New York City / Department of Health/Mental Hygiene / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

23 employees hold this title in Department of Health/Mental Hygiene. Median total compensation for the role is $85,600, above the department median of $79,562.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $85,600
Agency median: $79,562
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$16,228$110,036+

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

How total compensation varies among the 23 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 111,930 people — is $105,650. Department of Health/Mental Hygiene pays a median base salary of $82,455 for this role, 22% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health/Mental Hygiene sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$71,850

$82,830

$105,650

$137,490

$174,750

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene median · $82,455

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health/Mental Hygiene’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Department of Health/Mental Hygiene’s median base salary is 1% below that national figure, about the 48th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene median · $82,455

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 22 of 23 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene is $85,600, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Accountant is held in 29 New York City departments. In Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, the median of $85,600 ranks #13 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$109,165 · 3

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$106,711 · 2

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$106,135 · 5

District Attorney Kings County

$99,518 · 1

Fire Department

$97,364 · 1

Office of Labor Relations

$95,614 · 2

Department of Design & Construction

$95,498 · 11

Off of Payroll Administration

$92,710 · 2

NYC Employees Retirement Systems

$87,992 · 3

Department of Environment Protection

$87,979 · 4

Law Department

$87,907 · 2

Administrative for Children's Services

$86,706 · 6

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

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $80,456 ranks #10 of 38. See Accountant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles 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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Rachel Cancel

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$110,810

Base pay: $100,992
Overtime: $4,866
Other pay: $4,952
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,810
Hire date: 2018-01-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,208
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 69
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Rachel Cancel is a Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). 2025 total compensation came to $110,810.

Desiree Cummings

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$109,050

Base pay: $100,214
Overtime: $2,832
Other pay: $6,004
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,050
Hire date: 2020-06-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $103,399
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 45.75
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Desiree Cummings serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,050.

Rafeena Razak

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$107,459

Base pay: $101,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,459
Hire date: 2015-12-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,244
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Rafeena Razak serves as a Accountant based in Queens. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,459.

Eshita Rahman

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$107,433

Base pay: $101,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,356
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,433
Hire date: 2023-03-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,289
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Eshita Rahman works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Eshita earned $107,433 in 2025.

Cyrus Pepple

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$97,210

Base pay: $87,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,944
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,210
Hire date: 2016-09-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $90,180
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Cyrus Pepple is a Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). 2025 total compensation came to $97,210.

Tammy Truong

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$94,912

Base pay: $88,418
Overtime: -$1
Other pay: $6,496
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,912
Hire date: 2016-07-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,423
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Tammy Truong holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,912.

Fleur Louisy

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$94,162

Base pay: $91,725
Overtime: $2,314
Other pay: $123
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,162
Hire date: 2024-03-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $94,649
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 38.75
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Fleur Louisy works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Fleur earned $94,162 in 2025.

Natalia Nasonova

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$93,219

Base pay: $83,276
Overtime: $2,266
Other pay: $7,677
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,219
Hire date: 2022-02-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,461
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 45.5
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Natalia Nasonova works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Natalia earned $93,219 in 2025.

Peter Lu

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$91,178

Base pay: $88,150
Overtime: $262
Other pay: $2,765
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,178
Hire date: 2018-01-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $86,518
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 5.5
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Peter Lu holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $91,178.

Zahir Azad

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$88,591

Base pay: $87,470
Overtime: $927
Other pay: $194
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,591
Hire date: 2018-02-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $90,259
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 16.25
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Zahir Azad is a Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). 2025 total compensation came to $88,591.

Lai Sheung Chu

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$86,838

Base pay: $77,546
Overtime: -$0
Other pay: $9,293
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,838
Hire date: 2006-07-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $80,002
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Lai Sheung Chu holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $86,838.

Jed Matalon

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$85,600

Base pay: $76,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,538
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,600
Hire date: 1979-05-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $78,513
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jed Matalon is a Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 1979, they have about 46 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $85,600.

Mohammad Uddin

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$84,798

Base pay: $76,966
Overtime: $1,707
Other pay: $6,125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,798
Hire date: 2013-10-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,410
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 35.75
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Mohammad Uddin holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,798.

Anzhelika Sachakova

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$84,439

Base pay: $84,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,439
Hire date: 2017-12-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $87,157
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Anzhelika Sachakova works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Anzhelika earned $84,439 in 2025.

Shafaq Javed

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$81,634

Base pay: $81,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,634
Hire date: 2024-07-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $99,050
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,610

Shafaq Javed holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,634.

Reyna Rayside

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$79,178

Base pay: $76,091
Overtime: $57
Other pay: $3,029
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,178
Hire date: 2018-01-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $78,661
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1.25
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Reyna Rayside works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Reyna earned $79,178 in 2025.

Vanessa Lam

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$73,811

Base pay: $72,542
Overtime: $1,250
Other pay: $19
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,811
Hire date: 2022-06-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 30.25
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Vanessa Lam holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $73,811.

Violet Chen

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$72,504

Base pay: $72,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,504
Hire date: 2024-02-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Violet Chen serves as a Accountant based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,504.

Shan Ray

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$71,753

Base pay: $71,753
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,753
Hire date: 2022-07-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Shan Ray works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Shan earned $71,753 in 2025.

Suilian Yu

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$60,437

Base pay: $55,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,260
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,437
Hire date: 2017-01-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $86,804
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,330

Suilian Yu holds the role of Accountant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $60,437.

Neva Campbell

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$51,698

Base pay: $47,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,982
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,698
Hire date: 2017-11-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,838
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,120

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Neva Campbell serves as a Accountant based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,698.

Patrick Chan

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$31,863

Base pay: $26,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,329
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,863
Hire date: 2019-10-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,514
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 630

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Patrick Chan serves as a Accountant based in Queens. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,863.

Winnie Lum

Accountant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$16,228

Base pay: $16,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,228
Hire date: 2023-08-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,040
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 420

Winnie Lum works as a Accountant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Winnie earned $16,228 in 2025.