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City Public Servants' Salaries Made Public
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Jen Chung
Published Jan 7, 2009
Modified Jan 7, 2009
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The salaries of all city employees are available for the public to peruse at See Through NY, a project from the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State Policy. AMNY's Urbanite reports, "The mayor’s office is boasting some of the highest salaries of any city agency, with nearly one in five of its staffers pulling in at least $100,000 a year." The average salary in the Mayor's office is $71,626; the response from the Mayor's office: "The mayor’s office, unlike other city agencies, is mostly managers who are responsible for overseeing all facets of city government"—and, therefore, deserves those salaries. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein makes the most, with a take of $250,000 annually, and Urbanite notes that the salaries do not include overtime.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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