Youth Development Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

843 employees hold this title in Administrative for Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $55,627, below the department median of $75,817.

Employees: 843
Total payroll: $46.3M
Role median: $55,627
Agency median: $75,817
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$16,074$136,418+

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How total compensation varies among the 843 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Youth Development Specialist beyond New York City

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $55,627 ranks #3 of 4. See Youth Development Specialist across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$170,868 · 35

City of Las Vegas

$83,931 · 5

Cook County, Illinois

$17,680 · 353

Median total compensation for comparable Youth Development Specialist 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Charizma Jackson

Youth Development Specialist/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

-$2,971

Base pay: -$2,971
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,971
Hire date: 2023-07-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,507
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: -140

Charizma Jackson holds the role of Youth Development Specialist at Administrative for Children's Services based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was -$2,971.

Wilfredo Ruiz Obado

Youth Development Specialist/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

-$6,223

Base pay: -$4,115
Overtime: -$1,789
Other pay: -$320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$6,223
Hire date: 2019-11-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,090
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: -45.25
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: -70

Wilfredo Ruiz Obado is a Youth Development Specialist at Administrative for Children's Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to -$6,223.

Edward Howard

Youth Development Specialist/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

-$16,074

Base pay: -$14,543
Overtime: -$207
Other pay: -$1,324
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$16,074
Hire date: 2019-10-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,090
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: -210

Edward Howard is a Youth Development Specialist at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to -$16,074.