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Deputy Director

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

24 employees hold this title in City Council. Median total compensation for the role is $164,463, above the department median of $50,766.

Employees: 24
Total payroll: $4M
Role median: $164,463
Agency median: $50,766
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$46,027$233,739+

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How total compensation varies among the 24 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.

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This role across New York City

Deputy Director is held in 5 New York City departments. In City Council, the median of $164,463 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

NYC Police Pension Fund

$259,032 · 2

Office of Collective Bargainin

$236,519 · 2

Department of Transportation

$193,243 · 1

Department of Business Service

$117,250 · 1

Median total compensation for the Deputy Director role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Deputy Director beyond New York City

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $182,733 ranks #4 of 18. See Deputy Director across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$228,800 · 267

$213,152 · 10

$188,410 · 21

$163,740 · 17

$160,361 · 30

Johnson County, Kansas

$159,643 · 6

City of Cincinnati

$156,111 · 23

New York Public Authorities

$143,300 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Directorroles 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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Smita Deshmukh

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$184,674

Base pay: $183,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $749
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,674
Hire date: 2015-09-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $189,701
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Smita Deshmukh works as a Deputy Director for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Smita earned $184,674 in 2025.

Marcello Testa

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$184,352

Base pay: $184,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,352
Hire date: 1988-12-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $190,888
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Marcello Testa holds the role of Deputy Director at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 1988, they have about 37 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $184,352.

Bradley Reid

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$183,926

Base pay: $183,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,926
Hire date: 2009-08-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $189,701
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Bradley Reid is a Deputy Director at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2009, they have about 16 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $183,926.

Meagan Powers

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$181,541

Base pay: $181,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,541
Hire date: 2023-06-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $185,850
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Meagan Powers is a Deputy Director at City Council based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $181,541.