What state, county and municipal workers make
Excluding New York City, more than half a million state, county and municipal workers in New York made $29 billion in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2017, according to data provided by the Office of State Comptroller. That represents a 2.8 percent increase from the year before. Data for the 2015-16 year were also included in the table below.
You can also see this list of more than 500,000 government employees rounded up into a a database of more than 3,000 governmental units in New York State.
The data below, which cover active employees enrolled in the New York State and Local Retirement System, were obtained via a Freedom of Information Law request. You can read more here. This database was posted on Nov. 28, 2017.
| Name | Employer name | Amount | Date | Fiscal year | Pension group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name JONES, JOSIAH B | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $157,721.79 | Date 01/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CORNELL, CHRISTOPHER R | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $147,631.34 | Date 01/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OLSEN, JAMES J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $145,913.05 | Date 08/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PLANTE, BRIAN C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $142,976.89 | Date 09/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GORLESKI, RICHARD C, JR | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $142,664.30 | Date 03/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SHEEHAN, KATHERINE M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $136,041.50 | Date 01/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAVIGAN, SCOTT D | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $133,816.12 | Date 08/14/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HEID, LAWRENCE J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $132,913.19 | Date 08/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GIPSON, MELISSA A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $132,531.75 | Date 09/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, JAMES M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $129,547.58 | Date 01/23/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KIRWAN, PAUL | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $125,423.86 | Date 01/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GOTTESMAN, SCOTT DAVID | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $124,399.50 | Date 02/11/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, CLIFFORD J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $124,297.10 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCALISE, ANTHONY | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $123,939.33 | Date 07/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GERACI, ANTHONY W | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $123,864.60 | Date 07/06/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BEHRENS, STEPHEN D | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $123,350.98 | Date 02/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SHERMAN, DANIEL A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $122,778.52 | Date 01/11/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SESOCK, KENNETH F | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $121,750.01 | Date 07/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REGAN, JOHN P | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $120,888.90 | Date 01/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KELLEY, JASON J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $120,842.11 | Date 07/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ISAACSON, PETER G | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $120,678.88 | Date 02/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, JASON A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $119,726.55 | Date 07/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BATTUELLO, ANTHONY M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $119,267.95 | Date 07/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MCENENY-SPENCER, RACHEL M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $119,250.00 | Date 04/05/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, ALFRED C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $118,766.77 | Date 07/26/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAGGERTY, TIMOTHY P, JR | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $118,444.88 | Date 01/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAWYER, ROBERT J, II | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $118,374.51 | Date 07/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FLACK, WILLIE L | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $118,031.80 | Date 01/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRACE, ADAM W | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $117,968.47 | Date 07/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MOSCATELLO, JOHN R | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $117,841.86 | Date 08/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ABRAMS, NICHOLAS J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $117,294.02 | Date 07/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DURKIN, DENNIS J, JR | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $117,191.86 | Date 02/26/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TUCKER, GARY A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $117,057.83 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SEEBER, DANIEL P | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $116,898.35 | Date 07/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NORRIS, WILLIAM J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $116,795.04 | Date 07/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SINGH, KAMRAJ | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $116,433.45 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MEEHAN, DANIEL R | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $116,332.64 | Date 07/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SEARS, ROBERT A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $116,202.14 | Date 02/26/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BARONE, MICHAEL S | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,733.29 | Date 03/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DI GIUSEPPE, ANTHONY M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,668.47 | Date 07/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FARGIONE, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,628.23 | Date 01/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BONIFACE, KEVIN T | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,612.01 | Date 08/28/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DORRY, MARK L | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,542.42 | Date 02/01/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOGEL, JASON R | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,227.07 | Date 01/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HALPIN, DEAN M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $115,210.92 | Date 01/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COMMISSO, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $114,511.66 | Date 07/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILLEY, JOHN J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $114,447.20 | Date 01/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TREMBLAY, MICHAEL R | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $114,255.89 | Date 08/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, CHRISTOPHER C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $114,019.82 | Date 04/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VENNARD, BRIAN J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $112,862.25 | Date 07/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BLACKWELL, EVELYN F | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $112,558.13 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCHECHTER, HOWARD J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $112,457.56 | Date 02/28/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DI CARLO, WILLIAM D | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $112,330.54 | Date 01/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BASILE, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $111,380.29 | Date 08/12/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GIPSON, DARRELL | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $111,380.29 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HICKS, MICHAEL C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $111,380.29 | Date 08/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MEEHAN, KEVIN B | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $111,245.70 | Date 01/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DONOHUE, EDWARD W | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $111,230.29 | Date 07/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JOURDIN, JARROD M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $110,892.11 | Date 01/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MULLIGAN, GREGORY L | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $110,517.04 | Date 07/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAWTON, PAUL V | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $109,708.25 | Date 03/22/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MC DADE, JOSEPH L, JR | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $109,652.60 | Date 05/21/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DWYER, ANDREW | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $109,267.24 | Date 07/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HOGAN, BRIAN C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $109,113.56 | Date 09/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name AIOSSA, LOUIS P | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $107,761.08 | Date 01/10/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LIEBLER, ADAM B | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $106,671.85 | Date 07/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FARGIONE, MATTHEW T | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $106,590.39 | Date 07/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STURGES, BENJAMIN M, III | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $106,381.26 | Date 08/14/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SERPE, MATT C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $105,970.88 | Date 07/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HUMMEL, WILLIAM A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $105,969.97 | Date 12/21/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GIBBONS, THOMAS J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $105,832.65 | Date 11/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LOMBARDO, THOMAS V | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $105,182.40 | Date 05/13/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHU, RICHARD T, II | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $104,932.10 | Date 07/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NEWTON, DAVID P, JR | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $104,320.74 | Date 04/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PETERS, FRED T, III | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $104,281.75 | Date 03/22/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DONNELLY, PATRICK W | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $103,943.12 | Date 02/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COONS, GREGORY A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $103,582.23 | Date 03/22/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, DANIEL J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $103,036.29 | Date 04/06/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ABRIEL, WARREN W, JR | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $102,984.54 | Date 06/05/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TOOMEY, JOSEPH J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $102,512.60 | Date 07/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HENDERSON, GEO | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $102,343.52 | Date 05/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TABER, RANDAL E | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $102,213.61 | Date 03/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name O'HARE, DANIEL J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $101,818.42 | Date 01/31/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DE LUCA, PASQUALINO J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $101,719.01 | Date 01/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHROMCZAK, JOSEPH A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $101,540.36 | Date 07/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KISLING, BRIAN J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $101,520.95 | Date 02/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSEN, DANIEL O | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $101,221.56 | Date 07/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NOLAN, ANDREW J | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $101,075.03 | Date 09/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTOPHER, PAUL M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,572.92 | Date 01/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CONNORS, BRADD A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,480.84 | Date 08/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MANTEI, ADAM M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,377.60 | Date 03/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAWLEY, BRIAN M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,351.33 | Date 02/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MANCINI, MARCO G | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,315.68 | Date 01/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JONES, JONATHAN P | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,183.48 | Date 07/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIRABILE, DANIEL C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,183.48 | Date 04/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERRELLI, DAVID M | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,141.55 | Date 02/13/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COOK, ROBERT G | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $100,133.43 | Date 07/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GREGORY, JOSEPH W | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $99,725.28 | Date 02/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, STEVEN A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $99,666.62 | Date 01/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ENGSTROM, LEIF C | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $99,497.50 | Date 05/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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