New York City / Administrative for Children's Services / Research Assistant

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Research Assistant

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

2 employees hold this title in Administrative for Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $44,836, below the department median of $75,817.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $89.7K
Role median: $44,836
Agency median: $75,817
Comparison: Below

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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In Administrative for Children's Services, the median of $44,836 ranks #18 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Records & Information Service

$80,581 · 1

Department of Environment Protection

$80,316 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$79,966 · 1

NYC Fire Pension Fund

$77,819 · 1

Fire Department

$77,561 · 2

Department of Transportation

$74,220 · 5

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$72,934 · 2

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$67,806 · 2

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$65,532 · 1

NYC Housing Authority

$65,078 · 8

Office of the Comptroller

$61,421 · 1

Department of Education Administrative

$60,706 · 8

Median total compensation for the Research Assistant role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Research Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $61,095 ranks #1 of 6. See Research Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$55,793 · 9

$41,502 · 15

$37,979 · 560

$21,553 · 6

$6,497 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Research Assistant roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Theodocia Haley

Research Assistant/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$54,084

Base pay: $45,976
Overtime: $4,235
Other pay: $3,872
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,084
Hire date: 2000-06-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,461
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 88.75
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,155

Theodocia Haley is a Research Assistant at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2000 (about 25 years). 2025 total compensation came to $54,084.

Lasonta Lewis

Research Assistant/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$35,589

Base pay: $31,076
Overtime: $1,928
Other pay: $2,584
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,589
Hire date: 2006-10-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,279
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 45.25
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 840

Lasonta Lewis holds the role of Research Assistant at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,589.