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

Job-title file

Higher Education Assistant

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

96 employees hold this title in Community College (Kingsboro). Median total compensation for the role is $85,614, above the department median of $13,751.

Employees: 96
Total payroll: $7.8M
Role median: $85,614
Agency median: $13,751
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6,695$102,253+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 96 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.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Higher Education Assistant is held in 9 New York City departments. In Community College (Kingsboro), the median of $85,614 ranks #5 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Community College (Bronx)

$93,122 · 80

Cuny Central Office

$92,100 · 16

Guttman Community College

$91,160 · 35

Community College (Laguardia)

$87,447 · 125

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

Page 1

Taysha Thomas

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Kingsboro)

2025 total comp

$58,793

Base pay: $55,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,793
Hire date: 2024-08-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,649
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 465
Regular Hours: 1,540

Taysha Thomas holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Kingsboro) based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,793.

Alvin Cannon

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Kingsboro)

2025 total comp

$58,716

Base pay: $54,053
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,663
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,716
Hire date: 2024-02-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,649
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 465
Regular Hours: 1,526

Alvin Cannon holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Kingsboro) based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $58,716.

Kimberly Burke

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Kingsboro)

2025 total comp

$57,935

Base pay: $54,935
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,935
Hire date: 2022-05-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,447
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 465
Regular Hours: 1,820

Kimberly Burke is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Kingsboro) based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $57,935.

Tamera Gray

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Kingsboro)

2025 total comp

$55,099

Base pay: $49,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,891
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,099
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $75,465
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 465
Regular Hours: 1,155

Tamera Gray holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Kingsboro) based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $55,099.