New York City / Administrative for Children's Services

Agency file

Administrative for Children's Services

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Administrative for Children's Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 8,246 employees with median total compensation of $75,817; the highest distinct record was $437,314.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $607M
Employees: 8,246
Median total: $75,817
Highest record: $437,314

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$16,074$173,280+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 8,246 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($75,817) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $63,544 (86%)
Overtime — $6,360 (9%)
Other — $3,708 (5%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$4,484

$44,125

$75,817

$100,882

$126,378

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $126,378 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,484. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Child Protective Specialist

2,958 · $67,460

Youth Development Specialist

843 · $55,627

Child Protective Specialist Supervisor

571 · $108,448

Community Coordinator

374 · $75,243

Administrative Director of Social Services

303 · $123,202

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Paul Averbach

Architect/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,350

Base pay: $101,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,666
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,350
Hire date: 1996-06-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,917
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Paul Averbach is a Architect at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 1996 (about 29 years). 2025 total compensation came to $110,350.

Luis Fernandez

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

2025 total comp

$110,324

Base pay: $108,827
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,497
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,324
Hire date: 1997-05-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,320
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Luis Fernandez works as a Administrative Director of Social Services for Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 1997 (about 28 years). Luis earned $110,324 in 2025.

Karen Davis

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

2025 total comp

$110,318

Base pay: $108,821
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,497
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,318
Hire date: 1997-07-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,313
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Karen Davis holds the role of Administrative Director of Social Services at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,318.

Colleen Bergen

Child and Family Specialist/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,296

Base pay: $95,042
Overtime: $9,688
Other pay: $5,566
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,296
Hire date: 2009-08-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $97,593
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 168.75
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Colleen Bergen holds the role of Child and Family Specialist at Administrative for Children's Services based in Queens. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $110,296.

Bethzaida Villafane-Leath

Youth Development Specialist/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,292

Base pay: $60,430
Overtime: $38,172
Other pay: $11,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,292
Hire date: 2022-10-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,446
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 815.75
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Bethzaida Villafane-Leath works as a Youth Development Specialist for Administrative for Children's Services based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Bethzaida earned $110,292 in 2025.

Theresa Thomson

Director of Field Operations/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,260

Base pay: $110,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,260
Hire date: 1998-12-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $119,985
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Administrative for Children's Services, Theresa Thomson serves as a Director of Field Operations based in Manhattan. Hired in 1998, they have about 27 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,260.

Julia Ramirez

Community Coordinator/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,235

Base pay: $85,049
Overtime: $24,266
Other pay: $920
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,235
Hire date: 2016-09-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,298
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 485
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Julia Ramirez works as a Community Coordinator for Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Julia earned $110,235 in 2025.

Eric Koyama

Administrative Staff Analyst/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,223

Base pay: $107,561
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,662
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,223
Hire date: 2016-05-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $108,829
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Eric Koyama works as a Administrative Staff Analyst for Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. Eric earned $110,223 in 2025.

Jennifer Montero

Child and Family Specialist/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,222

Base pay: $94,548
Overtime: $12,680
Other pay: $2,993
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,222
Hire date: 2017-02-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $97,593
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 213.5
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jennifer Montero works as a Child and Family Specialist for Administrative for Children's Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Jennifer earned $110,222 in 2025.

Andrew Lippman

Agency Attorney/Administrative for Children's Services

2025 total comp

$110,192

Base pay: $103,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,415
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,192
Hire date: 2019-11-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $106,404
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 67
Regular Hours: 1,820

Andrew Lippman holds the role of Agency Attorney at Administrative for Children's Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,192.