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New York City / Independent Budget Office

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Independent Budget Office

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Independent Budget Office manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 79 employees with median total compensation of $78,183; the highest distinct record was $269,278.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$6M
Employees
79
Median total
$78,183
Highest record
$269,278

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 79 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,183) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $73,882 (98%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $1,539 (2%)
  • 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
$2,248
$6,744
$78,183
$105,845
$147,882

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,882 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,248. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Budget Analyst
49 · $93,350
College Aide - Assignment Levels II and III
18 · $3,472
Summer Graduate Intern
5 · $3,728
Assistant Budget Analyst
2 · $65,321
Director of Independent Budget Office
1 · $269,278

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.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Xin-Rui Lee

Budget Analyst/Independent Budget Office

2025 total comp
$55,094
Base pay
$54,945
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$149
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,094
Hire date
2024-09-16
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$75,000
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
132
Regular Hours
1,330

Xin-Rui Lee holds the role of Budget Analyst at Independent Budget Office based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,094.

Elizabeth Neary

Budget Analyst/Independent Budget Office

2025 total comp
$54,720
Base pay
$29,632
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$25,088
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,720
Hire date
2004-11-14
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$220,914
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
132
Regular Hours
245

Elizabeth Neary holds the role of Budget Analyst at Independent Budget Office based in Manhattan. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,720.

Elizabeth Zarate

Budget Analyst/Independent Budget Office

2025 total comp
$54,459
Base pay
$54,099
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$360
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,459
Hire date
2024-10-07
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$76,000
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
132
Regular Hours
1,423.75

Elizabeth Zarate holds the role of Budget Analyst at Independent Budget Office based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,459.