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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Luis Restrepo

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$53,875

Base pay: $53,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,875
Hire date: 2015-06-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $93,134
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,057

Luis Restrepo works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Luis earned $53,875 in 2025.