Office of the Comptroller

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

The Office of the Comptroller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 874 employees with median total compensation of $82,896; the highest distinct record was $372,255.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $75.6M
Employees: 874
Median total: $82,896
Highest record: $372,255

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$1,826$237,583+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 874 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,896) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $83,376 (96%)
Overtime — $492 (1%)
Other — $2,641 (3%)
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

$3,808

$49,073

$82,896

$115,391

$159,259

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $159,259 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,808. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Management Auditor

78 · $90,375

Summer College Intern

60 · $504

Investment Manager

41 · $151,137

Executive Agency Counsel

33 · $142,188

Claim Specialist

32 · $73,727

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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Cheryl Celestine

Administrative Community Relations Specialist/Office of the Comptroller

2025 total comp

$77,986

Base pay: $77,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $134
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,986
Hire date: 2015-03-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $78,590
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 15
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Office of the Comptroller, Cheryl Celestine serves as a Administrative Community Relations Specialist based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,986.