New York City / Law Department / Claim Specialist

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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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Shah Haque

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$55,783

Base pay: $53,724
Overtime: $1,473
Other pay: $586
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,783
Hire date: 2023-07-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 39
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Law Department, Shah Haque serves as a Claim Specialist based in Bronx. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,783.

Kathy Mei

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$55,235

Base pay: $53,724
Overtime: $92
Other pay: $1,419
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,235
Hire date: 2021-05-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,820

Kathy Mei works as a Claim Specialist for Law Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Kathy earned $55,235 in 2025.

Emma Cornelius

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$55,218

Base pay: $53,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,642
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,218
Hire date: 2022-06-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Law Department, Emma Cornelius serves as a Claim Specialist based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,218.

Nicole Wickham-Douce

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$53,507

Base pay: $51,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,540
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,507
Hire date: 2022-05-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Law Department, Nicole Wickham-Douce serves as a Claim Specialist based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,507.

Che Ragoonanan

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$53,245

Base pay: $46,753
Overtime: $1,869
Other pay: $4,623
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,245
Hire date: 2015-02-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $55,437
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 43.75
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Law Department, Che Ragoonanan serves as a Claim Specialist based in Manhattan. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $53,245.

Nicole Shamblee

Claim Specialist/Law Department

2025 total comp

$52,017

Base pay: $42,302
Overtime: $7,338
Other pay: $2,377
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,017
Hire date: 2021-12-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $53,692
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 213.5
Payroll Number: 25
Regular Hours: 1,435

Nicole Shamblee is a Claim Specialist at Law Department based in Queens. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). 2025 total compensation came to $52,017.