New York City / Department of Health/Mental Hygiene / Community Assistant

Job-title file

Community Assistant

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

28 employees hold this title in Department of Health/Mental Hygiene. Median total compensation for the role is $40,762, below the department median of $79,562.

Employees: 28
Total payroll: $971.5K
Role median: $40,762
Agency median: $79,562
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$33$57,429+

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How total compensation varies among the 28 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 Health/Mental Hygiene, the median of $40,762 ranks #38 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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Tande Camara

Community Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$50,789

Base pay: $49,036
Overtime: $253
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,789
Hire date: 2023-06-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,030
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 7.5
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Tande Camara works as a Community Assistant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Tande earned $50,789 in 2025.

Shanell Peters

Community Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$49,612

Base pay: $48,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,612
Hire date: 2022-12-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,030
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Shanell Peters works as a Community Assistant for Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Shanell earned $49,612 in 2025.

Charles Carmichael

Community Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$49,124

Base pay: $47,515
Overtime: $1,608
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,124
Hire date: 2017-01-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,030
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 47
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Charles Carmichael is a Community Assistant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Queens. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $49,124.

Marlin Fontanez-Alcant

Community Assistant/Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

2025 total comp

$48,944

Base pay: $47,151
Overtime: $284
Other pay: $1,508
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,944
Hire date: 2023-01-30
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,030
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 9
Payroll Number: 816
Regular Hours: 2,080

Marlin Fontanez-Alcant holds the role of Community Assistant at Department of Health/Mental Hygiene based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,944.