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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

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

William Niedmann

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$43,699
Base pay
$41,913
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,785
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$43,699
Hire date
2022-10-17
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Queens
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$28
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,618.7

At Cultural Affairs, William Niedmann serves as a Community Associate based in Queens. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $43,699.

Malik Dillahunt

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$42,510
Base pay
$42,410
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,510
Hire date
2024-02-12
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Queens
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$24
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,791.43

At Cultural Affairs, Malik Dillahunt serves as a Community Associate based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $42,510.

Alexandros Barbayianis

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$41,854
Base pay
$41,589
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$266
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,854
Hire date
2024-01-22
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Queens
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$24
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,756.63

Alexandros Barbayianis is a Community Associate at Cultural Affairs based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $41,854.

Christopher Trainor

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$41,451
Base pay
$30,510
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$10,941
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,451
Hire date
1997-07-21
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Queens
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$34
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
922.63

Christopher Trainor works as a Community Associate for Cultural Affairs based in Queens. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service. Christopher earned $41,451 in 2025.

Stephon Archer

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$41,366
Base pay
$41,096
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$270
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,366
Hire date
2023-08-21
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Queens
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$24
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,736

Stephon Archer works as a Community Associate for Cultural Affairs based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Stephon earned $41,366 in 2025.