New York City / Department of Environment Protection / Computer Associate

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Computer Associate

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

38 employees hold this title in Department of Environment Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $97,803, below the department median of $98,318.

Employees: 38
Total payroll: $3.4M
Role median: $97,803
Agency median: $98,318
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$330$158,787+

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How total compensation varies among the 38 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

Computer Associate is held in 41 New York City departments. In Department of Environment Protection, the median of $97,803 ranks #16 of 41.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cultural Affairs

$115,339 · 1

Financial Information Services Agency

$107,350 · 33

District Attorney Kings County

$107,309 · 1

Fire Department

$105,911 · 31

Tax Commission

$102,983 · 1

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$102,281 · 10

Bronx District Attorney

$101,497 · 2

NYC Police Pension Fund

$101,064 · 4

Department of Business Service

$100,704 · 3

Department of Finance

$100,038 · 18

Department of Transportation

$100,020 · 10

NYC Department of Veterans' Services

$99,978 · 1

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

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Computer Associate beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $92,359 ranks #1 of 2. See Computer Associate across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$80,116 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Computer Associateroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Shakel Basunia

Computer Associate/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$125,254

Base pay: $114,398
Overtime: $5,183
Other pay: $5,673
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,254
Hire date: 2017-11-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $124,346
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 66
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Environment Protection, Shakel Basunia serves as a Computer Associate based in Queens. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $125,254.

Joan Palmer

Computer Associate/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$124,590

Base pay: $118,628
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,962
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,590
Hire date: 1988-11-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $122,410
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Joan Palmer works as a Computer Associate for Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. They have served since 1988 (about 37 years). Joan earned $124,590 in 2025.