Community Assistant

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

14 employees hold this title in Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt. Median total compensation for the role is $47,618, below the department median of $76,627.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $630.3K
Role median: $47,618
Agency median: $76,627
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$546$55,947+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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 Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, the median of $47,618 ranks #14 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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Nicole Penny

Community Assistant/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$37,666

Base pay: $37,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,666
Hire date: 2020-01-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,460
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,820

Nicole Penny works as a Community Assistant for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. Nicole earned $37,666 in 2025.