Overtime costs at New York state agencies increased 10.2% in 2024, totaling $1.3 billion, according to a report released Friday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

The report said overtime hours also increased by 7.8%, or 1.8 million hours higher, than the previous year. This is the eighth consecutive year of increases.

DiNapoli said three agencies accounted for about two-thirds of the state’s overtime last year — the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and the Office of Mental Health.

Over the last 10 years, those three agencies experienced greater-than-average workforce reductions of 23%, 6% and 4%, respectively, the report said. Average annual overtime hours per DOCCS employee grew 26.3% from 2023 to 325 annual overtime hours in 2024. Overtime was a substanial issue cited by those who took part in the correction officer strike across the state earlier this year.

“Overtime continued to grow in 2024 despite increases to a workforce that remains below pre-pandemic staffing levels,” DiNapoli said in a statement. “New York needs to continue to attract and retain a range of diverse employees, and agencies need to ensure the use of overtime hours is justified and services are delivered safely and effectively for residents.”

In 2024, total state payroll costs were $21 billion. Overtime earnings comprised 6.3% of total payroll spending in 2024. The size of the state workforce, not including the State University of New York or City University of New York programs, grew from 2023 by 3.7% in 2024.