New York Public Authorities / New York State Thruway Authority

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New York State Thruway Authority

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

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

In 2024, this agency had 2,023 employees with median total compensation of $80,290; the highest distinct record was $356,337.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $159.3M
Employees: 2,023
Median total: $80,290
Highest record: $356,337

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$164,138+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 2,023 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,290) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,522 (91%)
Overtime — $4,890 (6%)
Other — $2,341 (3%)
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

$20,225

$58,255

$80,290

$98,816

$128,608

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $128,608 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,225. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Thruway Maintenance Worker

382 · $80,474

Service & Repair Mechanical (Mot Equip)

148 · $82,690

Const Eq Op Heavy

82 · $88,885

Thruway Maintenance Supervisor 1

80 · $109,545

Trades Generalist

73 · $70,350

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	$151.6M —	3,754 —	$34,273 —
2018	$164.6M ▲ 8.6%	3,952 ▲ 5.3%	$34,872 ▲ 1.7%
2019	$157.2M ▼ 4.5%	3,558 ▼ 10.0%	$41,936 ▲ 20.3%
2020	$153.2M ▼ 2.5%	3,142 ▼ 11.7%	$48,415 ▲ 15.4%
2021	$129.5M ▼ 15.5%	3,005 ▼ 4.4%	$46,545 ▼ 3.9%
2022	$128.1M ▼ 1.1%	1,973 ▼ 34.3%	$63,524 ▲ 36.5%
2023	$140.5M ▲ 9.7%	1,986 ▲ 0.7%	$72,412 ▲ 14.0%
2024	$159.3M ▲ 13.4%	2,023 ▲ 1.9%	$80,290 ▲ 10.9%

Record list

Employees

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Thomas Vanvalkenburgh

Toll Collector/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,733

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $50,918
Overtime: $5,402
Other pay: $2,412
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,733
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $53,726
Extra Pay: $1,567
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $346
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Thomas Vanvalkenburgh serves as a Toll Collector within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,733.

Ronald Peters

Service Area Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2018 total comp

$58,719

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $55,424
Overtime: $1,812
Other pay: $1,483
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,719
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $51,896
Extra Pay: $791
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $192
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Ronald Peters serves as a Service Area Mechanical within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2018 pay totaled $58,719.

David Zullo

Motor Eq Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,694

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,554
Overtime: $108
Other pay: $1,032
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,694
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $60,736
Extra Pay: $221
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $311
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

David Zullo works as a Motor Eq Mechanical for New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. David earned $58,694 in 2017.

Jeffrey Harris

Bridge Repair Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,693

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $51,439
Overtime: $6,224
Other pay: $1,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,693
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $55,099
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $530
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Jeffrey Harris serves as a Bridge Repair Mechanical within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,693.

Tracy Boldish

Office Assistant 2 Calculations/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,687

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $56,467
Overtime: $1,779
Other pay: $442
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,687
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $55,058
Extra Pay: $409
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $33
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Tracy Boldish works as a Office Assistant 2 Calculations for New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. Tracy earned $58,687 in 2024.

James Pelton

Thruway Maintenance Worker/New York State Thruway Authority

2020 total comp

$58,644

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $48,396
Overtime: $7,895
Other pay: $2,353
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $51,938
Extra Pay: $1,745
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $607
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

James Pelton holds the role of Thruway Maintenance Worker at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $58,644.

Michael Amengual

Motor Eq Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,631

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $55,058
Overtime: $2,612
Other pay: $961
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,631
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,240
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $461
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

Michael Amengual is a Motor Eq Mechanical at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2017 total compensation came to $58,631.

Richard Maxwell

Thruway Maintenance Supervisor 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,609

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $52,084
Overtime: $2,088
Other pay: $4,437
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,609
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $84,431
Extra Pay: $3,763
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $674
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Richard Maxwell works as a Thruway Maintenance Supervisor 2 for New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $58,609 in 2017.

Jared Stritsman

Toll Electronic Syst Technician Tr 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2020 total comp

$58,607

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $54,772
Overtime: $2,365
Other pay: $1,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,607
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,472
Extra Pay: $842
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $629
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Jared Stritsman serves as a Toll Electronic Syst Technician Tr 2 within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $58,607.

Liane Benning

Secretary 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,590

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $58,402
Overtime: $185
Other pay: $3
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,590
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $61,779
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $3
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Liane Benning holds the role of Secretary 2 at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. In 2017, their total compensation was $58,590.

Brandon Roy

Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr3/New York State Thruway Authority

2018 total comp

$58,569

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $47,520
Overtime: $7,603
Other pay: $3,447
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,569
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $47,403
Extra Pay: $340
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $3,107
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Brandon Roy serves as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr3 within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2018 pay totaled $58,569.

Thomas Santiago

General Mechanic/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,562

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,562
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $61,214
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $167
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Thomas Santiago serves as a General Mechanic within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,562.

Glenn Sammarco

Maintenance Supervis 1 (Motor Equip)/New York State Thruway Authority

2019 total comp

$58,557

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $53,878
Overtime: $3,995
Other pay: $684
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,557
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $69,041
Extra Pay: $530
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $154
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Glenn Sammarco is a Maintenance Supervis 1 (Motor Equip) at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $58,557.

John Garlock

Thruway Maintenance Worker/New York State Thruway Authority

2021 total comp

$58,550

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $45,075
Overtime: $8,231
Other pay: $5,244
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,550
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,344
Extra Pay: $4,516
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $728
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

John Garlock is a Thruway Maintenance Worker at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $58,550.

