New York City / Community College (Bronx) / Higher Education Assistant

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Higher Education Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

80 employees hold this title in Community College (Bronx). Median total compensation for the role is $93,122, above the department median of $17,473.

Employees: 80
Total payroll: $6.8M
Role median: $93,122
Agency median: $17,473
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$381$103,776+

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How total compensation varies among the 80 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

Higher Education Assistant is held in 9 New York City departments. In Community College (Bronx), the median of $93,122 ranks #1 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cuny Central Office

$92,100 · 16

Guttman Community College

$91,160 · 35

Community College (Laguardia)

$87,447 · 125

Community College (Kingsboro)

$85,614 · 96

Community College (Manhattan)

$84,671 · 146

Community College (Queensboro)

$83,729 · 112

Community College (Hostos)

$81,008 · 81

Hunter College High School

$80,008 · 1

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Katherine Paez

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Bronx)

2025 total comp

$71,866

Base pay: $68,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,866
Hire date: 2019-01-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,238
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 463
Regular Hours: 1,820

Katherine Paez is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Bronx) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. 2025 total compensation came to $71,866.

Aurora Douglas

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Bronx)

2025 total comp

$70,814

Base pay: $67,814
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,814
Hire date: 2024-05-20
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $68,004
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 463
Regular Hours: 1,820

Aurora Douglas is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Bronx) based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $70,814.

Genola Mason

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Bronx)

2025 total comp

$69,667

Base pay: $66,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,667
Hire date: 2023-07-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,928
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 463
Regular Hours: 1,820

Genola Mason holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Bronx) based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $69,667.

Richard Martinez

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Bronx)

2025 total comp

$69,049

Base pay: $66,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,049
Hire date: 2022-11-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $68,004
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 463
Regular Hours: 1,820

Richard Martinez works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Bronx) based in Queens. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Richard earned $69,049 in 2025.