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New York City / Cultural Affairs

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

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

Sara Cobb

Agency Attorney/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$88,099
Base pay
$81,018
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,081
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,099
Hire date
2015-07-12
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
Q

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$127,958
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,175.42

At Cultural Affairs, Sara Cobb serves as a Agency Attorney based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,099.

Claudia Arzeno

Community Coordinator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$86,166
Base pay
$83,842
Overtime
$2,120
Other pay
$204
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,166
Hire date
2017-11-20
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,515
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
44.5
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,820

Claudia Arzeno works as a Community Coordinator for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Claudia earned $86,166 in 2025.

Carolyn Sarkis

Associate Arts Programs Specialist/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$85,612
Base pay
$84,276
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,337
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,612
Hire date
2000-12-19
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,962
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,820

Carolyn Sarkis works as a Associate Arts Programs Specialist for Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. Carolyn earned $85,612 in 2025.

Darren Brannon

Associate Arts Programs Specialist/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$83,606
Base pay
$80,380
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,226
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,606
Hire date
2016-06-27
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$82,943
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,820

Darren Brannon is a Associate Arts Programs Specialist at Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). 2025 total compensation came to $83,606.

David Mandel

Community Coordinator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$83,570
Base pay
$83,438
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$133
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,570
Hire date
2016-03-21
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,098
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
126
Regular Hours
1,820

David Mandel holds the role of Community Coordinator at Cultural Affairs based in Manhattan. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,570.