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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Nicole Benjamin

Deputy Director/City Council

2025 total comp

$206,773

Base pay: $205,773
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,773
Hire date: 2018-07-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $212,474
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 102
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nicole Benjamin works as a Deputy Director for City Council based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Nicole earned $206,773 in 2025.