Higher Education Assistant

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

16 employees hold this title in Cuny Central Office. Median total compensation for the role is $92,100, above the department median of $9,831.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $92,100
Agency median: $9,831
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13,936$97,939+

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

Higher Education Assistant is held in 9 New York City departments. In Cuny Central Office, the median of $92,100 ranks #2 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Community College (Bronx)

$93,122 · 80

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 (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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Brenda Ballena

Higher Education Assistant/Cuny Central Office

2025 total comp

$73,630

Base pay: $70,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,630
Hire date: 2021-01-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $79,188
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 467
Regular Hours: 1,743

Brenda Ballena works as a Higher Education Assistant for Cuny Central Office based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Brenda earned $73,630 in 2025.