TOP TEN: Westchester County’s Highest Earning Employees

A picture of a Westchester County Department of Public Safety uniform patch
Seventy five of the top 100 earners in Westchester in 2018 worked for the county Department of Public Safety

All of the top 10 highest paid worked in the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, including a captain, three lieutenants and two sergeants

Total pay includes overtime, unused time off and other payouts.

Which County Employee Was Paid The Most?

Lt. Brian Hess was the county’s top earner in 2018. The county paid him $93,846 in overtime as well as other pay, boosting his $153,290 base salary to $276,199 in total pay

NameTitleGross Pay
Brian HessLT-PSS$276,199
Gerald SteckmeisterLT-PSS$274,592
Anthony RaoPO PSS$273,629
Thomas CamerinoPO PSS$270,648
Mark SpivakLT-PSS$267,584
Tony MalandrinoSERGEANT-PSS$264,842
Scott McMahonPO PSS$261,973
James LucianoCAPT-PSS$260,878
Ezekiel SerranoSERGEANT-PSS$260,833
Paul CusanoSERGEANT-PSS$258,833

Public employee pensions are based on average of total pay for their highest paid years of employment.