New York Public Authorities / New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2024, this agency had 554 employees with median total compensation of $110,838; the highest distinct record was $250,304.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $55.6M
Employees: 554
Median total: $110,838
Highest record: $250,304

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$217,745+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 554 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($110,838) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $96,175 (96%)
Overtime — $126 (0%)
Other — $4,058 (4%)
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

$51,183

$110,838

$145,467

$180,878

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $180,878 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $0. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Contractor

101 · $0

Senior Project Manager

86 · $130,701

Project Manager

75 · $97,470

Director

38 · $183,816

Program Manager

32 · $153,293

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	$29.3M —	326 —	$84,520 —
2018	$30.8M ▲ 5.0%	332 ▲ 1.8%	$92,485 ▲ 9.4%
2019	$35.5M ▲ 15.3%	351 ▲ 5.7%	$100,367 ▲ 8.5%
2020	$36.2M ▲ 2.1%	355 ▲ 1.1%	$102,830 ▲ 2.5%
2021	$38.4M ▲ 6.1%	458 ▲ 29.0%	$91,716 ▼ 10.8%
2022	$42M ▲ 9.2%	475 ▲ 3.7%	$97,490 ▲ 6.3%
2023	$48.9M ▲ 16.5%	520 ▲ 9.5%	$103,735 ▲ 6.4%
2024	$55.6M ▲ 13.7%	554 ▲ 6.5%	$110,838 ▲ 6.8%

Record list

Employees

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Jeremy Simpson

Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$92,900

Sub-department: Market Char & Evaluation
Base pay: $89,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,900
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $89,926
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Jeremy Simpson serves as a Project Manager within Market Char & Evaluation. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $92,900.

Kelly Laniewski

Legal Assistant/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$92,845

Sub-department: Counsel's Office
Base pay: $89,845
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,845
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $78,268
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Kelly Laniewski holds the role of Legal Assistant at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Counsel's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,845.

Jessica Laviano

Executive Administrator/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$92,788

Sub-department: Counsel's Office
Base pay: $89,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,788
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $86,132
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $500
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Jessica Laviano holds the role of Executive Administrator at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Counsel's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $92,788.

Mayank Saraswat

Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2022 total comp

$92,704

Sub-department: Modeling and Analytics
Base pay: $92,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,704
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $89,374
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Mayank Saraswat serves as a Project Manager within Modeling and Analytics. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $92,704.

Alita Dueringer

Senior Office Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2023 total comp

$92,702

Sub-department: WV- Admin.
Base pay: $90,269
Overtime: $573
Other pay: $1,859
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,702
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $88,553
Extra Pay: $409
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $1,450

Alita Dueringer holds the role of Senior Office Manager at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Wv- Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $92,702.

Joseph Pitha

Help Desk Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2020 total comp

$92,509

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $89,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,509
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $89,643
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Joseph Pitha works as a Help Desk Manager for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Information Technology. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $92,509 in 2020.

Daniel Senecal

Software Engineer/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$92,172

Sub-department: SalesForce Solutions
Base pay: $89,172
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,172
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $83,827
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Daniel Senecal works as a Software Engineer for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Salesforce Solutions. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $92,172 in 2024.

Renee Serbu

Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$91,999

Sub-department: Contract Management
Base pay: $82,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,593
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,999
Employment type: Part-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $103,050
Extra Pay: $2,400
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $7,193
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Renee Serbu works as a Manager for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Contract Management. Their status is part-time. Renee earned $91,999 in 2024.

Jean Carbone

Office Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$91,834

Sub-department: NY Green Bank
Base pay: $85,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,563
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,834
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $85,265
Extra Pay: $6,063
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $500
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Jean Carbone serves as a Office Manager within NY Green Bank. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $91,834.

Melissa Duchan

Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$91,607

Sub-department: Clean Transportation
Base pay: $87,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,235
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,607
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $92,700
Extra Pay: $4,197
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $38
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Melissa Duchan holds the role of Project Manager at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Clean Transportation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $91,607.

Rio Mizuno

Analyst/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2023 total comp

$91,585

Sub-department: NY Green Bank
Base pay: $87,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,585
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,031
Extra Pay: $3,680
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Rio Mizuno serves as a Analyst within NY Green Bank. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $91,585.

Heather Ipsen

Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$91,512

Sub-department: Resiliency & Emergency Prep
Base pay: $91,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,512
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $113,300
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Heather Ipsen works as a Project Manager for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Resiliency & Emergency Prep. Their status is full-time. Heather earned $91,512 in 2024.

Kevin Brouillard

Digital Content Editor/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$91,284

Sub-department: Corporate Marketing
Base pay: $88,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,284
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $88,284
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Kevin Brouillard works as a Digital Content Editor for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Corporate Marketing. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $91,284 in 2024.

Suzanne Baker

Executive Administrator/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2021 total comp

$90,988

Sub-department: Office of the President & CEO
Base pay: $90,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,988
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,618
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Suzanne Baker works as a Executive Administrator for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Office of the President & Ceo. Their status is full-time. Suzanne earned $90,988 in 2021.

Carolyn Conway

Associate NY Green Bank/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2020 total comp

$90,976

Sub-department: Green Bank
Base pay: $87,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,026
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,976
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $100,000
Extra Pay: $3,026
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Carolyn Conway works as a Associate NY Green Bank for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Green Bank. Their status is full-time. Carolyn earned $90,976 in 2020.

Gerald Engstrom

Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$90,946

Sub-department: Data Solutions
Base pay: $87,946
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,946
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $114,330
Extra Pay: $3,000
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gerald Engstrom holds the role of Project Manager at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Data Solutions. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $90,946.

John Necroto

Assistant Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$90,879

Sub-department: Events Management
Base pay: $69,465
Overtime: $17,954
Other pay: $3,460
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,879
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $69,196
Extra Pay: $3,358
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $102
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, John Necroto serves as a Assistant Project Manager within Events Management. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $90,879.

Emily Shusas

Project Manager/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2018 total comp

$90,856

Sub-department: Market Char. & Evaluation
Base pay: $90,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,856
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $89,510
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Emily Shusas works as a Project Manager for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within Market Char. & Evaluation. Their status is full-time. Emily earned $90,856 in 2018.

Meagan Gates

Analyst/New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

2024 total comp

$90,783

Sub-department: NY Green Bank
Base pay: $86,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,063
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,783
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $86,720
Extra Pay: $4,063
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Meagan Gates works as a Analyst for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority within NY Green Bank. Their status is full-time. Meagan earned $90,783 in 2024.