New York City / Department of Education Administrative / Community Assistant

Job-title file

Community Assistant

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

202 employees hold this title in Department of Education Administrative. Median total compensation for the role is $42,043, below the department median of $70,024.

Employees: 202
Total payroll: $7.2M
Role median: $42,043
Agency median: $70,024
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$517$49,819+

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How total compensation varies among the 202 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 Assistant is held in 56 New York City departments. In Department of Education Administrative, the median of $42,043 ranks #34 of 56.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney Richmond Cou

$62,374 · 2

NYC Police Pension Fund

$60,675 · 1

District Attorney-Manhattan

$60,057 · 20

NYC Employees Retirement Systems

$58,576 · 4

Cultural Affairs

$57,773 · 1

District Attorney Qns County

$57,010 · 29

City Clerk

$53,965 · 1

Department of Homeless Services

$53,842 · 90

Department of Correction

$48,957 · 1

Civilian Complaint Review Bd

$48,957 · 2

Department of Buildings

$48,159 · 3

Department of Parks & Recreation

$48,003 · 1

Median total compensation for the Community Assistant role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Community Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $42,693 ranks #1 of 2. See Community Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut

$2,633 · 34

Median total compensation for comparable Community Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Yarismer Silva

Community Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$648

Base pay: $648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $648
Hire date: 2022-02-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $41,988
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 714

Yarismer Silva holds the role of Community Assistant at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $648.

Janak Dhanpaul

Community Assistant/Department of Education Administrative

2025 total comp

$517

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $517
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $517
Hire date: 2008-08-03
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $39,578
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 740
Regular Hours: 0

Janak Dhanpaul is a Community Assistant at Department of Education Administrative based in Manhattan. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years). 2025 total compensation came to $517.