New York City / Department of Health/Mental Hygiene / City Custodial Assistant

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City Custodial Assistant

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

40 employees hold this title in Department of Health/Mental Hygiene. Median total compensation for the role is $53,072, below the department median of $79,562.

Employees: 40
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $53,072
Agency median: $79,562
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$3,735$72,528+

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How total compensation varies among the 40 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

City Custodial Assistant is held in 10 New York City departments. In Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, the median of $53,072 ranks #4 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Sanitation

$95,380 · 1

Law Department

$58,645 · 2

Department of Transportation

$53,625 · 1

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$46,779 · 402

District Attorney-Manhattan

$45,643 · 22

Office of the Comptroller

$45,069 · 8

Financial Information Services Agency

$44,219 · 2

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$44,002 · 1

Police Department

$43,540 · 276

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

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City Custodial Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $45,985 ranks #1 of 2. See City Custodial Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$40,947 · 51

Median total compensation for comparable City Custodial 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Raul Espinal Dicen

City Custodial Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$67,218

Base pay: $50,315
Overtime: $15,748
Other pay: $1,155
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,218
Hire date: 2015-11-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,919
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 433.75
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Raul Espinal Dicen holds the role of City Custodial Assistant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,218.

David Thomasson

City Custodial Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$64,960

Base pay: $50,467
Overtime: $11,760
Other pay: $2,733
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,960
Hire date: 1999-03-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $52,099
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 317
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

David Thomasson holds the role of City Custodial Assistant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $64,960.