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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Eric Young

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,262

Base pay: $44,962
Overtime: $1,138
Other pay: $1,162
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,262
Hire date: 2023-05-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 35.25
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Eric Young serves as a City Park Worker based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,262.

Brian Presley

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,251

Base pay: $46,215
Overtime: $48
Other pay: $988
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,251
Hire date: 2024-05-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $60,715
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1.5
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,078.38

Brian Presley holds the role of City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,251.

Victoria Thomas

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,248

Base pay: $45,397
Overtime: $795
Other pay: $1,056
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,248
Hire date: 2024-04-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $60,715
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 26
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,099.95

Victoria Thomas works as a City Park Worker for Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Victoria earned $47,248 in 2025.

Geneva Clark

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,248

Base pay: $44,708
Overtime: $1,119
Other pay: $1,421
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,248
Hire date: 2020-07-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 35.25
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Geneva Clark works as a City Park Worker for Department of Parks & Recreation based in Richmond. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. Geneva earned $47,248 in 2025.

Nicholas Winters

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,246

Base pay: $45,733
Overtime: $556
Other pay: $957
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,246
Hire date: 2024-05-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 17
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,120

Nicholas Winters is a City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $47,246.

Nihiem Powell

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,245

Base pay: $45,027
Overtime: $757
Other pay: $1,460
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,245
Hire date: 2021-06-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $58,804
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 23
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Nihiem Powell holds the role of City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,245.

Ruben Rivera

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,244

Base pay: $44,880
Overtime: $1,476
Other pay: $888
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,244
Hire date: 2024-06-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 45.5
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Ruben Rivera holds the role of City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,244.

Christopher Mancuso

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,236

Base pay: $45,791
Overtime: $355
Other pay: $1,089
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,236
Hire date: 2024-05-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 11
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,120

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Christopher Mancuso serves as a City Park Worker based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,236.

Perry Montgomery

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,214

Base pay: $44,618
Overtime: $497
Other pay: $2,098
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,214
Hire date: 2017-12-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 15
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Perry Montgomery serves as a City Park Worker based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,214.

Lance Leslie

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,205

Base pay: $45,786
Overtime: $476
Other pay: $942
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,205
Hire date: 2024-04-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 14.75
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,119.75

Lance Leslie holds the role of City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,205.

Maximino Vargas

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,188

Base pay: $44,962
Overtime: $1,194
Other pay: $1,033
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,188
Hire date: 2018-05-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 36.75
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Maximino Vargas holds the role of City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,188.

Georgina Pearson

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,174

Base pay: $45,791
Overtime: $602
Other pay: $781
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,174
Hire date: 2021-06-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 18.5
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,120

Georgina Pearson is a City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. 2025 total compensation came to $47,174.

Karina Vlaun

Recreation Supervisor/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,172

Base pay: $46,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $581
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,172
Hire date: 2024-05-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $59,953
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,830.5

Karina Vlaun is a Recreation Supervisor at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $47,172.

Anthony Oliver

Playground Associate/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,168

Base pay: $40,376
Overtime: $3,845
Other pay: $2,948
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,168
Hire date: 2021-01-20
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $24
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 141
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 1,755.75

Anthony Oliver holds the role of Playground Associate at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $47,168.

Exzerra Hampton

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,167

Base pay: $44,790
Overtime: $1,121
Other pay: $1,257
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,167
Hire date: 2021-01-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 34.5
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,080

Exzerra Hampton holds the role of City Park Worker at Department of Parks & Recreation based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,167.

Tyliek Gibson

City Park Worker/Department of Parks & Recreation

2025 total comp

$47,164

Base pay: $44,560
Overtime: $1,528
Other pay: $1,076
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,164
Hire date: 2024-04-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,395
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 47
Payroll Number: 846
Regular Hours: 2,090.3

At Department of Parks & Recreation, Tyliek Gibson serves as a City Park Worker based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,164.