Board of Correction

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

The Board of Correction runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2025, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $80,894; the highest distinct record was $220,371.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $2.8M
Employees: 32
Median total: $80,894
Highest record: $220,371

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,183$185,955+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,894) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,956 (99%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $464 (1%)
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

$15,332

$62,727

$80,894

$124,871

$157,603

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,603 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,332. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Standards Review Specialist

11 · $70,169

Director of Correctional Standards Review

7 · $124,871

City Research Scientist

3 · $65,582

Deputy Executive Director

2 · $83,886

Community Coordinator

2 · $44,157

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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Joshua Acquaye

Director of Correctional Standards Review/Board of Correction

2025 total comp

$110,095

Base pay: $110,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,095
Hire date: 2018-03-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $113,917
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 73
Regular Hours: 1,820

Joshua Acquaye works as a Director of Correctional Standards Review for Board of Correction based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Joshua earned $110,095 in 2025.