59 LIRR Employees Made Over $250K In 2019: New Payroll Data

LONG ISLAND, NY — A total of 59 LIRR employees earned more than $250,000 in 2019, according to payroll data released by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Of those, 10 LIRR workers topped $300,000 in compensation. Compared to 2018, 77 workers made at least $250,000 and 20 made at least $300,000. In 2014, no employees made more than $300,000.

LIRR President Phillip Eng moved up to No. 1 on the 2019 list compared to No. 24 in 2018.

Check out the full list of LIRR employees who were paid more than $250,000 last year:

1. Phillip Eng, LIRR President - $323,153
2. Robert Friscia, LIRR Foreman MW Mechanic - $319,046
3. Douglas Parker, LIRR Conductor - $318,986
4. Dallas Bazemore III, LIRR Foreman - Surfacing - $307,289
5. Joseph Balestra, LIRR Foreman - Track - $306,863
6. Patrick Damboise, LIRR Foreman - Track - $306,228
7. John Nugent, LIRR Foreman - Track - $305,991
8. Matthew Cleary, LIRR Chief Train Dispatcher - $305,094
9. Terence Glum, LIRR Foreman - Track - $300,811
10. Cary Realbuto, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $300,162
11. Christopher Jerome, LIRR Foreman - Track - $299,749
12. Mark Speruta, LIRR Foreman - Surfacing - $299,180
13. Christopher Kroll, LIRR Foreman - Track - $299,126
14. Junior Lambert, LIRR Car Repairman - $298,520
15. Edward Smith, LIRR Conductor - $298,391
16. James Szegfu, LIRR Foreman - Track - $297,425
17. Lee Levine, LIRR Machine Operator - $296,768
18. Martina Eugene, LIRR Car Repairman - $294,239
19. George Hutchinson, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $289,787
20. Devnish Baird, LIRR Foreman - Surfacing - $286,941
21. Salvador Avelar, LIRR Assistant Foreman - Signal - $286,879
22. Christopher Calvagna, LIRR Senior Vice President - Engineering - $284,978
23. Ricardo Ruiz, LIRR MW Repairman Technician - $282,896
24. Donald Corona, LIRR M W Utility Worker - $282,763
25. Robert Ennis, LIRR B&B Foreman - $280,659
26. Michael Woodhouse, LIRR Chief Train Dispatcher - $280,021
27. Sanjay Kowlessar, LIRR Foreman - Track - $279,374
28. John Swaby, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $277,148
29. John Joseph Bergin, LIRR Foreman - Track - $274,131
30. Steve Garcia, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $272,272
31. Jeffrey Collins, LIRR Gang Foreman - Me - $272,139
32. Frank Pizzonia, LIRR Track Worker (A) - $271,913
33. Salvatore Lazzarino, LIRR M W Utility Worker -$271,697
34. Craig Murray, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $270,167
35. Delroy Bowen, LIRR MW Repairman Technician - $269,259
36. George Jones, LIRR Car Repairman - $267,868
37. Richard Terpiccione, Foreman - Surfacing - $266,917
38. Jeremiah Wilson, LIRR M W Utility Worker - $265,798
39. Thomas Allen, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $264,784
40. Bienvenido Cedeno, LIRR Assistant Foreman - Signal - $263,972
41. Richard Reilly, LIRR Conductor - $262,632
42. Nicholas Gentner, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $262,574
43. Steve Delacrausaz, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $261,773
44. Robert Schnier, LIRR Foreman T&T - $261,000
45. Michael Chirillo, LIRR Vice President of Labor Relations - $260,962
46. Sean Thornton, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $260,672
47. Kendell Ward, LIRR Assistant Stationmaster - $260,423
48. Christopher Garrick, LIRR Car Repairman - $260,012
49. Alan Martino, LIRR Car Repairman - $259,559
50. Marc Stoia, LIRR MW Repairman Technician - $259,422
51. Mark Allen, LIRR Chief Train Dispatcher - $259,156
52. Claude Birong, LIRR Foreman - Track - $255,738
53. Robert Genovese, LIRR Foreman - Track - $253,740
54. Edward Popolizio, LIRR Foreman - Track - $253,738
55. Leonardo Espinosa, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $252,641
56. Jeffrey Davis, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $252,275
57. Ramiro Vega, LIRR Car Repairman - $252,158
58. Leonard Battaglia, LIRR Certified Carman Welder - $250,934
59. Stephen Rieber, LIRR Gang Foreman - ME - $250,274