New York City / Department of Probation

Agency file

Department of Probation

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Probation runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2025, this agency had 1,266 employees with median total compensation of $69,969; the highest distinct record was $394,177.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $85.5M
Employees: 1,266
Median total: $69,969
Highest record: $394,177

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$2,021$148,912+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,266 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,969) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $59,001 (87%)
Overtime — $3,907 (6%)
Other — $4,655 (7%)
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

$3,807

$20,657

$69,969

$106,127

$123,107

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,107 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,807. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Probation Officer

654 · $69,643

Supervising Probation Officer

229 · $114,516

Community Associate

43 · $49,780

Community Coordinator

41 · $64,237

Administrative Probation Officer

35 · $106,692

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.

Gsc General Probation Metro Nashville89% match
Department of Corrections: Central Office Maine62% match
Trial Court (Trc) Massachusetts43% match
Juvenile Probation Cook County, Illinois39% match

Record list

Employees

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Alexon Robertson

Probation Officer/Department of Probation

2025 total comp

$73,693

Base pay: $66,395
Overtime: $896
Other pay: $6,401
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,693
Hire date: 2021-11-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $63,386
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 17.5
Payroll Number: 781
Regular Hours: 2,080

Alexon Robertson works as a Probation Officer for Department of Probation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Alexon earned $73,693 in 2025.

Steve Martin

Assistant Director/Department of Probation

2025 total comp

$73,605

Base pay: $73,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,605
Hire date: 2025-01-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $180,124
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 781
Regular Hours: 770

Steve Martin holds the role of Assistant Director at Department of Probation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,605.