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Wow! Sanitation Workers In New York Earned ₦123 Million Last Year As Staff Shortages Boosted Overtime Pay
Some sanitation workers in NYC earned nearly $300K (₦123 Million) last year as staff shortages and snowstorms boosted overtime pay.
A report by New York Post has revealed that nearly 100 sanitation workers in New York City each earned more than $100,000 in overtime last year due to labor shortages and snowstorms.
Overtime pay boosted some Department of Sanitation workers’ annual salaries to nearly $300,000, according to citywide payroll data reviewed by The Post.
The data reveals that the highest-paid sanitation worker, a supervisor, earned $299,160 in the 2020-21 fiscal year, including $170,000 in overtime pay.
By way of comparison, Edward Grayson, Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation since December 2020, earned a base salary of $243,000.
Joshua Goodman, a spokesperson for the Department of Sanitation, said that staff shortages in the pandemic and snowstorms had created additional opportunities for overtime. Some supervisors and superintendents worked 12-hour shifts to make up for staff shortages, Goodman said.
One of the best-paid sanitation workers was Devon Graham, who received $282,153, including $153,000 in overtime. The former supervisor told The Post that although the pay was a “nice windfall,” it didn’t feel like it at the time.
Hmmm… We never knew sanitation workers earn this much in the New York City, which is as much as what some Bank Managing Directors in Nigeria earn in a year.
