A plumber from New York earned $465 thousand in a year and exceeded the salary of the city mayor

The bulk of this amount was not the base salary, but overtime pay. For the year, Clark received about $344 thousand for overtime, while his regular salary was about $121 thousand. Such a high income attracted the attention of the authorities. The New York City Department of Investigation is currently investigating. The audit must determine whether the plumber actually worked the stated number of overtime hours and whether the payments were made legally.

According to media reports, Clark has been among the highest paid city employees for several years now. He had also previously received significant amounts for overtime work. The situation raised questions about the system of control over processing and spending of budget funds in city departments. NYCHA officials said they are cooperating with the investigation but declined to comment in detail on the case until the review is completed.