IT Project Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

10 employees hold this title in Department of Finance. Median total compensation for the role is $144,157, above the department median of $81,000.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $1.4M
Role median: $144,157
Agency median: $81,000
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$102,798$158,321+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 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

IT Project Specialist is held in 24 New York City departments. In Department of Finance, the median of $144,157 ranks #3 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police Department

$144,456 · 4

Department of Environment Protection

$144,211 · 4

NYC Housing Authority

$143,812 · 3

Department of Sanitation

$132,827 · 6

Department of Correction

$132,693 · 1

Financial Information Services Agency

$129,785 · 16

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$126,035 · 126

Department of Transportation

$121,293 · 14

Department of Education Administrative

$120,529 · 3

Technology & Innovation

$117,827 · 48

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$116,332 · 12

Department of City Planning

$115,291 · 1

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Ziying Li

IT Project Specialist/Department of Finance

2025 total comp

$151,833

Base pay: $151,257
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $576
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,833
Hire date: 2015-04-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $156,079
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 836
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ziying Li works as a IT Project Specialist for Department of Finance based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Ziying earned $151,833 in 2025.