $16,533,409.24 total payroll

  8. DEPT OF CITYWIDE ADMIN SVCS

    63 employees, $11,347,380.61 total payroll

  9. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

    60 employees, $12,283,243.20 total payroll

  10. DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION

    48 employees, $16,892,705.67 total payroll

  11. FIRE DEPARTMENT

    46 employees, $14,860,984.57 total payroll

  12. DEPT. OF HOMELESS SERVICES

    37 employees, $4,725,942.58 total payroll

  13. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    34 employees, $13,501,948.37 total payroll

  14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADMIN

    34 employees, $6,599,353.46 total payroll

  15. OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS

    33 employees, $6,937,024.11 total payroll

  16. NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

    31 employees, $4,821,966.98 total payroll

  17. DEPT OF YOUTH & COMM DEV SRVS

    28 employees, $4,788,171.92 total payroll

  18. HOUSING PRESERVATION & DVLPMNT

    25 employees, $5,265,563.33 total payroll

  19. DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION

    20 employees, $5,716,307.86 total payroll

  20. CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION

    18 employees, $3,465,085.36 total payroll

Pay Summary

Rows
13,981
Average total compensation
$79,554.81
First fiscal year
2014
Last fiscal year
2025

Top Earners By Year

Fiscal Year 2019

  1. YING LIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $184,576.59

  2. ALPHONSO PLUMPTRE

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $146,607.51

  3. DEBORAH WALKER

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $145,153.74

  4. MAURA O KENNELLY

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $144,039.63

  5. EVE R CAGAN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $141,742.76

Fiscal Year 2018

  1. YING LIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $174,278.58

  2. CARLSTEIN LUTCHMEDIAL

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $173,908.68

  3. MARIAM SINGH

    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION • $141,187.14

  4. CATHERINE D STAYTON

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $140,456.38

  5. DEBORAH WALKER

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $138,477.10

Fiscal Year 2017

  1. YING LIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $173,246.51

  2. CARLSTEIN LUTCHMEDIAL

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $159,564.20

  3. DEBORAH WALKER

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $140,302.56

  4. PETER LEEKIM

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $138,732.37

  5. EVE R CAGAN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $138,523.78

Fiscal Year 2016

  1. YING LIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $172,559.34

  2. CARLSTEIN LUTCHMEDIAL

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $144,537.79

  3. JACQUELINE LU

    DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION • $134,325.59

  4. PETER LEEKIM

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $133,245.45

  5. BISRAM DEOCHARAN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $131,513.36

Fiscal Year 2015

  1. YING LIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $177,119.64

  2. JOSEPHINE A BENNETT

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $139,232.76

  3. DEBORAH WALKER

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $134,551.06

  4. EVE R CAGAN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $133,871.29

  5. EDMUND BRESCIA

    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • $133,155.17

Fiscal Year 2014

  1. YING LIN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $138,931.07

  2. CARLSTEIN LUTCHMEDIAL

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $124,865.33

  3. DEBORAH WALKER

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $120,979.76

  4. EVE R CAGAN

    DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE • $120,336.34

  5. PETER LEEKIM

    DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION • $117,668.41

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.