New York Local Authority Employee Salaries Over 8 Fiscal Years

New York State public authorities are required to submit annual salary and compensation reports. The dataset covers eight fiscal years, including the most recently completed calendar year, and contains employee-level details. It is published by data.ny.gov and sourced from reports submitted to the Authorities Budget Office under Public Authorities Law Section 2800.

Use Cases

• Analyzing compensation distribution across departments using Department, Title, and Total Compensation.
• Comparing salary structures over time using Fiscal Year End Date, Base Annualized Salary, and Other Compensation.
• Investigating overtime and bonus pay using Overtime Paid, Performance Bonus, and Extra Pay columns.
• Identifying employment classifications and funding sources using Exempt Indicator, Group, and Paid By Another Entity.

Strengths

• Covers eight consecutive fiscal years, providing a multi-year trend analysis.
• Contains 20 detailed columns per record, including various compensation components and employment details.
• Sourced from mandatory legal submissions to a state oversight body (Authorities Budget Office).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov, sourced from Local Authorities' submissions to the New York State Authorities Budget Office.

Collection Method

Collected via annual reports mandated by Section 2800 of the New York Public Authorities Law.

Time Range

Covers eight fiscal years, including the most recently completed calendar year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 18:04:55; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, focusing on local public authorities.