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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

Raven Coe

Summer Graduate Intern/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$4,798
Base pay
$4,464
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$335
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,798
Hire date
2024-06-18
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$16
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
280.2

Raven Coe works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Raven earned $4,798 in 2025.

Kate Aufses

Agency Attorney/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$993
Base pay
$993
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$993
Hire date
2023-01-03
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$90,870
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
0

Kate Aufses works as a Agency Attorney for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Kate earned $993 in 2025.

Gabriella Medina

Summer Graduate Intern/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$610
Base pay
$610
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$610
Hire date
2025-06-02
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$17
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
35

Gabriella Medina works as a Summer Graduate Intern for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Gabriella earned $610 in 2025.

Rebecca Wasserman

Summer College Intern/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$578
Base pay
$578
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$578
Hire date
2025-06-02
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$17
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
35

At Cultural Affairs, Rebecca Wasserman serves as a Summer College Intern based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $578.

Terri Richardson

Assistant Commissioner/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
-$234
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$234
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$234
Hire date
2019-08-18
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$132,870
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
0

Terri Richardson works as a Assistant Commissioner for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Terri earned -$234 in 2025.