New York Public Authorities / Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

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Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

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

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 610 employees with median total compensation of $95,167; the highest distinct record was $234,834.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $55.2M
Employees: 610
Median total: $95,167
Highest record: $234,834

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$36$203,105+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 610 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,167) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $89,777 (99%)
Overtime — $33 (0%)
Other — $755 (1%)
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

$5,501

$48,036

$95,167

$129,798

$160,427

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $160,427 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,501. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Project Manager

58 · $121,127

Field Representative

26 · $75,262

Construction Services Specialist

22 · $70,474

Senior Field Representative

21 · $124,835

Engineer

21 · $123,482

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	$46.6M —	557 —	$83,920 —
2018	$51.6M ▲ 10.6%	613 ▲ 10.1%	$88,125 ▲ 5.0%
2019	$52.2M ▲ 1.3%	607 ▼ 1.0%	$89,307 ▲ 1.3%
2020	$52.3M ▲ 0.2%	587 ▼ 3.3%	$91,410 ▲ 2.4%
2021	$53.3M ▲ 1.8%	529 ▼ 9.9%	$102,056 ▲ 11.6%
2022	$50.8M ▼ 4.8%	532 ▲ 0.6%	$100,183 ▼ 1.8%
2023	$48.2M ▼ 5.1%	521 ▼ 2.1%	$95,445 ▼ 4.7%
2024	$55.2M ▲ 14.7%	610 ▲ 17.1%	$95,167 ▼ 0.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paul Koopman

Managing Senior Director Construct/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2019 total comp

$185,942

Sub-department: Project Administration
Base pay: $185,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,942
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $183,418
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Paul Koopman works as a Managing Senior Director Construct for Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Project Administration. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $185,942 in 2019.

Sara Richards

Chief of Staff/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2023 total comp

$185,929

Sub-department: Executive Direction
Base pay: $185,929
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,929
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $201,371
Job Group: Executive
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Sara Richards is a Chief of Staff at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Executive Direction. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $185,929.

Kate Seely-Kirk

Director Construction Administrative/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$185,477

Sub-department: C S Administration
Base pay: $185,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,477
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $169,849
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Kate Seely-Kirk serves as a Director Construction Administrative within C S Administration. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,477.

Elizabeth Condon

Chief, Purchasing/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2020 total comp

$185,167

Sub-department: Purchasing
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $185,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,167
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $117,300
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $185,167
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Elizabeth Condon is a Chief, Purchasing at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Purchasing. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $185,167.

Michael Clay

Senior Director Opportunity Program/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$184,666

Sub-department: Opportunity Program Group
Base pay: $172,045
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,621
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,666
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $193,197
Extra Pay: $12,621
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Clay holds the role of Senior Director Opportunity Program at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Opportunity Program Group. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,666.

Michael Cusack

General Counsel/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2021 total comp

$184,387

Sub-department: Counsel-Construction Unit
Base pay: $184,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,387
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $197,423
Job Group: Executive
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Michael Cusack serves as a General Counsel within Counsel-Construction Unit. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $184,387.

Richard Buckey

Chief Project Manager/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$183,298

Sub-department: Upstate Administration
Base pay: $183,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,298
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $173,928
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Richard Buckey serves as a Chief Project Manager within Upstate Administration. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $183,298.

Salvatore Renda

Chief Project Manager/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$183,298

Sub-department: Upstate Administration
Base pay: $183,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,298
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $173,928
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Salvatore Renda holds the role of Chief Project Manager at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Upstate Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $183,298.

Deborah Fasser

Director Strat Community & Bus Development/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$182,127

Sub-department: Office of Ext Relations
Base pay: $182,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,127
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $165,832
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Deborah Fasser works as a Director Strat Community & Bus Development for Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Office of Ext Relations. Their status is full-time. Deborah earned $182,127 in 2024.

Joseph Christian

Mg Senior Director Proj Sup Service/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$181,569

Sub-department: Proj Sup Svc-Tech
Base pay: $181,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,569
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $175,100
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Joseph Christian holds the role of Mg Senior Director Proj Sup Service at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Proj Sup Svc-Tech. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,569.

Karen Ehlinger

Manager Int Control Analysis/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$180,495

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $159,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,495
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $165,105
Extra Pay: $20,551
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Karen Ehlinger is a Manager Int Control Analysis at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Administration. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $180,495.

Frances Lewis

Managing General Counsel/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2019 total comp

$179,950

Sub-department: Counsel-Construction Unit
Base pay: $179,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,950
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $179,599
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Frances Lewis serves as a Managing General Counsel within Counsel-Construction Unit. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $179,950.

Deborah Paden

Managing General Counsel/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2018 total comp

$178,895

Sub-department: Counsel-Finance Unit
Base pay: $158,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,543
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,895
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $171,127
Extra Pay: $20,543
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Deborah Paden is a Managing General Counsel at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Counsel-Finance Unit. They work full-time. 2018 total compensation came to $178,895.

Geoffrey Arnold

Director Budget & Operations/Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$177,883

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $177,883
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,883
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $161,813
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Geoffrey Arnold is a Director Budget & Operations at Dormitory Authority of the State of New York within Administration. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $177,883.