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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

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

Page 1

Danielle Ortega

Deputy Executive Director/Board of Correction

2025 total comp
$160,127
Base pay
$160,127
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$160,127
Hire date
2022-09-11
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$165,685
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
73
Regular Hours
1,820

Danielle Ortega holds the role of Deputy Executive Director at Board of Correction based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $160,127.

Shern Varghese

Computer Systems Manager/Board of Correction

2025 total comp
$157,603
Base pay
$157,603
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$157,603
Hire date
2022-01-10
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$163,073
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
73
Regular Hours
1,820

Shern Varghese is a Computer Systems Manager at Board of Correction based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $157,603.