130 LIRR Employees Made More Than $200K Last Year

One hundred and thirty Long Island Rail Road employees made more than $200,000 in 2014, according to payroll data recently added to the Empire Center for Public Policy’s transparency website, SeeThroughNY.net.

And plenty more were paid six figures.

The payroll data released on Thursday revealed one in four Metropolitan Transit Authority employees were paid more than $100,000 last year. The percentage of six-figure earners is well higher for LIRR workers.

The average pay for an LIRR employee was $106,103 in 2014, a 27 percent increase over 2013. The pay increase was partly due to $431 million in retroactive pay paid by the authority in 2014 following union contract settlements, according to the Empire Center, a non-partisan, non-profit independent think tank based in Albany.

The MTA paid $849 million in overtime on top of $4.78 billion in regular earnings in 2014.

Here are the LIRR employees who were paid over $200,000 last year:

• Kevin T. Webb, B&B Foreman, $297,535
• Joseph M. Ruzzo, Foreman-Track, $297,340
• Michael Gelormino, Sr. Vice President-Operations, $287,889
• Ricardo G. Ruiz, MW Repairman Technician, $282,832
• Dallas Bazemore III, Foreman-Surfacing, $279,024
• Alan R. Brandofino, Foreman PES, $275,947
• Christopher J. Jerome, Foreman-Track, $271,234
• Darryl W. Taylor, Gang Foreman-ME, $266,926
• Joseph J. Biondo, Foreman-Track, $265,989
• Omar A. Valle, Foreman-Track, $264,723
• Patrick N. Damboise, Foreman-Track, $261,718
• Jon M. Young, Foreman-Signal, $261,622
• Martina Eugene, Car Repairman, $260,799
• Roy E. Kunzinger, Yardmaster, $260,314
• Claude T. Applewhite, Signal Inspector, $260,081
• John E. Nugent, Foreman-Track, $254,632
• Peter Zoufaly, Yardmaster, $253,214
• Raymond P. Kenny, Sr. Vice President-Trans & Infra Plng, $250,848
• John F. Swaby, Gang Foreman-ME, $249,126
• Leonardo F. Espinosa, Gang Foreman-ME, $247,321
• Stephen M. Rieber, Gang Foreman-ME, $247,150
• Ralph K. Golden, Foreman-Track, $244,038
• Gregory P. Olsen, Foreman-Signal, $243,457
• Steven A. Dagostino, Gang Foreman-ME, $242,312
• Paul Bock, Foreman-MW Mechanic, $241,843
• Marc A. Stoia, MW Repairman Technician, $241,468
• Raymond A. Murphy, B&B Foreman, $237,888
• Filippo Lamendola, Asst Supv-Track, $237,060
• Steve Garcia, Gang Foreman-ME, $235,968
• Felix L. Regis, Car Repairman, $235,352
• Kevin C. Curry, M W Utility Worker, $235,276
• Scott E. Anderson, Asst Supv-Track, $324,951
• Joseph Balestra, Track Worker (A), $234,193
• Donald C. Philbert, Usher, $234,040
• Matthew M. Cleary, Chief Train Dispatcher, $232,895
• Albert C. Cosenza, Exec Vice President, $230, 817
• James E. Szegfu, Foreman-Surfacing, $229,805
• Joseph E. Murphy, Locomotive Carpenter, $228,040
• Timothy P. Hoffman, Car Repairman, $227,880
• Glenn R. Picco, Crane Engr-Road/Rail Cranes, $227,007
• Cary G. Realbuto, Gang Foreman ME, $226,971
• Alan J. Martino, Car Repairman, $224,916
• Christopher Garrick, Car Repairman, $224,242
• William F.Benincase, Asst Supv-Track, $223,784
• Frank T. Priolo, Foreman-Track, $223,177
• Frank A. Angiuli, Gang Foreman-ME, $222,140
• Robert H. Santos, Gang Foreman-ME, $222,091
• Gregory A. Wood, B&B Foreman, $221,910
• Jeffrey Davies, Gang Foreman-ME, $221,838
• Christopher S. Smith, Conductor, $221,068
• Michael Russo, Foreman-Track, $220,822
• Christopher M. Pelitsch, Asst Foreman-Signal, $220,323
• Joseph Fragale, Foreman-Track, $220,105
• Robert C. Kutsch, Conductor, $219,199
