New York City / Law Department / Claim Specialist

Job-title file

Claim Specialist

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

81 employees hold this title in Law Department. Median total compensation for the role is $58,891, below the department median of $84,932.

Employees: 81
Total payroll: $4.9M
Role median: $58,891
Agency median: $84,932
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$31$101,652+

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How total compensation varies among the 81 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

Claim Specialist is held in 6 New York City departments. In Law Department, the median of $58,891 ranks #4 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

NYC Housing Authority

$84,140 · 4

Office of the Comptroller

$73,727 · 32

Department of Design & Construction

$67,709 · 2

Department of Transportation

$52,516 · 4

Department of Environment Protection

$9,411 · 3

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

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Claim Specialist beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $63,530 ranks #2 of 2. See Claim Specialist across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$69,984 · 30

Median total compensation for comparable Claim Specialistroles 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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Chantel Vargas

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$35,311

Base pay: $35,165
Overtime: $73
Other pay: $73
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,311
Hire date: 2015-01-12
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $30
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 4.75
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,194

Chantel Vargas works as a Claim Specialist for Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Chantel earned $35,311 in 2025.

Kiannel Lee

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$33,899

Base pay: $25,202
Overtime: $8,680
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,899
Hire date: 2023-10-16
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $26
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 339
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 984.22

Kiannel Lee is a Claim Specialist at Law Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $33,899.

Roger Lliguicota

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$33,054

Base pay: $25,094
Overtime: $7,952
Other pay: $8
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,054
Hire date: 2023-10-10
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $26
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 310.5
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 980

Roger Lliguicota works as a Claim Specialist for Law Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Roger earned $33,054 in 2025.