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New York Public Authorities / Power Authority of the State of New York

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Power Authority of the State of New York

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

The Power Authority of the State of New York operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2024, this agency had 2,725 employees with median total compensation of $123,105; the highest distinct record was $426,632.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$342.5M
Employees
2,725
Median total
$123,105
Highest record
$426,632

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 2,725 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,105) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $116,649 (93%)
  • Overtime — $6,010 (5%)
  • Other — $3,042 (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
$51,528
$82,248
$123,105
$161,373
$202,807

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $202,807 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,528. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Journeyperson Mechanic
80 · $118,371
Journeyperson Electrician
53 · $116,682
Chief Lock Operator
52 · $76,828
Security Guard
50 · $92,799
Facility Operations Assistant 1
48 · $36,163

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$208.9M
—
2,327
—
$89,705
—
2018
$227.5M
▲ 8.9%
2,380
▲ 2.3%
$93,650
▲ 4.4%
2019
$234.8M
▲ 3.2%
2,445
▲ 2.7%
$95,196
▲ 1.7%
2020
$256.2M
▲ 9.1%
2,439
▼ 0.2%
$102,924
▲ 8.1%
2021
$267.3M
▲ 4.3%
2,491
▲ 2.1%
$105,299
▲ 2.3%
2022
$278.8M
▲ 4.3%
2,561
▲ 2.8%
$106,782
▲ 1.4%
2023
$303.9M
▲ 9.0%
2,631
▲ 2.7%
$115,077
▲ 7.8%
2024
$342.5M
▲ 12.7%
2,725
▲ 3.6%
$123,105
▲ 7.0%

Record list

Employees

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John Gray Iii

Journeyperson Mechanic/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp
$129,990
Sub-department
Mechanical Maintenance
Base pay
$102,515
Overtime
$25,528
Other pay
$1,947
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,990
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary
$104,395
Job Group
Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation
$1,947
Overtime Exempt
Yes
Paid by Another Entity
No

John Gray Iii is a Journeyperson Mechanic at Power Authority of the State of New York within Mechanical Maintenance. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $129,990.

Benjamin Cuozzo

Lead Project Manager Der Advisory/Power Authority of the State of New York

2022 total comp
$129,961
Sub-department
DER Advisory
Base pay
$132,753
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,961
Employment type
Full-Time
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary
$133,043
Job Group
Professional
Other Compensation
-$2,792
Overtime Exempt
Yes
Paid by Another Entity
No

Benjamin Cuozzo works as a Lead Project Manager Der Advisory for Power Authority of the State of New York within Der Advisory. Their status is full-time. Benjamin earned $129,961 in 2022.

Allen Pascullo

Manager Network Operations Center/Power Authority of the State of New York

2017 total comp
$129,957
Sub-department
Network Operations Center
Base pay
$131,007
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,957
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary
$132,042
Job Group
Managerial
Other Compensation
-$1,050
Overtime Exempt
Yes
Paid by Another Entity
No

Allen Pascullo works as a Manager Network Operations Center for Power Authority of the State of New York within Network Operations Center. Their status is full-time. Allen earned $129,957 in 2017.

Sameer Thakur

Lead Functional Technology Analyst/Power Authority of the State of New York

2023 total comp
$129,943
Sub-department
Procurement Gov Analytics COE
Base pay
$129,893
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$50
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129,943
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary
$131,780
Extra Pay
$2,534
Job Group
Professional
Other Compensation
-$2,485
Overtime Exempt
Yes
Paid by Another Entity
No

Sameer Thakur works as a Lead Functional Technology Analyst for Power Authority of the State of New York within Procurement Gov Analytics Coe. Their status is full-time. Sameer earned $129,943 in 2023.