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 FOX, DENISE L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $97,623.10 | Date 05/04/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, ROBERT R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $85,232.67 | Date 12/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERZOG-O'HARA, ANDREA H | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $71,349.50 | Date 03/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNEDY, LUCINDA M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $61,494.92 | Date 08/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENTLEY, BETTY J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $59,426.20 | Date 06/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASE, MELANIE D | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $56,638.70 | Date 03/14/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, MELISSA K | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $55,228.73 | Date 07/15/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEFF, TIMOTHY R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $54,442.16 | Date 07/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINGARD, ANNE M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $52,743.33 | Date 11/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HULSLANDER, STEVEN S | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $51,067.26 | Date 04/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELMS, NEAL J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $49,543.10 | Date 09/25/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STURDEVANT, LORI A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $48,369.14 | Date 04/05/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, LENNY R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $48,045.81 | Date 01/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERCHANT, CHRISTOPHER L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $47,980.95 | Date 06/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUTLIFF, KEITH L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $47,858.89 | Date 12/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOSTUK, MARY E | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $47,585.23 | Date 06/07/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAYNE, DAVID | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $47,582.25 | Date 01/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN WINKLE, ALANA L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $46,566.57 | Date 04/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENTLEY, MICHAEL A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $46,405.61 | Date 06/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANN, CYNTHIA L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $46,353.40 | Date 11/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANNABLE, JENA S | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $44,082.97 | Date 09/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KINNEY, DONNA I | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $44,034.39 | Date 07/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRICE, JUNE M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $41,772.50 | Date 10/19/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HONOUR, DENNIS J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $40,941.91 | Date 03/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, PAULETTE G | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $40,879.54 | Date 09/06/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEXTER, SCOTT B | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $39,380.65 | Date 03/01/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWIERCZEK, SANDRA A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $39,070.75 | Date 07/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZUPANCIC, ALICIA M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $37,909.80 | Date 01/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROOD, DONALD W | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $37,787.76 | Date 09/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKS, DONNA L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $37,523.08 | Date 09/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANIACI, ROBERTO G | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $37,111.92 | Date 01/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSH, WAVA | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $35,883.70 | Date 09/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOOPE, CHERYL A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $35,641.29 | Date 07/22/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIEDERHOFER, RICK B | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $35,164.03 | Date 03/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEETER, PATRICK K | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $34,816.34 | Date 07/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, RICHARD R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $34,654.46 | Date 08/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HASENJAGER, KIM A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $34,567.01 | Date 09/24/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIPPOLITO, PETER J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $34,032.04 | Date 12/16/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOREY, JENNIFER M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $33,612.69 | Date 12/29/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARES, ANN F | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $33,158.44 | Date 04/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARWICK, JOHN G | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $33,057.51 | Date 01/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRY, TRACY | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $32,902.98 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEUMAN, JULIE I | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $32,610.98 | Date 06/07/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREACY, LEANNE E | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,776.17 | Date 12/17/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENYON, DOUGLAS C | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,717.78 | Date 01/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERGERON, KEITH A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,583.33 | Date 03/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENWOOD, LORIE J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,448.78 | Date 09/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, LYNNE M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,421.74 | Date 03/24/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PREZIOSO, JOANNE M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,385.43 | Date 03/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, KIRK T | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $31,219.04 | Date 03/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWLAND, KIMBERLY A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $30,492.98 | Date 06/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAPP, DEBORAH K | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $30,315.69 | Date 03/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN WINKLE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,904.51 | Date 06/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKOTSEN, GALINA A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,732.06 | Date 04/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LITTLE, DUANE J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,596.06 | Date 09/10/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TIMMONS, SHERRY L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,437.63 | Date 04/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANIELS, ELIZABETH R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,291.93 | Date 09/10/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAMBERS, KENDRA R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,280.11 | Date 03/11/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, ANDREA N | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $29,095.70 | Date 02/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUTTS, STEVEN M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $28,924.38 | Date 12/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENSON, EARL D | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $28,717.05 | Date 11/25/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, RAI L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $28,411.25 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIKER, MARY ANN | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $28,252.78 | Date 09/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEAD, GARY M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $28,121.43 | Date 09/24/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAZEVIC, DURDICA | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $28,113.66 | Date 04/28/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTERRE, WADE P | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,912.15 | Date 03/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROSS, DEBORAH J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,898.26 | Date 09/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REARDON, CONSTANCE M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,769.12 | Date 09/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEVCHUK, PETER | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,581.33 | Date 05/31/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YARMOLYUK, LILIYA F | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,565.86 | Date 09/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SARGENT, SHAWN D | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,192.22 | Date 08/21/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLFF, MARTHA C | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $27,144.62 | Date 08/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALDWELL, ESTHER M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $26,435.28 | Date 08/27/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY-STEARNS, KAREN L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $26,432.52 | Date 12/06/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN DONSEL, BRIAN K | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $26,417.94 | Date 06/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLACK, LUISA MARIA J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $26,182.24 | Date 03/29/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, CATHY L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $25,650.54 | Date 07/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOTRA, PATRICIA C | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $25,198.68 | Date 09/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOSBURG, LORRIE B | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $24,948.60 | Date 02/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YACAVONE, MARK C | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $24,626.56 | Date 11/10/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUTCHER, LAURIE A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $24,498.22 | Date 04/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REIF, BARBARA A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $24,244.40 | Date 09/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANSON, AMY L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $24,049.33 | Date 08/10/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name UNDERWOOD, LUKE D | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,832.34 | Date 07/01/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARAVETH, PATRICIA A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,780.38 | Date 10/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WING, BEATRICE D | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,749.87 | Date 09/22/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKHARD, LISA D | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,444.40 | Date 03/19/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAHNS, DAWN M | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,379.85 | Date 01/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, JOHNATHAN A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,345.40 | Date 04/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROOKES, JOHN K | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,332.33 | Date 04/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERKINS, JAMES R | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $23,011.51 | Date 03/26/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, FREDERICK A, JR | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $22,885.99 | Date 02/23/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUTT, LAURIE J | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $22,603.65 | Date 10/31/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LISI, PENNY A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $22,067.22 | Date 06/30/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, DOROTHY A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $21,969.74 | Date 02/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VALLESE, DANA C | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $21,044.12 | Date 05/25/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPAGNOLA, STEVEN P | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $20,889.16 | Date 05/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TYRRELL, LORI E | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $20,505.74 | Date 09/09/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POTTER, CARLENE A | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $20,406.45 | Date 02/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSATO, TRACEY L | Employer name Cortland City School Dist | Amount $19,828.48 | Date 06/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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