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

Job-title file

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.

Compare departments

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

Page 1

Mark Yepez

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$32,049

Base pay: $32,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,049
Hire date: 2019-08-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,667
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 805

Mark Yepez works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Mark earned $32,049 in 2025.

Karen Lew

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$30,218

Base pay: $30,218
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,218
Hire date: 2025-02-10
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: 469
Regular Hours: 630

Karen Lew is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $30,218.

Matthew Haynes

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$27,645

Base pay: $27,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,645
Hire date: 2017-06-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $90,375
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 560

Matthew Haynes is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. 2025 total compensation came to $27,645.