New York State Housing Finance Agency

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

The New York State Housing Finance Agency supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2024, this agency had 358 employees with median total compensation of $0; the highest distinct record was $189,735.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $1.2M
Employees: 358
Median total: $0
Highest record: $189,735

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$70,940+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 358 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($0) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $2,970 (92%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $258 (8%)
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

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25th

Median

75th

90th

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $0 — 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

21 · $0

9 · $0

8 · $0

8 · $0

8 · $0

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	$3.5M —	263 —	$0 —
2018	$3.5M ▲ 1.7%	293 ▲ 11.4%	$0 —
2019	$3.3M ▼ 5.8%	275 ▼ 6.1%	$0 —
2020	$2.8M ▼ 16.3%	269 ▼ 2.2%	$0 —
2021	$2.1M ▼ 24.2%	277 ▲ 3.0%	$0 —
2022	$1.7M ▼ 18.4%	265 ▼ 4.3%	$0 —
2023	$1.3M ▼ 25.7%	282 ▲ 6.4%	$0 —
2024	$1.2M ▼ 9.7%	358 ▲ 27.0%	$0 —

Record list

Employees

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Bernadette J. Bridges

Project Associate/New York State Housing Finance Agency

2019 total comp

$53,894

Sub-department: Office of Legal Affairs
Base pay: $46,876
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,018
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,894
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $85,663
Extra Pay: $5,272
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $1,746
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Bernadette J. Bridges holds the role of Project Associate at New York State Housing Finance Agency within Office of Legal Affairs. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $53,894.

Elizabeth Burakowski

Deputy Regional Director - Buffalo/New York State Housing Finance Agency

2023 total comp

$53,215

Sub-department: Office of Finance & Development - Multifamily
Base pay: $42,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,251
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,215
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $108,342
Extra Pay: $10,251
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Elizabeth Burakowski is a Deputy Regional Director - Buffalo at New York State Housing Finance Agency within Office of Finance & Development - Multifamily. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $53,215.