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

Compare jurisdictions

Investigator beyond New York City

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $55,670 ranks #13 of 21. See Investigator across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$179,956 · 18

California

$118,556 · 987

District of Columbia

$106,809 · 328

Chicago Public Schools

$99,274 · 13

City of Chicago

$81,324 · 19

New York Public Authorities

$78,295 · 23

Florida

$71,480 · 350

New Jersey

$69,979 · 104

Median total compensation for comparable Investigatorroles 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

Page 1

Cynthia Royer

Investigator/Department of Finance

2025 total comp

$59,635

Base pay: $48,578
Overtime: $9,306
Other pay: $1,751
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,635
Hire date: 2019-03-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 241.25
Payroll Number: 836
Regular Hours: 1,750

Cynthia Royer works as a Investigator for Department of Finance based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Cynthia earned $59,635 in 2025.

Dawn Stephenson

Investigator/Department of Finance

2025 total comp

$55,743

Base pay: $53,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,019
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,743
Hire date: 2019-10-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 836
Regular Hours: 1,820

Dawn Stephenson works as a Investigator for Department of Finance based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Dawn earned $55,743 in 2025.

Orvin Aquart

Investigator/Department of Finance

2025 total comp

$36,592

Base pay: $35,506
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,086
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,592
Hire date: 2020-01-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 836
Regular Hours: 1,540

Orvin Aquart is a Investigator at Department of Finance based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $36,592.