New York City / Police Department / Psychologist

Job-title file

Psychologist

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

31 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $114,578, above the department median of $91,862.

Employees: 31
Total payroll: $3.2M
Role median: $114,578
Agency median: $91,862
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$627$169,882+

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How total compensation varies among the 31 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

Psychologist is held in 2 New York City departments. In Police Department, the median of $114,578 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Correction

$114,424 · 3

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

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Psychologist beyond New York City

This role is reported in 17 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $114,501 ranks #9 of 17. See Psychologist across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Seattle Public Schools

$152,738 · 57

Alpine School District, Utah

$139,395 · 12

$138,581 · 17

$123,944 · 350

$121,440 · 43

$119,750 · 137

$119,677 · 27

$115,941 · 55

Median total compensation for comparable Psychologistroles 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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Shruthi Jayashankar

Psychologist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$68,308

Base pay: $54,443
Overtime: $6,733
Other pay: $7,132
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,308
Hire date: 2024-10-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $85,973
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 104
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,190

At Police Department, Shruthi Jayashankar serves as a Psychologist based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $68,308.

Stephanie Tacopina

Psychologist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$64,432

Base pay: $50,554
Overtime: $100
Other pay: $13,778
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,432
Hire date: 2018-12-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $108,115
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 1.5
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 875

Stephanie Tacopina is a Psychologist at Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). 2025 total compensation came to $64,432.

Margaret Blake

Psychologist/Police Department

2025 total comp

$62,383

Base pay: $56,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,787
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,383
Hire date: 2019-09-16
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $57
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 56
Regular Hours: 1,026

Margaret Blake holds the role of Psychologist at Police Department based in Queens. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $62,383.