New York City / Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt / Research Assistant

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Research Assistant

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

2 employees hold this title in Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt. Median total compensation for the role is $67,806, below the department median of $76,627.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $135.6K
Role median: $67,806
Agency median: $76,627
Comparison: Below

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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, the median of $67,806 ranks #8 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Records & Information Service

$80,581 · 1

Department of Environment Protection

$80,316 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$79,966 · 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

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Maegan Montalvo

Research Assistant/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$76,777

Base pay: $76,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,777
Hire date: 2019-09-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,114
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,820

Maegan Montalvo works as a Research Assistant for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Maegan earned $76,777 in 2025.

Patricia Caldero

Research Assistant/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$58,834

Base pay: $61,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$2,184
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,834
Hire date: 2006-04-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $60,710
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,820

Patricia Caldero works as a Research Assistant for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service. Patricia earned $58,834 in 2025.