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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Debra Schiff

Medicolegal Investigator/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,263

Base pay: $35,219
Overtime: $234
Other pay: $2,810
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,263
Hire date: 2025-01-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,849
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3.92
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 880

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Debra Schiff serves as a Medicolegal Investigator based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,263.

Cherell Blackledge

Forensic Mortuary Technician/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,225

Base pay: $29,532
Overtime: $7,353
Other pay: $1,341
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,225
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,753
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 186.5
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 980

Cherell Blackledge works as a Forensic Mortuary Technician for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Cherell earned $38,225 in 2025.

Sheline Stevens

City Custodial Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,210

Base pay: $36,889
Overtime: $816
Other pay: $505
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,210
Hire date: 2022-08-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,330
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 27.5
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Sheline Stevens holds the role of City Custodial Assistant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $38,210.

Wendy Navarro

Public Health Adviser/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,146

Base pay: $38,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,146
Hire date: 2023-12-11
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $34
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,139.73

Wendy Navarro holds the role of Public Health Adviser at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Bronx. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,146.

Geoffrey Lam

Investigator/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,082

Base pay: $38,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,082
Hire date: 2024-09-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $53,822
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,330

Geoffrey Lam works as a Investigator for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Geoffrey earned $38,082 in 2025.

Ronald Dos Santos Pant

Public Health Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,081

Base pay: $34,391
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,689
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,081
Hire date: 2018-03-19
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $23
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,508.5

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Ronald Dos Santos Pant serves as a Public Health Assistant based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,081.

Scott Franklin

Community Associate/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$38,019

Base pay: $38,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,019
Hire date: 2022-11-07
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $29
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,345.38

Scott Franklin is a Community Associate at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $38,019.

Wendy Henri

Evidence and Property Control Specialist/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,800

Base pay: $37,676
Overtime: $107
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,800
Hire date: 2024-10-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $57,790
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3.5
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,218

Wendy Henri holds the role of Evidence and Property Control Specialist at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $37,800.

Shakama Jenkins

Custodian/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,781

Base pay: $33,493
Overtime: $2,487
Other pay: $1,801
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,781
Hire date: 2024-01-16
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $25
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 68.25
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,352

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Shakama Jenkins serves as a Custodian based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,781.

Milagros Bonifacio

Public Health Adviser/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,740

Base pay: $36,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,376
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,740
Hire date: 2023-05-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $63,019
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,120

Milagros Bonifacio holds the role of Public Health Adviser at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,740.

Krysten Leston

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,678

Base pay: $37,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,678
Hire date: 2023-09-12
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $29
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,326.25

Krysten Leston works as a Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Krysten earned $37,678 in 2025.

Jose Mercado

Community Coordinator/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,658

Base pay: $37,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,658
Hire date: 2020-01-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,040
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 770

Jose Mercado holds the role of Community Coordinator at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $37,658.

Lucy Liang

Public Health Adviser/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,612

Base pay: $34,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,034
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,612
Hire date: 2017-09-11
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $29
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,246

Lucy Liang works as a Public Health Adviser for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Lucy earned $37,612 in 2025.

Edwin Barrera Pena

Public Health Adviser/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,608

Base pay: $37,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,608
Hire date: 2024-10-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $61,183
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,155

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Edwin Barrera Pena serves as a Public Health Adviser based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,608.

Ashley Parkinson

Laboratory Helper/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,580

Base pay: $37,118
Overtime: $312
Other pay: $151
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,580
Hire date: 2024-04-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $38,140
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 14
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Ashley Parkinson serves as a Laboratory Helper based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $37,580.

Simone Taylor

Junior Phnurse/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,579

Base pay: $25,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,339
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,579
Hire date: 2019-09-09
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $39
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 608.77

Simone Taylor works as a Junior Phnurse for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Simone earned $37,579 in 2025.

Cedric Beaton

Stock Worker/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,549

Base pay: $35,014
Overtime: $2,209
Other pay: $326
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,549
Hire date: 2015-10-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,433
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 64
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,190

Cedric Beaton holds the role of Stock Worker at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,549.

Belice Ventura

Public Health Nurse/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,508

Base pay: $33,190
Overtime: $79
Other pay: $4,239
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,508
Hire date: 2024-11-18
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $41
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 2
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 838.75

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Belice Ventura serves as a Public Health Nurse based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,508.

Pei Chen

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$37,453

Base pay: $37,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,453
Hire date: 2024-07-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $50,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,415.25

Pei Chen is a Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $37,453.