New York Public Authorities / Development Authority of the North Country

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Development Authority of the North Country

Source file: New York State Public Authorities — Payroll (NYS Open Data) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Development Authority of the North Country is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 116 employees with median total compensation of $63,499; the highest distinct record was $196,176.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $7.4M
Employees: 116
Median total: $63,499
Highest record: $196,176

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$803$155,488+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 116 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,499) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,296 (95%)
Overtime — $1,751 (3%)
Other — $1,150 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$12,307

$28,643

$63,499

$85,673

$112,620

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,620 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,307. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Water Quality Technician

14 · $31,253

Water Quality Senior Operator

5 · $80,383

Outside Plant Engineer

5 · $80,092

Mmf - Equipment Operator Cdl-A

5 · $63,288

Project Engineer

4 · $68,102

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 8 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$4.8M —	87 —	$50,459 —
2018	$5.2M ▲ 8.1%	92 ▲ 5.7%	$51,273 ▲ 1.6%
2019	$5.7M ▲ 10.2%	93 ▲ 1.1%	$53,982 ▲ 5.3%
2020	$5.9M ▲ 3.4%	100 ▲ 7.5%	$53,971 ±0%
2021	$6.1M ▲ 4.2%	100 ±0%	$55,613 ▲ 3.0%
2022	$6.4M ▲ 3.4%	104 ▲ 4.0%	$56,159 ▲ 1.0%
2023	$6.9M ▲ 7.8%	111 ▲ 6.7%	$58,851 ▲ 4.8%
2024	$7.4M ▲ 8.6%	116 ▲ 4.5%	$63,499 ▲ 7.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joshua Newtown

Controls Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$84,537

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $84,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,537
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $84,645
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $16
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Joshua Newtown serves as a Controls Engineer within Engineering. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $84,537.

Aaron Falkowsky

Outside Plant Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$84,387

Sub-department: Telecommunications
Base pay: $80,098
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,290
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,387
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $75,920
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $4,290
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Aaron Falkowsky serves as a Outside Plant Engineer within Telecommunications. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $84,387.

Steven Marshall

Wq Operator V/Development Authority of the North Country

2020 total comp

$83,450

Base pay: $59,868
Overtime: $17,688
Other pay: $5,893
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,450
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $59,868
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $5,893
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Steven Marshall works as a Wq Operator V for Development Authority of the North Country. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $83,450 in 2020.

Peter Chereshnoski

Safety & Environmental Coordinator/Development Authority of the North Country

2022 total comp

$82,799

Sub-department: Materials Management
Base pay: $82,799
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,799
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,892
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Peter Chereshnoski is a Safety & Environmental Coordinator at Development Authority of the North Country within Materials Management. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $82,799.

Jason Akins

Environmental Specialist/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$82,040

Sub-department: Materials Management
Base pay: $74,030
Overtime: $7,261
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,040
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $66,019
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $750
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Jason Akins serves as a Environmental Specialist within Materials Management. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,040.

Christian Fout

Wq Supervisor II/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$80,789

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $80,789
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,789
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,540
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Christian Fout holds the role of Wq Supervisor II at Development Authority of the North Country within Engineering. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $80,789.

Steven Marshall

Water Quality Senior Operator/Development Authority of the North Country

2023 total comp

$80,400

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $58,490
Overtime: $15,040
Other pay: $6,870
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $65,811
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $6,870
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Steven Marshall serves as a Water Quality Senior Operator within Water Quality. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $80,400.

Scott Mcconnell

Water Quality Senior Operator/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$80,383

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $69,145
Overtime: $5,298
Other pay: $5,940
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,383
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,157
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $5,940
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Scott Mcconnell is a Water Quality Senior Operator at Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $80,383.

Robert Stevenson

Water Quality Supervisor I/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$80,146

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $76,299
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,846
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,146
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $76,385
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $3,846
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Robert Stevenson serves as a Water Quality Supervisor I within Engineering. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $80,146.

Starr Carter

Assistant Director of Engineering/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$80,146

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $76,299
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,846
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,146
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $76,385
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $3,846
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Starr Carter is a Assistant Director of Engineering at Development Authority of the North Country within Engineering. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $80,146.

Nicklaus Thomas

Outside Plant Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$80,092

Sub-department: Telecommunications
Base pay: $79,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $334
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,092
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $79,556
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $334
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Nicklaus Thomas holds the role of Outside Plant Engineer at Development Authority of the North Country within Telecommunications. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $80,092.

Kari Tremper

Project Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$80,000

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $80,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $80,000
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Kari Tremper works as a Project Engineer for Development Authority of the North Country within Engineering. Their status is full-time. Kari earned $80,000 in 2024.

Neil O'Dell

Water Quality Lead Operator/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$79,329

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $66,610
Overtime: $10,821
Other pay: $1,898
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,329
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $66,685
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $1,898
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Neil O'Dell works as a Water Quality Lead Operator for Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. Their status is full-time. Neil earned $79,329 in 2021.

Erica Belt

Deputy Comptroller/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$79,180

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $79,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,180
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $80,000
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Erica Belt serves as a Deputy Comptroller within Administration. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $79,180.

Neil O'Dell

Lead Wq Operator/Development Authority of the North Country

2020 total comp

$79,086

Base pay: $64,678
Overtime: $12,724
Other pay: $1,684
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,086
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $64,678
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $1,684
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Neil O'Dell is a Lead Wq Operator at Development Authority of the North Country. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $79,086.

Warren Salo

GIS Supervisor/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$79,059

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $79,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $79,059
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Warren Salo serves as a GIS Supervisor within Engineering. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $79,059.

Timothy Buckley

Senior Telecom Specialist/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$78,541

Sub-department: Telecom
Base pay: $73,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,541
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $73,281
Extra Pay: $1,000
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $4,342
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Timothy Buckley is a Senior Telecom Specialist at Development Authority of the North Country within Telecom. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $78,541.

Stuart Tamblin

Assistant Landfill Superintendent/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$78,496

Sub-department: Materials Management
Base pay: $78,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $248
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,496
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $78,000
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $248
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Stuart Tamblin works as a Assistant Landfill Superintendent for Development Authority of the North Country within Materials Management. Their status is full-time. Stuart earned $78,496 in 2024.

Joshua Doyle

Mmf - Equipment Operator Cdl-A/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$78,390

Sub-department: Materials Management
Base pay: $68,189
Overtime: $9,601
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,390
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,094
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $600
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Joshua Doyle works as a Mmf - Equipment Operator Cdl-A for Development Authority of the North Country within Materials Management. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $78,390 in 2024.

Starr Carter

GIS Supervisor/Development Authority of the North Country

2023 total comp

$78,165

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $71,330
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,835
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,165
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $81,037
Extra Pay: $1,000
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $5,835
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Starr Carter serves as a GIS Supervisor within Engineering. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $78,165.

Stephen Dulmage

Water Quality Senior Operator/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$78,159

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $68,236
Overtime: $8,285
Other pay: $1,638
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,159
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,677
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,638
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Stephen Dulmage works as a Water Quality Senior Operator for Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. Their status is full-time. Stephen earned $78,159 in 2024.