New York City / Department of City Planning

Agency file

Department of City Planning

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

The Department of City Planning supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 385 employees with median total compensation of $84,896; the highest distinct record was $295,677.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $32.5M
Employees: 385
Median total: $84,896
Highest record: $295,677

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$22$174,550+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 385 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,896) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $82,505 (98%)
Overtime — $100 (0%)
Other — $1,726 (2%)
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

$13,703

$64,324

$84,896

$108,203

$137,243

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,243 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,703. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

City Planner

109 · $88,238

City Research Scientist

59 · $79,834

Community Coordinator

37 · $72,925

Administrative City Planner

29 · $144,454

Summer College Intern

25 · $612

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.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Planning Department (103) City of Baltimore73% match
Dpd Planning and Development City of Philadelphia47% match
Department of Planning and Development City of Chicago42% match
City Planning City of Los Angeles38% match

Record list

Employees

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Lisa Rambaran

Administrative Community Relations Specialist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$116,314

Base pay: $116,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,314
Hire date: 2020-01-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $117,617
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Lisa Rambaran is a Administrative Community Relations Specialist at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). 2025 total compensation came to $116,314.

Hiteshkumar Savalia

IT Project Specialist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$115,291

Base pay: $115,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,291
Hire date: 2024-07-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $129,063
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,680

At Department of City Planning, Hiteshkumar Savalia serves as a IT Project Specialist based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $115,291.

Lin Zeng

Secretary of the Commission/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$114,418

Base pay: $113,918
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,418
Hire date: 2024-10-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $170,363
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,260

Lin Zeng is a Secretary of the Commission at Department of City Planning based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $114,418.

Timothy Miller

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$113,597

Base pay: $113,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $230
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,597
Hire date: 2023-02-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $116,982
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Timothy Miller holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $113,597.

Hye-Kyung Neal

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$113,045

Base pay: $109,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,018
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,045
Hire date: 2013-05-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $114,715
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Hye-Kyung Neal works as a City Planner for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service. Hye-Kyung earned $113,045 in 2025.

Eliezer Grumet

Computer Specialist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$113,041

Base pay: $106,682
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,359
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,041
Hire date: 1983-07-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $110,106
Leave Status as of June 30: On separation leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Eliezer Grumet is a Computer Specialist at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 1983 (about 42 years). 2025 total compensation came to $113,041.

Damon Mccullough

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$112,346

Base pay: $112,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $187
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,346
Hire date: 2023-01-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $134,225
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,645

At Department of City Planning, Damon Mccullough serves as a City Research Scientist based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,346.

David Hochbaum

Computer Specialist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$112,277

Base pay: $111,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $567
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,277
Hire date: 2020-02-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $115,271
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of City Planning, David Hochbaum serves as a Computer Specialist based in Manhattan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $112,277.

Shane Myers

Agency Attorney/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$112,241

Base pay: $108,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,106
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,241
Hire date: 2022-02-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,638
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Shane Myers works as a Agency Attorney for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Shane earned $112,241 in 2025.

Freddy Patterson

Motor Vehicle Supervisor/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$111,767

Base pay: $70,106
Overtime: $38,549
Other pay: $3,112
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,767
Hire date: 2002-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,364
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 732.5
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of City Planning, Freddy Patterson serves as a Motor Vehicle Supervisor based in Manhattan. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $111,767.

Pratishta Yerakala

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$110,362

Base pay: $110,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,362
Hire date: 2023-12-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $113,792
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Pratishta Yerakala works as a City Research Scientist for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Pratishta earned $110,362 in 2025.

Narish Singh

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$109,910

Base pay: $109,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $515
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,910
Hire date: 2021-08-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of City Planning, Narish Singh serves as a City Research Scientist based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,910.

Horatio Rosa

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$109,815

Base pay: $109,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,815
Hire date: 2022-03-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Horatio Rosa is a City Research Scientist at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $109,815.