New York City / Department of Transportation / Administrative City Planner

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Administrative City Planner

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

74 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $124,661, above the department median of $95,506.

Employees: 74
Total payroll: $9.4M
Role median: $124,661
Agency median: $95,506
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,823$207,073+

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

How total compensation varies among the 74 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

Administrative City Planner is held in 17 New York City departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $124,661 ranks #13 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police Department

$198,064 · 1

Department of Finance

$179,237 · 3

NYC Housing Authority

$160,436 · 4

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$158,301 · 1

Administrative Trials and Hearings

$155,288 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$152,797 · 4

Department of Sanitation

$148,997 · 6

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$144,730 · 6

Department of City Planning

$144,454 · 29

Department of Environment Protection

$140,490 · 18

Office of the Comptroller

$133,915 · 5

Department of Buildings

$128,905 · 3

Median total compensation for the Administrative City Planner 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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Melissa Alke-Sparnroft

Administrative City Planner/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$95,237

Base pay: $93,439
Overtime: $1,599
Other pay: $199
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,237
Hire date: 2015-10-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $96,418
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 20.75
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Melissa Alke-Sparnroft holds the role of Administrative City Planner at Department of Transportation based in Queens. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,237.

Mabel Kessler

Administrative City Planner/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$94,230

Base pay: $93,945
Overtime: $193
Other pay: $91
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,230
Hire date: 2016-06-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $96,940
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3.75
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Transportation, Mabel Kessler serves as a Administrative City Planner based in Manhattan. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,230.

Catherine Ponte

Administrative City Planner/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$93,913

Base pay: $91,627
Overtime: $2,104
Other pay: $183
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,913
Hire date: 2018-03-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $94,963
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 35.25
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Catherine Ponte is a Administrative City Planner at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). 2025 total compensation came to $93,913.

Mark Simon

Administrative City Planner/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$90,253

Base pay: $35,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,935
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,253
Hire date: 1997-04-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $167,507
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 385

Mark Simon is a Administrative City Planner at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $90,253.

Michael Pedron

Administrative City Planner/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$88,476

Base pay: $84,011
Overtime: $4,193
Other pay: $272
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,476
Hire date: 2015-03-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $115,480
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 60.75
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,400

At Department of Transportation, Michael Pedron serves as a Administrative City Planner based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,476.