Executive compensation: The top paid Long Island execs in 2014

1. James Dolan, Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corp. CEO James L. Dolan topped the list of Long Island's top-paid executives at public companies in 2014. His total compensation this past year was $23,702,403.

2. Charles F. Dolan, Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corp. chairman Charles Dolan was the second-highest-paid executive for Long Island-based companies in 2014. He collected total compensation last year of $15,347,097.

3. Gregg G. Seibert, Cablevision

Gregg Seibert, the vice chairman at Cablevision Systems Corp., was the third-highest-paid executive for Long Island-based companies in 2014. He collected total compensation this past year of $14,032,940.

4. Joseph R. Ficalora, New York Community Bancorp

Joseph Ficalora, chief executive of New York Community Bancorp Inc., received $11,234,805 in compensation in 2014, making him the fourth-highest-paid executive on Long Island.

5. Irwin David Simon, Hain Celestial Group

Irwin David Simon, founder of the Hain Celestial Group Inc., earned compensation of $11,172,452 in 2014, placing him fifth on the list of highest-paid executives of Long Island companies.

6. Dan Bodner, Verint Systems

Dan Bodner, the chief executive of Verint Systems Inc., was paid total compensation of $9,645,772 in 2014.

7. Lawrence D. Kingsley, Pall Corp.

Pall Corp. chief executive Lawrence D. Kingsley earned $9,471,578 in 2014, which placed him seventh on the list of top-paid executives at Long Island-based companies. Pall was sold this year, and he is in line for a golden parachute worth more than $109.2 million, according to regulatory filings.

8. Kristin Dolan, Cablevision

The top-ranked woman on the list of highest-paid executives at Long Island public companies in 2014 was Kristin Dolan, the chief operating officer and a director at Cablevision Systems Corp. She earned $7,391,705 this past year.

9. Brian Sweeney, Cablevision

Brian Sweeney, president at Cablevision Systems Corp., earned $7,009,589 in 2014.

10. Stanley Bergman, Henry Schein

Stanley Bergman, executive chairman and chief executive of Henry Schein Inc. earned a total compensation in 2014 of $6,869,691.

11. Richard Daly, Broadridge Financial Solutions

Richard Daly, chief executive of Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., collected total compensation of $6,250,531 in 2014.

12. Robert Wann, New York Community Bancorp

New York Community Bancorp chief operating officer Robert Wann made $5,425,763 in 2014. which placed him 12th on the list of top-paid executives at Long Island-based public companies. A photo of Wann wasn't available. NYCB owns Roslyn Savings Bank. This photo is from October 2012.

13. Conor Flynn, Kimco Realty

Conor Flynn, president and chief operating officer of Kimco Realty Corp., earned $4,505,323 in executive compensation in 2014.

14. Monte N. Redman, Astoria Financial

Monte Redman, chief executive at Astoria Financial Corp., made $4,012,910 in total compensation in 2014.

15. James A. Hayward, Applied DNA Sciences

James Hayward, the chairman of Applied DNA Sciences Inc., collected total compensation of $3,873,706 in 2014.