Fifteen top Staten Island ferry mariners are now millionaires after pulling down seven-figures last fiscal year – including one engineer who was caught sleeping on the job.
Fifteen Staten Island Ferry workers are now millionaires after pulling down seven-figure paydays last fiscal year — including one marine engineer who was infamously caught on camera The biggest instant millionaire was Mark Tettonis, a 30-year chief marine engineer who lives in a $1.8 million Bay Ridge home. His base salary is $169,520 — but he pulled down $1,689,518 this past fiscal year.
The city shelled out a whopping $32.7 million alone to 30 current and retired chief marine engineers and project managers, according to a Post analysis ofBack pay, lump-sum bonuses and fringe benefits — more than $21 million worth — made up the bulk of the $32.7 million in payments.Chief marine engineer Timothy Wood, who was caught on camera sleeping on the job in 2015, pocketed $1,559,299 in fiscal 2024.
“You had a contract hanging out for more than a decade; then you have the city comptroller not only jacking up the so-called prevailing wage, but then also applying it retroactively 13 years — back to when David Paterson was still governor and when ‘Homeland’ and ‘All My Children’ were still on TV,” he said.The chief marine engineers largely owe their eye-watering plunders to a decision by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who sets and enforces prevailing wage rates for city workers.
“Our Staten Island Ferry crews are essential workers providing critical, safe service to more than 15 million passengers each year while having worked without a labor contract for more than a decade,” said Barone.
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