New York City / Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt / Community Associate

Job-title file

Community Associate

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

323 employees hold this title in Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt. Median total compensation for the role is $49,645, below the department median of $76,627.

Employees: 323
Total payroll: $13.9M
Role median: $49,645
Agency median: $76,627
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30$72,563+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 323 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.

Compare departments

This role across New York City

Community Associate is held in 94 New York City departments. In Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, the median of $49,645 ranks #61 of 94.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Collective Bargainin

$79,711 · 1

Office of the Actuary

$78,259 · 1

Office of Emergency Management

$70,422 · 1

Office of Management & Budget

$69,921 · 1

Queens Community Board #9

$69,431 · 1

Department of City Planning

$69,295 · 1

District Attorney-Special Narc

$68,633 · 24

Financial Information Services Agency

$65,894 · 3

Queens Community Board #11

$65,194 · 1

Civilian Complaint Review Bd

$64,679 · 2

Teachers Retirement System

$63,949 · 5

District Attorney Richmond Cou

$63,587 · 113

Median total compensation for the Community Associate role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Tameka Drake

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$10,449

Base pay: $10,449
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,449
Hire date: 2023-08-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,615
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 402.5

At Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, Tameka Drake serves as a Community Associate based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $10,449.

Justin Ehlers

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$8,839

Base pay: $8,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,839
Hire date: 2023-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,615
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 669

Justin Ehlers is a Community Associate at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $8,839.

Gerard Benjamin

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$8,169

Base pay: $8,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,169
Hire date: 2024-10-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,615
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 377.5

Gerard Benjamin works as a Community Associate for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Gerard earned $8,169 in 2025.