Office of Criminal Justice

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

The Office of Criminal Justice handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 114 employees with median total compensation of $65,454; the highest distinct record was $267,012.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.4M
Employees: 114
Median total: $65,454
Highest record: $267,012

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,541$197,830+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 114 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,454) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $73,710 (100%)
Overtime — $32 (0%)
Other — $229 (0%)
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

$14,466

$31,459

$65,454

$95,395

$150,102

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $150,102 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,466. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Research Projects Coordinator

51 · $77,030

Executive Agency Counsel

22 · $66,801

Community Coordinator

14 · $49,868

Special Assistant

5 · $86,116

New York City Public Service Fellow

5 · $7,275

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.

Record list

Employees

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Ronald Merriwether Ii

Research Projects Coordinator/Office of Criminal Justice

2025 total comp

$110,330

Base pay: $109,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $933
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,330
Hire date: 2024-01-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $117,248
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 128
Regular Hours: 1,820

Ronald Merriwether Ii is a Research Projects Coordinator at Office of Criminal Justice based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $110,330.