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 RIFENBARK, CHRISTOPHER T Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $45,740.79 Date 01/03/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HANDY, THEODORE A Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $44,108.80 Date 11/02/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUNDBLAD, DONALD R, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $43,273.15 Date 01/20/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUNDBLAD, DONALD R, SR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $42,500.00 Date 08/21/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BUTLER, ROGER L, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $41,006.33 Date 01/12/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BEVERLAND, JO ANN M Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $32,867.99 Date 01/01/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAFER, WILLIAM E, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $27,587.08 Date 11/07/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EVANS, RICHARD E Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $22,465.41 Date 11/04/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUGHES, ALICE M Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $13,745.33 Date 10/15/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SABANSKY, MICHAEL Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $12,000.00 Date 11/29/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STANNARD, LLOYD H, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $9,036.40 Date 12/28/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KINCH-POWERS, CHERIE D Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $6,654.75 Date 11/01/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC TAGGART, KATHLEEN Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $3,190.00 Date 09/09/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RIFENBARK, CHRISTOPHER T Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $41,035.87 Date 01/03/2011 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BUTLER, ROGER L, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $40,459.44 Date 01/12/2010 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HANDY, THEODORE A Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $40,239.50 Date 11/02/1998 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUNDBLAD, DONALD R, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $39,495.64 Date 01/20/2004 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUNDBLAD, DONALD R, SR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $39,185.67 Date 08/21/2013 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COON, JON M Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $38,763.41 Date 11/14/1988 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAFER, WILLIAM E, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $38,408.41 Date 11/07/2005 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BEVERLAND, JO ANN M Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $29,351.14 Date 01/01/2006 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUGHES, ALICE M Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $13,987.16 Date 10/15/2001 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SABANSKY, MICHAEL Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $12,461.54 Date 11/29/2004 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KINCH-POWERS, CHERIE D Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $10,361.25 Date 11/01/2004 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STANNARD, LLOYD H, JR Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $9,346.15 Date 12/28/2009 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC TAGGART, KATHLEEN Employer name Town of Worcester Amount $3,310.00 Date 09/09/2000 Fiscal year 2015-16 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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