New York City / Department of Parks & Recreation

Agency file

Department of Parks & Recreation

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Parks & Recreation protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 13,550 employees with median total compensation of $17,347; the highest distinct record was $320,744.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $510.5M
Employees: 13,550
Median total: $17,347
Highest record: $320,744

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$25,000$148,190+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 13,550 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,347) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $33,097 (88%)
Overtime — $1,959 (5%)
Other — $2,620 (7%)
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

$2,407

$7,634

$17,347

$61,822

$98,870

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $98,870 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,407. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Job Training Participant

3,680 · $8,581

2,033 · $27,767

1,944 · $10,237

858 · $13,338

591 · $25,125

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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Cenk Soyer

Park Supervisor/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,926

Base pay: $85,904
Overtime: $1,018
Other pay: $11,004
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,926
Hire date: 2016-07-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,612
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 17
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Cenk Soyer holds the role of Park Supervisor at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,926.

Kalpana Chaluvala

IT Automation and Monitoring Engineer/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,909

Base pay: $97,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,909
Hire date: 2024-01-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $101,030
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

Kalpana Chaluvala is a IT Automation and Monitoring Engineer at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $97,909.

Seetha Tarakad Neelaka

IT Automation and Monitoring Engineer/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,909

Base pay: $97,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,909
Hire date: 2023-12-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $106,180
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Seetha Tarakad Neelaka serves as a IT Automation and Monitoring Engineer based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,909.

Hector Balderas

Administrative Manager-Non-Mgrl/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,904

Base pay: $85,450
Overtime: $9,122
Other pay: $3,332
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,904
Hire date: 2021-10-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $86,946
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 170.75
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

Hector Balderas is a Administrative Manager-Non-Mgrl at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). 2025 total compensation came to $97,904.

Peter Foster Jr

Park Supervisor/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,890

Base pay: $82,920
Overtime: $4,014
Other pay: $10,956
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,890
Hire date: 2019-02-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,612
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 67
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Peter Foster Jr holds the role of Park Supervisor at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,890.

Ariane Trani

Administrative Horticulturist/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,858

Base pay: $97,263
Overtime: $421
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,858
Hire date: 2014-11-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $102,218
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 7.75
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ariane Trani is a Administrative Horticulturist at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). 2025 total compensation came to $97,858.

Christopher Carroll

Park Supervisor/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,856

Base pay: $85,306
Overtime: $797
Other pay: $11,753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,856
Hire date: 1995-09-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,049
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 12
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Christopher Carroll serves as a Park Supervisor based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 30 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,856.

Richard Martinez

Recreation Supervisor/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,768

Base pay: $84,712
Overtime: $4,211
Other pay: $8,845
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,768
Hire date: 1998-05-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $87,412
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 68
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

Richard Martinez holds the role of Recreation Supervisor at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 27 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,768.

David Gibson

IT Project Specialist/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,760

Base pay: $97,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $567
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,760
Hire date: 2018-09-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $99,967
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Parks & Recreation, David Gibson serves as a IT Project Specialist based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $97,760.

Noel Brown

Associate Project Manager/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,743

Base pay: $85,933
Overtime: $1,277
Other pay: $10,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,743
Hire date: 2017-01-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $91,124
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 19
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,772.25

Noel Brown works as a Associate Project Manager for Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Noel earned $97,743 in 2025.

Dominick Barbaro

Auto Mechanic/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,722

Base pay: $88,319
Overtime: $6,651
Other pay: $2,753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,722
Hire date: 2024-08-05
Pay basis: Daily
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $403
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 88.25
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,800

Dominick Barbaro is a Auto Mechanic at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $97,722.

Anthony Sierra

Park Supervisor/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,720

Base pay: $85,281
Overtime: $875
Other pay: $11,565
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,720
Hire date: 2016-05-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,876
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 14.25
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Anthony Sierra serves as a Park Supervisor based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,720.

Patricia Doyle

Administrative Procurement Analyst-Non-Mgrl/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$97,695

Base pay: $89,715
Overtime: $7,630
Other pay: $351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,695
Hire date: 2001-01-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,327
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 146.5
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,820

Patricia Doyle is a Administrative Procurement Analyst-Non-Mgrl at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 24 years. 2025 total compensation came to $97,695.