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 TRACHTMAN, NEIL G | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $173,065.80 | Date 06/14/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, EDWARD S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $137,954.12 | Date 07/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARK, STEPHEN R | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $135,948.97 | Date 09/23/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHADWICK, ROCK E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $128,366.42 | Date 01/27/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSEY, DAVIS B, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $128,023.68 | Date 05/23/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOONEY, WARD D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $122,298.57 | Date 10/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHOVAN, NOEL R, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $121,005.63 | Date 01/13/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTER, LEONARD R | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $120,771.84 | Date 04/13/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PECUE, ROBERT L, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $120,323.57 | Date 06/13/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHADWICK, ROYAL C | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $119,591.00 | Date 08/24/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSSE, JOHN T, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $119,098.92 | Date 04/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, JASON S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $118,677.45 | Date 10/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ARTHUR R, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $116,718.03 | Date 06/09/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLINT, HARRY C | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $116,676.80 | Date 09/23/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCANLON, WILLIAM M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $115,995.32 | Date 01/26/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIRGA, MICHAEL J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $115,371.02 | Date 05/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAILEY, MARY E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $113,294.85 | Date 04/08/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWE, STEPHEN W | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $113,286.23 | Date 04/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OBRIEN, OWEN, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $112,641.24 | Date 03/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALKER, MARK A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $112,401.89 | Date 06/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOONAN, WILLIAM J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $112,229.50 | Date 09/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSH, NILES G, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $111,445.35 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, DOROTHEA E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $111,152.68 | Date 08/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, TODD C | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $111,080.21 | Date 03/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOULD, MICHAEL C | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $110,717.01 | Date 12/15/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARRANT, ROBERT L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $110,097.27 | Date 12/30/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALLARD, RONI J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $109,623.15 | Date 12/06/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PURDY, RICHARD W | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $108,732.58 | Date 08/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCCULLEY, WILLIAM F | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $108,395.24 | Date 09/23/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEWITT, JOHN J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $107,710.16 | Date 05/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENNISON, ERIC P | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $107,212.48 | Date 09/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HITCHCOCK, JOHN D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $107,211.61 | Date 04/11/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EISENSCHMIDT, ERIC K | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $106,885.03 | Date 05/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIPKA, TERRY L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $106,227.00 | Date 12/02/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA POINTE, JOSEPH M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $106,069.72 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAUGHN, DARRIN F | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $104,707.61 | Date 05/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, DOYLE S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $103,762.65 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUICKSHANK, MICHAEL S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $102,701.31 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPMAN, BRUCE W, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $102,661.50 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GARR, DANIEL E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $102,470.15 | Date 04/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FUNNYE, DAVID A, III | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $101,442.09 | Date 09/30/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IRWIN, BRIAN D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $101,163.70 | Date 10/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ST JOHN, BRUNO J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $100,447.58 | Date 10/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL, JOHN R | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $100,289.05 | Date 08/23/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, DAVID J, SR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $98,788.57 | Date 03/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KILBURN, JASON D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $98,591.40 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORTON, DAVID L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $98,511.58 | Date 11/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUSTODIO, JOHN P | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $98,054.81 | Date 08/12/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAIGE, DANIEL H | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $97,666.29 | Date 05/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REA, ROBERT E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $97,543.24 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORLEW, PETER A, JR | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $97,344.55 | Date 03/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWICKI, JOHN A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $97,160.92 | Date 06/18/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, KEITH B | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $96,994.73 | Date 03/10/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, ROBERT A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $95,856.64 | Date 10/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARROLL, JOSEPH M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $95,650.97 | Date 11/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONOHUE, KENNETH J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $95,554.54 | Date 02/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANNING, JEFFERY S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $94,782.35 | Date 05/05/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, LAURA A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $94,383.37 | Date 07/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAIGE, JAMES A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $93,754.15 | Date 07/15/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FARREN, BRIAN JAY | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $93,285.01 | Date 06/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAW, MARC J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $93,198.44 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINNEGAN, WILLIAM D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $91,403.98 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PINO-CABRERA, JAIME G | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $90,972.04 | Date 08/15/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTESON, SARAH B | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $90,845.38 | Date 02/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOYLE, KELLY P | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $90,587.76 | Date 05/19/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAKI, ABDUL-RAHMAN M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $89,511.14 | Date 04/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC MILLAN, REBEKAH S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $89,191.98 | Date 03/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIELD, JILL R | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,880.54 | Date 07/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OAKMAN, JAMES E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,782.97 | Date 03/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, TAMARA L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,667.05 | Date 01/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INGLEE, JAYA L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,638.85 | Date 09/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN ARNUM, JEFFERY M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,626.18 | Date 10/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVES, BRENDA L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,564.23 | Date 05/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALDEN, SUSAN N | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,507.87 | Date 07/12/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOOD, BRIAN P | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,489.26 | Date 06/12/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARLTON, CHRISTOPHER W | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,165.82 | Date 07/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRAUNSDORF, WAYNE R | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $88,141.85 | Date 09/14/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELDT, KEVIN M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,953.97 | Date 01/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINEHAN, JOHN D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,887.28 | Date 01/03/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAILEY, DARLENE N | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,826.55 | Date 03/28/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INGLEE, BRUCE W | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,648.15 | Date 11/22/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEYS, DAVID F | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,475.54 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VANCE, JOSHUA H | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,407.40 | Date 07/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRITTON, DAVID B | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $87,269.36 | Date 05/19/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, MARK P | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $86,649.82 | Date 11/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAGANO, JAMES M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $86,560.18 | Date 05/08/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ATWOOD, MARTHA J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $86,546.43 | Date 04/25/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAOLANO, ALBERT L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $85,908.33 | Date 11/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIORINI, ANN E | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $85,454.47 | Date 09/12/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, SU ANN M | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $85,433.37 | Date 09/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEARS, BRUCE P | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $85,386.55 | Date 10/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORTHRUP, DREW G | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $85,079.69 | Date 02/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUCE, RICHARD D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,892.46 | Date 06/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, RUSSELL R | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,850.99 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZEKUS, STEVEN S | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,757.98 | Date 01/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORTON, VICTOR A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,729.42 | Date 09/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROLAND, GREGORY L | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,630.82 | Date 03/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOUNTAIN, COLIN O | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,538.14 | Date 01/25/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLURE, LEE A | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,194.83 | Date 09/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PFUND, CHARLES D | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $84,154.44 | Date 04/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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