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New York City / Office of Emergency Management

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Office of Emergency Management

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

The Office of Emergency Management provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 273 employees with median total compensation of $83,638; the highest distinct record was $278,727.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$23.7M
Employees
273
Median total
$83,638
Highest record
$278,727

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 273 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,638) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $83,064 (96%)
  • Overtime — $2,598 (3%)
  • Other — $1,102 (1%)
  • 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
$16,930
$60,491
$83,638
$112,007
$157,122

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,122 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,930. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Emergency Preparedness Specialist
156 · $75,602
Emergency Prepardness Manager
84 · $112,236
College Aide
12 · $4,570
Executive Agency Counsel
6 · $155,682
Deputy Commissioner
5 · $202,797

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

Page 1

Heather Roiter

Deputy Commissioner/Office of Emergency Management

2025 total comp
$202,797
Base pay
$202,014
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$783
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$202,797
Hire date
2007-08-20
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$209,176
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
17
Regular Hours
1,820

Heather Roiter works as a Deputy Commissioner for Office of Emergency Management based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. Heather earned $202,797 in 2025.

Herman Schaffer

Deputy Commissioner/Office of Emergency Management

2025 total comp
$202,552
Base pay
$202,294
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$258
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$202,552
Hire date
2005-06-20
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$209,466
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
17
Regular Hours
1,820

At Office of Emergency Management, Herman Schaffer serves as a Deputy Commissioner based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,552.

Sonja Orgias

Executive Agency Counsel/Office of Emergency Management

2025 total comp
$202,014
Base pay
$202,014
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$202,014
Hire date
2015-03-30
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$209,176
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
17
Regular Hours
1,820

Sonja Orgias works as a Executive Agency Counsel for Office of Emergency Management based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Sonja earned $202,014 in 2025.