New York City / Hra/Dept of Social Services / Benefits Opportunity Specialist

Job-title file

Benefits Opportunity Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

1,668 employees hold this title in Hra/Dept of Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $60,918, below the department median of $68,341.

Employees: 1,668
Total payroll: $103.1M
Role median: $60,918
Agency median: $68,341
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$4,075$121,731+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,668 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Benefits Opportunity Specialist pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — about 6,920 people — is $52,980. Hra/Dept of Social Services pays a median base salary of $54,897 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Hra/Dept of Social Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,540

$49,660

$52,980

$67,370

$81,220

Hra/Dept of Social Services median · $54,897

The bar is the range of annual wages for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Hra/Dept of Social Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — about 154,800 people — is $54,210. Hra/Dept of Social Services’s median base salary is 1% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,900

$45,910

$54,210

$63,610

$74,690

Hra/Dept of Social Services median · $54,897

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 1,481 of 1,668 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Hra/Dept of Social Services is $60,918, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Deeajah Pulliam

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,017

Base pay: $3,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,017
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

Deeajah Pulliam is a Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $3,017.

Verlin Hannibal

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,017

Base pay: $3,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,017
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

Verlin Hannibal holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,017.

Sifat Bin Islam

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,017

Base pay: $3,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,017
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

Sifat Bin Islam is a Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $3,017.

Lakia Wilkerson

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,015

Base pay: $3,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,015
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

Lakia Wilkerson works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Lakia earned $3,015 in 2025.

Tahia Apala

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,015

Base pay: $3,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,015
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Tahia Apala serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,015.

Afroza Akhi

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,015

Base pay: $3,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,015
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

Afroza Akhi holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,015.

Noshin Zaman

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,015

Base pay: $3,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,015
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Noshin Zaman serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $3,015.

Farhana Sultana

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$3,015

Base pay: $3,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,015
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 98

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Farhana Sultana serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,015.

Inger Ford

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,924

Base pay: $1,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,924
Hire date: 2023-07-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 140

Inger Ford works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Inger earned $2,924 in 2025.

Nazia Easmin

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,924

Base pay: $2,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,924
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 95

Nazia Easmin works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Nazia earned $2,924 in 2025.

Latoya Mcclary

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,856

Base pay: $1,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,052
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,856
Hire date: 2025-01-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 210

Latoya Mcclary works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Latoya earned $2,856 in 2025.

Tajbiha Hossain Momo

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,714

Base pay: $2,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,714
Hire date: 2025-05-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 95

Tajbiha Hossain Momo is a Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $2,714.

Justina Chinwong

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,525

Base pay: $2,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,525
Hire date: 2023-11-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 301

Justina Chinwong holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,525.

Dennisee Miley

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,470

Base pay: $2,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $366
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,470
Hire date: 2024-07-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 280

Dennisee Miley holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,470.

Nadiya Kostryyuk

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,182

Base pay: $1,141
Overtime: $845
Other pay: $196
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,182
Hire date: 2024-01-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 21.25
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 35

Nadiya Kostryyuk is a Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $2,182.

Hecline Marte

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$2,104

Base pay: $1,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,052
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,104
Hire date: 2024-11-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 140

Hecline Marte holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,104.

Michelle Marecheau

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$1,821

Base pay: $1,678
Overtime: $143
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,821
Hire date: 2023-06-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 4.75
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 56

Michelle Marecheau works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Michelle earned $1,821 in 2025.

Corissa Johnson

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$1,367

Base pay: -$328
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,695
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,367
Hire date: 2024-01-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 70

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Corissa Johnson serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Bronx. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $1,367.

Michael Morris

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$1,170

Base pay: $1,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $91
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,170
Hire date: 1985-01-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,326
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 32.6

Michael Morris works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. They have served since 1985 (about 40 years). Michael earned $1,170 in 2025.

Sandra Williams

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$882

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $882
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $882
Hire date: 2016-10-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Sandra Williams is a Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. 2025 total compensation came to $882.

Stephanie Gayle

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$619

Base pay: -$1,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,889
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $619
Hire date: 2023-06-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 17.75

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Stephanie Gayle serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $619.

Lea Marshall

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$531

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $531
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $531
Hire date: 2012-06-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Lea Marshall holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2012, they have about 13 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $531.

Shahjehan Malik

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$168

Base pay: -$1,434
Overtime: $168
Other pay: $1,434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168
Hire date: 2023-10-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $53,266
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 5.75
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Shahjehan Malik works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Shahjehan earned $168 in 2025.

Minhaj Uddin

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$90

Base pay: $90
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90
Hire date: 2024-08-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 213

Minhaj Uddin holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $90.

Cindy Adam

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$61

Base pay: $61
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61
Hire date: 2024-01-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Cindy Adam works as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Cindy earned $61 in 2025.

Pamela Delgado

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$44

Base pay: -$797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $840
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 140

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Pamela Delgado serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $44.

Trina Thompson

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$14

Base pay: -$929
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $944
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14
Hire date: 2013-08-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,647
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 420

Trina Thompson holds the role of Benefits Opportunity Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $14.

Rahnum Tasnuva

Benefits Opportunity Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

-$4,075

Base pay: -$4,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$4,075
Hire date: 2024-03-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $54,864
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: -140

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Rahnum Tasnuva serves as a Benefits Opportunity Specialist based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled -$4,075.