Higher Education Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

146 employees hold this title in Community College (Manhattan). Median total compensation for the role is $84,671, above the department median of $15,160.

Employees: 146
Total payroll: $11.7M
Role median: $84,671
Agency median: $15,160
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,383$102,253+

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

How total compensation varies among the 146 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 (Manhattan), the median of $84,671 ranks #6 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 (Laguardia)

$87,447 · 125

Community College (Kingsboro)

$85,614 · 96

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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William Quinn

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Manhattan)

2025 total comp

$26,420

Base pay: $15,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,238
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,420
Hire date: 2020-01-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,188
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 466
Regular Hours: 350

William Quinn holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Manhattan) based in Manhattan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $26,420.