Average Port Authority Pay Breaks $100K

 

From the Empire Center

The average Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) employee was paid $100,253 during 2015, up from $97,673 in 2014, according to theย latest dataย added to SeeThroughNY, the Empire Centerโ€™s transparency website.

Thirty-six employees were paid more than $250,000. Among them, 25 worked for the Authorityโ€™s Police Department. The data also show:

  • Seventy-two employees more than doubled their base pay thanks to overtime. The average PANYNJ employee was paid $14,924 in overtime, while the average PANYNJ Police Department employee collected $29,931.
  • One in 10 Port Authority Police Department employeesโ€”a total ofย 170out of 1,649โ€”was paid more than $200,000.

The Authorityโ€™s overtime champion was chief maintenance supervisorย Stephen Olmo. Olmo received $186,846 in overtime for a total paycheck of $325,880, jetting him ahead of PANYNJ executive director Patrick Foye, who was paid $305,111.

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