The NYPD's highest-paid employees earned more than $400,000 in administrative work last year, but more than half of that income came from staggering overtime pay, The Post found.
Lieutenant Quatisha Epps, 19-year veteran Office of NYPD Commissioner Jeffrey MadleyShe earned a whopping $403,515 in 2024, including a base salary of $164,477, fringe benefits and $204,453.48 in overtime, according to city payroll records.
According to New York City Open Data, this staggering amount of overtime alone is enough to cover the salaries of three new NYPD officers. The starting salary for the department is $58,580..
Epps' total compensation has ballooned to more than $111,400 over what his boss makes. Madrid, the top uniformed officer, earned $292,069 in fiscal year 2024, according to city records.
The New York Police Department's top earner, a special assignment lieutenant, earned a staggering six-figure salary performing human resources and other administrative tasks in Mr. Madley's office, according to sources familiar with her role. That's what it means.
The revelations outraged rank-and-file members of the New York City Police Department who risk their lives on the streets.
“What kind of administrative work requires you to be there 115 to 120 hours a month to spend that kind of money?” one Bronx police officer of 20 years of service raged to the Post.
“For someone who's never been out on the streets, it's ridiculous,” he added. “She has not been arrested and is not even in a position to be arrested.” [be] It doesn't deal with prisoners or courts at all. ”
Records show Epps, 51, worked nearly 1,627 hours of overtime in addition to his regular shifts, an average of about 74 hours a week.
“Are there any detectives in town making that kind of money?” What happens when a captain or inspector takes command? ” barked a veteran police officer with over 25 years of service.
“They don't make that much money.”
Epps, a three-time cancer survivor, made a total of $288,332 in 2024, far less than former NYPD Chief of Police Edward Cavan, who earned a total of $288,332 in 2024, records show. It was.
Other NYPD employees who topped the NYPD's payroll last year include Christopher Milevoy, a 13-year stationary technician who earned $389,192.65 after pulling in a staggering $200,859 in overtime; They include Lt. John P. Brennan, who worked as a bank clerk for years. $378,437.62 and overtime pay of $168,132.38.
Records show 392 NYPD officers earned at least $100,000 in overtime pay this fiscal year.
During a heated City Council budget hearing in May, top New York City police officials said they were paid at least $168 million in unscheduled overtime to guard anti-Israel protests and immigrant shelters. I admitted it.
“Employees are always going to work overtime because the alternative is to have too many employees,” said Ken Girardin, research director at the Empire Public Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group.
“But public servants, especially those in large organizations like the NYPD, should not receive $100,000 in overtime pay. That shows that something is fundamentally broken.”
Epps justified her extensive overtime hours and income with the fact that she juggles “multiple roles” within the department, but the NYPD Public Affairs Office sought to clarify her responsibilities. I asked.
“I'm a really good woman and I'm doing positive things,” she said.
The NYPD did not respond to The Post's request for comment.