Frederick Allen

Thruway Maintenance Worker/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,528

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $51,210
Overtime: $6,067
Other pay: $1,251
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,528
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $54,142
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $751
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Frederick Allen serves as a Thruway Maintenance Worker within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,528.

Dawn Olsen

Office Assistant 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,515

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $58,143
Overtime: $19
Other pay: $353
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,515
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $55,622
Extra Pay: $207
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $146
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Dawn Olsen is a Office Assistant 2 at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $58,515.

Rose Fial

Office Assistant 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,478

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,638
Overtime: $246
Other pay: $594
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,478
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,160
Extra Pay: $419
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $175
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Rose Fial holds the role of Office Assistant 2 at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $58,478.

Austin Conklin

Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr2/New York State Thruway Authority

2023 total comp

$58,439

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $52,110
Overtime: $5,173
Other pay: $1,156
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,439
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $54,766
Extra Pay: $397
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $759
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Austin Conklin serves as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr2 within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $58,439.

Paul Malkan

Service & Repair Mechanical (Mot Equip)/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,438

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $686
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,438
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,056
Extra Pay: $205
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $481
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Paul Malkan serves as a Service & Repair Mechanical (Mot Equip) within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $58,438.

Remo Radicchi

Professional Engineer 2 (Civil/Transport)/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,411

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $35,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,723
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,411
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $135,004
Extra Pay: $22,723
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Remo Radicchi is a Professional Engineer 2 (Civil/Transport) at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $58,411.

Erich Stein

General Mechanic/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,399

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $56,807
Overtime: $760
Other pay: $832
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,399
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $60,154
Extra Pay: $219
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $113
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Erich Stein serves as a General Mechanic within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,399.

Cynthia Ruschak

Thruway Maintenance Worker/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,372

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $51,786
Overtime: $5,152
Other pay: $1,434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,372
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $55,702
Extra Pay: $397
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $538
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

Cynthia Ruschak works as a Thruway Maintenance Worker for New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $58,372 in 2017.

Steven Klingensmith

Motor Eq Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,345

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $53,970
Overtime: $2,299
Other pay: $2,076
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $57,595
Extra Pay: $1,248
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $328
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

Steven Klingensmith holds the role of Motor Eq Mechanical at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. In 2017, their total compensation was $58,345.

Garfield Heslop

Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr3/New York State Thruway Authority

2018 total comp

$58,343

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $46,372
Overtime: $10,518
Other pay: $1,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,343
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $47,403
Extra Pay: $673
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $781
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Garfield Heslop serves as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr3 within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2018 pay totaled $58,343.

Jarrod Bentley

Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr3/New York State Thruway Authority

2023 total comp

$58,335

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $53,573
Overtime: $4,454
Other pay: $308
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,335
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,202
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $308
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Jarrod Bentley serves as a Thruway Maintenance Worker Tr3 within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $58,335.

Kevin Burkins

Office Assistant 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,331

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,331
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,760
Extra Pay: $434
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Kevin Burkins is a Office Assistant 2 at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $58,331.

Paul Casson

Motor Eq Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,302

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $55,058
Overtime: $1,459
Other pay: $1,785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,302
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,240
Extra Pay: $847
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $438
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

Paul Casson holds the role of Motor Eq Mechanical at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. In 2017, their total compensation was $58,302.

Ricky Bennett

Motor Eq Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,300

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $746
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,300
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $60,861
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $246
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

Ricky Bennett is a Motor Eq Mechanical at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2017 total compensation came to $58,300.

George Yakal

Admnv Assistant Trainee 1/New York State Thruway Authority

2022 total comp

$58,296

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,055
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,296
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,170
Extra Pay: $881
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $174
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

George Yakal works as a Admnv Assistant Trainee 1 for New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. George earned $58,296 in 2022.

William Koch

Motor Eq Mechanical/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,291

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $53,477
Overtime: $3,093
Other pay: $1,722
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,291
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,659
Extra Pay: $823
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $399
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

William Koch works as a Motor Eq Mechanical for New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. William earned $58,291 in 2017.

Aaron Kopaskie

Thruway Maintenance Worker/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,277

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $48,958
Overtime: $7,785
Other pay: $1,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,277
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $52,229
Extra Pay: $374
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $659
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

At New York State Thruway Authority, Aaron Kopaskie serves as a Thruway Maintenance Worker within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2017 pay totaled $58,277.

Rebecca Lebron

Trades Generalist/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,270

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $54,054
Overtime: $2,982
Other pay: $1,234
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,270
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $59,592
Extra Pay: $995
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $239
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Rebecca Lebron is a Trades Generalist at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $58,270.

Michael Aransky

General Mechanic/New York State Thruway Authority

2017 total comp

$58,262

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $55,911
Overtime: $11
Other pay: $2,340
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,262
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $59,634
Extra Pay: $1,721
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $119
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $500

Michael Aransky holds the role of General Mechanic at New York State Thruway Authority within Twy. Their status is full-time. In 2017, their total compensation was $58,262.

Beth Novak

Office Assistant 2/New York State Thruway Authority

2024 total comp

$58,255

Sub-department: Twy
Base pay: $57,833
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $422
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,255
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,760
Extra Pay: $422
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At New York State Thruway Authority, Beth Novak serves as a Office Assistant 2 within Twy. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $58,255.