Top 5 LIRR earners make over 200K in overtime — with highest paid foreman raking in nearly 400K
The Long Island Rail Road's top earners have made significant overtime pay, with the highest-paid foreman earning nearly $400,000. This comes amid a strike by union members that has disrupted transit for thousands of commuters. The workers are currently negotiating for a retroactive pay increase covering the past three years.
- ▪The top five LIRR earners each made over $200,000 in overtime pay.
- ▪Leonardo Espinosa, the highest-paid foreman, earned a total of $396,749 last year.
- ▪The ongoing strike has left nearly 300,000 commuters stranded in Long Island and New York City.
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Long Island Top 5 LIRR earners make over 200K in overtime — with highest paid foreman raking in nearly 400K By Hannah Fierick Published May 18, 2026, 4:47 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Long Island Rail Road’s top earners each raked in more than $200,000 in overtime pay and made $100,000 more than Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to the latest data. The workers are part of 3,500 union members whose strike has caused transit chaos on Long Island and in the Big Apple — leaving the train’s nearly 300,00 commuters stranded. The groups are bargaining for a retroactive 9.5% pay increase that would cover the past three years. LIRR workers on strike picketing outside of Penn Station in Manhattan on May 18, 2026.
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