PublicPayData

New York · 2026 pay · 24,327 people

How much are public utility employees paid in New York?

$84,123typical pay for public utility employees, 2026

$2,112 – $143,420what most people earned

Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 4 employers listed below.

✓ Official data from NYC Office of Payroll Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · nyc.gov ↗✓ Official data from Open Data Buffalo · Matches the agency's latest release · buffalony.gov ↗

Pay by employer

Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year.

Other types of employer in New York

Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: Water, sewer and power utilities. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this