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 LANDIS, TIMOTHY D | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $216,397.50 | Date 02/24/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABELOVE, JOEL | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $182,336.73 | Date 06/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOJO, WILLIAM E, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $149,122.24 | Date 04/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERMOLENKO, GUERMAN | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $138,251.80 | Date 07/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, GREGORY P | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $134,420.00 | Date 01/08/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURI, JOHN C | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $129,821.75 | Date 01/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEISENDORFER, ANN B | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $127,452.05 | Date 03/17/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BETTIGOLE, R ELLEN | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $124,800.00 | Date 10/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRONHOFER, VAN | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $122,409.15 | Date 08/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLAWSON, MICHAEL J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $121,545.98 | Date 03/02/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JIMINO, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $120,942.51 | Date 10/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PECHENIK, STEPHEN A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $120,042.94 | Date 07/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNELL, DAVID P, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $118,392.32 | Date 01/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWE, NANCY B | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $118,282.65 | Date 12/03/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GELDER, AGNES A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $118,158.72 | Date 10/23/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRAMER, MIRIAM E | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $116,323.32 | Date 09/17/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHARP, JUDITH ANNE | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $115,877.19 | Date 03/05/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANCOE, ANN P | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $112,340.97 | Date 06/13/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHAEFER, PETER A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $112,118.85 | Date 01/24/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHAUD, EMILIE-ANNE S | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $111,728.46 | Date 10/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRAND, KERRY L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $111,116.31 | Date 01/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARRAND, SARAH J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $109,702.01 | Date 03/12/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PFEIFFER, LAURA L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $108,546.89 | Date 11/18/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELWIG, CHRISTINE A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $108,218.67 | Date 11/24/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAUER, MARY CLAIRE | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $107,962.01 | Date 11/13/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COPLIN, LOUIS B, II | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $107,430.15 | Date 12/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEAUDOIN, THERESA A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $106,946.35 | Date 01/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALONGE-COONS, KATHERINE G | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $104,648.54 | Date 07/10/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUGGIERO, VINCENT A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $104,195.35 | Date 06/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNALLY, DENNIS M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $103,704.36 | Date 08/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYER, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $102,773.18 | Date 12/11/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRAR, STACEY A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $102,454.27 | Date 01/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PASINELLA, ROBERT L, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $102,247.70 | Date 12/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONESTEEL, WAYNE E | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $101,915.81 | Date 05/05/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEROLA, FRANCIS J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $101,699.48 | Date 01/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANFIELD, BLISS C | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $101,605.74 | Date 06/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRIST, RICHARD W | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $100,583.14 | Date 01/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYES, JOHN J, III | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $99,609.06 | Date 10/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALL, JESSICA J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $98,181.56 | Date 05/24/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIGGITT, DAVID M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $98,126.46 | Date 09/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC EWING, AMY B | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $97,737.95 | Date 11/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSEY, DOUGLAS E | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $97,725.33 | Date 10/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WICKHAM, BRIAN M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $97,520.78 | Date 06/26/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARKER, PAUL J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $96,945.56 | Date 08/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINNOTT, DENNIS P | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $96,638.99 | Date 09/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAHAN, MARY ELLEN | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $96,337.53 | Date 07/07/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, JAY J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $96,090.36 | Date 02/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEFFLER, JOSEPH C | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $95,622.26 | Date 07/01/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMART, JAMES E | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $95,253.20 | Date 07/26/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPANA, CLEMENT W | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $94,856.25 | Date 05/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRONAU, MARY A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $93,960.40 | Date 03/27/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORIN, MATTHEW J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $93,217.13 | Date 01/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYDER, LINDA K | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $93,182.91 | Date 12/13/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HETMAN, DAVID | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $92,702.91 | Date 10/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENDRY, THOMAS C | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $92,260.55 | Date 03/31/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIRZONE, JENNIFER M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $91,558.74 | Date 12/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETLEY, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $91,413.78 | Date 09/02/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLAUDE, SUZANNE L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $91,106.39 | Date 04/16/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, THEODORE J, SR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $90,692.25 | Date 06/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WACHUNAS, MARY FRANCES | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $89,885.88 | Date 03/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASE, ROBERT M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $89,277.16 | Date 11/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MABEE, ALAN J, II | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $88,860.94 | Date 12/03/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLLIER, RICHARD, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $87,928.67 | Date 02/04/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RADLIFF, SCOTT D | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $87,809.24 | Date 09/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PASLOW, KELLY J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $87,760.01 | Date 07/19/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALARCO, PAUL E, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $87,687.31 | Date 08/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOWMAN, RICHARD L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $87,382.21 | Date 02/23/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'CONNOR, SUZANNE A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $87,301.02 | Date 11/08/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVENDONIS, PAUL J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,591.55 | Date 05/02/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIN, SU-JANE | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,466.83 | Date 03/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CARTHY, SANDRA J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,454.38 | Date 08/28/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSCINSKI, GERARD S | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,435.36 | Date 07/08/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TERRY, ERICA N | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,319.87 | Date 08/04/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DON VITO, KIRSTEIN M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,293.82 | Date 03/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DESSO, LOUIS J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $86,293.77 | Date 03/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMILTON, JESSICA L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $85,669.00 | Date 01/05/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILDEBRAND, LEE M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $85,476.07 | Date 02/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE JULIO, GREGORY J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $85,384.39 | Date 09/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWELL, DAVID F | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $85,135.77 | Date 05/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOFF, RICHARD E | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $84,764.45 | Date 09/13/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICE, DEBORA S | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $84,219.90 | Date 10/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PASINELLA, ROBERT L, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County Ida | Amount $83,775.21 | Date 12/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOURNIER, ELLEN G | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $83,301.45 | Date 04/25/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANSING, MATTHEW L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $83,273.86 | Date 09/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PYLE, DEREK E | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $83,172.94 | Date 04/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALRAED, JUSTIN M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $82,917.28 | Date 11/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDNER, J THOMAS | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $82,540.87 | Date 06/04/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATRICK, ROBERT W | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $82,456.02 | Date 01/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATRICELLI, ANTHONY C | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $82,360.50 | Date 10/05/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LILLIS, PATRICIA M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $82,150.86 | Date 06/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSGROVE, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $82,060.95 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUNEAU, YVONNE M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $81,940.08 | Date 10/15/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC DONALD, BARRY S | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $81,620.57 | Date 02/10/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KILGALLON, KELLY K | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $81,597.93 | Date 09/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOJTON, CHARLES Z | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $81,342.44 | Date 06/12/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURT, JAMES V, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $81,254.41 | Date 03/02/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATLIN, APRIL L | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $80,744.76 | Date 08/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDBERGER, BRYAN J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $80,695.24 | Date 02/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNIGHT, JOHN W | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $80,694.39 | Date 02/10/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAU, THOMAS H | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $80,590.01 | Date 10/25/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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