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

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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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Keisha King

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$85,711

Base pay: $81,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,984
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,711
Hire date: 2018-10-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,928
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Community College (Laguardia), Keisha King serves as a Higher Education Assistant based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,711.

Camille Taitt

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$85,614

Base pay: $82,614
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,614
Hire date: 2016-03-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,928
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,820

Camille Taitt is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $85,614.

Paul Cavalieri

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$85,614

Base pay: $82,614
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,614
Hire date: 2016-04-11
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: 1,820

Paul Cavalieri is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $85,614.

Alice Wong

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$85,614

Base pay: $82,614
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,614
Hire date: 2017-05-30
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: 1,820

Alice Wong works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Alice earned $85,614 in 2025.

Nathaly Sierra-Vargas

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$83,867

Base pay: $80,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,867
Hire date: 2019-12-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $82,928
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nathaly Sierra-Vargas works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Nathaly earned $83,867 in 2025.

Livea Ortiz

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$83,729

Base pay: $80,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,729
Hire date: 2018-09-10
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: 1,820

At Community College (Laguardia), Livea Ortiz serves as a Higher Education Assistant based in Queens. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $83,729.

Lucila Sanchez

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$83,729

Base pay: $80,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,729
Hire date: 2018-08-27
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: 1,820

Lucila Sanchez holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,729.