New York City / Department of Environment Protection / Community Assistant

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Community Assistant

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

8 employees hold this title in Department of Environment Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $47,982, below the department median of $98,318.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $334.9K
Role median: $47,982
Agency median: $98,318
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10,102$56,987+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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 Environment Protection, the median of $47,982 ranks #13 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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Wayne Coleman

Community Assistant/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$57,313

Base pay: $40,248
Overtime: $14,985
Other pay: $2,081
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,313
Hire date: 2019-10-28
Pay basis: Hourly
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $24
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 515.75
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 1,743

At Department of Environment Protection, Wayne Coleman serves as a Community Assistant based in Queens. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $57,313.

Edwin Rivera

Community Assistant/Department of Environment Protection

2025 total comp

$54,984

Base pay: $47,137
Overtime: $6,052
Other pay: $1,795
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,984
Hire date: 1991-01-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,229
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 174
Payroll Number: 826
Regular Hours: 2,080

Edwin Rivera holds the role of Community Assistant at Department of Environment Protection based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1991 (about 34 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $54,984.