City Custodial Assistant

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

276 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $43,540, below the department median of $91,862.

Employees: 276
Total payroll: $11.5M
Role median: $43,540
Agency median: $91,862
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$12$58,016+

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How total compensation varies among the 276 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

City Custodial Assistant is held in 10 New York City departments. In Police Department, the median of $43,540 ranks #10 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Sanitation

$95,380 · 1

Law Department

$58,645 · 2

Department of Transportation

$53,625 · 1

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$53,072 · 40

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$46,779 · 402

District Attorney-Manhattan

$45,643 · 22

Office of the Comptroller

$45,069 · 8

Financial Information Services Agency

$44,219 · 2

Hra/Dept of Social Services

$44,002 · 1

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

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City Custodial Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $45,985 ranks #1 of 2. See City Custodial Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$40,947 · 51

Median total compensation for comparable City Custodial 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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Syreeta Cotton

City Custodial Assistant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$24,100

Base pay: $21,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,990
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,100
Hire date: 1999-08-04
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,128
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 2,080

Syreeta Cotton holds the role of City Custodial Assistant at Police Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $24,100.