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 LAWRENCE, DAVID A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $177,200.95 | Date 11/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINDEN, JEANNE V | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $177,200.95 | Date 03/04/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KISSINGER, MARK L | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $176,372.96 | Date 07/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEPPARD, DANIEL B | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $176,352.06 | Date 06/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELGERSON, JASON A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $176,306.25 | Date 01/05/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SELL, STEWART | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $176,089.98 | Date 11/08/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLOG, DEBRA S | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $174,397.68 | Date 11/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRESCATORE, DONNA J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $174,332.16 | Date 06/04/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, NATHAN P | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $170,814.47 | Date 09/25/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAHAM, YVONNE J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $169,416.64 | Date 02/05/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUTTON, BRADLEY J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $169,175.46 | Date 05/31/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SERVIS, KEITH | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $166,803.83 | Date 03/29/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, GREGORY S | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $166,640.16 | Date 11/20/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ULBERG, JOHN E, JR | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $166,640.16 | Date 07/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARNOLD, JUDITH A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $165,575.82 | Date 11/09/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, GREGORY E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $165,376.58 | Date 10/15/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRITTAIN, DAVID C | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $165,354.88 | Date 11/06/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GESTEN, FOSTER C | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $165,348.60 | Date 02/10/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MISA, ELIZABETH J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $164,176.46 | Date 04/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EIDSON, MILLICENT | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $164,154.87 | Date 07/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REJ, ROBERT | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $164,154.87 | Date 07/03/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALLACE, BARBARA J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $163,307.30 | Date 07/04/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRINGTON, GEORGE | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $163,192.61 | Date 01/11/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HWANG, SYNI AN | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,904.87 | Date 01/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, RANDALL H | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,904.87 | Date 11/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARSONS, PATRICK J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,904.87 | Date 06/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, DENNIS J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,904.87 | Date 06/10/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WONG, SUSAN J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,904.87 | Date 12/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC MURDO, LISA M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,570.82 | Date 08/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIMBERGER, RONALD J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,361.21 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAHNLEUTER, RICHARD J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,277.66 | Date 09/10/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAGGANA, MICHELE | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $162,150.59 | Date 02/23/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEN, XIANG-YANG | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,774.33 | Date 10/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURCIO, M JOAN | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,654.87 | Date 11/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DERBYSHIRE, KEITH M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,654.87 | Date 11/02/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROOHAN, PATRICK J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,616.96 | Date 12/11/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, ERASMUS | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,585.57 | Date 08/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANNAN, KURUNTHACHALAM | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,585.37 | Date 09/20/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AGRAWAL, RAJENDRA K | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,547.95 | Date 04/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KHODJAKOV, ALEXEY L | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,546.47 | Date 02/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DING, YE | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,507.32 | Date 09/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DERBYSHIRE, VICTORIA SHARON | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $161,452.20 | Date 07/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONN, JAN E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $160,387.47 | Date 08/20/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRAMER, LAURA D | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $159,869.86 | Date 05/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, CELESTE M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $159,233.65 | Date 09/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, JILL | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $158,950.34 | Date 04/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLKOWSKA, DANUTA | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $158,834.92 | Date 06/25/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ULLMAN, LISA | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $157,885.06 | Date 03/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONOUGH, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $157,659.68 | Date 04/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSTHIMER, BETH A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $156,545.90 | Date 11/24/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN ROEY, PATRICK M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $155,398.99 | Date 11/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENNISON, BARBARA A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $154,577.18 | Date 11/25/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDRICH, MARCUS E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $154,481.90 | Date 10/16/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUS, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 01/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZACHARY-ELKIND, JANET E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $153,529.35 | Date 02/17/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAHILL, EDWARD M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $153,414.44 | Date 07/21/1965 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOLPEL, ANN M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $153,355.63 | Date 12/09/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STURMAN, LAWRENCE S | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $152,108.81 | Date 07/01/1970 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KACICA-DUDEK, MARILYN A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $152,012.09 | Date 03/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, LINDA LOU C | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $152,012.09 | Date 10/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FISH, DOUGLAS G | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $151,168.75 | Date 01/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABEL, CHARLES P | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $150,309.28 | Date 09/17/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOONCE, MICHAEL | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $149,856.97 | Date 07/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLAHAN-BICI, DANIELLE L | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $149,693.48 | Date 04/04/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHUN, ELSIE J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $149,228.74 | Date 01/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RALEIGH, TRACY FAY | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $148,129.83 | Date 10/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASTERS, PAUL S | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $148,028.75 | Date 01/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEMKOW, THOMAS M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $148,028.75 | Date 11/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BICK, JONATHAN P | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $147,787.46 | Date 12/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEINTRAUB, HENRY S | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $147,603.33 | Date 11/17/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERWOOD, JAMES A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $147,378.05 | Date 03/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, ELLEN J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $145,706.16 | Date 07/13/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUHLES, DANIEL J, II | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $144,626.14 | Date 12/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, ANNE C | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $144,282.05 | Date 04/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREACY, JENNIFER L | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $143,979.61 | Date 09/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DACUS, HEATHER L | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $143,212.96 | Date 07/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAINE, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $142,179.35 | Date 01/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEFNER, MARY E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $141,502.59 | Date 07/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMBRIDGE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $141,286.86 | Date 10/08/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, DANIELLE | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $140,221.89 | Date 02/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOSTLING, GEORGE D | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,712.09 | Date 06/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, JENNIFER M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,523.06 | Date 06/29/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EARLE, LANA | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 05/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLEISCHER, MARK D | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 09/21/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORAN, JAMES F | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,243.20 | Date 04/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSTER, ANN MARIE | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,170.12 | Date 09/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TARANTINO, DANIEL J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,135.43 | Date 08/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTZ, WENDY L | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $139,018.67 | Date 11/27/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURTIN, JONATHAN P | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $138,887.02 | Date 07/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUTTERLOH, EMILY C | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $138,887.02 | Date 07/19/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAUSCH-PHUNG, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $138,887.02 | Date 09/02/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LESLIE, RUTH W | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $138,653.27 | Date 11/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSINAGA, ALDA M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $137,431.66 | Date 07/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHALK, GERWIN | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $136,903.09 | Date 06/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, MICHAEL P | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $135,869.62 | Date 11/17/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERS, DAVID G | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $135,764.20 | Date 09/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LE MASTER, DAVID M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $135,764.20 | Date 08/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERMAN, BARRY R | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $135,764.20 | Date 09/10/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER-KELLER, ABIGAIL M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $135,764.20 | Date 07/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCULLY, MARGIE | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $135,500.11 | Date 01/20/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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