The Center’s analysis revealed that all 11 of the highest-paid municipal employees in the North County (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties) were employed by Massena Memorial Hospital or Lewis County General Hospital; 10 of these employees had the same pay ($255,000) during this period. Read More
The two highest-paid local government employees in the region were Utica police officers Wayne A. Manolescu, who was paid $162,559, and James B. Watson, Jr., who was paid $153,697. Read More
The 2014 edition of "What They Make" finds that Ramapo's general town employees and town police were the highest-paid in the state. Read More
Charles E. Ewald was paid $414,527 by Suffolk County. Read More
The town's general employees and police were the highest-paid local government employees in each category in the Finger Lakes region. Read More
The highest-paid local government employee in the region was Onondaga Community College Senior Vice President David W. Murphy, who was paid $195,462. The second highest-paid employee was Jason T. Stepkovitch, a psychiatrist who was paid $189,894 by Cortland County. Read More
Bethlehem, Guilderland and Colonie town police were the highest-paid local government employees in the Capital Region, according to our 2014 "What They Make" report. Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy today released the 2014 edition of “What They Make,” an overview of local government payrolls for the counties, towns, cities and villages (outside New York City) for the period of April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Read More