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

-$17,977$203,740+

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

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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Tyger Kavanah

Criminalist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,791

Base pay: $102,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,933
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,791
Hire date: 2008-02-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $113,737
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Tyger Kavanah is a Criminalist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,791.

Hiu Tai Chan

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,745

Base pay: $108,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,211
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,745
Hire date: 2015-07-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Hiu Tai Chan holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,745.

Jenna Dicostanzo

Agency Attorney/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,729

Base pay: $101,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,740
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,729
Hire date: 2018-07-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $106,404
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jenna Dicostanzo is a Agency Attorney at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. 2025 total compensation came to $111,729.

Gabriela Ammann

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,725

Base pay: $109,337
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,725
Hire date: 2015-03-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Gabriela Ammann works as a City Research Scientist for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Gabriela earned $111,725 in 2025.

Alice Easton

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,701

Base pay: $110,378
Overtime: $188
Other pay: $1,135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,701
Hire date: 2020-02-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Alice Easton works as a City Research Scientist for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. Alice earned $111,701 in 2025.

Jeremy Kamen

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,700

Base pay: $111,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,700
Hire date: 2019-08-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jeremy Kamen is a City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,700.

Zi Lian

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,695

Base pay: $111,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $208
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,695
Hire date: 2019-12-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Zi Lian serves as a City Research Scientist based in Queens. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $111,695.

Leo Yau

Computer Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,688

Base pay: $106,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,553
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,688
Hire date: 2003-11-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,518
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Leo Yau holds the role of Computer Specialist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,688.

Daniel Chong

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,656

Base pay: $110,781
Overtime: $21
Other pay: $855
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,656
Hire date: 2020-04-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Daniel Chong is a City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. 2025 total compensation came to $111,656.

Susan Nin

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,635

Base pay: $110,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,359
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,635
Hire date: 2017-04-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $113,792
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Susan Nin holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,635.

Jose Pineda

Criminalist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,629

Base pay: $97,949
Overtime: $20
Other pay: $13,661
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,629
Hire date: 2004-03-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $101,088
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jose Pineda is a Criminalist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,629.

Leonid Dynin

Computer Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,628

Base pay: $106,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,628
Hire date: 2015-11-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,518
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Leonid Dynin is a Computer Specialist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $111,628.

Leigh Sharek

Criminalist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,576

Base pay: $97,320
Overtime: $9,972
Other pay: $4,284
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,576
Hire date: 2015-04-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $100,641
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 151
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Leigh Sharek serves as a Criminalist based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $111,576.

Monika Khan

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,573

Base pay: $109,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,177
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,573
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Monika Khan holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,573.

Michael Navejas

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,570

Base pay: $104,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,602
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,570
Hire date: 2005-08-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Michael Navejas holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $111,570.

Agatha Guadagno

Director of Health Care Program Planning/Analysis/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,558

Base pay: $111,558
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,558
Hire date: 2007-10-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $111,877
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Agatha Guadagno is a Director of Health Care Program Planning/Analysis at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,558.

Cassie Erpenbeck

Criminalist Assistant Director of Laboratory/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,523

Base pay: $111,523
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,523
Hire date: 2014-11-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $115,477
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Cassie Erpenbeck serves as a Criminalist Assistant Director of Laboratory based in Manhattan. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $111,523.

Junaid Maqsood

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,468

Base pay: $109,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,072
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,468
Hire date: 2018-11-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,883
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Junaid Maqsood works as a City Research Scientist for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Junaid earned $111,468 in 2025.

Michael Pantano

City Research Scientist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,452

Base pay: $109,434
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,018
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,452
Hire date: 2015-07-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,980
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Michael Pantano holds the role of City Research Scientist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $111,452.

Yehuda Khaloo

Cyber Security Analyst/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,402

Base pay: $111,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,402
Hire date: 2022-08-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $115,015
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Yehuda Khaloo serves as a Cyber Security Analyst based in Queens. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,402.

Robert Thomas Jr

Confidential Strategy Planner/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,393

Base pay: $111,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,393
Hire date: 2012-07-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,441
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Robert Thomas Jr is a Confidential Strategy Planner at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,393.

Edwine Mentor-Bonneau

Public Health Nurse/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,380

Base pay: $84,466
Overtime: $572
Other pay: $26,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,380
Hire date: 2019-02-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,850
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 11
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,743

Edwine Mentor-Bonneau is a Public Health Nurse at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,380.

Lori-Ann Szadok Kowalski

Specialist Consultant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$111,361

Base pay: $108,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,480
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,361
Hire date: 2017-07-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $112,351
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

Lori-Ann Szadok Kowalski is a Specialist Consultant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). 2025 total compensation came to $111,361.