Agency file

Cultural Affairs

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

The Cultural Affairs supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 75 employees with median total compensation of $70,171; the highest distinct record was $275,317.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6M
Employees: 75
Median total: $70,171
Highest record: $275,317

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$234$177,045+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 75 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,171) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $77,673 (97%)
Overtime — $229 (0%)
Other — $2,004 (3%)
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

$41,451

$56,095

$70,171

$95,843

$140,566

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $140,566 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,451. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Arts Programs Specialist

18 · $66,299

Community Associate

16 · $52,076

Community Coordinator

12 · $82,091

Assistant Commissioner

5 · $130,579

Agency Attorney

3 · $78,593

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

Samantha Rauer

Executive Agency Counsel/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$120,655

Base pay: $120,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,655
Hire date: 2020-12-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $124,933
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 126
Regular Hours: 1,820

Samantha Rauer works as a Executive Agency Counsel for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. Samantha earned $120,655 in 2025.