New York City / Office of the Comptroller / 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 Office of the Comptroller. Median total compensation for the role is $61,421, below the department median of $82,896.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $61.4K
Role median: $61,421
Agency median: $82,896
Comparison: Below

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This role across New York City

Research Assistant is held in 21 New York City departments. In Office of the Comptroller, the median of $61,421 ranks #11 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

Department of Education Administrative

$60,706 · 8

NYC Employees Retirement Systems

$59,441 · 1

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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Brian Henry

Research Assistant/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$61,421

Base pay: $58,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,472
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,421
Hire date: 2018-02-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $60,825
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

Brian Henry is a Research Assistant at Office of the Comptroller based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. 2025 total compensation came to $61,421.