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

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Higher Education Associate

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

82 employees hold this title in Community College (Laguardia). Median total compensation for the role is $110,406, above the department median of $11,028.

Employees: 82
Total payroll: $8.2M
Role median: $110,406
Agency median: $11,028
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$9,230$120,475+

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

How total compensation varies among the 82 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 Associate is held in 9 New York City departments. In Community College (Laguardia), the median of $110,406 ranks #3 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Hunter College High School

$120,475 · 3

Community College (Queensboro)

$110,487 · 52

Cuny Central Office

$108,524 · 23

Guttman Community College

$107,604 · 18

Community College (Manhattan)

$106,310 · 74

Community College (Kingsboro)

$105,055 · 56

Community College (Hostos)

$102,967 · 43

Community College (Bronx)

$97,712 · 36

Median total compensation for the Higher Education Associate 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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Precious Harewood

Higher Education Associate/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$85,696

Base pay: $82,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,696
Hire date: 2024-03-11
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

Precious Harewood works as a Higher Education Associate for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Precious earned $85,696 in 2025.

Claudia Chan

Higher Education Associate/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$85,681

Base pay: $82,681
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,681
Hire date: 2013-02-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $107,789
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,260

Claudia Chan works as a Higher Education Associate for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). Claudia earned $85,681 in 2025.

Pierre Jean

Higher Education Associate/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: 2016-04-18
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

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

Pierre Jean works as a Higher Education Associate for Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. Pierre earned $85,614 in 2025.

Francis Laing

Higher Education Associate/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$81,966

Base pay: $78,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,966
Hire date: 2024-05-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,188
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,820

Francis Laing is a Higher Education Associate at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $81,966.

Jazmine Freire

Higher Education Associate/Community College (Laguardia)

2025 total comp

$81,905

Base pay: $78,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,905
Hire date: 2014-04-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,188
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 469
Regular Hours: 1,820

Jazmine Freire is a Higher Education Associate at Community College (Laguardia) based in Queens. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $81,905.