Brookhaven paid 1,894 employees $77.4 million in 2023, a 2.2% increase from 2022, when payroll totaled $75.7 million, according to public payroll data Newsday obtained and analyzed through the state's Freedom of Information Law.

Newsday publishes municipal department names and titles the way the town or city provided them. In Brookhaven Town, one employee showed negative overtime earnings in 2023, but officials did not provide a reason why.

Total pay can be higher than base pay and overtime because of several contractual obligations or because a retiring employee was paid for unused vacation or sick time. Total pay can be less than base pay if the employee did not work for the full year.

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