Suffolk County, New York / Sheriff
Agency file
The Sheriff provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2024, this agency had 1,379 employees with median total compensation of $129,826; the highest distinct record was $428,467.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 1,379 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($129,826) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $229,523 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,492. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Record list
Highest-paid first / page 8
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Glenn Tripoli serves as a 5501C - Correction Officer I within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 16 years. Their 2024 pay totaled $200,155.
5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest)/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Jason Ledda serves as a 5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest) within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2006 (about 18 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $199,777.
5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest)/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Kellie Burghardt serves as a 5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest) within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2001 (about 23 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $199,764.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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John Nicholson holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 14 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $199,697.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Michael Gallagher works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 20 years. Michael earned $199,453 in 2024.
5504C - Correction Officer III/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Paul Spinella serves as a 5504C - Correction Officer III within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2024 pay totaled $199,205.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Michael Wilinski works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2011, they have about 13 years of service. Michael earned $199,122 in 2024.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Timothy Howell serves as a 5502C - Correction Officer II within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 20 years. Their 2024 pay totaled $198,943.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, William Blomberg serves as a 5502C - Correction Officer II within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2013 (about 11 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $198,791.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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Gene Felicio is a 5502C - Correction Officer II at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 22 years. 2024 total compensation came to $198,107.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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Michael Mccormack holds the role of 5502C - Correction Officer II at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 14 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $197,768.
5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest)/Sheriff
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Kevin Lombardi is a 5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest) at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 18 years. 2024 total compensation came to $197,148.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Joseph Montalbano serves as a 5501C - Correction Officer I within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 1997, they have about 27 years of service. Their 2024 pay totaled $197,109.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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Thomas Puccio is a 5502C - Correction Officer II at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 13 years. 2024 total compensation came to $196,504.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Michael Baker works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2004 (about 20 years). Michael earned $196,501 in 2024.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Ivan Skolnick holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2008, they have about 16 years of service. In 2024, their total compensation was $196,319.
5504C - Correction Officer III/Sheriff
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Joseph Krecko holds the role of 5504C - Correction Officer III at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2013 (about 11 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $196,296.
5504C - Correction Officer III/Sheriff
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Agnieszka Bienkowski is a 5504C - Correction Officer III at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 24 years. 2024 total compensation came to $196,264.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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Thomas Mazza works as a 5502C - Correction Officer II for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2014 (about 10 years). Thomas earned $196,250 in 2024.
5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest)/Sheriff
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Jameson Bretz is a 5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest) at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 13 years. 2024 total compensation came to $195,813.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Sean Alexander holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 1997 (about 27 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $194,934.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Reuben Rijos works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2000, they have about 24 years of service. Reuben earned $194,794 in 2024.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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John Alvarez works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 13 years. John earned $194,781 in 2024.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Melissa Kraft serves as a 5502C - Correction Officer II within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 11 years. Their 2024 pay totaled $194,738.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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James Buchholz holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 1989, they have about 35 years of service. In 2024, their total compensation was $194,729.
5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest)/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Claudio Silva serves as a 5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest) within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2011 (about 13 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $194,692.
5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest)/Sheriff
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Joao Eastment holds the role of 5511C - Correction Officer I (Invest) at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2008 (about 16 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $194,529.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Paul Beyer holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2006, they have about 18 years of service. In 2024, their total compensation was $194,461.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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Matthew Boutsikos holds the role of 5502C - Correction Officer II at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2017, they have about 7 years of service. In 2024, their total compensation was $194,422.
5532C - Deputy Sheriff II/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Peter Moschera serves as a 5532C - Deputy Sheriff II within Deputy Sheriffs Pba (Dspba). Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2024 pay totaled $194,129.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Robert Ragonese holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2003 (about 21 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $194,079.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Nelson Jimenez is a 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Hired in 2014, they have about 10 years of service. 2024 total compensation came to $194,002.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Sherry Palumbo holds the role of 5501C - Correction Officer I at Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 23 years. In 2024, their total compensation was $193,938.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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Dennis Mahoney works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 14 years. Dennis earned $193,844 in 2024.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, Jose Moreno serves as a 5502C - Correction Officer II within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2010 (about 14 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $193,843.
5502C - Correction Officer II/Sheriff
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Daniel Lostritto works as a 5502C - Correction Officer II for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2013 (about 11 years). Daniel earned $193,718 in 2024.
5535C - Deputy Sheriff I (Invest)/Sheriff
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Paul Weeks works as a 5535C - Deputy Sheriff I (Invest) for Sheriff within Deputy Sheriffs Pba (Dspba). They have served since 2002 (about 22 years). Paul earned $193,702 in 2024.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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At Sheriff, James Leykis serves as a 5501C - Correction Officer I within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 2003 (about 21 years). Their 2024 pay totaled $193,674.
9404C - Undersheriff/Sheriff
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Steven Kuehhas holds the role of 9404C - Undersheriff at Sheriff within Management. They have served since 1989 (about 35 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $193,636.
5501C - Correction Officer I/Sheriff
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James Cuilan works as a 5501C - Correction Officer I for Sheriff within Correction Officers Association (Coa). They have served since 1998 (about 26 years). James earned $193,625 in 2024.