• Ramiro Vega Jr., Car Repairman, $218,018
• Claude F. Birong, Foreman-Track, $217,924
• Nicholas R. Gentner, Gang Foreman-ME, $217,506
• Brenda J. Cole, Gang Foreman-ME, $217,290
• Anthony Brescia, Foreman-Track, $216,976
• Michael H. Thompson, Gang Foreman-ME, $216,761
• Joseph P. Corvetti, Gang Foreman-ME, $216,711
• Steve Delacrausaz, Gang Foreman-ME, $216,421
• James T. Rienzo, Yardmaster, $216,277
• Christopher A. Peart Jr., Conductor, $216,006
• Louis Esposito, Gang Foreman-ME, $214,764
• Thomas W. Allen, Gang Foreman-ME, $214,494
• Steven C. Lafata, Gang Foreman-ME, $214,353
• Chris Robbins, Gang Foreman-ME, $214,029
• Anthony J. Izzo, Signal Inspector, $213,825
• Jaime G. Galecio, Gang Foreman-ME, $213,602
• Kevin E. Lampe, Car Repairman, $213,241
• Richard L. Gans, Vp-Gen Counsel & Secretary, $213,166
• Jacqueline R. Gardner, Conductor, $212,754
• Joseph Caruso, Gang Foreman-ME, $212,533
• Carlton J. Steele, Pscc Console Operator, $212,255
• Joseph A. Famulari, Foreman-Track, $211,720
• Jeffrey B. Collins, Gang Foreman-ME, $211,386
• John C. Ross ,Gang Foreman-ME, $209,605
• Michael G. Ollek, Foreman-Track, $209,372
• Gregg L. Kelley, Conductor, $209,124
• Julio G. Alvarez, Asst Foreman-Signal, $208,539
• Joseph J. Calderone, Vp-Cust Svc Mktng Public Affrs, $208,012
• Henry S. Walker, Conductor, $207,744
• Eugene B. Dunn, Conductor, $207,144
• Bruce P. Pulley, Train Director-JCC, $207,059
• Tom W. Tutaj, Machinist, $207,017
• Jeremiah Reedhi, Gang Foreman-ME, $206,861
• Edward M. Smith, Conductor, $206,756
• Wilson J. Webster, Asst Supv-Track, $206,561
• Laura Ciminello, Conductor, $206,502
• Lee S. Levine, Machine Operator, $206,445
• Joseph Vega, Gang Foreman-ME, $206,437
• Michael M. Bowe, Gang Foreman-ME, $205,906
• Patrick J. Mena, Chief Train Dispatcher, $205,751
• James R. Brooks, Exec Dir-ESA/Harold Operations, $205,403
• Bienvenido E. Cedeno, Asst Foreman-Signal, $205,188
• Biju Matthew, Gang Foreman-ME, $205,016
• Craig S. Murray, Gang Foreman-ME-93%, $204,925
• Devnish A. Baird, Foreman-Track, $204,648
• Thomas W. Meredith, Usher, $204,580
• Karl W. Wilhelm, B&B Foreman, $204,507
• Vincent G. Blackburn, Car Repairman, $204,280
• Armando Cabrera Sr., Gang Foreman-ME, $204,272
• James J. Livingston, Gang Foreman-ME, $203,938
• Donovan H. Channer, Gang Foreman-ME, $203,508
• Francesco Scrozzo, Gang Foreman-ME, $203,503
• John M. Cerulli, Gang Foreman-ME, $203,370
• James E. Felsberg, Gang Foreman-ET TCP, $203,354
• Patrick J. Cleary, Asst Supv-Track, $202,829
• Michael F. Pedian, Machinist, $202,736
• John T. Joy, Chief Train Dispatcher, $202,202
• Edward F. Rojas, Asst Supv-Track, $202,181
• David P. Negus, Machinist Federal Inspctr, $202,097
• Richard M. Trepiccione, Foreman-Surfacing, $202,054
• Daniel G. Cleary Jr., Chief Mech Officer, $201,874
• Jay W. Thompson, Train Dispatcher, $201,788
• Anthony Porter, Car Repairman, $201,738
• Richard Munoz, Cran Engr-Road/Rail Cranes, $201,435
• Darryn P. Nichols, Gang Foreman-ME, $201,341
• Termaine C. Garden Jr, Usher, $201,253
• Nathan R. Douglas, Usher, $201,232
• Mitchell Rojas, Gang Foreman-ME, $201,195
• Reynaldo Brown, Conductor, $200,736
• John A. Kolosvary, Lead Train Director-JCC, $200,565
• Kenneth A. Levin, Foreman-Track, $200,301
• Jimmy Perez, Track Worker (A), $200,166
• Edward C. Herting, Gang Foreman-ME, $200,130
• Lori H. Katzman, Vice Pres-ESA/Special Projs, $200,127
• Niki S. Vardamaskos, Gang Foreman-ME, $200,112
• Mark Young, Vice Pres-Mgmt & Fin And CFO, $200,080