Community Assistant

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

26 employees hold this title in Hra/Dept of Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $43,145, below the department median of $68,341.

Employees: 26
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $43,145
Agency median: $68,341
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$193$49,294+

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How total compensation varies among the 26 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 Hra/Dept of Social Services, the median of $43,145 ranks #28 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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Barbara Vega

Community Assistant/Hra/Dept of Social Services

2025 total comp

$35,165

Base pay: $33,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,204
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,165
Hire date: 2003-09-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,589
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 69
Regular Hours: 2,080

Barbara Vega works as a Community Assistant for Hra/Dept of Social Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. Barbara earned $35,165 in 2025.