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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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Gabriel Ferrera

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp
$42,273
Base pay
$32,149
Overtime
$4,552
Other pay
$5,571
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,273
Hire date
2019-06-24
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$43,460
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
153.5
Payroll Number
71
Regular Hours
1,792.5

Gabriel Ferrera holds the role of Community Assistant at Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,273.

Edward Tatum

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp
$42,193
Base pay
$35,650
Overtime
$910
Other pay
$5,633
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,193
Hire date
2021-08-02
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Manhattan
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$21
Leave Status as of June 30
Active
Overtime Hours
32.5
Payroll Number
71
Regular Hours
1,775.5

Edward Tatum works as a Community Assistant for Department of Homeless Services based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Edward earned $42,193 in 2025.

Norma Vidal

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp
$39,196
Base pay
$33,049
Overtime
$3,308
Other pay
$2,838
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,196
Hire date
1993-09-05
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$44,714
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
93
Payroll Number
71
Regular Hours
1,442.15

Norma Vidal is a Community Assistant at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 32 years. 2025 total compensation came to $39,196.