Public school salaries in the Hudson Valley
Here is compensation information for 61,663 active public school district employees in the six Hudson Valley counties for 12-month periods that ended between March and June 2011.
The figures may include salary, overtime, various benefits such as car or expense allowances, and -- in the case of employees who retired during the fiscal year -- payouts for unused vacation and sick time. The information was compiled by The Empire Center for New York State Policy, an arm of the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, based in Manhattan.
Here is a link to the data for all public school and public university employees in the state.
Top employee salaries
- Michael V Yazurlo 328,330
- Richard W Travis 328,273
- James P Reese 326,664
- Michael V Mc Gill 326,432
- Norman I Freimark 313,762
Top district payrolls
- Yonkers Public Sc... 270,539,063
- Newburgh City Sch... 127,624,733
- New Rochelle City... 121,684,057
- East Ramapo Centr... 104,146,634
- Mount Vernon Scho... 103,773,539
Top counties
- Westchester 1,914,495,498
- Orange 553,520,378
- Rockland 491,564,763
- Dutchess 406,383,699
- Ulster 304,561,853
| Employee | School district | County | Compensation | Hire date |
| Richard W Travis | Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District | Westchester | $328,272.96 | 1977-09-06 |
| James P Reese | Irvington Union Free School District | Westchester | $326,663.75 | 1983-07-01 |
| Michael V Mc Gill | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $326,432.17 | 1984-07-01 |
| Norman I Freimark | Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District | Westchester | $313,761.96 | 1971-01-01 |
| Nancy L Taddiken | Edgemont School District | Westchester | $312,952.00 | 1974-01-28 |
| Louis N Wool | Harrison Central School District | Westchester | $311,972.55 | 1981-09-01 |
| Bernard P Pierorazio | Yonkers Public School District | Westchester | $290,195.81 | 1974-09-12 |
| Howard W Smith | Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns | Westchester | $289,892.00 | 1988-07-01 |
| Frank V Auriemma | Pearl River Union Free School District | Rockland | $289,228.00 | 1973-09-04 |
| Peter J Mustich | Rye Neck Union Free School District | Westchester | $287,367.00 | 1972-09-01 |
| David F Quattrone | Bronxville Union Free School District | Westchester | $283,027.09 | 2005-08-01 |
| Edward J Shine | Rye City School District | Westchester | $280,280.46 | 1996-07-01 |
| Daniel T Mc Cann | Hendrick Hudson Central School District | Westchester | $279,227.40 | 1978-09-05 |
| Welton L Sawyer | Mount Vernon School District | Westchester | $274,580.58 | 1974-09-20 |
| Amy J Goodman | Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District | Westchester | $273,054.64 | 1981-12-14 |
| Richard E Organisciak | New Rochelle City School District | Westchester | $270,327.95 | 1976-06-30 |
| Ira E Oustatcher | East Ramapo Central School District | Rockland | $270,061.71 | 1973-06-30 |
| Phyllis Glassman | Ossining Union Free School District | Westchester | $264,593.00 | 1971-09-01 |
| Kathleen L Matusiak | Irvington Union Free School District | Westchester | $263,225.10 | 2004-07-11 |
| Mark K Silverstein | Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free School District | Westchester | $260,653.63 | 1975-09-01 |
| Dennis R Lauro Jr | Pelham Union Free School District | Westchester | $260,585.60 | 1966-09-01 |
| George E Stone | Lakeland Central School District | Westchester | $257,545.02 | 2010-07-01 |
| Jacquelyn M Taylor | Byram Hills Central School District | Westchester | $257,112.00 | 1974-09-01 |
| Michael V Yazurlo | Tuckahoe Union Free School District | Westchester | $255,217.24 | 1974-02-01 |
| Robert I Shaps | Mamaroneck Union Free School District | Westchester | $255,000.00 | 2006-08-21 |
