New York City / Department of Correction / Deputy Commissioner

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Deputy Commissioner

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

20 employees hold this title in Department of Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $131,413, above the department median of $128,286.

Employees: 20
Total payroll: $2.7M
Role median: $131,413
Agency median: $128,286
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$7,140$241,424+

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How total compensation varies among the 20 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across New York City

Deputy Commissioner is held in 24 New York City departments. In Department of Correction, the median of $131,413 ranks #23 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police Department

$275,799 · 7

Fire Department

$261,324 · 6

Department of Environment Protection

$258,669 · 5

Department of Sanitation

$258,374 · 2

Department of Buildings

$254,323 · 3

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$252,110 · 9

Administrative for Children's Services

$246,252 · 3

Department of Finance

$240,676 · 3

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$234,839 · 2

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$230,828 · 4

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$218,352 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$213,395 · 5

Median total compensation for the Deputy Commissioner role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Deputy Commissioner beyond New York City

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $215,181 ranks #2 of 8. See Deputy Commissioner across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$245,784 · 44

$179,318 · 12

$175,512 · 99

$163,000 · 45

$140,026 · 25

$127,911 · 5

$39,912 · 64

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Commissionerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lynn Grubiak

Deputy Commissioner/Department of Correction

2025 total comp

$40,796

Base pay: $40,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,796
Hire date: 2023-10-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $235,065
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 72
Regular Hours: 315

Lynn Grubiak is a Deputy Commissioner at Department of Correction based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $40,796.