New York City · 2026 pay · 33,393 people
How much does an election worker make in New York City?
$685typical pay for a election worker in 2026
$350 – $1,525what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 94.1% from 2025.
✓ Official data from NYC Office of Payroll Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · nyc.gov ↗
Where election workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid election workers, 2026
- 1Rose NgElection Worker · Board of Elections Poll Workers$36,611
- 2Janice L RichardsonElection Worker · Board of Elections Poll Workers$32,481
- 3Shakira T WilliamsElection Worker · Board of Elections Poll Workers$31,652
- 4Audrey P DoornElection Worker · Board of Elections Poll Workers$31,358
- 5Yee Fan ChuElection Worker · Board of Elections Poll Workers$29,830
Common questions
How much does an election worker make in New York City?
The typical election worker was paid $685 in 2026; most earned between $350 and $1,525. This counts all 33,393 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for election workers in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Election Worker, at any level (for example "Election Worker"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this