Hudson River-Black River Regulating District

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

The Hudson River-Black River Regulating District regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2024, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $68,312; the highest distinct record was $191,387.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $1.8M
Employees: 25
Median total: $68,312
Highest record: $191,387

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$6,199$191,387+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,312) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,076 (98%)
Overtime — $103 (0%)
Other — $1,587 (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

$8,341

$38,654

$68,312

$87,436

$157,723

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,723 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,341. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Maintenance Specialist

4 · $14,969

Principal Plant Operator

2 · $57,342

Seasonal Laborer

2 · $6,338

Executive Director

1 · $191,387

General Counsel

1 · $159,660

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	$1.5M —	24 —	$57,523 —
2018	$1.2M ▼ 17.3%	21 ▼ 12.5%	$56,909 ▼ 1.1%
2019	$1.5M ▲ 21.8%	30 ▲ 42.9%	$44,278 ▼ 22.2%
2020	$1.9M ▲ 22.8%	28 ▼ 6.7%	$57,044 ▲ 28.8%
2021	$1.7M ▼ 10.5%	25 ▼ 10.7%	$57,016 ±0%
2022	$1.6M ▼ 1.3%	26 ▲ 4.0%	$57,742 ▲ 1.3%
2023	$1.7M ▲ 4.4%	30 ▲ 15.4%	$57,180 ▼ 1.0%
2024	$1.8M ▲ 6.1%	25 ▼ 16.7%	$68,312 ▲ 19.5%

Record list

Employees

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Robert Leslie

Counsel/Hudson River-Black River Regulating District

2021 total comp

$141,431

Sub-department: General Board
Base pay: $138,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,669
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,431
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $138,763
Extra Pay: $2,669
Job Group: Executive
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Robert Leslie works as a Counsel for Hudson River-Black River Regulating District within General Board. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $141,431 in 2021.