Subscriber Special: NYC $2B 'Overtime Jackpot' Earnings

October 11, 2017 12:40 PM

"25% of muni workers hit $100G pay jackpot."
New York Post | Carl Campanile | October 11, 2017

33 million hours of overtime allows
76,000 NYC employees to make six-figure incomes
(exposed by OpenTheBooks.com)

1 IN 4 GOVERNMENT WORKERS MAKES $100,000
THANKS TO OVERTIME

Published at New York Post, page 2

START SPREADING THE NEWS! NYC MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO PAID CITY EMPLOYEES $2 BILLION
FOR 33 MILLION OVERTIME HOURS

Published at Forbes

Today, the New York Post published our investigation of Mayor Bill de Blasio's city payroll. The headline says it all: "muni workers hit $100G pay jackpot."

In NYC, plumbers and plumber's helpers can make up to $200,000; carpenters can bank $166,000; plasterers can earn up to $184,711; and painters can amass up to $161,324.

Opportunities are endless: By repairing thermostats for a living in New York, someone could make $234,217. Even a city truck driver can bring home $216,036.

Read our Forbes editorial, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Paid City Employees $2B For 33 Million Overtime Hours.

Search the entire 2016 NYC payroll, click here. A few fast facts regarding the city's 2016 payroll:

76,000 Six-Figure Earners - Although nearly 37,000 city workers received six-figure base salaries, adding overtime payments and 'extra pay' nearly doubled the number of six-figure earners and skyrocketed taxpayer costs to $11 billion. Now, one in four NYC employees makes $100,000 .
$1.9 Billion for Overtime - NYC employees worked 33 million hours of overtime in 2016, and the tab for these hours totaled $1.9 billion. More than 34,000 employees pocketed $20,000 in overtime pay each. Some employees claimed 2,000 hours of overtime while others billed thousands of overtime hours at $135 per hour!
City Collects $11 Billion in Income-Tax Revenue - New York City has its own income tax, yet the revenue barely covers the payroll costs for all 76,000 highly compensated city employees. Every dollar of the $11 billion collected by the NYC income tax funds the city's six-figure employee payroll costs.

Read our Forbes editorial, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Paid City Employees $2B For 33 Million Overtime Hours.