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New York City / Department of Health/Mental Hygiene / IT Project Specialist

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IT Project Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

12 employees hold this title in Department of Health/Mental Hygiene. Median total compensation for the role is $116,332, above the department median of $79,562.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$116,332
Agency median
$79,562
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$33,097$136,489+

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

How total compensation varies among the 12 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

IT Project Specialist is held in 24 New York City departments. In Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, the median of $116,332 ranks #12 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police Department
$144,456 · 4
Department of Environment Protection
$144,211 · 4
Department of Finance
$144,157 · 10
NYC Housing Authority
$143,812 · 3
Department of Sanitation
$132,827 · 6
Department of Correction
$132,693 · 1
Financial Information Services Agency
$129,785 · 16
Hra/Dept of Social Services
$126,035 · 126
Department of Transportation
$121,293 · 14
Department of Education Administrative
$120,529 · 3
Technology & Innovation
$117,827 · 48
Department of City Planning
$115,291 · 1

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Leigh Gosden

IT Project Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$118,521
Base pay
$118,521
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,521
Hire date
2024-03-25
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Queens
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$122,300
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
1,820

Leigh Gosden works as a IT Project Specialist for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Leigh earned $118,521 in 2025.

Ken Cheng

IT Project Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$117,780
Base pay
$115,161
Overtime
$1,603
Other pay
$1,016
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,780
Hire date
2021-12-13
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$118,832
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
22.75
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
1,820

Ken Cheng works as a IT Project Specialist for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Ken earned $117,780 in 2025.

Xue Zhang

IT Project Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$116,588
Base pay
$116,021
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$567
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,588
Hire date
2017-03-20
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$119,719
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Xue Zhang serves as a IT Project Specialist based in Queens. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $116,588.

Jessica Morrissey

IT Project Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$116,076
Base pay
$115,862
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$215
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,076
Hire date
2021-12-20
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$119,619
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
1,820

Jessica Morrissey is a IT Project Specialist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $116,076.