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Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner

Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.

200 employees hold this title in NYC Employees Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $74,742, below the department median of $75,907.

Employees: 200
Total payroll: $14.9M
Role median: $74,742
Agency median: $75,907
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$2,183$131,911+

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How total compensation varies among the 200 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

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner is held in 6 New York City departments. In NYC Employees Retirement Systems, the median of $74,742 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

NYC Fire Pension Fund

$98,005 · 9

Department of Education Administrative

$83,689 · 42

Teachers Retirement System

$80,079 · 72

NYC Police Pension Fund

$79,609 · 17

NYC Housing Authority

$58 · 1

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cheng Chao Li

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$153,101

Base pay: $88,024
Overtime: $59,482
Other pay: $5,594
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,101
Hire date: 2015-07-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $93,748
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 857
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

Cheng Chao Li is a Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner at NYC Employees Retirement Systems based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). 2025 total compensation came to $153,101.

Danping Zheng

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$145,149

Base pay: $85,846
Overtime: $53,634
Other pay: $5,668
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,149
Hire date: 2015-09-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,574
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 799.25
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

Danping Zheng works as a Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner for NYC Employees Retirement Systems based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Danping earned $145,149 in 2025.

Bo Yang

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$144,239

Base pay: $85,846
Overtime: $52,831
Other pay: $5,562
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,239
Hire date: 2014-06-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $88,574
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 786.75
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

Bo Yang works as a Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner for NYC Employees Retirement Systems based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). Bo earned $144,239 in 2025.

Yan Mei Chen

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$139,295

Base pay: $86,738
Overtime: $47,078
Other pay: $5,480
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,295
Hire date: 2014-01-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $89,494
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 706.25
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

Yan Mei Chen works as a Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner for NYC Employees Retirement Systems based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). Yan earned $139,295 in 2025.

Bruce Farbstein

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$131,760

Base pay: $100,815
Overtime: $21,406
Other pay: $9,539
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,760
Hire date: 1996-09-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,013
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 300
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

At NYC Employees Retirement Systems, Bruce Farbstein serves as a Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,760.

Xiaoyu Deng

Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$128,855

Base pay: $79,381
Overtime: $40,452
Other pay: $9,022
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,855
Hire date: 2009-01-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $81,897
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 645
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

At NYC Employees Retirement Systems, Xiaoyu Deng serves as a Associate Retirement Benefits Examiner based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $128,855.