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

$0$259,885+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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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Matthew Samulski

Operations Shift Supervisor/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$174,311

Sub-department: Control Room Operations
Base pay: $153,667
Overtime: $20,331
Other pay: $313
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,311
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $148,093
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $313
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Power Authority of the State of New York, Matthew Samulski serves as a Operations Shift Supervisor within Control Room Operations. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,311.

Gustavo Hosking Morel

Lead Infrastructure Core Services Specialist/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$174,255

Sub-department: Infrastructure
Base pay: $169,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,693
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,255
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163,570
Extra Pay: $4,404
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $289
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gustavo Hosking Morel holds the role of Lead Infrastructure Core Services Specialist at Power Authority of the State of New York within Infrastructure. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,255.

Geraldo Rigo

Manager Information Security Idam/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$174,227

Sub-department: Critical Secure Services CISO
Base pay: $169,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,227
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $172,694
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $4,568
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Power Authority of the State of New York, Geraldo Rigo serves as a Manager Information Security Idam within Critical Secure Services Ciso. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,227.

Junyu Liang

Senior Civilstructural Engineer II/Power Authority of the State of New York

2022 total comp

$174,141

Sub-department: Dam Safety
Base pay: $174,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,141
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $174,621
Extra Pay: $3,358
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: -$3,581
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Junyu Liang holds the role of Senior Civilstructural Engineer II at Power Authority of the State of New York within Dam Safety. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $174,141.

Keith O'Hara

Lead Program Engineer II/Power Authority of the State of New York

2023 total comp

$174,095

Sub-department: Energy Efficiency
Base pay: $179,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,095
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $184,140
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: -$5,405
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Keith O'Hara is a Lead Program Engineer II at Power Authority of the State of New York within Energy Efficiency. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $174,095.

James Gilhooly

Operations Shift Supervisor/Power Authority of the State of New York

2021 total comp

$173,991

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $135,880
Overtime: $39,629
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,991
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $134,200
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: -$1,518
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

James Gilhooly is a Operations Shift Supervisor at Power Authority of the State of New York within Operations. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $173,991.

John Latorre

Senior Project Engineer I/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,919

Sub-department: Project Management Western NY
Base pay: $171,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,464
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,919
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $165,369
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $2,464
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Power Authority of the State of New York, John Latorre serves as a Senior Project Engineer I within Project Management Western NY. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,919.

Michael Saltzman

Senior Advisor/Power Authority of the State of New York

2020 total comp

$173,874

Sub-department: Corporate Communications
Base pay: $163,120
Overtime: $565
Other pay: $10,190
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,874
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163,120
Extra Pay: $13,897
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: -$3,707
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Saltzman works as a Senior Advisor for Power Authority of the State of New York within Corporate Communications. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $173,874 in 2020.

Andrew Shaffer

Director Real Time Systems/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,756

Sub-department: Real Times Systems STL
Base pay: $173,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,756
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $169,500
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $345
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Andrew Shaffer is a Director Real Time Systems at Power Authority of the State of New York within Real Times Systems Stl. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $173,756.

Julieanne Sullivan

Senior Project Manager/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,661

Sub-department: Environmental Justice
Base pay: $170,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,661
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $164,473
Extra Pay: $3,163
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Julieanne Sullivan is a Senior Project Manager at Power Authority of the State of New York within Environmental Justice. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $173,661.

Gregory Mcnamara

Program Director Project Management/Power Authority of the State of New York

2021 total comp

$173,625

Sub-department: Operations
Base pay: $166,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,625
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $170,665
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $6,770
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gregory Mcnamara works as a Program Director Project Management for Power Authority of the State of New York within Operations. Their status is full-time. Gregory earned $173,625 in 2021.

Christopher Deroberts

Manager Licensing/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,614

Sub-department: Licensing
Base pay: $173,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $296
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,614
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $167,137
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $296
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Christopher Deroberts is a Manager Licensing at Power Authority of the State of New York within Licensing. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $173,614.

Pearl Sullivan

Program Manager/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,594

Sub-department: Asset Performance Management
Base pay: $169,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,842
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,594
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163,698
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $3,842
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Pearl Sullivan is a Program Manager at Power Authority of the State of New York within Asset Performance Management. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $173,594.

Warren Marshall

Transmission Supervisor/Power Authority of the State of New York

2022 total comp

$173,519

Sub-department: Line Maintenance
Base pay: $130,938
Overtime: $40,191
Other pay: $2,390
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,519
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $131,132
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $2,390
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Warren Marshall is a Transmission Supervisor at Power Authority of the State of New York within Line Maintenance. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $173,519.

Thomas Toole

Senior Construction Engineer I/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,473

Sub-department: PMConstruction Managment WNY
Base pay: $141,349
Overtime: $29,201
Other pay: $2,923
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,473
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $135,977
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $2,923
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Thomas Toole works as a Senior Construction Engineer I for Power Authority of the State of New York within Pmconstruction Managment Wny. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $173,473 in 2024.

Tim Warren

Chief Lineman/Power Authority of the State of New York

2018 total comp

$173,405

Sub-department: Line Maintenance
Base pay: $96,858
Overtime: $75,699
Other pay: $848
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,405
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $101,483
Extra Pay: $1,500
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: -$652
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Tim Warren works as a Chief Lineman for Power Authority of the State of New York within Line Maintenance. Their status is full-time. Tim earned $173,405 in 2018.

James Certa

Director Community Affairs/Power Authority of the State of New York

2024 total comp

$173,401

Sub-department: CommunityGovernment Relations
Base pay: $169,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,386
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $162,908
Extra Pay: $4,386
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Power Authority of the State of New York, James Certa serves as a Director Community Affairs within Communitygovernment Relations. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,401.

Ana Stachowiak

Senior Program Director/Power Authority of the State of New York

2020 total comp

$173,393

Sub-department: Pm Epcm
Base pay: $178,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,393
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $178,756
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: -$5,363
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Ana Stachowiak works as a Senior Program Director for Power Authority of the State of New York within Pm Epcm. Their status is full-time. Ana earned $173,393 in 2020.

Nancy Harvey

Director Office of Civil Rights & Inclusion/Power Authority of the State of New York

2019 total comp

$173,359

Sub-department: Civil Rights & Inclusion
Base pay: $175,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,359
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $175,966
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: -$2,410
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Nancy Harvey works as a Director Office of Civil Rights & Inclusion for Power Authority of the State of New York within Civil Rights & Inclusion. Their status is full-time. Nancy earned $173,359 in 2019.