New York City / Department of Environment Protection

Agency file

Department of Environment Protection

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Environment Protection protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 6,552 employees with median total compensation of $98,318; the highest distinct record was $324,530.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $650.7M
Employees: 6,552
Median total: $98,318
Highest record: $324,530

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$32,882$217,642+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,552 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($98,318) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $84,172 (85%)
Overtime — $9,353 (9%)
Other — $5,795 (6%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$21,098

$63,470

$98,318

$135,744

$167,240

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $167,240 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,098. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Sewage Treatment Worker

600 · $133,754

Construction Laborer

356 · $122,422

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor

326 · $73,706

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag

243 · $51,720

Supervisor

229 · $117,025

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Lashuana Benjamin

Water Treatment Plant Operator L1/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,401

Base pay: $49,616
Overtime: $6,570
Other pay: $5,215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,401
Hire date: 2023-11-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,806
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 177.5
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Lashuana Benjamin is a Water Treatment Plant Operator L1 at Department of Environment Protection based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $61,401.

Isha Vargas

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,400

Base pay: $48,841
Overtime: $12,543
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,400
Hire date: 2023-05-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $53,479
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 373
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Environment Protection, Isha Vargas serves as a Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $61,400.

Cina Mostel

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,367

Base pay: $60,319
Overtime: $1,048
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,367
Hire date: 2020-02-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,376
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 31.25
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Cina Mostel holds the role of Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,367.

John Feighner

Community Coordinator/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,359

Base pay: $60,926
Overtime: $433
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,359
Hire date: 2023-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $62,868
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 13
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Environment Protection, John Feighner serves as a Community Coordinator based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,359.

Roxanne Brown

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,356

Base pay: $59,537
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,356
Hire date: 1990-03-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,507
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Roxanne Brown is a Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. Hired in 1990, they have about 35 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $61,356.

Amrita Sukhram

Community Associate/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,337

Base pay: $54,141
Overtime: $5,872
Other pay: $1,325
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,337
Hire date: 2000-01-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $65,247
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 157.25
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,757

Amrita Sukhram works as a Community Associate for Department of Environment Protection based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years. Amrita earned $61,337 in 2025.

Rupa Ramoutar

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,328

Base pay: $60,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,328
Hire date: 2016-02-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,376
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Rupa Ramoutar holds the role of Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,328.

Fred Lewis

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,321

Base pay: $60,319
Overtime: $995
Other pay: $6
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,321
Hire date: 2020-03-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,376
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 26.25
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Fred Lewis is a Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $61,321.

Eva Zhen

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,319

Base pay: $60,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,319
Hire date: 2015-12-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,376
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Eva Zhen holds the role of Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $61,319.

Halil Cukaj

Apprentice/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,309

Base pay: $52,555
Overtime: $7,571
Other pay: $1,183
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,309
Hire date: 2023-06-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,526
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 195.48
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Halil Cukaj is a Apprentice at Department of Environment Protection based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $61,309.

Yadalis Martinez

Gardener/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,286

Base pay: $56,223
Overtime: $5,063
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,286
Hire date: 2023-08-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $58,015
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 125
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Yadalis Martinez works as a Gardener for Department of Environment Protection based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Yadalis earned $61,286 in 2025.

Mark Sutton

Watershed Maintainer/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,274

Base pay: $48,679
Overtime: $5,613
Other pay: $6,982
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,274
Hire date: 2023-05-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Sullivan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,945
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 161.75
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Mark Sutton is a Watershed Maintainer at Department of Environment Protection based in Sullivan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $61,274.

Shafiq Ahmed

Engineering Technician/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,267

Base pay: $41,789
Overtime: $18,296
Other pay: $1,182
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,267
Hire date: 2022-02-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,282
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 470.75
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,393

Shafiq Ahmed is a Engineering Technician at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $61,267.

Shastra Singh-Mohammed

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,190

Base pay: $60,319
Overtime: $862
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,190
Hire date: 2019-08-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,376
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 26
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Shastra Singh-Mohammed is a Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor at Department of Environment Protection based in Queens. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $61,190.

Sursati Harilall

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,170

Base pay: $60,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,170
Hire date: 2018-10-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,376
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Environment Protection, Sursati Harilall serves as a Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,170.

Carrie Doyle

Associate Chemist/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,169

Base pay: $59,602
Overtime: $975
Other pay: $593
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,169
Hire date: 2023-09-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Westchester
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,502
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 24
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Carrie Doyle holds the role of Associate Chemist at Department of Environment Protection based in Westchester. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $61,169.

Thomas Annunziata

Construction Laborer/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,149

Base pay: $58,552
Overtime: $2,554
Other pay: $44
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,149
Hire date: 2023-02-06
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $409
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 55.5
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Thomas Annunziata holds the role of Construction Laborer at Department of Environment Protection based in Bronx. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,149.

Anthony Bachor

Watershed Maintainer/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,107

Base pay: $61,065
Overtime: $42
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,107
Hire date: 2021-08-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Ulster
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $63,346
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Anthony Bachor works as a Watershed Maintainer for Department of Environment Protection based in Ulster. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Anthony earned $61,107 in 2025.

Elizabeth Pulley

Associate Chemist/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$61,095

Base pay: $59,602
Overtime: $1,228
Other pay: $265
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,095
Hire date: 2023-08-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Westchester
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,502
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 33
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,820

Elizabeth Pulley holds the role of Associate Chemist at Department of Environment Protection based in Westchester. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $61,095.