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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Shivonne Hutson

Deputy Director of Medicolegal Investigations/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$194,925

Base pay: $194,335
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $590
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $194,925
Hire date: 2015-10-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $206,500
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Health/Mental Hygiene, Shivonne Hutson serves as a Deputy Director of Medicolegal Investigations based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $194,925.

Dennis Cavalli

Medicolegal Investigator/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$194,709

Base pay: $147,331
Overtime: $22,048
Other pay: $25,329
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $194,709
Hire date: 1994-08-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $152,051
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 194.92
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Dennis Cavalli is a Medicolegal Investigator at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $194,709.