New York City / Fire Department / Computer Associate

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Computer Associate

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

31 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $105,911, below the department median of $126,036.

Employees: 31
Total payroll: $3.2M
Role median: $105,911
Agency median: $126,036
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$16,505$139,846+

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How total compensation varies among the 31 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.

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This role across New York City

Computer Associate is held in 41 New York City departments. In Fire Department, the median of $105,911 ranks #4 of 41.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cultural Affairs

$115,339 · 1

Financial Information Services Agency

$107,350 · 33

District Attorney Kings County

$107,309 · 1

Tax Commission

$102,983 · 1

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$102,281 · 10

Bronx District Attorney

$101,497 · 2

NYC Police Pension Fund

$101,064 · 4

Department of Business Service

$100,704 · 3

Department of Finance

$100,038 · 18

Department of Transportation

$100,020 · 10

NYC Department of Veterans' Services

$99,978 · 1

Technology & Innovation

$99,847 · 85

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

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Computer Associate beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $92,359 ranks #1 of 2. See Computer Associate across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$80,116 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Computer Associateroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joseph Alicea

Computer Associate/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$95,179

Base pay: $78,351
Overtime: $12,095
Other pay: $4,733
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,179
Hire date: 2016-07-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,723
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 215.25
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Fire Department, Joseph Alicea serves as a Computer Associate based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,179.

Michael Lee

Computer Associate/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$92,772

Base pay: $86,422
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,772
Hire date: 1996-03-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,200
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,820

Michael Lee is a Computer Associate at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1996, they have about 29 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $92,772.

Sergey Krakinovskiy

Computer Associate/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$92,732

Base pay: $86,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,351
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,732
Hire date: 2001-03-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,159
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,820

Sergey Krakinovskiy is a Computer Associate at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years). 2025 total compensation came to $92,732.

William Watkins

Computer Associate/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$92,343

Base pay: $80,037
Overtime: $143
Other pay: $12,163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,343
Hire date: 1999-01-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,612
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,820

William Watkins holds the role of Computer Associate at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,343.

Palwinder Bhandal

Computer Associate/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$92,228

Base pay: $86,253
Overtime: $326
Other pay: $5,649
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,228
Hire date: 2015-07-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,003
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 6
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,820

Palwinder Bhandal works as a Computer Associate for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Palwinder earned $92,228 in 2025.