Twenty-four percent of public school teachers and administrators in New York school districts outside New York City were paid more than $100,000 during the 2017-18 school year, according to data added today to SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s transparency website. Read More
Ramapo police officers who cashed in some of their accrued time found themselves among the top salary earners in Rockland and among state workers during 2017. Read More
Crime-fighting pays! Nearly all of the best-paid public employees in New York state are police officers, according to a new report released by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More
Local government is a labor-intensive business, and employee compensation is the single biggest element of most municipal budgets. Read More
A Ramapo town police officer who collected $323,562 was New York State’s highest paid local government employee outside New York City during the 12 months ending March 31, according to the 2018 edition of “What They Make,” the Empire Center’s annual analysis of local government pay. Read More
Payroll data for 74,660 public authority employees, totaling $4.4 billion, have been added to SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s transparency website. Read More
Education pays–especially if you’re a top administrator, medical staffer or football coach at New York’s public colleges and affiliated hospitals. Read More
Gov. Cuomo is the state’s top elected official, but he’s far from being the highest paid state worker. Read More