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How Much NHP And Herricks' Superintendents Make: 2021-2022
Long Island has many of the highest-paid superintendents in the state. See how much the head of your district makes and where they rank.
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NEW HYDE PARK, NY — Most New Hyde Park residents have always known that local school superintendents are among the highest-paid in New York. And new data released by the state's Department of Education shows that it continues to be true.
The department recently released salary information for superintendents across the state for the 2021-22 school year. Seven of the 10 highest-paid superintendents in the state are from Long Island school districts. And unsurprisingly, the New Hyde Park-Garden City Herricks school districts' superintendents made the list.
Long Island school superintendents have an average salary of more than $251,ooo, according to state data. Their total compensation — including benefits and other perks — averages nearly $320,000.
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The salary numbers reported to the state are for the 2021-22 school year — and based on data the districts budgeted in May. The data is self-reported by school districts.
The highest-paid superintendent on Long Island is Cheryl Pedisich of the Three Village Central School District, who has an annual salary of $334,750. With benefits, her total compensation is $421,499.
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See how NHP and Herricks' superintendents rank compared to others, based on total compensation:
- FREEPORT UFSD, Dr. Kishore Kuncham: $455,572
- JERICHO UFSD, Henry L. Grishman: $439,475
- HEWLETT-WOODMERE UFSD, Dr. Ralph Marino, Jr.: $437,444
- COMMACK UFSD, Dr. Donald James: $426,215
- THREE VILLAGE CSD, Cheryl Pedisich: $421,499
- BALDWIN UFSD, Dr. Shari L. Camhi: $412,967
- PLAINEDGE UFSD, Dr. Edward A. Salina, Jr.: $412,457
- GREAT NECK UFSD, Dr. Teresa Prendergast: $400,887
- MINEOLA UFSD, Dr. Michael P. Nagler: $384,658
- OCEANSIDE UFSD, Dr. Phyllis S. Harrington: $382,746
- MASSAPEQUA UFSD, Lucille F. Iconis: $377,181
- BELLMORE UFSD, Dr. Joseph S. Famularo: $374,164
- NORTH SHORE CSD, Dr. Thomas Dolan: $373,423
- PORT WASHINGTON UFSD, Dr. Michael Hynes: $372,786
- COPIAGUE UFSD, Dr. Kathleen Bannon: $372,540
- ROSLYN UFSD, Allison Brown: $372,443
- SAYVILLE UFSD, Dr. John E. Stimmel: $371,602
- VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HS DISTRICT, Dr. Wayne Loper: $369,969
- MANHASSET UFSD, Dr. Vincent Butera: $369,675
- VALLEY STREAM 30 UFSD, Dr. Nicholas A. Stirling: $369,204
- LAWRENCE UFSD, Dr. Ann Pedersen: $367,328
- LEVITTOWN UFSD, Dr. Tonie McDonald: $364,088
- SYOSSET CSD, Dr. Thomas Rogers: $363,318
- MERRICK UFSD, Dominick Palma: $359,302
- GLEN COVE CITY SD, Dr. Maria L. Rianna: $357,877
- GARDEN CITY UFSD, Dr. Kusum Sinha: $356,477
- EAST ROCKAWAY UFSD, Lisa J. Ruiz: $354,568
- LINDENHURST UFSD, Daniel E. Giordano: $353,554
- ELWOOD UFSD, Kenneth R. Bossert: $353,540
- BETHPAGE UFSD, David Schneider: $350,133
- LYNBROOK UFSD, Dr. Melissa Burak: $348,119
- SOUTH COUNTRY CSD, Dr. Joseph Giani: $348,113
- NORTH BELLMORE UFSD, Marie Testa: $347,972
- WILLIAM FLOYD UFSD, Kevin Coster: $346,859
- SACHEM CSD, Dr. Christopher J. Pellettieri: $346,497
- MIDDLE COUNTRY CSD, Roberta A. Gerold: $345,985
- MILLER PLACE UFSD, Dr. Marianne Cartisano: $345,325
- ISLAND TREES UFSD, Dr. Charles Murphy: $345,294
- WESTBURY UFSD, Dr. Tahira A. DuPree Chase: $345,000
- OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CSD, Dr. Francesco Ianni: $344,937
- SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HS DISTRICT, Dr. James Grossane: $342,520
- VALLEY STREAM 13 UFSD, Dr. Constance D. Evelyn: $339,880
- HERRICKS UFSD, Dr. Fino M. Celano: $337,367
- LOCUST VALLEY CSD, Kenneth E. Graham: $336,932
- WEST ISLIP UFSD, Bernadette Burns: $335,583
- SAG HARBOR UFSD, Jeff Nichols: $334,932
- ROCKVILLE CENTRE UFSD, June Chang: $333,177
- BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UFSD, Jennifer J. Quinn: $333,166
- BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HS DISTRICT, Michael Harrington: $330,351
- SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CSD, Gerard Poole: $328,372
- NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UFSD, Robert Banzer: $328,365
- HALF HOLLOW HILLS CSD, Dr. Patrick Harrigan: $327,962
- CARLE PLACE UFSD, Dr. Christine Finn: $327,644
- SEAFORD UFSD, Dr. Adele Pecora: $327,634
- WANTAGH UFSD, John McNamara: $326,090
- CENTRAL ISLIP UFSD, Sharon A. Dungee: $325,921
- EAST WILLISTON UFSD, Dr. Elaine Kanas: $324,687
- FARMINGDALE UFSD, Paul Defendini: $324,501
- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UFSD, Donna Jones: $324,096
- COLD SPRING HARBOR CSD, Jill M. Gierasch: $323,935
- BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UFSD, Timothy Hearney: $323,857
- BAY SHORE UFSD, Steven J. Maloney: $321,999
- BABYLON UFSD, Linda Rozzi: $321,683
- CONNETQUOT CSD, Lynda G. Adams: $321,222
- EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD, Joseph A. Steimel: $320,274
- UNIONDALE UFSD, Monique Darrisaw-Akil: $319,957
- PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CSD, Dr. Mary T. O'Meara: $315,902
- HEMPSTEAD UFSD, Regina Armstrong: $315,875
- HAMPTON BAYS UFSD, Lars Clemensen: $314,890
- LONGWOOD CSD, Lance Lohman: $314,245
- LONG BEACH CITY SD, Dr. Jennifer Gallagher: $313,547
- SMITHTOWN CSD, Mark Secaur: $310,580
- ISLIP UFSD, Dennis P. O'Hara: $307,870
- BRENTWOOD UFSD, Richard Loeschner: $305,639
- WEST HEMPSTEAD UFSD, Daniel Rehman: $304,935
- HARBORFIELDS CSD, Dr. Rory Manning: $304,444
- NORTH BABYLON UFSD, Glen A. Eschbach: $303,724
- NEW HYDE PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK UFSD, Jennifer Morrison: $302,453
- EAST MEADOW UFSD, Leon J. Campo: $301,402
- HAUPPAUGE UFSD, Dr. Donald B. Murphy: $301,390
- HICKSVILLE UFSD, Marianne Litzman: $301,380
- FLORAL PARK-BELLEROSE UFSD, Dr. Kathleen Sottile: $300,165
- NORTH MERRICK UFSD, Dr. Cynthia Seniuk: $299,791
- RIVERHEAD CSD, Dr. Augustine E. Tornatore: $297,893
- ROCKY POINT UFSD, Dr. Scott T. O'Brien: $297,878
- ISLAND PARK UFSD, Vincent Randazzo: $297,433
- SOUTHAMPTON UFSD, Nicholas J. Dyno: $295,316
- WEST BABYLON UFSD, Yiendhy Farrelly: $294,746
- SOUTHOLD UFSD, Dr. Anthony Mauro: $292,840
- WYANDANCH UFSD, Dr. Gina Talbert: $290,542
- MALVERNE UFSD, Dr. Lorna R. Lewis: $290,358
- AMITYVILLE UFSD, Dr. Edward Fale: $288,262
- WESTHAMPTON BEACH UFSD, Carolyn J. Probst: $287,960
- HUNTINGTON UFSD, James W. Polansky: $287,313
- DEER PARK UFSD, James Cummings: $285,624
- VALLEY STREAM 24 UFSD, Dr. Don Sturz: $285,036
- ELMONT UFSD, Kenneth Rosner: $283,025
- GREENPORT UFSD, Marlon C. Small: $281,130
- ROOSEVELT UFSD, Dr. Deborah L. Wortham: $278,442
- QUOGUE UFSD, Jeffrey E. Ryvicker: $278,348
- CENTER MORICHES UFSD, Dr. Ronald M. Masera: $278,127
- EAST QUOGUE UFSD, Robert J. Long: $277,394
- MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE UFSD, Shawn C. Petretti: $276,715
- KINGS PARK CSD, Dr. Timothy Eagen: $275,892
- SOUTH HUNTINGTON UFSD, Dr. Vito M. D'Elia: $271,474
- EAST ISLIP UFSD, John V. Dolan: $270,997
- PORT JEFFERSON UFSD, Jessica Schmettan: $270,244
- EAST HAMPTON UFSD, Adam Fine: $268,300
- SPRINGS UFSD, Debra Winter: $266,844
- TUCKAHOE COMN SD, Len Skuggevik: $265,746
- AMAGANSETT UFSD, Seth Turner: $263,065
- FRANKLIN SQUARE UFSD, Dr. Jared Bloom: $261,594
- BRIDGEHAMPTON UFSD, Dr. Mary Kelly: $256,415
- EAST MORICHES UFSD, Dr. Charles Russo: $253,113
- MT SINAI UFSD, Gordon Brosdal: $248,801
- SHELTER ISLAND UFSD, Dr. Brian Doelger: $247,489
- REMSENBURG-SPEONK UFSD, Denise Sullivan: $245,549
- FISHERS ISLAND UFSD, Karen Goodwin: $225,116
- MONTAUK UFSD, J. Philip Perna: $202,898
- OYSTERPONDS UFSD, Richard Malone: $96,227
- FIRE ISLAND UFSD, Loretta M. Ferraro: $82,026
Patch's Alex Costello contributed to this report.
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