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New York City / Department of City Planning

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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

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.

Record list

Employees

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Huilian Chen

Management Auditor/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$35,066
Base pay
$35,066
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,066
Hire date
2025-01-27
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$93,958
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
700

Huilian Chen holds the role of Management Auditor at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,066.

Sophia Filippone

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$32,512
Base pay
$32,504
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,512
Hire date
2025-01-06
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$75,777
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
805

Sophia Filippone holds the role of City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,512.

Kufre Udoh

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$32,504
Base pay
$32,504
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,504
Hire date
2025-01-06
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$75,777
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
805

Kufre Udoh is a City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $32,504.

Shaena Wilson

Associate Staff Analyst/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$29,342
Base pay
$29,342
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,342
Hire date
2025-03-03
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$102,000
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
525

Shaena Wilson is a Associate Staff Analyst at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $29,342.