New York City / Department of Education Administrative / Special Assistant

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Special Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

5 employees hold this title in Department of Education Administrative. Median total compensation for the role is $168,623, above the department median of $70,024.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $691.4K
Role median: $168,623
Agency median: $70,024
Comparison: Above

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This role across New York City

Special Assistant is held in 9 New York City departments. In Department of Education Administrative, the median of $168,623 ranks #2 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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$186,047 · 1

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$153,679 · 1

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$140,566 · 1

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$134,984 · 4

Office of the Mayor

$97,314 · 157

Office of Criminal Justice

$86,116 · 5

Public Advocate

$46,170 · 2

Mayors Office of Contract Services

$3,430 · 1

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

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Special Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $97,386 ranks #4 of 12. See Special Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$154,244 · 15

$117,045 · 133

$100,552 · 7

$94,216 · 43

$54,132 · 88

New York Public Authorities

$52,115 · 35

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$38,060 · 21

Rhode Island

$23,042 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Special Assistantroles 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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Ron Prescott

Special Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$199,211

Base pay: $199,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $199,211
Hire date: 2022-12-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $206,274
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ron Prescott is a Special Assistant at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $199,211.

Rachid Murad

Special Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$182,135

Base pay: $182,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,135
Hire date: 2023-05-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $188,592
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,820

Rachid Murad is a Special Assistant at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $182,135.

Katharine Galaxy

Special Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$168,623

Base pay: $168,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,623
Hire date: 2022-03-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $189,567
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,750

Katharine Galaxy works as a Special Assistant for Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Katharine earned $168,623 in 2025.

Nancy Baez

Special Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$138,879

Base pay: $138,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,879
Hire date: 2018-06-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $143,802
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nancy Baez holds the role of Special Assistant at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $138,879.

Danielle Filson

Special Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$2,568

Base pay: $2,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,568
Hire date: 2018-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $194,200
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 0

Danielle Filson works as a Special Assistant for Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Danielle earned $2,568 in 2025.