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+

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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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Rita Ciardiello

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$67,419

Base pay: $64,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,419
Hire date: 2014-01-20
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: 1,820

At Community College (Queensboro), Rita Ciardiello serves as a Higher Education Assistant based in Queens. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,419.

Viveen Murray

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$65,812

Base pay: $62,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,812
Hire date: 2023-01-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $64,649
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 464
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Community College (Queensboro), Viveen Murray serves as a Higher Education Assistant based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,812.

Harry Steves

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$65,236

Base pay: $62,236
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,236
Hire date: 2024-06-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $62,411
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 464
Regular Hours: 1,820

Harry Steves holds the role of Higher Education Assistant at Community College (Queensboro) based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $65,236.

Abdul Aziz

Higher Education Assistant/Community College (Queensboro)

2025 total comp

$63,435

Base pay: $60,435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,435
Hire date: 2024-09-30
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: 464
Regular Hours: 1,330

At Community College (Queensboro), Abdul Aziz serves as a Higher Education Assistant based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,435.