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New York City / Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

Agency file

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

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

The Department of Health/Mental Hygiene oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 7,556 employees with median total compensation of $79,562; the highest distinct record was $421,286.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$609.3M
Employees
7,556
Median total
$79,562
Highest record
$421,286

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7,556 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,562) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $73,321 (91%)
  • Overtime — $2,428 (3%)
  • Other — $4,887 (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
$12,210
$54,163
$79,562
$105,024
$131,841

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,841 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,210. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

City Research Scientist
970 · $101,624
Public Health Nurse
519 · $82,989
Public Health Adviser
477 · $56,352
Public Health Sanitarian
340 · $65,913
Community Coordinator
317 · $72,064

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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Tanya Maycock

Junior Phnurse/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$92,924
Base pay
$57,710
Overtime
$8,950
Other pay
$26,264
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,924
Hire date
2015-03-16
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$40
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
169
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
1,428

Tanya Maycock works as a Junior Phnurse for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Tanya earned $92,924 in 2025.

Stephane Sykes-Lam

Public Health Sanitarian/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$92,906
Base pay
$75,706
Overtime
$9,196
Other pay
$8,004
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,906
Hire date
2017-06-26
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Bronx
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$78,161
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
154.75
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
2,080

Stephane Sykes-Lam is a Public Health Sanitarian at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Bronx. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). 2025 total compensation came to $92,906.

Dana Deans

Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp
$92,897
Base pay
$87,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,996
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,897
Hire date
2014-07-07
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Queens
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$90,700
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
816
Regular Hours
1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Dana Deans serves as a Scientist based in Queens. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $92,897.