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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name LIMAYE, VISHNU VITTHAL Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $205,372.19 Date 05/30/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BENDHEIM, JOHN C Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $174,971.31 Date 01/16/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MALVAROSA, MARIO Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $174,557.88 Date 04/12/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GARCHA, SATWANT S Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $164,003.51 Date 08/26/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILKIE, JAMES R Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $163,982.71 Date 01/09/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEVENS, MERVIN C Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $162,472.08 Date 05/02/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIETRICK, DAVE J Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $159,876.84 Date 06/03/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STOLFI, WILLIAM Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $158,640.03 Date 03/14/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PEREZ, ADA Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $157,554.57 Date 01/31/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEE, ANTHONY A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $157,264.52 Date 02/28/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROUNDTREE, LAWRENCE A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $156,359.45 Date 03/05/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAHADEVAN, VENKATRAMAN Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $152,944.54 Date 08/23/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name QUACKENBUSH, THOMAS H Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $150,253.29 Date 01/11/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RICENBERG, HUGH E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $149,900.28 Date 11/27/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, SIR ERRIC Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $145,940.08 Date 08/08/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KUCEL, JOHN P Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $145,553.32 Date 08/08/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COFFEY, KEVIN R Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $144,353.72 Date 08/07/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHINNERY, MONIQUE L Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $139,103.81 Date 01/28/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NAMETH, FRED J, JR Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $133,877.97 Date 08/09/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERGMANN, BRIAN AARON Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $133,559.54 Date 06/15/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HONG, MYHA Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $133,133.86 Date 09/17/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MANNIX, THOMAS G Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $132,252.61 Date 01/30/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CRAIG, MICHAEL R Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $131,705.19 Date 08/07/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AHSAN, QUAMRUL Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $131,410.83 Date 10/07/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MICHAELS, RONALD E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $131,046.07 Date 02/25/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORTIZ, SAMUEL Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $130,825.57 Date 10/04/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name POORMAN, JEFFREY L Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $128,211.64 Date 09/18/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REYES, AIDA L Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $127,648.43 Date 09/30/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name THOMAS, PAULETTE G Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $127,308.52 Date 05/01/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LANG, FRANKIE L Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $125,800.72 Date 06/20/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FLEMING, ALICE Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $125,408.34 Date 01/18/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COLLADO, LUIS E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $124,023.56 Date 07/06/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CORDAY, MICHAEL Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $123,687.37 Date 04/12/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RODRIQUEZ, ANGEL LUIS Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $123,408.19 Date 01/22/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FENTON, WILLIAM D Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $123,020.28 Date 07/10/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HERNANDEZ, ANNETTE Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $122,470.36 Date 09/19/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GARY, CHRISTINE Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $121,566.29 Date 06/19/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHAFER, GRANT E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $120,911.89 Date 09/29/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, DESMOND T Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $119,187.23 Date 10/06/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CLARK, WALTER N Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $118,819.01 Date 10/24/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOOTH, TROY L Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $117,880.38 Date 03/05/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEBRON, OTHONIEL Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $117,372.54 Date 11/30/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LELLEK, JOHN A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $117,214.23 Date 11/04/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NATAL, SUSANA Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $117,020.38 Date 07/03/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRYANT, JOSEPH A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $116,942.06 Date 11/02/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC DONOUGH, TIMOTHY J Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $116,936.88 Date 09/07/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRIGHTBILL, JAMES J, JR Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $116,741.08 Date 01/11/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CALVITTI, CHRISTOPHER A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $116,528.51 Date 03/04/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STELTZ, JAMES M Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $115,677.16 Date 07/20/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name O'BRYAN, TRACY Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $114,870.50 Date 10/04/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOZLOWSKI, WILLIAM J, JR Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $114,799.43 Date 07/17/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PRESTON, JEROME D Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $114,456.55 Date 03/09/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NITTI-RICHMOND, ANGELIQUE Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $114,128.84 Date 01/10/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRINSON, TOYNETTA T Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $114,099.64 Date 08/16/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WIERINGA, ROGER J Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $112,875.13 Date 08/10/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GREEN, LYNETTE S Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $112,324.58 Date 09/25/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name INNISS, JEROME O Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $112,257.73 Date 10/18/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RACCA, KENNETH A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $112,102.98 Date 07/03/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOPEZ, MARCO A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $111,636.70 Date 04/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NGUYEN, TUNG N Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $111,344.34 Date 06/05/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUIZ, WILLIAM A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $111,126.07 Date 11/14/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, BETSY A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $110,995.57 Date 12/29/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BARG, PAUL R Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $110,900.19 Date 12/30/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HALL, KIMBERLY J Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $110,093.50 Date 02/19/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE GUZMAN, NORIEL M Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $110,082.76 Date 10/20/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAIER, LEE-ANN Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $109,966.50 Date 09/24/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GESSNER, PAUL W Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $109,219.22 Date 07/06/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RESEK, MARTIN J, JR Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $108,699.76 Date 02/23/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CRAWFORD, TANISHA R Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $107,699.64 Date 04/12/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PURCELL, SAMUEL S Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $107,346.88 Date 06/13/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TYER, VINCENT E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $107,130.58 Date 12/20/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, NEVA S Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $107,078.22 Date 02/27/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ODENIYI, OLAYEMI Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $106,234.63 Date 12/06/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MOULDEN, BRIAN R Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $106,199.74 Date 01/10/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILLIAMS, BETTY B Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $105,865.43 Date 11/13/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EKWEREKWU, GEORGE O Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $105,809.38 Date 05/13/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, LAROME A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $105,653.29 Date 09/20/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROSENBERGER, MICHAEL J Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $104,812.37 Date 03/30/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OWENS, AARON A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $104,797.98 Date 11/04/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name QUINONES, EDWIN Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $104,383.85 Date 04/14/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ST VICTOR, GREGORY J Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $104,342.95 Date 07/29/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EZEDUM, CHIKAODILI E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $104,047.37 Date 09/18/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHOMALA, KATRINA A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $103,431.85 Date 02/03/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BAKER, ADOLPHUS G Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $102,914.37 Date 05/07/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SALAZAR, ELVIS Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $102,197.57 Date 10/12/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, SYLVIA Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $101,972.67 Date 10/30/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CLEAN-O'FARRELL, SUSAN Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $101,817.96 Date 03/21/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAREY, DANIEL P Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $101,296.21 Date 05/02/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FUENTES, RUPERTO Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $101,228.02 Date 08/22/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PROVENZANO, SALVATORE A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $101,133.49 Date 11/15/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PHILSON, PETER F Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $100,817.28 Date 07/23/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STARK, JOHN M Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $100,695.97 Date 11/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SOSA, JOSEPH Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $100,531.63 Date 03/14/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PERNA, JOSEPH Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $100,412.23 Date 12/04/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CRAY, DAVID Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $100,101.04 Date 03/09/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BELL, BRENDAN Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $99,310.07 Date 01/23/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BURGESS, ANTHONY Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $99,274.52 Date 04/03/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROBINSON, JENE Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $99,169.09 Date 12/27/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOLD, JOSEPH A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $98,715.92 Date 07/02/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WRIGHT, MICHAEL A Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $98,445.96 Date 07/31/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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