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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Manuel Menjivar

Computer Operations Manager/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$166,754

Base pay: $166,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,754
Hire date: 2018-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $172,666
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Manuel Menjivar works as a Computer Operations Manager for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Manuel earned $166,754 in 2025.

Steven Lenard

Administrative Staff Analyst/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$160,744

Base pay: $159,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,744
Hire date: 2016-10-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $165,408
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Steven Lenard holds the role of Administrative Staff Analyst at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $160,744.