| Jere I Hochman | Bedford Central School District | Westchester | $253,979.90 | 2008-07-01 |
| William J Stark | Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District | Westchester | $252,903.34 | 1973-06-30 |
| Kenneth J Mitchell | South Orangetown Central School District | Rockland | $251,886.91 | 1979-09-04 |
| Charles V Khoury | Ardsley Union Free School District | Westchester | $249,954.55 | 2008-07-01 |
| Barbara A Peters | Elmsford Union Free School District | Westchester | $249,218.10 | 1971-06-27 |
| James M Ryan | Carmel Central School District | Putnam | $247,698.90 | 1974-10-01 |
| Barbara F Fuchs | Putnam Valley Central School District | Putnam | $247,649.14 | 1979-09-01 |
| Michael D Jumper | Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District | Westchester | $246,656.95 | 1985-09-02 |
| Ronald L Smalls | Greenburgh Central School District | Westchester | $244,011.57 | 1969-09-01 |
| Janice Sandbank | Brewster Central School District | Putnam | $243,705.20 | 1969-10-01 |
| Marilyn C Terranova | Eastchester Union Free School District | Westchester | $238,855.00 | 1981-09-01 |
| Mark S Mc Neill | Nanuet Union Free School District | Rockland | $237,317.00 | 1980-10-20 |
| Ralph A Napolitano | Yorktown Central School District | Westchester | $236,871.80 | 1977-09-01 |
| Debra T Kaplan | Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District | Westchester | $235,093.85 | 2001-07-01 |
| Christie Z Simels | Eastchester Union Free School District | Westchester | $230,058.49 | 1972-09-01 |
| John F Kehoe Jr | Bronxville Union Free School District | Westchester | $229,588.48 | 1981-08-01 |
| Timothy J Conway | Brewster Central School District | Putnam | $228,496.90 | 1982-04-05 |
| Joan E Weber | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $228,107.96 | 1961-09-01 |
| Barry C Friedman | Edgemont School District | Westchester | $227,337.00 | 1979-09-01 |
| Mark L Betz | Bedford Central School District | Westchester | $225,739.50 | 1985-07-01 |
| Christopher P Clouet | White Plains City School District | Westchester | $225,333.30 | 2009-07-01 |
| Robert S Salierno | Harrison Central School District | Westchester | $225,311.50 | 1990-06-01 |
| Margaret M Keller-Cogan | Clarkstown Central School District | Rockland | $225,000.00 | 1978-09-05 |
| Kenneth R Freeston | North Salem Central School District | Westchester | $224,957.00 | 2007-07-01 |
| Raymond E Morningstar Jr | Lakeland Central School District | Westchester | $223,826.53 | 1987-09-01 |
| Mary C Fox-Alter | Pleasantville Union Free School District | Westchester | $223,727.43 | 1990-09-04 |
| Kenneth W Eastwood | Middletown City School District | Orange | $222,652.00 | 1979-04-23 |
| Barbarann Tantillo | Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns | Westchester | $222,500.00 | 1980-09-02 |
| John C Morgano | Pearl River Union Free School District | Rockland | $221,181.00 | 1975-10-27 |
| Maryellen Melnyk | Eastchester Union Free School District | Westchester | $220,811.20 | 1994-01-18 |
| Edward W Placke | Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District | Westchester | $220,190.10 | 1988-07-05 |
| Edward R Fuhrman Jr | Croton-Harmon Union Free School District | Westchester | $220,000.00 | 1975-02-01 |
| George K Hamm | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $219,001.30 | 1971-09-01 |
| James Parla | Wappingers Central School District | Dutchess | $219,000.00 | 1974-01-02 |
| William M Donohue | Byram Hills Central School District | Westchester | $218,205.36 | 1990-07-01 |
| Elsie M Maduras | Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District | Westchester | $217,543.92 | 1970-10-01 |
| Jonathan H Ross | Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District | Westchester | $216,996.00 | 1991-07-02 |
