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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Jennifer Samhan

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$32,271

Base pay: $32,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,271
Hire date: 2024-10-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,227
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,225

Jennifer Samhan works as a Community Associate for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Jennifer earned $32,271 in 2025.

Alba Morel

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$31,029

Base pay: $30,662
Overtime: $81
Other pay: $285
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,029
Hire date: 2022-06-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,615
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 3
Payroll Number: 806
Regular Hours: 1,260

Alba Morel holds the role of Community Associate at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,029.

Afrika Coleman-Jarvis

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$29,585

Base pay: $29,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,585
Hire date: 2024-11-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

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

Afrika Coleman-Jarvis holds the role of Community Associate at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $29,585.

Ethon James

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$29,585

Base pay: $29,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,585
Hire date: 2024-11-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

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

Ethon James works as a Community Associate for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Ethon earned $29,585 in 2025.

Hakeem Foster

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$29,572

Base pay: $29,572
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,572
Hire date: 2024-11-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

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

Hakeem Foster works as a Community Associate for Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Hakeem earned $29,572 in 2025.

Marlyn Valdez

Community Associate/Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

2025 total comp

$29,500

Base pay: $29,484
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,500
Hire date: 2024-11-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

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

Marlyn Valdez is a Community Associate at Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $29,500.