New York City / Department of Transportation / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

19 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $78,449, below the department median of $95,506.

Employees: 19
Total payroll: $1.4M
Role median: $78,449
Agency median: $95,506
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$19,443$100,661+

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

How total compensation varies among the 19 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 111,930 people — is $105,650. Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $74,713 for this role, 29% below that figure — about the 14th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$71,850

$82,830

$105,650

$137,490

$174,750

Department of Transportation median · $74,713

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 37th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Department of Transportation median · $74,713

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 18 of 19 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Transportation is $78,449, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Accountant is held in 29 New York City departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $78,449 ranks #19 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$109,165 · 3

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$106,711 · 2

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$106,135 · 5

District Attorney Kings County

$99,518 · 1

Fire Department

$97,364 · 1

Office of Labor Relations

$95,614 · 2

Department of Design & Construction

$95,498 · 11

Off of Payroll Administration

$92,710 · 2

New York City Employees Retirement Systems

$87,992 · 3

Department of Environment Protection

$87,979 · 4

Law Department

$87,907 · 2

Administrative for Children's Services

$86,706 · 6

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

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $80,456 ranks #10 of 38. See Accountant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,678 · 160

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Department of Transportation

Record list

Employees with this title

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Gwendolyn Waring

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$100,841

Base pay: $94,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,455
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,841
Hire date: 2014-02-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $99,912
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Gwendolyn Waring works as a Accountant for Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. Gwendolyn earned $100,841 in 2025.

Maria Traci

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$100,339

Base pay: $95,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,187
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,339
Hire date: 2017-07-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,186
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Transportation, Maria Traci serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,339.

Lena Wilson

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$96,604

Base pay: $89,623
Overtime: $617
Other pay: $6,364
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,604
Hire date: 2016-05-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $92,476
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 11.75
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Transportation, Lena Wilson serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $96,604.

Ivy Miao

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$94,147

Base pay: $81,865
Overtime: $2,744
Other pay: $9,539
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,147
Hire date: 2006-07-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $84,459
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 54.5
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ivy Miao is a Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). 2025 total compensation came to $94,147.

Julissa Reyes

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,618

Base pay: $78,934
Overtime: $5,750
Other pay: $5,933
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,618
Hire date: 2016-04-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $81,447
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 115.5
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Transportation, Julissa Reyes serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,618.

Svetlana Chernaya

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$85,437

Base pay: $78,422
Overtime: $384
Other pay: $6,632
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,437
Hire date: 2017-12-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $80,918
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 7.25
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Svetlana Chernaya works as a Accountant for Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Svetlana earned $85,437 in 2025.

Sylwia Fryzel-Stile

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$82,929

Base pay: $77,897
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,032
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,929
Hire date: 2016-05-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,385
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,400

Sylwia Fryzel-Stile works as a Accountant for Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. Sylwia earned $82,929 in 2025.

Yan Hua Ma

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$82,372

Base pay: $76,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,453
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,372
Hire date: 2023-10-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,367
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Yan Hua Ma is a Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $82,372.

Maksym Lyashenko

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,854

Base pay: $71,541
Overtime: $4,943
Other pay: $2,370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,854
Hire date: 2018-04-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $73,822
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 106.5
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Maksym Lyashenko holds the role of Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,854.

Nicole Lu

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,449

Base pay: $72,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,867
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,449
Hire date: 2022-08-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,891
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Transportation, Nicole Lu serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $78,449.

Wendy Zhang

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,162

Base pay: $72,542
Overtime: $3,945
Other pay: $1,675
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,162
Hire date: 2021-08-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 84
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Wendy Zhang holds the role of Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $78,162.

Becky Ho

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,458

Base pay: $76,844
Overtime: $348
Other pay: $266
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,458
Hire date: 2022-10-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,294
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 8.25
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Becky Ho holds the role of Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $77,458.

Lei-Hing Wong

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,467

Base pay: $66,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,467
Hire date: 2006-02-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $68,539
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Lei-Hing Wong is a Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $75,467.

Marcelle Gushway

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$71,816

Base pay: $65,965
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,851
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,816
Hire date: 2010-04-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $68,058
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Marcelle Gushway works as a Accountant for Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2010, they have about 15 years of service. Marcelle earned $71,816 in 2025.

Syeda Hussain

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$67,621

Base pay: $67,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,621
Hire date: 2018-03-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $69,776
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Syeda Hussain holds the role of Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,621.

Agatha Yip

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$66,441

Base pay: $66,032
Overtime: $258
Other pay: $151
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,441
Hire date: 2022-11-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,110
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 7.25
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Agatha Yip holds the role of Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $66,441.

Alla Elentukh

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$65,318

Base pay: $63,080
Overtime: $2,239
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,318
Hire date: 2024-02-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $65,091
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 64.75
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Alla Elentukh is a Accountant at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $65,318.

Yecenia Ines

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$29,628

Base pay: $25,140
Overtime: $3,445
Other pay: $1,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,628
Hire date: 2019-08-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,499
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 65.5
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 630

At Department of Transportation, Yecenia Ines serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $29,628.

Vanessa Blackman

Accountant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$19,443

Base pay: $19,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,443
Hire date: 2024-04-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $63,043
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 560

Vanessa Blackman works as a Accountant for Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Vanessa earned $19,443 in 2025.