New York City / NYC Employees Retirement Systems / Research Assistant

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Research Assistant

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

1 employees hold this title in NYC Employees Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $59,441, below the department median of $75,907.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $59.4K
Role median: $59,441
Agency median: $75,907
Comparison: Below

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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In NYC Employees Retirement Systems, the median of $59,441 ranks #13 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Records & Information Service

$80,581 · 1

Department of Environment Protection

$80,316 · 1

Department of Parks & Recreation

$79,966 · 1

NYC Fire Pension Fund

$77,819 · 1

Fire Department

$77,561 · 2

Department of Transportation

$74,220 · 5

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$72,934 · 2

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$67,806 · 2

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$65,532 · 1

NYC Housing Authority

$65,078 · 8

Office of the Comptroller

$61,421 · 1

Department of Education Administrative

$60,706 · 8

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

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Research Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $61,095 ranks #1 of 6. See Research Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$55,793 · 9

$41,502 · 15

$37,979 · 560

$21,553 · 6

$6,497 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Research Assistant 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.

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Employees with this title

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Ramon Lopez

Research Assistant/NYC Employees Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$59,441

Base pay: $52,837
Overtime: $6,569
Other pay: $34
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,441
Hire date: 2021-06-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $66,136
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 162.25
Payroll Number: 9
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ramon Lopez holds the role of Research Assistant at NYC Employees Retirement Systems based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $59,441.