Agency file

City Clerk

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

The City Clerk is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 60 employees with median total compensation of $56,869; the highest distinct record was $271,172.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4.6M
Employees: 60
Median total: $56,869
Highest record: $271,172

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$29$230,003+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 60 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($56,869) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,310 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,621 (2%)
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

$43,046

$48,217

$56,869

$75,267

$140,305

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $140,305 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,046. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag

37 · $50,362

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor

5 · $74,498

Deputy City Clerk

4 · $176,796

Community Associate

2 · $50,524

City Clerk & Clerk of Council

1 · $271,172

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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Shirley Saunders

Deputy City Clerk/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$140,305

Base pay: $140,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,305
Hire date: 2010-05-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $145,279
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 103
Regular Hours: 1,820

Shirley Saunders holds the role of Deputy City Clerk at City Clerk based in Bronx. They have served since 2010 (about 15 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $140,305.