$4.3M total payroll · FY2026
The largest municipal arts funder in the United States, DCLA distributes grants to over 1,000 cultural nonprofits, oversees the 34 Cultural Institutions Group organizations (like the Met, the Bronx Zoo, and Lincoln Center), and funds cultural programming in every borough. Nearly every museum, theater, zoo, botanical garden, and arts nonprofit you visit in NYC gets some funding through DCLA. Learn more →
Total Payroll
$4.3M
Pay Records
1,329
Avg Salary
$73.0K
Overtime %
0.3%
| Title | Pay Records | Total Pay | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMISSIONER OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS | 19 | $185.9K | $268.5K |
| DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (CULTURAL AFFAIRS) | 19 | $126.9K | $183.3K |
| ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST | 19 | $114.6K | $165.5K |
| COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER | 19 | $111.7K | $161.3K |
| ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST | 19 | $111.1K | $160.5K |
| EXECUTIVE AGENCY COUNSEL | 38 | $209.6K |
| $151.4K |
| ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (CULTURAL AFFAIRS) | 76 | $409.1K | $147.4K |
| AGENCY CHIEF CONTRACTING OFFICER | 19 | $96.6K | $139.5K |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS (CA) | 19 | $90.6K | $130.9K |
| COMPUTER ASSOCIATE (OPERATIONS)-NON-SPVR | 19 | $82.2K | $119.0K |
| ADMINISTRATIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST NM FORMER M1/M2 | 19 | $79.2K | $114.7K |
| ADMIN CONTRACT SPECIALIST (PYRLS 069,071,094,250,261) | 19 | $71.5K | $103.2K |
| ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST (NON-MANAGERIAL)FORMERLY AT M1 | 19 | $68.3K | $93.2K |
| STAFF ANALYST | 38 | $135.8K | $92.2K |
| AGENCY ATTORNEY | 19 | $55.6K | $80.6K |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATOR | 248 | $742.3K | $74.6K |
| ASSOCIATE ARTS PROGRAMS SPECIALIST | 316 | $853.0K | $71.9K |
| COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE | 301 | $587.0K | $8.7K |
| CITY LABORER | 19 | $68.4K | $0 |
| COMMUNITY ASSISTANT | 19 | $35.1K | $0 |
| SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN | 12 | $10.1K | $0 |
| SUMMER GRADUATE INTERN | 34 | $26.6K | $0 |