New York City / Cultural Affairs / Community Associate

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Community Associate

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

16 employees hold this title in Cultural Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $52,076, below the department median of $70,171.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $800.1K
Role median: $52,076
Agency median: $70,171
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13,741$68,901+

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

How total compensation varies among the 16 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

Community Associate is held in 94 New York City departments. In Cultural Affairs, the median of $52,076 ranks #46 of 94.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Collective Bargainin

$79,711 · 1

Office of the Actuary

$78,259 · 1

Office of Emergency Management

$70,422 · 1

Office of Management & Budget

$69,921 · 1

Queens Community Board #9

$69,431 · 1

Department of City Planning

$69,295 · 1

District Attorney-Special Narc

$68,633 · 24

Financial Information Services Agency

$65,894 · 3

Queens Community Board #11

$65,194 · 1

Civilian Complaint Review Bd

$64,679 · 2

Teachers Retirement System

$63,949 · 5

District Attorney Richmond Cou

$63,587 · 113

Median total compensation for the Community 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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William Niedmann

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$43,699

Base pay: $41,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,699
Hire date: 2022-10-17
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $28
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 126
Regular Hours: 1,618.7

At Cultural Affairs, William Niedmann serves as a Community Associate based in Queens. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $43,699.

Malik Dillahunt

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$42,510

Base pay: $42,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,510
Hire date: 2024-02-12
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $24
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 126
Regular Hours: 1,791.43

At Cultural Affairs, Malik Dillahunt serves as a Community Associate based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $42,510.

Alexandros Barbayianis

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$41,854

Base pay: $41,589
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $266
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,854
Hire date: 2024-01-22
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $24
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 126
Regular Hours: 1,756.63

Alexandros Barbayianis is a Community Associate at Cultural Affairs based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $41,854.

Christopher Trainor

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$41,451

Base pay: $30,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,941
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,451
Hire date: 1997-07-21
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $34
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 126
Regular Hours: 922.63

Christopher Trainor works as a Community Associate for Cultural Affairs based in Queens. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service. Christopher earned $41,451 in 2025.

Stephon Archer

Community Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$41,366

Base pay: $41,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,366
Hire date: 2023-08-21
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $24
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 126
Regular Hours: 1,736

Stephon Archer works as a Community Associate for Cultural Affairs based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Stephon earned $41,366 in 2025.