New York Public Authorities / Long Island Power Authority

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Long Island Power Authority

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

The Long Island Power Authority operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2024, this agency had 95 employees with median total compensation of $136,548; the highest distinct record was $418,772.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $15M
Employees: 95
Median total: $136,548
Highest record: $418,772

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$99$375,823+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 95 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($136,548) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $143,712 (91%)
Overtime — $13 (0%)
Other — $13,935 (9%)
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

$69,488

$94,475

$136,548

$208,354

$260,368

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $260,368 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,488. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant General Counsel

3 · $208,354

Chief Financial Officer

2 · $301,799

Director of Budget

2 · $180,755

Senior Manager of Budget

2 · $171,945

Manager of External Affairs

2 · $128,518

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	$7.1M —	54 —	$133,581 —
2018	$7.6M ▲ 7.7%	62 ▲ 14.8%	$129,921 ▼ 2.7%
2019	$8.5M ▲ 11.0%	63 ▲ 1.6%	$139,047 ▲ 7.0%
2020	$10M ▲ 18.4%	66 ▲ 4.8%	$154,589 ▲ 11.2%
2021	$11.2M ▲ 11.1%	72 ▲ 9.1%	$159,226 ▲ 3.0%
2022	$11.2M ▲ 0.2%	81 ▲ 12.5%	$130,994 ▼ 17.7%
2023	$12.2M ▲ 9.5%	90 ▲ 11.1%	$136,569 ▲ 4.3%
2024	$15M ▲ 22.4%	95 ▲ 5.6%	$136,548 ±0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Donald Schaaf

Senior Manager of Emergency Response Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2021 total comp

$171,405

Sub-department: Transmission and Distribution Oversight
Base pay: $162,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,905
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,405
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $166,250
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $8,905
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Long Island Power Authority, Donald Schaaf serves as a Senior Manager of Emergency Response Oversight within Transmission and Distribution Oversight. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $171,405.

Philip Carreras

Senior Manager of Budget/Long Island Power Authority

2024 total comp

$167,353

Sub-department: Controllers & Financial Oversight
Base pay: $160,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,473
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,353
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $162,998
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $6,473
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Philip Carreras holds the role of Senior Manager of Budget at Long Island Power Authority within Controllers & Financial Oversight. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,353.

Michael Howard

Director of Accounting/Long Island Power Authority

2020 total comp

$167,056

Sub-department: DoIIT and Customer Experience
Base pay: $156,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,181
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,056
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $157,750
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $10,181
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Howard works as a Director of Accounting for Long Island Power Authority within Doiit and Customer Experience. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $167,056 in 2020.

Peter Mladinich

Manager of Distribution System and Distributed Resource Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2021 total comp

$165,490

Sub-department: Transmission and Distribution Oversight
Base pay: $159,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,490
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,490
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $162,750
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $6,490
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Peter Mladinich works as a Manager of Distribution System and Distributed Resource Oversight for Long Island Power Authority within Transmission and Distribution Oversight. Their status is full-time. Peter earned $165,490 in 2021.

Donald Schaaf

Manager of Transmission and Distribution Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2019 total comp

$164,915

Sub-department: Operations Oversight
Base pay: $152,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,057
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,915
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $154,020
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $12,057
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Donald Schaaf holds the role of Manager of Transmission and Distribution Oversight at Long Island Power Authority within Operations Oversight. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $164,915.

Marilyn Gilbert

Director Operations Services Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2017 total comp

$163,000

Sub-department: Operations Oversight
Base pay: $163,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,000
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163,250
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Long Island Power Authority, Marilyn Gilbert serves as a Director Operations Services Oversight within Operations Oversight. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $163,000.

Michael Simione

Vice President of Operations Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2017 total comp

$163,000

Sub-department: Operations Oversight
Base pay: $163,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,000
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163,250
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Simione is a Vice President of Operations Oversight at Long Island Power Authority within Operations Oversight. They work full-time. 2017 total compensation came to $163,000.

Richard De Aragon

Vice President of Strategy and Performance Management/Long Island Power Authority

2023 total comp

$161,646

Sub-department: Office of the COO
Base pay: $128,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,646
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $255,000
Job Group: Executive
Other Compensation: $33,165
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Long Island Power Authority, Richard De Aragon serves as a Vice President of Strategy and Performance Management within Office of the Coo. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $161,646.

Justin Bell

Director of Rates and Regulations/Long Island Power Authority

2017 total comp

$161,500

Sub-department: Financial Oversight
Base pay: $161,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,500
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $165,250
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Long Island Power Authority, Justin Bell serves as a Director of Rates and Regulations within Financial Oversight. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $161,500.

Gerard Ring

Director of Financial Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2017 total comp

$161,008

Sub-department: Financial Oversight
Base pay: $156,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,119
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,008
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $153,000
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $4,119
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gerard Ring works as a Director of Financial Oversight for Long Island Power Authority within Financial Oversight. Their status is full-time. Gerard earned $161,008 in 2017.

Lawrence Golodner

Manager of Acccounting/Long Island Power Authority

2020 total comp

$158,961

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $137,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,916
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,961
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $140,500
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $21,916
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Lawrence Golodner holds the role of Manager of Acccounting at Long Island Power Authority within Finance. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $158,961.

Timothy Lederer

Manager of Customer Operations Oversight/Long Island Power Authority

2021 total comp

$158,740

Sub-department: DoIIT and Customer Experience
Base pay: $98,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,691
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,740
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $154,500
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $60,691
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Timothy Lederer holds the role of Manager of Customer Operations Oversight at Long Island Power Authority within Doiit and Customer Experience. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $158,740.

Mark Smith

Maanger of Rates/Long Island Power Authority

2019 total comp

$158,582

Sub-department: Finance
Base pay: $145,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,687
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,582
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $147,548
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $12,687
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Mark Smith is a Maanger of Rates at Long Island Power Authority within Finance. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $158,582.