How the NYPD’s Top Earner Brought in $403,000 Last Year — Including a Eye-popping Amount in Overtime

The highest-paid NYPD employee made more than $400,000 doing administrative work last year — with more than half of her income coming from staggering overtime, The Post has learned.

Lieutenant Quathisha Epps, a 19-year veteran of… The office of NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddreyearned an eye-watering $403,515 in fiscal year 2024 after pulling in $204,453.48 in overtime on top of her $164,477 base salary and benefits, according to city payroll records.

The staggering amount of overtime alone — the most the department has paid in at least a decade, according to NYC Open Data — would be enough to cover the salaries of three new NYPD officers. with the department’s starting salary of $58,580.

In fact, Epps’ inflated total compensation eclipsed her boss’ earnings by more than $111,400. Maddrey, the top uniformed officer, earned $292,069 in fiscal year 2024, according to city records.

The NYPD’s top earner, a Special Assignment Lieutenant, made an impressive six-figure income performing administrative tasks in Maddrey’s office, such as staffing, according to a source familiar with her role.

The revelation enraged the NYPD rank and file, putting their lives on the streets at stake.

“What administrative work requires you to stay there 115 to 120 hours every month to use that kind of money?” a Bronx cop with 20 years of experience raged at The Post.

“That’s ridiculous for someone who never goes on the street,” he added. “She has not been arrested and is not even in a position to interact with prisoners or the courts.”

Epps, 51, worked nearly 1,627 hours of overtime plus her regular shifts — or an average of about 74 hours per week, the data showed.

‘Are there any detectives on the street who make that much money? What about captains or inspectors who carry out commands?” barked another veteran officer with more than 25 years of experience.

“They don’t make that kind of money.”

A three-time cancer survivor, Epps’ total compensation last fiscal year also dwarfed the total compensation of ex-NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban, who earned a total of $288,332 in fiscal 2024, records show .

Other NYPD officers who topped the NYPD payroll last year included Christopher Millevoi, a 13-year stationary engineer who raked in $389,192.65 by pulling in as much as $200,859 in overtime, and Lt. John P. Brennan , a 26-year-old department vet who banked $378,437.62, with $ 168,132.38 in overtime.

A total of 392 NYPD employees earned at least $100,000 in overtime in the last fiscal year, the data shows.

During a heated City Council budget hearing in May, the NYPD’s top brass allocated at least $168 million in unscheduled overtime to police anti-Israel protests and migrant shelters.

“Workers are always paid overtime because the alternative is having too many employees,” said Ken Girardin, research director at the conservative watchdog Empire Center for Public Policy.

“But officers, especially in an operation as large as the NYPD, should not be getting $100,000 in overtime. That shows that something is fundamentally broken.”

Epps justified her extensive overtime and income with the fact that she serves “more than one role” in the department, but referred to the NYPD’s Public Information Office for clarity on her responsibilities.

“I’m a very good lady, I do positive things,” she said.

The NYPD did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.