New York City / Department of Parks & Recreation / Research Assistant

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Research Assistant

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

1 employees hold this title in Department of Parks & Recreation. Median total compensation for the role is $79,966, above the department median of $17,347.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $80K
Role median: $79,966
Agency median: $17,347
Comparison: Above

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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In Department of Parks & Recreation, the median of $79,966 ranks #3 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Records & Information Service

$80,581 · 1

Department of Environment Protection

$80,316 · 1

NYC Fire Pension Fund

$77,819 · 1

Fire Department

$77,561 · 2

Department of Transportation

$74,220 · 5

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$72,934 · 2

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$67,806 · 2

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$65,532 · 1

NYC Housing Authority

$65,078 · 8

Office of the Comptroller

$61,421 · 1

Department of Education Administrative

$60,706 · 8

NYC Employees Retirement Systems

$59,441 · 1

Median total compensation for the Research Assistant role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Research Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $61,095 ranks #1 of 6. See Research Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$55,793 · 9

$41,502 · 15

$37,979 · 560

$21,553 · 6

$6,497 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Research Assistant roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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Employees with this title

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Alexander Summers

Research Assistant/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$79,966

Base pay: $68,323
Overtime: $4,587
Other pay: $7,056
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,966
Hire date: 2002-07-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,521
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 92.75
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

Alexander Summers works as a Research Assistant for Department of Parks & Recreation based in Richmond. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service. Alexander earned $79,966 in 2025.