Today, payroll records for more than 168,000 county, city, town, village, and other public employees were added to SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website.
In addition to searchable data, the Empire Center provides what they make, an annual analysis of local government salaries outside of New York City. Notable findings include:
- A total of 1,187 local employees were paid more than Gov. Kathy Hochul’s salary of $250,000, and 209 of them were paid more than $300,000.
- Of the 100 highest-paid local government employees in the state, 91 were police officers, and all lived in the Mid-Hudson region or Long Island. 40 were Nassau County police officers, 29 were Suffolk County police officers, and 11 were Westchester County police officers.
- The highest paid group of employees was the Kensington Village Police Department, with six officers earning an average salary of $228,772. The average salary for police departments in six other Nassau County villages exceeded $200,000. In total, the average salary for uniformed police and fire personnel in 45 municipalities exceeded $150,000.
- Excluding villages, the police departments with the highest average uniform salaries were Clarkstown ($199,506), Port Washington Police District ($187,050), Westchester County ($186,466), and Ramapo (18 Glen Cove ($178,782).
- Fire departments with the highest average salaries are Pelham Manor ($193,778), Long Beach ($169,307), Greenville Fire District ($158,490), Hartsdale Fire District ($157,575), and Yonkers. ($149,561).
what they make includes an interactive table that allows users to see how average salaries for general government employees and uniformed employees in each municipality rank within each region and across the state. Also listed are the names, employers, and salaries of the highest-paid local government employees in each region.
Data covers state fiscal year 2023 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023). People who received a pension while working or who are not enrolled in the National Pension System are not included in the count.
