Higher Education Associate

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

74 employees hold this title in Community College (Manhattan). Median total compensation for the role is $106,310, above the department median of $15,160.

Employees: 74
Total payroll: $7.5M
Role median: $106,310
Agency median: $15,160
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$38,352$120,475+

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

How total compensation varies among the 74 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 (Manhattan), the median of $106,310 ranks #6 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Hunter College High School

$120,475 · 3

Community College (Queensboro)

$110,487 · 52

Community College (Laguardia)

$110,406 · 82

Cuny Central Office

$108,524 · 23

Guttman Community College

$107,604 · 18

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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Celiany Rivera

Higher Education Associate/Community College (Manhattan)

2025 total comp

$70,344

Base pay: $67,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,344
Hire date: 2024-10-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $100,329
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 466
Regular Hours: 1,225

At Community College (Manhattan), Celiany Rivera serves as a Higher Education Associate based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $70,344.

Tamica Fairley

Higher Education Associate/Community College (Manhattan)

2025 total comp

$69,467

Base pay: $66,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,467
Hire date: 2017-05-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $86,645
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 466
Regular Hours: 1,400

Tamica Fairley holds the role of Higher Education Associate at Community College (Manhattan) based in Manhattan. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $69,467.