New York City / Office of the Comptroller / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

24 employees hold this title in Office of the Comptroller. Median total compensation for the role is $77,914, below the department median of $82,896.

Employees: 24
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $77,914
Agency median: $82,896
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,685$120,117+

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

How total compensation varies among the 24 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 111,930 people — is $105,650. Office of the Comptroller pays a median base salary of $70,817 for this role, 33% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Office of the Comptroller sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$71,850

$82,830

$105,650

$137,490

$174,750

Office of the Comptroller median · $70,817

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Office of the Comptroller’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Office of the Comptroller’s median base salary is 15% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Office of the Comptroller median · $70,817

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 22 of 24 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Office of the Comptroller is $77,914, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Accountant is held in 29 New York City departments. In Office of the Comptroller, the median of $77,914 ranks #21 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Taxi & Limousine Commission

$109,165 · 3

Department of Youth & Community Development Services

$106,711 · 2

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$106,135 · 5

District Attorney Kings County

$99,518 · 1

Fire Department

$97,364 · 1

Office of Labor Relations

$95,614 · 2

Department of Design & Construction

$95,498 · 11

Off of Payroll Administration

$92,710 · 2

New York City Employees Retirement Systems

$87,992 · 3

Department of Environment Protection

$87,979 · 4

Law Department

$87,907 · 2

Administrative for Children's Services

$86,706 · 6

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

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $80,456 ranks #10 of 38. See Accountant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,678 · 160

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Office of the Comptroller

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Wai Mai Huie

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$127,263

Base pay: $93,038
Overtime: $23,535
Other pay: $10,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,263
Hire date: 2005-02-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,986
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 351.25
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Wai Mai Huie holds the role of Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,263.

Jennifer Tsai

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$111,728

Base pay: $101,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,728
Hire date: 2006-02-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $104,485
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jennifer Tsai works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. Jennifer earned $111,728 in 2025.

Murshedul Moin

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$104,467

Base pay: $98,111
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,356
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,467
Hire date: 2018-03-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $101,227
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Murshedul Moin works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Murshedul earned $104,467 in 2025.

Grace Cheng

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$103,422

Base pay: $94,113
Overtime: $6,456
Other pay: $2,853
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,422
Hire date: 2019-01-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $97,110
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 119
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Grace Cheng is a Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. 2025 total compensation came to $103,422.

Rosemary Sam

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$92,886

Base pay: $82,415
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,471
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,886
Hire date: 2009-03-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,026
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Rosemary Sam is a Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. 2025 total compensation came to $92,886.

Yekaterina Livshits

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$92,655

Base pay: $81,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,455
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,655
Hire date: 2001-09-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $83,771
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Office of the Comptroller, Yekaterina Livshits serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $92,655.

Jing Yi

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$90,162

Base pay: $73,622
Overtime: $5,970
Other pay: $10,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,162
Hire date: 2009-01-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,969
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 96.5
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Office of the Comptroller, Jing Yi serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 16 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,162.

Alva Luo

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$88,744

Base pay: $67,647
Overtime: $11,066
Other pay: $10,031
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,744
Hire date: 2007-09-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,275
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 196
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Alva Luo holds the role of Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,744.

Raymond Leon

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$85,400

Base pay: $74,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,455
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,400
Hire date: 2003-03-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $77,317
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Raymond Leon works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Raymond earned $85,400 in 2025.

Guytele Lubin-Marsan

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$85,258

Base pay: $75,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,456
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,258
Hire date: 1987-12-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $78,203
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Guytele Lubin-Marsan works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Hired in 1987, they have about 38 years of service. Guytele earned $85,258 in 2025.

Igor Galanter

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$84,542

Base pay: $74,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,542
Hire date: 2007-07-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $76,433
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Igor Galanter is a Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). 2025 total compensation came to $84,542.

Yevgeniya Braylovskaya

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$78,360

Base pay: $74,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,075
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,360
Hire date: 2018-02-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $77,438
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Yevgeniya Braylovskaya works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Yevgeniya earned $78,360 in 2025.

Ali Mohamed

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$77,467

Base pay: $68,011
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,456
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,467
Hire date: 1973-05-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,164
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Office of the Comptroller, Ali Mohamed serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 1973, about 52 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,467.

Yan Su Li

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$71,785

Base pay: $65,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,117
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,785
Hire date: 2015-05-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $67,752
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Office of the Comptroller, Yan Su Li serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,785.

Kun Chen

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$71,328

Base pay: $66,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,830
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,328
Hire date: 2019-09-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,275
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Kun Chen holds the role of Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,328.

Anne Cheung

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$66,759

Base pay: $66,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $274
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,759
Hire date: 2023-03-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,275
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Anne Cheung is a Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $66,759.

Suet Ying Cher Lam

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$58,707

Base pay: $58,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $492
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,707
Hire date: 2024-08-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,540

At Office of the Comptroller, Suet Ying Cher Lam serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,707.

George Cheng

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$54,742

Base pay: $48,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,140
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,742
Hire date: 1989-04-17
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,723
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,069.02

At Office of the Comptroller, George Cheng serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. They have served since 1989 (about 36 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $54,742.

Winnie Lum

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$54,354

Base pay: $54,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,354
Hire date: 2024-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,365

Winnie Lum is a Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $54,354.

Vanessa Blackman

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$52,964

Base pay: $52,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,964
Hire date: 2024-09-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,855
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,295

Vanessa Blackman is a Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $52,964.

Lok Yung

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$43,719

Base pay: $40,451
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,268
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,719
Hire date: 2019-11-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $74,856
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 980

Lok Yung works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Lok earned $43,719 in 2025.

Yudan Zhao

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$38,633

Base pay: $37,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,633
Hire date: 2021-11-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,260

Yudan Zhao works as a Accountant for Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. Yudan earned $38,633 in 2025.

Annie Cheung

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$9,522

Base pay: $9,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,522
Hire date: 2025-04-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,275
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 245

At Office of the Comptroller, Annie Cheung serves as a Accountant based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $9,522.

Yelena Baranovskaya

Accountant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$2,685

Base pay: $2,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,685
Hire date: 2025-06-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,000
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 70

Yelena Baranovskaya holds the role of Accountant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,685.