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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Bansri Makadiya

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$58,145

Base pay: $58,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,145
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,536
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,470

Bansri Makadiya holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,145.

Griffin Mills

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$57,628

Base pay: $57,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,628
Hire date: 2025-01-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,156
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Griffin Mills 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 $57,628.

Katherine Nessel

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$56,827

Base pay: $56,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,827
Hire date: 2025-01-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,156
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,799.5

Katherine Nessel holds the role of City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $56,827.

Joslyn Schafer

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$56,496

Base pay: $56,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $333
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,496
Hire date: 2025-01-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,156
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,763

At Department of City Planning, Joslyn Schafer serves as a City Planner based in Bronx. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,496.

Amelia Clark

City Research Scientist/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$56,483

Base pay: $56,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $212
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,483
Hire date: 2022-09-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,284

Amelia Clark works as a City Research Scientist for Department of City Planning based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Amelia earned $56,483 in 2025.

Justin Rivera

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$55,750

Base pay: $55,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,750
Hire date: 2023-09-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,156
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of City Planning, Justin Rivera serves as a City Planner based in Richmond. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $55,750.

Samantha Gifford

New York City Urban Planning and Design Fellow/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$54,480

Base pay: $54,480
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,480
Hire date: 2023-09-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,412
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,820

Samantha Gifford works as a New York City Urban Planning and Design Fellow for Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Samantha earned $54,480 in 2025.

Tao Chen

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$53,781

Base pay: $53,616
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,781
Hire date: 2024-09-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,777
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,330

Tao Chen is a City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $53,781.

Dillon Alwan

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$52,267

Base pay: $52,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,267
Hire date: 2024-09-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,777
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,295

At Department of City Planning, Dillon Alwan serves as a City Planner based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,267.

Sally Wu

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$52,209

Base pay: $52,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,209
Hire date: 2024-09-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,777
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,295

Sally Wu holds the role of City Planner at Department of City Planning based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,209.

Elizabeth Lechtchiner

City Planner/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$52,084

Base pay: $51,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $157
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,084
Hire date: 2024-09-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,777
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,330

At Department of City Planning, Elizabeth Lechtchiner serves as a City Planner based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,084.

Shanice Soriano

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag/Department of City Planning

2025 total comp

$51,350

Base pay: $49,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,678
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,350
Hire date: 2023-06-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,800
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 30
Regular Hours: 1,464

At Department of City Planning, Shanice Soriano serves as a Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,350.