| John E Klemme | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $214,918.08 | 1997-08-01 |
| Brian G Ladewig | Harrison Central School District | Westchester | $214,428.70 | 1995-05-22 |
| Jeffrey R Korostoff | New Rochelle City School District | Westchester | $213,767.18 | 1988-08-01 |
| Diane C Massimo | New Rochelle City School District | Westchester | $213,767.18 | 1974-08-19 |
| Sandra G Mallah | Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District | Westchester | $212,636.00 | 1971-09-01 |
| Margaret M Pecunia | New Rochelle City School District | Westchester | $212,634.26 | 1969-09-02 |
| Susan Zahra-Guiney | Mount Pleasant Central School District | Westchester | $211,714.00 | 1986-01-02 |
| Michael R Greenfield | Harrison Central School District | Westchester | $211,547.28 | 1992-09-08 |
| Geoffrey M Hicks | Arlington Central School District | Dutchess | $210,276.00 | 1982-09-07 |
| Kathleen S McGrath | Pelham Union Free School District | Westchester | $210,248.28 | 1972-09-05 |
| Fred Goldberg | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $209,987.72 | 1971-11-01 |
| Fern S Aefsky | Beacon City School District | Dutchess | $209,596.75 | 1988-07-01 |
| Ann P Vaccaro-Teich | South Orangetown Central School District | Rockland | $208,833.30 | 1997-06-01 |
| Marilyn J McKay | Chappaqua Central School District | Westchester | $208,815.20 | 2003-07-01 |
| Lynne Shain | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $208,575.12 | 2008-07-01 |
| Paul N Lee | Putnam Valley Central School District | Putnam | $208,441.37 | 1976-12-15 |
| Marsha B Maddox | Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District | Westchester | $208,428.00 | 1976-01-15 |
| Anne T Zimmer | Mamaroneck Union Free School District | Westchester | $208,357.00 | 2004-08-16 |
| Linda S Purvis | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Westchester | $208,008.06 | 1992-03-30 |
| James M Kaishian | Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District | Westchester | $207,439.04 | 1994-09-01 |
| Enrique Catalan | Hendrick Hudson Central School District | Westchester | $207,339.70 | 2004-07-01 |
| John B Quinn | New Rochelle City School District | Westchester | $206,969.84 | 2003-09-01 |
| Maura J Mc Award | Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District | Westchester | $206,061.09 | 1987-09-01 |
| Ileana Eckert | Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District | Rockland | $205,250.00 | 1974-01-31 |
| Anthony T Minotti | Mamaroneck Union Free School District | Westchester | $205,200.26 | 2007-07-01 |
| Kimberly Bucci | Rye Neck Union Free School District | Westchester | $205,180.00 | 1988-09-10 |
| Thomas J Manko | Mahopac Central School District | Putnam | $205,000.00 | 1981-09-01 |
| Terence J Barton | Bronxville Union Free School District | Westchester | $204,736.48 | 2006-08-08 |
| Barbara A Ferraro | Rye Neck Union Free School District | Westchester | $204,262.00 | 1978-09-01 |
| John L Chow | Chappaqua Central School District | Westchester | $203,275.00 | 2001-06-11 |
| Joseph L Longobardi | Pelham Union Free School District | Westchester | $203,231.80 | 1973-09-01 |
| Raymond W Bryant | Warwick Valley Central School District | Orange | $203,120.70 | 1971-09-07 |
| Gerard M Gretzinger | Kingston City School District | Ulster | $203,071.08 | 1985-09-01 |
| Susan F Shirken | Edgemont School District | Westchester | $202,927.00 | 1973-09-01 |
| Fred W Seiler | White Plains City School District | Westchester | $202,428.58 | 1996-08-12 |
| Arthur Jakubowitz | Clarkstown Central School District | Rockland | $202,263.53 | 1975-08-27 |
| Richard M Hooley | Valley Central School District | Orange | $202,190.50 | 1994-11-07 |
| Frank J Fanelli | Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District | Westchester | $202,120.12 | 1972-09-01 |