New York City / Department of Environment Protection / Research Assistant

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Research Assistant

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

1 employees hold this title in Department of Environment Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $80,316, below the department median of $98,318.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $80.3K
Role median: $80,316
Agency median: $98,318
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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In Department of Environment Protection, the median of $80,316 ranks #2 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Records & Information Service

$80,581 · 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

NYC Employees Retirement Systems

$59,441 · 1

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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Leonid Tsvitman

Research Assistant/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$80,316

Base pay: $59,410
Overtime: $3,778
Other pay: $17,128
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,316
Hire date: 2002-04-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Westchester

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,302
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 87
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Leonid Tsvitman holds the role of Research Assistant at Department of Environment Protection based in Westchester. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,316.