New York City / Office of the Mayor / Special Assistant

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Special Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

157 employees hold this title in Office of the Mayor. Median total compensation for the role is $97,314, above the department median of $77,995.

Employees: 157
Total payroll: $15M
Role median: $97,314
Agency median: $77,995
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$418$231,914+

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How total compensation varies among the 157 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.

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This role across New York City

Special Assistant is held in 9 New York City departments. In Office of the Mayor, the median of $97,314 ranks #6 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Tax Commission

$186,047 · 1

Department of Education Administrative

$168,623 · 5

Department of Design & Construction

$153,679 · 1

Cultural Affairs

$140,566 · 1

Office of Racial Equity

$134,984 · 4

Office of Criminal Justice

$86,116 · 5

Public Advocate

$46,170 · 2

Mayors Office of Contract Services

$3,430 · 1

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

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Special Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $97,386 ranks #4 of 12. See Special Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$154,244 · 15

$117,045 · 133

$100,552 · 7

$94,216 · 43

$54,132 · 88

New York Public Authorities

$52,115 · 35

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$38,060 · 21

Rhode Island

$23,042 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Special Assistantroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Dilipkumar Chauhan

Special Assistant/Office of the Mayor

2025 total comp

$168,703

Base pay: $168,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,703
Hire date: 2022-01-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $175,525
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 2
Regular Hours: 1,820

Dilipkumar Chauhan is a Special Assistant at Office of the Mayor based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $168,703.

Sheena Wright

Special Assistant/Office of the Mayor

2025 total comp

$164,534

Base pay: $137,799
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,735
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,534
Hire date: 2022-01-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $313,941
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 2
Regular Hours: 700

Sheena Wright works as a Special Assistant for Office of the Mayor based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Sheena earned $164,534 in 2025.