New Hartford Central School District Superintendent Robert J. Nole was the highest-paid school district employee in the Mohawk Valley region during the 2013-14 school year, according to data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net.
Nole collected a total of $205,475 last year, not including benefits. The 20 highest-paid school district employees in the Mohawk Valley region, as well as the 50 highest-paid outside New York City, can be viewed here.
Outside New York City, the number of public school employees paid more than $100,000 has jumped from 32,914 in 2008-09 to 48,703 in 2013-14—a 48 percent increase over the last five years. The highest-paid school employee was Joseph Ogeka, Jr., assistant superintendent of Riverhead Central Schools, who was paid $376,340.
The newly updated database includes pay information for 367,867 employees, as reported to the New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2014, and to the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2014. Not reflected in the data are the costs of fringe benefits such as healthcare, pension contributions and other employee benefits.