The pool of Nassau employees making more than $300,000 nearly doubled last year, after Suffolk saw a similar spike the year before, a Newsday analysis found. A group of 177 current Nassau employees took home between $300,000 and $457,000 last year, up from 91 the year before. A small group of correction officers and a handful of police lieutenants working more overtime drove the increase, shifting costs on taxpayers as Long Island leads the state in its share of high-earning government employees. Suffolk saw a similar trend in 2023, when 258 employees made more than $300,000 versus 81 the year prior — in part because of employees raking in overtime as law enforcement agencies faced understaffing challenges, union leaders said. Read more on the payroll trend in Nassau at the link in our bio. (Photo credit: Steve Pfost) #longisland #nassaucountyny #nassaucounty #nassaucountygov #government #nysgov #newyork #countygovernment #suffolkcountyny