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 ECKL, LEE | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $179,167.67 | Date 04/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LINNERTZ, PAUL M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $176,432.03 | Date 03/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, KENT A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $166,634.24 | Date 07/29/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PUMA, ANTHONY D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $165,467.54 | Date 03/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MIRIZIO, DAVID | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $164,475.22 | Date 12/26/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TURO, GENO G | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $163,108.91 | Date 09/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GALVIN, WILLIAM E, JR | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $159,505.42 | Date 08/25/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PETERSEN, JEFFREY S | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $159,035.29 | Date 03/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PROUD, DAVID P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $157,360.14 | Date 03/31/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REGIN, DENNIS A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $153,023.53 | Date 01/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TASSINI, JOHN S | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $149,676.97 | Date 05/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GALLOWAY, JOSEPH C | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $148,896.81 | Date 12/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROSE, DEAN J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $148,449.52 | Date 06/27/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COUSINS, PAUL A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $147,923.72 | Date 06/13/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SIMS, JOHN E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $147,894.13 | Date 04/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name METZ, DAVID M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $146,409.23 | Date 07/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MC REYNOLDS, ROGER P, JR | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $146,231.32 | Date 09/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SWEENY, JOSEPH F | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $145,465.08 | Date 02/13/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TECHMANSKI, MARK | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $144,804.87 | Date 11/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAHN, SHAWN H | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $143,979.88 | Date 01/16/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FOWLER, FRANK L | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $143,437.48 | Date 03/31/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WICKS, WILLIAM H | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $142,291.54 | Date 09/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BELGRADER, DANIEL J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $141,212.93 | Date 04/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAMBERGER, KEVIN L | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $139,350.08 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, ELTON L | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $137,724.55 | Date 04/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CECILE, JOSEPH L | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $136,591.98 | Date 06/05/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LLUKACI, ALP | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $135,688.27 | Date 10/29/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CLARKE, THOMAS E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $135,686.91 | Date 09/26/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WELCH-FANIZZI, LINDA J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $135,119.47 | Date 09/11/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CUSSEN, ROBERT S | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $134,588.05 | Date 04/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHANDLER, GLEN D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $134,256.39 | Date 03/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LASKY, BARRY S | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $134,029.34 | Date 06/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MILANA, JAMES T | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $133,533.66 | Date 02/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DELLOW, BRIAN W | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $132,871.90 | Date 09/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FURA, SCOTT D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $132,732.90 | Date 07/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RUSIN, MARK M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $131,079.69 | Date 03/14/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DIFFIN, PAUL J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $131,065.06 | Date 07/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TRUDELL, RICHARD H | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $130,984.31 | Date 10/29/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KLUGE, PAUL E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $130,727.13 | Date 09/11/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NOLAN, JOHN M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $130,239.72 | Date 06/10/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LYNET, JAMES F, III | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,896.23 | Date 04/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FLOURNORY, TAVORES E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,742.53 | Date 09/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name THARP, BRIAN L | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,572.50 | Date 01/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CROFT, WILLIAM R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,460.81 | Date 04/12/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RIPLEY, ROBERT N | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,455.99 | Date 05/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BROTON, SHAWN M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,062.98 | Date 09/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, REBECCA E. | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $129,046.45 | Date 06/27/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DUNCANSON, RAYMOND A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $128,735.17 | Date 06/17/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, JOSEPH F | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $128,168.90 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TAGLIALATELA, EDWARD F | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $128,030.63 | Date 05/10/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KANE, JOHN P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $127,886.14 | Date 01/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PROCOPIO, DAVID R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $127,777.49 | Date 08/27/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HATCH, MARK P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $127,727.43 | Date 07/29/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LASHOMB, WILLIAM R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $127,051.91 | Date 05/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, SEAN P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $126,823.51 | Date 07/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OCKER, ROBERT E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $126,777.09 | Date 03/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAMBLIN, JONATHAN A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $126,618.13 | Date 09/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, TERENCE P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $126,420.06 | Date 03/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MAC DERMENT, MATTHEW R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $126,186.51 | Date 09/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GAY, TIMOTHY D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $126,061.57 | Date 04/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LA LONDE, MATTHEW F | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $125,543.23 | Date 06/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STEHLE, CHRISTOPHER G | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $125,331.33 | Date 11/22/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STUBBS, JOHN V, JR | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $125,262.22 | Date 06/15/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ALBRO, KENNETH R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $124,789.32 | Date 01/15/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HEPPELER, ERIK R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $124,358.09 | Date 07/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NEWMAN, ROBERT M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $124,318.81 | Date 09/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DEL FAVERO, LYNETTE E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $123,970.34 | Date 11/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, BRIAN J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $123,894.08 | Date 06/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROSE, PAUL J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $123,720.07 | Date 03/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OTTAVIANO, RICHARD E | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $123,177.46 | Date 08/12/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROMAIN, CARLOS M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $123,031.91 | Date 09/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BARATTA, STEVEN J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $122,825.04 | Date 03/31/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name QUONCE, GORDON C, III | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $122,805.65 | Date 02/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SACKETT, DAVID A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $122,734.06 | Date 09/01/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JONES-BRIMMER, RYAN R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $122,293.51 | Date 02/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BLAKE, THOMAS | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $122,276.07 | Date 09/11/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GEEHRER, EDWARD C | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $122,219.93 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COWBURN, GEORGE O | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $121,931.78 | Date 12/31/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NICOLINI, THOMAS R | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $121,673.96 | Date 09/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TOM, JASON W | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $121,352.76 | Date 09/11/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SEWALL, JAMES P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $121,056.75 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PATTI, DONALD J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $120,944.93 | Date 05/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, STEVEN P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $120,716.74 | Date 04/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KAVANAGH, JOHN J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $120,650.24 | Date 09/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, ANDREW J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $120,493.84 | Date 05/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CARUSO, FRANCIS T | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $120,224.36 | Date 08/22/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRENNAN, JOHN D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $119,895.77 | Date 10/08/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STONECYPHER, STEVEN O | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $119,619.53 | Date 10/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ABRAHAM, MONER | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $119,512.98 | Date 11/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HOOK, DAVID G | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $119,226.55 | Date 08/21/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MUNSKI, DAVID A | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $118,946.98 | Date 01/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CRAMER, TODD L | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $118,495.49 | Date 07/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MOONEY, TODD M | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $118,175.00 | Date 01/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, JAMES F | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $118,127.58 | Date 01/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CINQUE, JAMES P | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $117,841.99 | Date 05/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GILHOOLEY, RORY D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,961.53 | Date 09/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, WILLIAM J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,890.18 | Date 05/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SHOFF, RICHARD F, JR | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,773.37 | Date 04/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MUHAMMAD, KEITH D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,769.43 | Date 04/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CZERNIEL, MARK D | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,686.21 | Date 09/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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