Special Assistant

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

1 employees hold this title in Department of Design & Construction. Median total compensation for the role is $153,679, above the department median of $89,722.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $153.7K
Role median: $153,679
Agency median: $89,722
Comparison: Above

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This role across New York City

Special Assistant is held in 9 New York City departments. In Department of Design & Construction, the median of $153,679 ranks #3 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Tax Commission

$186,047 · 1

Department of Education Administrative

$168,623 · 5

Cultural Affairs

$140,566 · 1

Office of Racial Equity

$134,984 · 4

Office of the Mayor

$97,314 · 157

Office of Criminal Justice

$86,116 · 5

Public Advocate

$46,170 · 2

Mayors Office of Contract Services

$3,430 · 1

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

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Special Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $97,386 ranks #4 of 12. See Special Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$154,244 · 15

$117,045 · 133

$100,552 · 7

$94,216 · 43

$54,132 · 88

New York Public Authorities

$52,115 · 35

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$38,060 · 21

Rhode Island

$23,042 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Special Assistantroles 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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Chong Lee

Special Assistant/Department of Design & Construction

2025 total comp

$153,679

Base pay: $153,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,679
Hire date: 2021-05-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $159,127
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 850
Regular Hours: 1,820

Chong Lee holds the role of Special Assistant at Department of Design & Construction based in Queens. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $153,679.