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New York City / Community College (Hostos) / Assistant Dean

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Assistant Dean

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

1 employees hold this title in Community College (Hostos). Median total compensation for the role is $104,846, above the department median of $13,750.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$104.8K
Role median
$104,846
Agency median
$13,750
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Assistant Dean pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 7,550 people — is $137,800. Community College (Hostos) pays a median base salary of $82,150 for this role, 40% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Community College (Hostos) sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$98,750
$107,490
$137,800
$179,360
$269,170
Community College (Hostos) median · $82,150

The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Community College (Hostos)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 180,470 people — is $104,590. Community College (Hostos)’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 26th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$64,560
$80,870
$104,590
$144,370
$215,620
Community College (Hostos) median · $82,150

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Community College (Hostos) is $104,846, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Assistant Dean is held in 5 New York City departments. In Community College (Hostos), the median of $104,846 ranks #5 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

Assistant Dean beyond New York City

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $141,603 ranks #1 of 3. See Assistant Dean across all of New York City

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

South Carolina
$130,200 · 63
Massachusetts
$123,269 · 34

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Deanroles 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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Peter Mertens

Assistant Dean/Community College (Hostos)

2025 total comp
$104,846
Base pay
$82,150
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$22,695
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,846
Hire date
2005-07-25
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Bronx
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$142,800
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
468
Regular Hours
1,050

Peter Mertens holds the role of Assistant Dean at Community College (Hostos) based in Bronx. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $104,846.