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+

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

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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Cindy Busch

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$27,099

Base pay: $27,099
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,099
Hire date: 2007-11-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $99,532
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 497

Cindy Busch works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. Cindy earned $27,099 in 2025.

Bryant Caba

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$26,786

Base pay: $10,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,075
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,786
Hire date: 2015-06-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $93,134
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 210

Bryant Caba holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,786.