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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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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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Milagros Garay

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$49,944
Base pay
$49,944
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,944
Hire date
1981-06-24
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$32
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
1,589.42

Milagros Garay works as a Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1981, about 44 years. Milagros earned $49,944 in 2025.

Alexis Wheeler

Administrative City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$49,151
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$49,151
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,151
Hire date
2015-09-28
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$167,241
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
0

Alexis Wheeler is a Administrative City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $49,151.

Jacob Decastro

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$45,732
Base pay
$45,715
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,732
Hire date
2024-12-02
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$87,743
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
980

Jacob Decastro works as a City Research Scientist for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Jacob earned $45,732 in 2025.

Shantel Wong

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$45,629
Base pay
$45,197
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$432
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,629
Hire date
2023-05-15
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$79,568
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
1,033.82

Shantel Wong is a City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $45,629.

Ana Suazo

Community Coordinator/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp
$45,156
Base pay
$45,155
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,156
Hire date
2023-12-18
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$73,393
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
30
Regular Hours
1,190

At Department of City Planning, Ana Suazo serves as a Community Coordinator based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,156.