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 KELLY, JOHN P Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $159,848.00 Date 12/29/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name D'ANGELO, VICTOR J Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $145,600.00 Date 04/19/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PIERCE-SIPONEN, GAIL P Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $143,312.00 Date 02/15/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROMANO, ROBERT L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $143,312.00 Date 12/19/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUSSELL, ELLEN Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $143,312.00 Date 10/16/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHERWOOD, ROBERT J Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $143,312.00 Date 11/05/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAYES, EDWARD A Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $135,200.00 Date 07/30/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PALUMBO, JOSEPH Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $135,200.00 Date 12/04/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DI FAZIO, SILVERIO Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $131,560.00 Date 10/14/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name D'ANGELICA, DOMENICK L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $131,040.00 Date 08/04/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARVET, KENNETH W Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $131,040.00 Date 06/01/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUBINSTEIN, RICHARD C Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $130,000.00 Date 04/14/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HONG, ERIC S Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $124,800.00 Date 09/12/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COOPERSMITH, TED Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $123,760.00 Date 12/15/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FELICIONE, LAUREN M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $121,270.09 Date 03/13/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LABENSKI, RONALD H Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $120,120.00 Date 08/18/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRANCESCHETTI, JACK A Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $115,440.00 Date 06/16/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name POWERS, CLAUDIA C Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $114,504.00 Date 09/12/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FERREIRA, MICHAEL Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $114,400.00 Date 10/18/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KIRSHNITZ, ELIOT J Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $114,400.00 Date 05/06/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HICKEY, BARBARA A Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $109,170.10 Date 05/10/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NG, TIP N Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $105,699.36 Date 02/10/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHAUDHRY, ABDUL Z Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $105,004.40 Date 06/11/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PECORAINO, JACK Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $104,000.00 Date 09/18/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROUSE, EMORY Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $104,000.00 Date 08/01/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PLATIA, JENNIFER I Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $101,976.16 Date 02/15/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORROS, CHRISTOPHER Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $101,920.00 Date 02/21/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SIEGEL, SHERRI Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $101,920.00 Date 05/12/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PISAPIA, MICHAEL F Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $101,764.00 Date 03/01/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TIGHE, JAMES F Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $101,118.91 Date 10/26/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REBER, LAUREN M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $100,658.27 Date 09/17/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, CAROLYN D Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $100,602.32 Date 10/06/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOMAR, MARK G Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $100,171.88 Date 03/26/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SYNDENNIS, KATHLEEN M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $99,643.44 Date 05/10/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BROWNING, MELVIN Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $99,216.00 Date 02/04/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YANG, MING-TAO Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $98,800.00 Date 08/03/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DENKER, MARC D Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $98,623.20 Date 02/27/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NARDUZZI, MARK D Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $98,615.23 Date 07/30/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TANCER, ROBIN J Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $96,348.45 Date 06/19/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOSEPHS, JACQUELINE C Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $95,999.80 Date 01/04/2016 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DELTORO, CLARA Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $95,811.04 Date 02/16/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEATH, LISA C Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $95,436.64 Date 08/25/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KERESTES, ALIX Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $94,640.00 Date 04/04/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PISAPIA, MELISSA A Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $94,083.72 Date 03/01/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PRESTON, WILLIAM W Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $93,794.77 Date 05/13/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GALLO, JOHN R Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $93,600.00 Date 09/03/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NICASTRO, CHRISTINE Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $93,600.00 Date 12/20/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NORRIS, DAVID J Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $93,583.23 Date 02/15/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCOTT, VIVIENNE Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $92,064.34 Date 03/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MASON, ROSA L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $91,700.63 Date 04/28/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KINANE, CHRISTOPHER G Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $90,767.39 Date 11/24/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TORRES, CHRISTINE S Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $90,614.62 Date 04/28/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUIZ, CARLOS O Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $90,481.04 Date 03/09/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAJI, THOMAS V Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $89,388.00 Date 05/04/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TERRERO, MARYANN S Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,772.26 Date 10/07/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NAVARRO, NELSON R Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,728.61 Date 03/30/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRAFF, EUGENE R Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,706.80 Date 09/24/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KRAUS, ROBIN E Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,706.80 Date 11/16/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, RANDY L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,589.28 Date 10/19/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ST ROC, CLAUDINE Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,400.00 Date 10/12/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VARCA, JOHN J Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,400.00 Date 01/13/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ARLIA, PAUL Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $88,206.19 Date 10/26/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KALIK, VALERIE M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $87,944.48 Date 08/03/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HILLMAN, JOHN W Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $87,828.26 Date 09/03/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERARDI, CYNTHIA L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $87,814.48 Date 10/02/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JORDAN, RICARDO M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $86,721.80 Date 06/18/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DELGADO, BLANCA I Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $86,249.43 Date 06/05/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FERNANDEZ, RACHEL Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $86,178.56 Date 09/25/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KIM, JUDY H Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $85,800.00 Date 09/08/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEONIS, GLORIA M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $85,555.16 Date 03/08/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NIVENS-LITTMAN, DEBORAH Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $83,762.64 Date 07/07/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERMAN, RANDEE M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $83,755.36 Date 11/26/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHERIAN, ROY G Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $83,569.00 Date 10/04/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SOTO, BERTHA L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $80,580.24 Date 02/17/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SATNARINE, PANSO Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $80,273.52 Date 10/26/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YANG, SU-HUA KO Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $79,754.92 Date 08/03/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DANIEL, CHARLEY V Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $79,478.88 Date 08/23/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ENDERS, JANE O Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $78,787.28 Date 06/04/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CRUICKSHANK, VENICE M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $78,354.69 Date 06/26/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WALKER, PHILIP A Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $78,000.00 Date 07/18/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PAGUANDAS, MATTHIS Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $77,588.07 Date 03/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YOST, DIANA L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $77,588.07 Date 03/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEWART, JANET Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $76,986.04 Date 03/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DULINAWKA, JOHN R Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $76,966.84 Date 08/02/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROMEO, ERICA Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $75,830.86 Date 04/03/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PATTON, KIMARA I Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $75,600.00 Date 09/06/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEWMAN, LILA Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $75,416.64 Date 10/29/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHEPPARD, KIRSTEN B Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $75,400.00 Date 07/23/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SKERRITT, ELIZABETH Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $75,279.85 Date 08/04/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MALAPIT, DWIGHT G Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $75,171.58 Date 01/02/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PANNELL, VERONICA F Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $74,774.29 Date 02/08/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BABU, NIRMALA Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $73,813.16 Date 03/20/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FIGUEROA, JORGE Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $73,662.15 Date 08/12/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NAVEDA, OPHELIA Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $73,374.44 Date 01/24/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRECO, PAMELA L Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $71,850.19 Date 12/29/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LINGARD, VERONICA Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $71,760.18 Date 05/07/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALEBIOSU, KENNY Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $70,201.91 Date 04/13/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MIRANDO, JESSE D Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $70,147.18 Date 06/08/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIAMOND, MARILYN M Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $69,826.45 Date 04/30/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name QUINONES, ADAM P Employer name Insurance Dept-Liquidation Bur Amount $69,318.36 Date 02/05/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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