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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Rukana Bushra

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$28,385

Base pay: $28,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,385
Hire date: 2024-11-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,227
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,085

At Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, Rukana Bushra serves as a Community Associate based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $28,385.

Paulette Miles

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$28,290

Base pay: $27,218
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,073
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,290
Hire date: 2022-12-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,615
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,263

Paulette Miles works as a Community Associate for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Paulette earned $28,290 in 2025.

Joannys Morales

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$27,458

Base pay: $27,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,458
Hire date: 2024-11-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,227
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,015

Joannys Morales works as a Community Associate for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Joannys earned $27,458 in 2025.

Rebecca Benites

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$27,448

Base pay: $27,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,448
Hire date: 2024-11-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,227
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,015

Rebecca Benites is a Community Associate at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $27,448.

Ariana Urena

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$26,102

Base pay: $26,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $76
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,102
Hire date: 2024-01-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,227
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 984.5

At Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt, Ariana Urena serves as a Community Associate based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $26,102.