NYC Government Position Salaries and Counts

New York City's dataset contains the sum of full-time active positions by title, including minimum, maximum, and mean salaries. It is published by the NYC Office of Management and Budget and updated twice yearly, typically in January and April. The data is part of the Departmental Estimates and Supporting Schedule for the city's budget.

Use Cases

• Analyze salary distribution by AGENCY NAME using MINMUM SALARY, MAXMUM SALARY, and MEAN SALARY columns.
• Track changes in POSITIONS counts per TITLE CODE NAME across different PUBLICATION DATE cycles.
• Compare compensation levels between UA NAME groups using ANNUAL RATE and salary metrics.
• Model budget allocation by correlating AGENCY CODE with total POSITIONS and associated salary expenditures.

Strengths

• Includes detailed salary metrics (minimum, maximum, mean) calculated to the dollar.
• Updated twice per year, providing regular snapshots of the workforce.

Limitations

• Sample size (row count) and total data size are unknown.
• Contains spelling inconsistencies in column names (e.g., 'MAXMUM SALARY').
• Temporal coverage and specific date range are not provided.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us (NYC Office of Management and Budget)

Collection Method

Published as part of the Departmental Estimates and Supporting Schedule for the city budget.

Freshness

Updated twice per year, last updated 2026-02-24.

Geography

New York City government agencies.