New York City / Administrative for Children's Services / Administrative Director of Social Services

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Administrative Director of Social Services

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

303 employees hold this title in Administrative for Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $123,202, above the department median of $75,817.

Employees: 303
Total payroll: $38.1M
Role median: $123,202
Agency median: $75,817
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$65$224,824+

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How total compensation varies among the 303 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across New York City

Administrative Director of Social Services is held in 12 New York City departments. In Administrative for Children's Services, the median of $123,202 ranks #4 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Teachers Retirement System

$160,356 · 1

Department for the Aging

$139,204 · 8

Civilian Complaint Review Bd

$129,282 · 1

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$120,297 · 4

Department of Homeless Services

$119,333 · 183

Department of Correction

$116,205 · 14

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$113,451 · 149

Department of Education Administrative

$107,711 · 9

NYC Housing Authority

$101,571 · 2

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$90,308 · 2

Department of Probation

$206 · 1

Median total compensation for the Administrative Director of Social Services role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sabrina Pinckney Garcia

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$89,822

Base pay: $89,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $742
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,822
Hire date: 2000-01-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $97,528
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,715

Sabrina Pinckney Garcia is a Administrative Director of Social Services at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $89,822.

Dawn Owens

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$88,358

Base pay: $87,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $681
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,358
Hire date: 1996-06-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $92,967
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Dawn Owens works as a Administrative Director of Social Services for Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years. Dawn earned $88,358 in 2025.

Domonique Thorpe

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$88,115

Base pay: $77,539
Overtime: $10,454
Other pay: $122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,115
Hire date: 2024-09-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,543
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 159.5
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,295

Domonique Thorpe works as a Administrative Director of Social Services for Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Domonique earned $88,115 in 2025.

Stephen Chen

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$86,998

Base pay: $86,998
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,998
Hire date: 2016-06-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,772
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Administrative for Children's Services, Stephen Chen serves as a Administrative Director of Social Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $86,998.

Arlene De La Mota

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$86,514

Base pay: $86,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $464
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,514
Hire date: 2014-06-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,793
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Arlene De La Mota holds the role of Administrative Director of Social Services at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,514.

Adanma Umunna

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$86,482

Base pay: $82,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,698
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,482
Hire date: 1998-02-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $94,494
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,596

Adanma Umunna holds the role of Administrative Director of Social Services at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 27 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,482.

Maria Lopez

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$86,050

Base pay: $86,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,050
Hire date: 2016-09-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,793
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Administrative for Children's Services, Maria Lopez serves as a Administrative Director of Social Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $86,050.

Patricia Hirschler

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$86,050

Base pay: $86,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,050
Hire date: 2019-01-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,793
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Administrative for Children's Services, Patricia Hirschler serves as a Administrative Director of Social Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $86,050.

Douglas Simon

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$85,530

Base pay: $85,530
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,530
Hire date: 2012-10-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $148,689
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,050

Douglas Simon is a Administrative Director of Social Services at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2012, about 13 years. 2025 total compensation came to $85,530.

Hazel Charles

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$82,163

Base pay: $81,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,108
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,163
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,522
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,347.78

At Administrative for Children's Services, Hazel Charles serves as a Administrative Director of Social Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $82,163.

Confesor Roman Rosa Jr

Administrative Director of Social Services/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$82,128

Base pay: $80,763
Overtime: $190
Other pay: $1,174
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,128
Hire date: 2017-04-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $81,338
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Administrative for Children's Services, Confesor Roman Rosa Jr serves as a Administrative Director of Social Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,128.