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New York City / Department of Homeless Services / Community Assistant

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Community Assistant

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

90 employees hold this title in Department of Homeless Services. Median total compensation for the role is $53,842, below the department median of $78,215.

Employees
90
Total payroll
$4.7M
Role median
$53,842
Agency median
$78,215
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$106,003+

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How total compensation varies among the 90 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 Homeless Services, the median of $53,842 ranks #8 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 Correction
$48,957 · 1
Civilian Complaint Review Bd
$48,957 · 2
Department of Buildings
$48,159 · 3
Department of Parks & Recreation
$48,003 · 1
Department of Environment Protection
$47,982 · 8

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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Anjanette Brown

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp
$14,013
Base pay
$9,158
Overtime
$4,383
Other pay
$472
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,013
Hire date
2019-06-03
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$42,092
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
135.5
Payroll Number
71
Regular Hours
422.38

Anjanette Brown holds the role of Community Assistant at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,013.

David Duckett

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp
$13,046
Base pay
$10,962
Overtime
$328
Other pay
$1,756
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,046
Hire date
2017-06-12
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$43,460
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
13
Payroll Number
71
Regular Hours
1,646.57

David Duckett holds the role of Community Assistant at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $13,046.

George Lindsay

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp
$10,922
Base pay
$5,382
Overtime
$906
Other pay
$4,634
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,922
Hire date
2020-02-10
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$39,970
Leave Status as of June 30
On leave
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
71
Regular Hours
450

George Lindsay works as a Community Assistant for Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. George earned $10,922 in 2025.