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

Steven Marshall

Water Quality Operator V/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$90,145

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $61,966
Overtime: $21,880
Other pay: $6,299
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,145
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $62,044
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $6,299
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Steven Marshall serves as a Water Quality Operator V within Water Quality. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $90,145.

Timothy Buckley

Optical Network Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$89,723

Sub-department: Telecommunications
Base pay: $85,415
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,308
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,723
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $81,242
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $4,308
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Timothy Buckley serves as a Optical Network Engineer within Telecommunications. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $89,723.

Robert Stevenson Ii

Water Quality Supervisor - Management Services/Development Authority of the North Country

2023 total comp

$88,435

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $80,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,489
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,435
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $81,037
Extra Pay: $1,000
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $6,489
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Robert Stevenson Ii is a Water Quality Supervisor - Management Services at Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $88,435.

Thomas Haynes

Assistant Director of Engineering/Development Authority of the North Country

2023 total comp

$86,500

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $83,766
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,734
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,500
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $91,127
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $2,734
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Thomas Haynes is a Assistant Director of Engineering at Development Authority of the North Country within Engineering. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $86,500.

Neil O'Dell

Water Quality Supervisor/Development Authority of the North Country

2023 total comp

$86,428

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $81,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,460
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,428
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,500
Extra Pay: $2,000
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $2,460
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Neil O'Dell works as a Water Quality Supervisor for Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. Their status is full-time. Neil earned $86,428 in 2023.

Taylor Friant

Project Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$86,423

Sub-department: Engineering
Base pay: $86,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,423
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $86,549
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Taylor Friant serves as a Project Engineer within Engineering. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $86,423.

Matthew Taylor

Senior Project Development Specialist/Development Authority of the North Country

2021 total comp

$86,059

Sub-department: Admin
Base pay: $86,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $86,156
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Matthew Taylor works as a Senior Project Development Specialist for Development Authority of the North Country within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $86,059 in 2021.

Christian Fout

Water Quality Supervisor II/Development Authority of the North Country

2022 total comp

$85,956

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $85,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,956
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $89,500
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Christian Fout works as a Water Quality Supervisor II for Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. Their status is full-time. Christian earned $85,956 in 2022.

David Rohe, Jr.

Water Quality Supervisor - Management Services/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$85,791

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $85,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,791
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $84,250
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $446
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

David Rohe, Jr. works as a Water Quality Supervisor - Management Services for Development Authority of the North Country within Water Quality. Their status is full-time. David earned $85,791 in 2024.

Neil O'Dell

Water Quality Supervisor - Operations/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$85,673

Sub-department: Water Quality
Base pay: $85,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,673
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $85,800
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, Neil O'Dell serves as a Water Quality Supervisor - Operations within Water Quality. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,673.

John Lafountaine

Outside Plant Engineer/Development Authority of the North Country

2024 total comp

$85,395

Sub-department: Telecommunications
Base pay: $84,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $426
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,395
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $84,683
Extra Pay: $500
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: -$74
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Development Authority of the North Country, John Lafountaine serves as a Outside Plant Engineer within Telecommunications. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,395.