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 MANION, HONORA E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $168,174.65 | Date 05/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLATTNER, ROBERT D | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $166,029.68 | Date 05/05/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARZO, JOSEPH A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $165,294.54 | Date 11/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, ANDREW D | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $162,502.12 | Date 04/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILLER, AMANDA K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $161,637.19 | Date 09/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIEBMAN, DEBORAH R | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 02/13/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'LEARY, ARGIROULA K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $151,825.01 | Date 01/05/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHASZCZEWSKI, EDWARD M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $151,702.88 | Date 04/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSTERT, ERIC K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $150,390.19 | Date 05/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALARNEAU, BRIAN C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $147,800.52 | Date 06/10/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARNEVALE, STEVEN M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $145,768.13 | Date 10/26/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENCE, KRISTIN M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $144,114.23 | Date 09/22/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAGGA, GOBINDER S | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $143,886.90 | Date 04/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAN, TOMMY | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $143,724.97 | Date 10/13/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWINK, CHARLES W, JR | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $143,530.56 | Date 05/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRESSER, SCOTT H | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $142,474.97 | Date 09/01/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, MICHAEL P | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $142,226.00 | Date 04/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAFRAN, EILEEN M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $141,224.97 | Date 09/01/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, VARGHESE | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $141,224.97 | Date 12/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCARPACE, MARIO F | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $140,672.57 | Date 02/19/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAAS, BRIAN C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 01/24/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONDON, C L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 07/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC EVOY, ANDREW T | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 07/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOLK, MARK F | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 01/22/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNT, JAMES M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,255.55 | Date 10/13/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALLADINO, SCOTT V | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,237.56 | Date 01/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEMETER, DAVID J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,236.09 | Date 11/09/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBAGELATA, DAVID W | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,151.02 | Date 07/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHER, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,020.39 | Date 09/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, GERARD J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,020.39 | Date 08/27/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEAD, RICHARD C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $139,000.96 | Date 01/10/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADMIRE, JOSEPH E, JR | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $138,892.46 | Date 06/04/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NAGENGAST, MARY ELLEN | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $138,172.57 | Date 01/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARNOLD, MARY AGNES | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $137,947.17 | Date 04/18/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KATO, BRUCE K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $136,963.14 | Date 03/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LADOUCEUR, MARYELLEN | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $136,706.76 | Date 09/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, MICHAEL J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $136,697.17 | Date 02/18/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAPANESE, MARCIA BLOCK | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $135,730.52 | Date 01/14/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE CONNO, ALAN A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $135,715.23 | Date 01/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN DER LINDEN, JOSEPH F | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $135,488.98 | Date 03/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NERI, MARGARET | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $133,300.98 | Date 11/12/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWINT, CYNTHIA E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $133,252.39 | Date 03/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACURA, ELYSSA M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $133,192.52 | Date 04/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALDY, DAVID L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $133,018.59 | Date 02/08/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIS, PETER K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,679.17 | Date 02/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALUMBO, DENISE L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,672.39 | Date 10/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNESON, RAYMOND F | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,665.62 | Date 12/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRONIN, ROBERT M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,282.07 | Date 01/12/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CORMACK, JOHN J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,234.14 | Date 02/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'DONNELL, DIANE | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,104.84 | Date 05/17/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSTWALD, BETH M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $132,031.76 | Date 02/26/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAB, ANTHONY | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $131,134.90 | Date 01/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEYER-TEAL, YVONNE T | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $130,274.69 | Date 06/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHANAHAN, MICHAEL R | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $129,655.21 | Date 09/01/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOBIS, JOHN S | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $128,954.25 | Date 02/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DWYER, ANNMARIE D | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $128,243.92 | Date 10/08/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUEVAS, KATHLEEN | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $127,737.28 | Date 12/23/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYNSKI, DIANE M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $126,155.06 | Date 11/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLUMBERGS, ANDRIS | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 05/15/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCK, CORRINE K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 10/31/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CANN, BRIAN J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 07/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERDE, LESLIE | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 03/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CAFFREY, JOHN J, JR | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,301.84 | Date 10/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, NANCY E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,273.17 | Date 02/15/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDEN, CATHERINE M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,264.98 | Date 03/19/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELFANT, STEVEN | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,264.54 | Date 04/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLOGOWSKI, STEPHEN J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,198.56 | Date 06/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURRY, THOMAS E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,147.86 | Date 08/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARADA, MICHAEL W | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,096.95 | Date 08/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECONNO, KIM | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,042.36 | Date 11/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRINGER, MICHAEL E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $124,945.92 | Date 09/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYSYCZYN, REGINA L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $124,291.78 | Date 03/12/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE BERRY, VALERIE J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $124,031.86 | Date 03/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERBERG, JOSEPH K | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $123,930.89 | Date 07/31/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARR, MARY BIRD | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $122,546.64 | Date 04/29/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, DANIEL G | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $122,543.98 | Date 06/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERINO, DAVID | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $121,959.37 | Date 10/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURTIS, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $121,698.09 | Date 10/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ANNE | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $121,258.41 | Date 03/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAIO, JOHN F | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $120,951.14 | Date 10/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARGRAVE, THEO J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $120,828.80 | Date 09/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORSZULAK, DENISE L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $119,925.64 | Date 06/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNIPPER, LINDA M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $119,091.34 | Date 11/16/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LECLAIR, RONALD | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $119,029.86 | Date 06/26/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, WENDY | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $119,006.52 | Date 10/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURRY, JOYCE C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $118,254.53 | Date 11/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKES, BARTON C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,819.07 | Date 11/15/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLETUS, RICHARD D | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,813.18 | Date 09/20/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNELLY, JAMES P | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 10/22/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GANNON, DAVID C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 09/20/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOMPKINS, ROBERT J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 07/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KORYCINSKI, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,761.26 | Date 02/08/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRELLY, ROBERT C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,746.37 | Date 09/15/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICKLES, DEBORAH A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,525.45 | Date 04/17/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHIESA, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $117,397.64 | Date 02/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEHUNIAK, NICHOLAS A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,689.79 | Date 07/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 06/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERNER, TODD M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 07/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASLYN, ROBERT A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 01/17/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, JOHN C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 06/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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