New York City / Police Department / City Custodial Assistant

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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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Shawn Speller

City Custodial Assistant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$46,499

Base pay: $41,573
Overtime: $3,937
Other pay: $989
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,499
Hire date: 2018-09-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,898
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 130.5
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Police Department, Shawn Speller serves as a City Custodial Assistant based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,499.

Shila Maitra

City Custodial Assistant/Police Department

2025 total comp

$46,449

Base pay: $41,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,876
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,449
Hire date: 2005-09-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $42,898
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 2,080

Shila Maitra holds the role of City Custodial Assistant at Police Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $46,449.