New York City / Department of Homeless Services / Special Officer

Job-title file

Special Officer

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

410 employees hold this title in Department of Homeless Services. Median total compensation for the role is $52,424, below the department median of $78,215.

Employees: 410
Total payroll: $20.3M
Role median: $52,424
Agency median: $78,215
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$3$110,305+

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

How total compensation varies among the 410 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Special Officer pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Security Guards — about 142,760 people — is $43,980. Department of Homeless Services pays a median base salary of $48,637 for this role, 11% above that figure — about the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Homeless Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,360

$36,940

$43,980

$51,530

$60,720

Department of Homeless Services median · $48,637

The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Homeless Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Security Guards — about 1,283,470 people — is $38,020. Department of Homeless Services’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 78th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$30,210

$35,210

$38,020

$46,200

$58,840

Department of Homeless Services median · $48,637

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 263 of 410 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Homeless Services is $52,424, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Special Officer is held in 11 New York City departments. In Department of Homeless Services, the median of $52,424 ranks #6 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Civilian Complaint Review Bd

$92,476 · 1

District Attorney-Manhattan

$68,287 · 5

District Attorney Kings County

$60,732 · 2

Administrative Trials and Hearings

$54,840 · 11

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$54,675 · 30

NYC Housing Authority

$50,132 · 1

Administrative for Children's Services

$47,952 · 145

Department of Education Administrative

$44,726 · 35

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$43,885 · 56

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$40,696 · 64

Median total compensation for the Special Officer 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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Keir Andre Nelson

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$93,741

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $30,838
Other pay: $8,444
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,741
Hire date: 2017-03-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 767.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Keir Andre Nelson works as a Special Officer for Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Keir earned $93,741 in 2025.

Kelly Roberts

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$93,382

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $29,792
Other pay: $9,132
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,382
Hire date: 2015-12-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 705.25
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Kelly Roberts is a Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. 2025 total compensation came to $93,382.

Carlos Rivera

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$92,666

Base pay: $54,471
Overtime: $31,589
Other pay: $6,605
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,666
Hire date: 2008-12-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,538
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 785.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Carlos Rivera holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $92,666.

Tiara Langley

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$92,114

Base pay: $54,406
Overtime: $32,806
Other pay: $4,902
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,114
Hire date: 2017-09-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 825.25
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Homeless Services, Tiara Langley serves as a Special Officer based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,114.

Jewell White

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$91,692

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $32,209
Other pay: $5,024
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,692
Hire date: 2016-10-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 809.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Jewell White holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,692.

Mohammad Siddique

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$91,619

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $27,628
Other pay: $9,532
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,619
Hire date: 2017-09-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 682.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Mohammad Siddique is a Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. 2025 total compensation came to $91,619.

Tempestt Collado

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$91,436

Base pay: $53,990
Overtime: $30,465
Other pay: $6,981
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,436
Hire date: 2019-04-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 735
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Tempestt Collado holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $91,436.

Vanesha James

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$91,233

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $29,165
Other pay: $7,609
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,233
Hire date: 2014-04-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 725.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Vanesha James holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 11 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,233.

Maurice Coles

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$90,999

Base pay: $65,417
Overtime: $17,320
Other pay: $8,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,999
Hire date: 2018-05-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 308.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Maurice Coles works as a Special Officer for Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Maurice earned $90,999 in 2025.

Shatavia Pratt

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$90,805

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $31,157
Other pay: $5,190
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,805
Hire date: 2017-05-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 781
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Shatavia Pratt works as a Special Officer for Department of Homeless Services based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Shatavia earned $90,805 in 2025.

Douglas Dennis

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$90,676

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $27,724
Other pay: $8,493
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,676
Hire date: 2018-05-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 688.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Douglas Dennis is a Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $90,676.

Cordell Hunt

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$90,339

Base pay: $37,399
Overtime: $33,728
Other pay: $19,213
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,339
Hire date: 2016-05-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 832.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,440

Cordell Hunt is a Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. 2025 total compensation came to $90,339.

Maurene Desir

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$89,918

Base pay: $45,816
Overtime: $40,423
Other pay: $3,680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,918
Hire date: 2018-08-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 1,020.25
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,760

Maurene Desir holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,918.

James Reina Jr

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$89,421

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $25,135
Other pay: $9,828
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,421
Hire date: 2015-05-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 612.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

James Reina Jr holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Bronx. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,421.

Tienne Johnston

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$89,199

Base pay: $54,532
Overtime: $23,945
Other pay: $10,721
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,199
Hire date: 2004-12-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,602
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 582.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Tienne Johnston holds the role of Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,199.

Nathan Lambert

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$88,819

Base pay: $53,895
Overtime: $27,459
Other pay: $7,466
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,819
Hire date: 2013-03-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 668.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,068.57

Nathan Lambert is a Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). 2025 total compensation came to $88,819.

Shaniqua Wells

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$88,713

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $27,247
Other pay: $7,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,713
Hire date: 2018-10-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 656.77
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

Shaniqua Wells is a Special Officer at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. 2025 total compensation came to $88,713.

Natalie Stewart

Special Officer/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$88,360

Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $28,352
Other pay: $5,550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,360
Hire date: 2014-10-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,508
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 706.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Homeless Services, Natalie Stewart serves as a Special Officer based in Manhattan. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,360.