New York City / Hra/Dept of Social Services / Eligibility Specialist

Job-title file

Eligibility Specialist

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

2,272 employees hold this title in Hra/Dept of Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $51,972, below the department median of $68,341.

Employees: 2,272
Total payroll: $108.9M
Role median: $51,972
Agency median: $68,341
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$1,578$92,906+

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

How total compensation varies among the 2,272 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

Eligibility 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 $48,887 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 20th 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 · $48,887

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 10% below that national figure, about the 34th 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 · $48,887

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 1,867 of 2,272 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 $51,972, 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.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Eligibility Specialist is held in 2 New York City departments. In Hra/Dept of Social Services, the median of $51,972 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Administrative for Children's Services

$5,301 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Eligibility Specialist beyond New York City

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $51,927 ranks #3 of 5. See Eligibility Specialist across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Vermont

$69,014 · 109

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$52,121 · 287

Maine

$47,603 · 596

Georgia

$37,799 · 2,891

Median total compensation for comparable Eligibility Specialist 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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Leasia Fenner

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$913

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $913
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $913
Hire date: 2022-03-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $41,247
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Leasia Fenner holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $913.

Karen Chan

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$904

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $904
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $904
Hire date: 2022-04-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,484
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Karen Chan serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $904.

Lana Ayala

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$877

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $877
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $877
Hire date: 2018-04-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $50,446
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Lana Ayala serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $877.

Ramona Assoon

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$877

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $877
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $877
Hire date: 1990-09-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $48,487
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Ramona Assoon serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 35 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $877.

Shamsun Amin

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$841

Base pay: $841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $841
Hire date: 2025-06-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,866
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 35

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Shamsun Amin serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $841.

Mary Vaughn

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$841

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $841
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $841
Hire date: 1994-10-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $45,506
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Mary Vaughn works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years. Mary earned $841 in 2025.

Elizabeth Martinez

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$769

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $769
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $769
Hire date: 2012-04-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $44,712
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Elizabeth Martinez works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years). Elizabeth earned $769 in 2025.

Sonia Lares

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$769

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $769
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $769
Hire date: 2003-10-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $47,968
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Sonia Lares is a Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. 2025 total compensation came to $769.

Roxanne Smith-James

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$769

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $769
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $769
Hire date: 1980-05-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $44,213
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Roxanne Smith-James is a Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1980, about 45 years. 2025 total compensation came to $769.

Deneisha Anderson

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$725

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $725
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $725
Hire date: 2015-06-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,053
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Deneisha Anderson works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Deneisha earned $725 in 2025.

Theresa Harley

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$707

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $707
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $707
Hire date: 2022-08-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,484
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Theresa Harley serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $707.

Rose Monaco-Bagnarol

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$689

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $689
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $689
Hire date: 2009-01-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $44,913
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Rose Monaco-Bagnarol serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $689.

Danielle Lynch

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$365

Base pay: -$254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $619
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $365
Hire date: 2023-11-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $45,090
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 350

Danielle Lynch is a Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $365.

Divine Williams

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$325

Base pay: $383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$58
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $325
Hire date: 2023-10-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 14

Divine Williams works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Divine earned $325 in 2025.

Atiya Dozier

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$295

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $295
Hire date: 2022-04-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $37,748
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Atiya Dozier works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Atiya earned $295 in 2025.

Marie Sandra Alexandre

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$271

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $271
Hire date: 2023-04-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $41,247
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Marie Sandra Alexandre is a Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $271.

Victoria Mccain

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$268

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $268
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $268
Hire date: 2022-08-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,351
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Victoria Mccain works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Victoria earned $268 in 2025.

Zayquan Warren

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$233

Base pay: $233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $233
Hire date: 2024-01-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 7

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Zayquan Warren serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $233.

Pamela Hall

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$197

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $197
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197
Hire date: 1990-03-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $47,023
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Pamela Hall works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 1990, they have about 35 years of service. Pamela earned $197 in 2025.

Chimese Hoyt

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$163

Base pay: -$1,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,467
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2024-09-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 140

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Chimese Hoyt serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $163.

Ethel Whitaker

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$163

Base pay: -$978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,141
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2024-01-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 210

Ethel Whitaker holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $163.

Melany Brisbon

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$163

Base pay: -$948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,111
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 210

Melany Brisbon holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $163.

Maliha Choudhury

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$163

Base pay: $814
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$652
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2024-06-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 350

Maliha Choudhury works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Maliha earned $163 in 2025.

Wendy Bicovny

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$163

Base pay: -$0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Hire date: 2023-05-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,484
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 980

Wendy Bicovny holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $163.

Latoya Saunders

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$70

Base pay: -$1,396
Overtime: $3
Other pay: $1,463
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70
Hire date: 2023-05-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,484
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Latoya Saunders is a Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $70.

Elisabeth Ponyon-Vaval

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$65

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $65
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65
Hire date: 2015-07-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,918
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

Elisabeth Ponyon-Vaval holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $65.

Dulce Tellez

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$16

Base pay: -$2,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,839
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16
Hire date: 2022-10-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,484
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 280

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Dulce Tellez serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Bronx. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $16.

Tyjana Flood

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

Base pay: -$158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5
Hire date: 2023-09-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 280

Tyjana Flood works as a Eligibility Specialist for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Bronx. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Tyjana earned $5 in 2025.

Juan Peralta

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

-$39

Base pay: -$197
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$39
Hire date: 2023-11-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $41,248
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: -7

Juan Peralta holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was -$39.

Udine Spencer

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

-$157

Base pay: -$157
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$157
Hire date: 2023-06-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: -42

Udine Spencer holds the role of Eligibility Specialist at Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was -$157.

Tenasia Brown

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

-$175

Base pay: $98
Overtime: -$204
Other pay: -$69
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$175
Hire date: 2023-02-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,853
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: -7.75
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Tenasia Brown serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Bronx. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled -$175.

Otisa Bell

Eligibility Specialist/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

-$1,578

Base pay: -$2,610
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,033
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,578
Hire date: 2024-03-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 0

At Hra/Dept of Social Services, Otisa Bell serves as a Eligibility Specialist based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled -$1,578.