NYS Public Authority salaries released

ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) - Friday, New York state's fiscal watchdog website, SeeThroughNY.net released updated payroll information for all NYS public authority employees.

Of the 150 most highly paid public authority employees in the database, most worked for government-sponsored hospitals and health facilities, including 17 who work for the Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

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The top average pay in the latest SeeThroughNY update was $97,675 reported for the Long Island Power Authority, which has been widely criticized for its handling of Superstorm Sandy.

Notable figures from WNY include Erie County Medical Center Corporation CEO Jody Lomeo who earned $704,790 and Buffalo Urban Development Corporation president Peter Cammarata who earned $107,410.

SeeThroughNY allows the public to examine government expenditures on the Internet. It includes payroll and pension data for current and former state and local government employees, teacher and school superintendent employment contracts, state legislators’ office expenditures, pork barrel projects, and a benchmarking feature for comparing local government and school district spending. The site was launched July 31, 2008.