Supervising Special Officer

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

46 employees hold this title in Administrative for Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $79,823, above the department median of $75,817.

Employees: 46
Total payroll: $3.5M
Role median: $79,823
Agency median: $75,817
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$14,404$111,451+

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How total compensation varies among the 46 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

Supervising Special Officer is held in 11 New York City departments. In Administrative for Children's Services, the median of $79,823 ranks #5 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Transportation

$91,977 · 11

Department of Homeless Services

$90,860 · 116

Department of Design & Construction

$88,495 · 1

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$82,858 · 20

NYC Housing Authority

$78,563 · 4

Law Department

$75,772 · 1

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$74,227 · 31

Department of Finance

$73,684 · 5

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$68,887 · 34

District Attorney-Manhattan

$65,649 · 1

Median total compensation for the Supervising Special Officer 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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Ellison James

Supervising Special Officer/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$50,679

Base pay: $45,799
Overtime: $1,729
Other pay: $3,151
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,679
Hire date: 2023-07-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,632
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 51.75
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 2,000

Ellison James works as a Supervising Special Officer for Administrative for Children's Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Ellison earned $50,679 in 2025.