Higher Education Assistant

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

125 employees hold this title in Community College (Laguardia). Median total compensation for the role is $87,447, above the department median of $11,028.

Employees: 125
Total payroll: $9.8M
Role median: $87,447
Agency median: $11,028
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,694$102,253+

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How total compensation varies among the 125 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 (Laguardia), the median of $87,447 ranks #4 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 (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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Rawlisha Pena

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$20,799

Base pay: $20,799
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,799
Hire date: 2025-03-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $90,375
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 350

Rawlisha Pena is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $20,799.

Karene Mcknight-Samuel

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$18,598

Base pay: $18,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,598
Hire date: 2025-03-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,649
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 490

Karene Mcknight-Samuel works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Karene earned $18,598 in 2025.