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 HORODNICEANU, MICHAEL F Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $302,897.14 Date 02/08/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOODRICH, WILLIAM E Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $251,604.00 Date 07/31/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RINALDI, CATHERINE A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $235,373.21 Date 11/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KALEDA, MICHAEL J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $234,045.99 Date 05/31/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIBRI, WAEL Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $224,425.31 Date 03/17/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CONNOR, MARGARET M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $221,263.90 Date 08/03/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PAGE, JEROME F Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $221,207.36 Date 02/22/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORAN, ROBERT E Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $216,762.44 Date 04/05/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KLUGER, BARRY L Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $213,478.15 Date 06/30/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WHEELER, WILLIAM M, JR Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $210,725.63 Date 09/10/1974 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WALTHER, MARTHA A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $205,108.31 Date 10/20/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HENLY, JAMES B Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $203,506.27 Date 02/18/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YOUNG, MARK D Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $202,967.67 Date 01/21/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EISLAND, EVAN M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $202,530.39 Date 08/04/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GARNER, MICHAEL J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $199,246.74 Date 01/19/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CARTHY, JOHN J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $198,454.36 Date 01/17/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROSEN, JEFFREY B Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $198,396.89 Date 08/17/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, DOUGLAS F Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $197,563.68 Date 05/01/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CRISCI, JOHN M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $193,748.91 Date 06/23/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LO PIANO, STEVEN J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $193,464.22 Date 09/19/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MICHEL, EVE M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $191,583.12 Date 08/18/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KUNOFF, JUDITH M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $189,594.60 Date 03/05/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHAEFFER, RAYMOND Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $186,109.60 Date 06/26/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHIFFMAN, MARK J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $186,109.60 Date 06/17/1968 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SEMANCIK, ANTHONY P Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $184,493.13 Date 05/09/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HABIB, TARIQ Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $183,919.33 Date 11/27/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERRANG, STEPHEN A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $182,756.92 Date 05/19/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FROMM, HELENE Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $182,607.58 Date 10/21/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MORELLO, STEPHEN J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $181,912.79 Date 05/01/1975 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LODGE, PATRICIA A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $181,583.47 Date 11/30/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CUENCA, A FREDERICKA Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $180,778.13 Date 12/12/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FUCILLI, MICHAEL J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $179,705.65 Date 01/02/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORTEGA, CAROLYN M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $179,084.64 Date 08/02/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC KAY, JOHN E Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $179,000.00 Date 07/06/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KYRIACOU, MIKE Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $178,665.02 Date 04/29/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KEARSE, LAMOND W Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $177,993.63 Date 07/02/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LIM, SUZANNE L Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $175,822.82 Date 04/07/2016 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JONES, DEMETRI M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $175,442.31 Date 07/12/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LINDEN, AMY Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $175,081.27 Date 01/21/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MULIERI, RICHARD D Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $175,028.91 Date 01/18/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SALVATO, MICHAEL A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $173,185.80 Date 04/14/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YEE, CHESTER Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $172,971.31 Date 06/22/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GIANFRANCESCO, TIMOTHY Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $172,712.40 Date 07/19/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEADEL, MARK S Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $170,870.42 Date 10/08/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DI FIORE, ANTHONY Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $169,827.10 Date 12/20/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RYAN, RICHARD R Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $169,533.78 Date 03/01/2016 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name QUEALLY, DANIEL A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $168,609.75 Date 06/11/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PALEY, ROBERT M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $168,592.85 Date 06/23/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JURMAN, SUSAN J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $167,992.79 Date 08/27/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VASQUEZ, EDNA Y. Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $167,389.57 Date 10/11/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SAVIO, THOMAS J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $167,004.75 Date 03/25/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KANE, PATRICK J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $164,213.53 Date 02/03/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PICARELLI, ROBERT J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $162,651.29 Date 05/27/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOFFMAN, LORIANN Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $160,144.52 Date 01/03/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORMANES, WENCESLAO Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $159,095.07 Date 02/28/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COURTNEY, PATRICIA J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $158,893.84 Date 02/08/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KEATING, ELIZABETH B Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $158,367.18 Date 01/21/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CALABRIA, NICHOLAS V Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $157,691.60 Date 06/05/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SISTROM, PETER A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $157,372.13 Date 11/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIMOPOULOS, TOMMY Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $156,706.93 Date 04/22/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE BERNARDO, MARK A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $156,526.11 Date 10/03/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOTHARI, BHARAT M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $156,357.35 Date 07/01/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WU, HSIN M Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $155,338.66 Date 07/19/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BADER, MICHAEL A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $154,470.87 Date 03/13/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC COY, PATRICK J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $154,360.69 Date 06/03/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KELLER, DAVID E Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $153,706.02 Date 05/21/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SUNDARESAN, EHAMBARAM Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $153,305.95 Date 09/26/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERNET, MARY F Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $152,193.30 Date 12/23/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ENTIN, RUSSELL D Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $152,177.44 Date 10/05/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DELISLE, STEPHANIE A W Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $152,080.26 Date 11/14/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OLIVA, LOUIS P Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $151,691.80 Date 10/10/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PRADO, MELQUISEDEC Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $151,517.72 Date 10/04/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAVIDSON, ZOE L Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $150,912.75 Date 12/05/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NG, TIMOTHY F Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $150,673.67 Date 12/16/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MEEHAN, DENISE G Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $150,529.69 Date 11/10/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE CAPUA, PHILLIP A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $150,329.23 Date 04/28/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WINTHROP POLLACK, DEBRA F Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $150,329.23 Date 04/08/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SAIKIA-EAPEN, PORIE Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $149,641.98 Date 06/13/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JENKINS, LAWRENCE C, SR Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $149,221.32 Date 07/07/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHN, JENNIFER Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $148,547.96 Date 09/20/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TONG, WAI N Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $148,022.05 Date 04/02/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FREUNDLICH, LESTER G Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $147,435.10 Date 08/31/1972 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRANK, CHARLENE L Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $146,585.67 Date 12/30/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC COOK, DALE W Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $146,382.36 Date 02/14/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ABILI, JOHN C Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $145,359.75 Date 03/27/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHWARTZ, JUDITH A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $144,799.35 Date 05/01/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NORMAN, KENNITH B Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $144,222.87 Date 12/17/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GANEPOLA, UDAYANA A Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $144,204.06 Date 10/06/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRENNICK, JOANNE Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $144,078.19 Date 02/04/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COZANGI, IZAK Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $143,911.51 Date 08/19/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLOODWORTH, SANDRA G Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $143,411.45 Date 05/16/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AMRICK, MICHAEL J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $143,064.45 Date 07/29/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name D'ANTONIO, CHRISTOPHER J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,746.94 Date 04/17/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAIRNS, RICHARD J Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,740.03 Date 12/17/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CANNON, DAVID K Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,572.45 Date 11/05/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERNARD, PIERRE P Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,479.00 Date 06/29/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name D'ANGIO, MICHAEL T Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,318.62 Date 03/27/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name POWER, DEIDRE W Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,318.62 Date 12/29/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name UDESHI, RAJEN P Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $142,025.92 Date 06/04/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REASONER, CARLTON B Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority Amount $141,714.33 Date 07/25/1975 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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