New York City / Department of Sanitation / Research Assistant

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Research Assistant

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

2 employees hold this title in Department of Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $50,420, below the department median of $118,083.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $100.8K
Role median: $50,420
Agency median: $118,083
Comparison: Below

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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In Department of Sanitation, the median of $50,420 ranks #17 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Records & Information Service

$80,581 · 1

Department of Environment Protection

$80,316 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$79,966 · 1

NYC Fire Pension Fund

$77,819 · 1

Fire Department

$77,561 · 2

Department of Transportation

$74,220 · 5

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$72,934 · 2

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$67,806 · 2

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$65,532 · 1

NYC Housing Authority

$65,078 · 8

Office of the Comptroller

$61,421 · 1

Department of Education Administrative

$60,706 · 8

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

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Research Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $61,095 ranks #1 of 6. See Research Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$55,793 · 9

$41,502 · 15

$37,979 · 560

$21,553 · 6

$6,497 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Research Assistant roles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Miao He

Research Assistant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$58,829

Base pay: $49,750
Overtime: $6,412
Other pay: $2,667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,829
Hire date: 2005-11-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $60,760
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 140
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 1,540

Miao He works as a Research Assistant for Department of Sanitation based in Queens. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. Miao earned $58,829 in 2025.

Nelson Matos-Mendez

Research Assistant/Department of Sanitation

2025 total comp

$42,010

Base pay: $38,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,253
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,010
Hire date: 2007-12-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $59,290
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 827
Regular Hours: 1,190

Nelson Matos-Mendez holds the role of Research Assistant at Department of Sanitation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,010.