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 QUATROCHE, THOMAS J, JR | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $820,977.82 | Date 01/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYERS, DAVID P | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $482,621.40 | Date 03/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURRAY, BRIAN M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $461,160.20 | Date 12/23/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARUANA, JOSEPH A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $407,656.07 | Date 07/31/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIEMIANSKI, KAREN | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $313,242.25 | Date 11/14/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKE, MARK S | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 06/15/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLUCCI, ANTHONY J, III | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 10/28/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, HOWARD I | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 09/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVERETT, CHARLES W | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 01/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERGUSON, RICHARD E | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 03/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENSEN, ERIK J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 07/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOREE, THOM R | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 04/26/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLOTKIN, SCOTT N | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 09/20/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SACKS, ANDREW J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 01/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANDS, ROBERT P, JR | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 04/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPERRY, HOWARD E | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 05/02/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SYED, MASROOR A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 08/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURNER, JAMES T | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 03/19/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAPIRO, DAVID I | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $258,031.38 | Date 02/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKOMRA, RICHARD L | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $235,404.53 | Date 05/14/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BILLITTIER, ANTHONY J, IV | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $213,039.04 | Date 06/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRUSTINO, JENNIFER L | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $212,180.80 | Date 07/17/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEIDT, LESLIE A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $203,287.20 | Date 03/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, JOHN F, JR | Employer name Erie County | Amount $192,500.10 | Date 09/04/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, TARA J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $188,818.24 | Date 07/25/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURSTEIN, GALE R | Employer name Erie County | Amount $185,701.77 | Date 02/22/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALTERS, DAWN KELEHER | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $183,095.21 | Date 05/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, DANA A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $180,780.20 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROCK, CAROLE D | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $180,377.15 | Date 05/02/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHAR, TARA J | Employer name Erie County | Amount $179,000.00 | Date 07/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAVARETTA, MARK F | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $179,000.00 | Date 01/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE NISCO, DAWN M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $179,000.00 | Date 11/17/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DHILLON, JASPREET K | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $179,000.00 | Date 01/07/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NASCA, MAUREEN SULLIVAN | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $179,000.00 | Date 01/13/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSSITTO, RACHAEL A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $179,000.00 | Date 01/13/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUDLOW, CHARLENE J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $177,840.08 | Date 05/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERHARDT, ROBERT M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $177,549.68 | Date 10/10/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DURANTE, SHELLEY A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $177,392.41 | Date 03/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STERCULA, EDNA M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $176,665.95 | Date 01/17/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWANEKAMP, KAREN A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $176,568.51 | Date 01/29/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLENK, SCOTT D | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $176,503.72 | Date 11/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HASTINGS, LISA A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $176,111.76 | Date 07/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTLER, PETER K | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $174,832.52 | Date 06/19/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEBECK, AMANDA C | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $174,519.40 | Date 05/23/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMSTERDAM, DANIEL | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $173,288.82 | Date 07/14/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURAWSKI, PHYLLIS A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $172,869.60 | Date 08/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNDIN, DOUGLAS A, JR | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $171,721.99 | Date 11/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYMBURNER, LESLIE K | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $170,901.60 | Date 05/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROZANSKY, ALAN N | Employer name Erie County | Amount $162,554.19 | Date 02/18/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALONEY, KATHERINE F | Employer name Erie County | Amount $158,828.09 | Date 07/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSMOLA, JOANN C | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $158,458.12 | Date 11/19/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, KRISTINE A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $158,301.91 | Date 02/06/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORGENSI, STACEY | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $157,731.53 | Date 11/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOTELLO, CESAR A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $157,505.66 | Date 02/13/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOBNICKI, CORTNEY B | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $157,271.57 | Date 08/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERWITZ, RANDY A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $157,271.25 | Date 03/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYERS, SHANNON | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $157,217.51 | Date 09/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKIEWICZ, ANTHONY A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $156,848.60 | Date 05/31/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LICHTENTHAL, ROBERT J, JR | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $156,801.48 | Date 10/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GROLEMUND, STEPHANIE A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,902.17 | Date 01/26/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONIGLIO, JULIA G | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,620.52 | Date 06/20/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YETZER, KAREN A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $155,590.64 | Date 05/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSCATO, CARLA | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,457.09 | Date 01/03/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOBSON, JUDY L | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,365.00 | Date 10/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLYNN, WILLIAM J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,303.20 | Date 07/10/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RESETARITS, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,196.75 | Date 01/14/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORESH, FAYELYN J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $155,130.82 | Date 07/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AHMED, MOHAMED S | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $152,442.86 | Date 05/18/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YARID, NICOLE A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $151,616.18 | Date 07/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIRAGUSA, MICHAEL A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $151,614.03 | Date 04/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KORFF, KATHRYN C | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $150,941.05 | Date 01/13/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATHCART, ROBERT | Employer name Erie County | Amount $150,774.12 | Date 10/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREEDEN, MICHAEL C | Employer name Erie County | Amount $150,666.64 | Date 02/08/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KSIAZEK, SUSAN | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $148,649.04 | Date 12/13/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALYS, JAMES G | Employer name Erie County | Amount $148,206.07 | Date 06/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANNEY, MICHAEL R | Employer name Erie County | Amount $148,043.77 | Date 06/19/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KONIKOFF, KAREN S | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $147,645.80 | Date 02/08/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BETTINGER, MARY E | Employer name Erie County | Amount $147,059.84 | Date 03/30/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAGNE, MELISSA S | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $147,057.02 | Date 11/10/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIESTER, PAUL H | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $147,024.20 | Date 01/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUMBO, JOHN N | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $146,998.74 | Date 01/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHERKIS, JENNIFER L | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $146,877.49 | Date 01/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLING, DONNA A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $146,490.88 | Date 01/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WIPPERMAN, MARK | Employer name Erie County | Amount $146,394.03 | Date 01/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALEZ, SUSAN M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $145,961.03 | Date 07/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIZZO, HEATHER R | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $145,755.58 | Date 09/21/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERSEY, THOMAS R | Employer name Erie County | Amount $144,263.25 | Date 10/26/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLEIN, THOMAS P | Employer name Erie County | Amount $144,072.07 | Date 05/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LO DESTRO, ANTHONY J | Employer name Erie County | Amount $143,250.97 | Date 11/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOLMETZ, ROBERT W | Employer name Erie County | Amount $142,911.61 | Date 06/16/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MINHAS, PARVEEN K | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $142,719.40 | Date 06/20/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name USINSKI, JOSEPH F | Employer name Erie County | Amount $142,575.64 | Date 04/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEISS, KATHERINE A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $142,324.92 | Date 08/11/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, JOSEPH T | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $142,276.96 | Date 10/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIEGASIEWICZ, SIMON P | Employer name Erie County | Amount $140,945.76 | Date 06/20/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOLL, RUSSELL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $140,360.07 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REUTER, WILLIAM D | Employer name Erie County | Amount $138,654.11 | Date 10/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEYH, VIRGINIA M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $138,574.83 | Date 09/29/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAIL, ROBERT R | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $138,237.60 | Date 12/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHYTE, MARIA R | Employer name Erie County | Amount $137,620.48 | Date 01/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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