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

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Higher Education Assistant

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

112 employees hold this title in Community College (Queensboro). Median total compensation for the role is $83,729, above the department median of $13,911.

Employees: 112
Total payroll: $9M
Role median: $83,729
Agency median: $13,911
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,068$104,746+

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

How total compensation varies among the 112 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 (Queensboro), the median of $83,729 ranks #7 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 (Manhattan)

$84,671 · 146

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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Minnie Cen

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$56,313

Base pay: $53,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,313
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,649
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 464
Regular Hours: 1,470

Minnie Cen is a Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Queensboro) based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $56,313.

Monica Sweeney Degonza

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$54,947

Base pay: $54,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,947
Hire date: 2017-08-21
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $93,134
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 464
Regular Hours: 1,078

Monica Sweeney Degonza holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Queensboro) based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,947.

Lamar Greene

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$54,564

Base pay: $51,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,564
Hire date: 2024-10-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $72,667
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 464
Regular Hours: 1,260

Lamar Greene works as a Higher Education Assistant for Community College (Queensboro) based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Lamar earned $54,564 in 2025.