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 ZODIATIS, STELIOS | Employer name Sagamore Psych Center Children | Amount $222,822.41 | Date 08/31/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAULSEN, ROBERT T | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $222,814.16 | Date 08/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ZANDES, TIMOTHY L | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $222,787.17 | Date 03/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLANI, SOHAIL A | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $222,786.32 | Date 08/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARINO, MICHAEL P | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $222,732.80 | Date 08/22/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DADSON, IRENE P | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $222,710.93 | Date 08/02/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLYNN, DANIEL P | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $222,708.45 | Date 07/15/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PLESKO, VANCE | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $222,707.31 | Date 02/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BULIK, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of Long Beach | Amount $222,697.54 | Date 07/20/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RAJARATNAM, RANJIT C | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $222,667.27 | Date 08/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARK, BRIAN | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $222,632.60 | Date 07/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANICO, DOUGLAS | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $222,612.13 | Date 02/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROY, JOHN F | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,608.50 | Date 02/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GAFFNEY, JOSEPH M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,606.18 | Date 10/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VITALE, EDWARD J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,580.14 | Date 01/13/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TZANETOS, JOHN | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $222,512.12 | Date 07/11/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DI MAGGIO, PETER | Employer name City of Glen Cove | Amount $222,507.91 | Date 09/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KIM, CHANG W | Employer name Bronx Psych Center | Amount $222,481.07 | Date 08/15/1970 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADORNO, JOHN M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $222,446.96 | Date 11/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CALOBRISI, DOMINICK A | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,412.14 | Date 07/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MORLEY, GREGORY S | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,409.52 | Date 01/14/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MC ANDREW, JAMES A | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,409.01 | Date 06/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, MATHEW C | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,323.18 | Date 03/29/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KERLEY, RYAN P | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,322.54 | Date 11/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, SARAH W | Employer name St Lawrence Psych Center | Amount $222,305.81 | Date 07/22/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LACK, KENNETH W, JR | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,297.95 | Date 03/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BERDECIA, EDWIN D | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $222,284.45 | Date 09/29/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WARNER, DEREK E | Employer name Village of Hempstead | Amount $222,283.72 | Date 10/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GIANOTTI, RICKY S | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,281.92 | Date 12/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, CHARLES B, III | Employer name Town of Haverstraw | Amount $222,267.54 | Date 03/13/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FREDERICKS, JOHN M | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $222,254.80 | Date 01/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CICCONE, GLENN T | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,222.78 | Date 01/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHERNICK, STEVEN | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $222,174.24 | Date 07/12/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MADUEKWE, NNAMDI E | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $222,159.95 | Date 07/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, SY | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $222,147.01 | Date 10/30/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GARGAN, STEVEN M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,130.60 | Date 07/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ABRAMOWITZ, FRANKLIN R | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,126.52 | Date 06/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OSBORN, CLARKE W | Employer name Village of Suffern | Amount $222,066.40 | Date 12/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCHELHORN, JOHN E | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $222,058.81 | Date 03/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROGICH, KEITH P | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,040.69 | Date 04/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SALGADO, CRAIG A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $222,031.00 | Date 10/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GABRIELLI, ANTHONY | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $222,015.63 | Date 03/31/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HARSANY, SCOTT R | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $221,984.37 | Date 08/28/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KNEISEL, GERARD K | Employer name Village of Garden City | Amount $221,963.20 | Date 06/24/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SEWARD, TIMOTHY R | Employer name Village of Rockville Centre | Amount $221,961.83 | Date 04/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ABI-DARGHAM, ANISSA | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $221,943.07 | Date 07/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAUL, NANCY M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,933.81 | Date 12/08/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SIDDIKA, DIL A | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $221,894.21 | Date 07/17/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JILLING, FRANK G | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $221,888.88 | Date 07/20/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RIORDAN, LUCAS S | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,888.78 | Date 09/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PATEL, ASHOKKUMAR | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $221,883.04 | Date 07/05/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCCARTHY, SEAN M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $221,840.72 | Date 05/31/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SKRYPACK, SUSAN | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $221,821.52 | Date 12/31/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NARVAEZ, DAVID N | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $221,815.33 | Date 10/17/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REAGAN, JOSEPH F, JR | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $221,813.19 | Date 01/31/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCHAEFER, KENNETH P | Employer name Village of Rockville Centre | Amount $221,766.32 | Date 07/16/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, WILLIAM J | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $221,762.27 | Date 02/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BOYARSKY, BETH K, MD | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $221,759.65 | Date 07/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEGLEY, PATRICK G | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $221,742.07 | Date 12/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HABER, LINA L | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $221,734.52 | Date 07/01/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAIELLO, EUGENIO | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $221,714.89 | Date 07/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAFASCIANO, NICHOLAS A | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $221,707.57 | Date 07/16/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PROCTER, DENNIS E | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $221,704.49 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SAWIN, SCOTT J | Employer name Hartsdale Fire Dist Commission | Amount $221,695.41 | Date 04/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, BRIAN J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $221,673.21 | Date 01/29/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CROWLEY, JAMES K | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $221,669.52 | Date 01/02/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BEITER, SCOTT A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,656.72 | Date 04/09/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MC DOWELL, MICHAEL S | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,605.19 | Date 06/24/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CORRADINA, ALBERT M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $221,561.68 | Date 07/18/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GLENNON, BRIAN E | Employer name City of Glen Cove | Amount $221,545.56 | Date 07/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JONES, ROBERT | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $221,507.39 | Date 07/08/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FERRUCCI, GARY T | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $221,436.38 | Date 06/20/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, PAUL L | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,389.12 | Date 02/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RET, HERMAN A, JR | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $221,321.06 | Date 04/19/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ULLRICH, RICHARD A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,286.14 | Date 07/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KOVAL, JOSEPH P | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $221,269.10 | Date 10/29/1983 | 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 RUSSO, MATTHEW P | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $221,260.12 | Date 02/04/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire 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 KABIR, ASIYA | Employer name New York City Childrens Center | Amount $221,195.90 | Date 07/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OHLSEN, GARY R | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $221,182.10 | Date 11/03/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETERS, CHRISTOPHER T | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $221,143.72 | Date 02/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HODGES, TIMOTHY P | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $221,075.10 | Date 07/12/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COWCER, PHILIP P | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $221,054.16 | Date 04/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MICHAELS, THOMAS M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $221,024.88 | Date 11/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MULLEN, MICHAEL T | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $220,952.64 | Date 08/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MC ALLISTER, MICHAEL | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $220,933.01 | Date 03/25/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POPE, PAUL W, JR | Employer name Village of Rockville Centre | Amount $220,930.74 | Date 12/07/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DOLGOS, JAMES V | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $220,868.82 | Date 10/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BONENFANT, MICHAEL C | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $220,863.79 | Date 04/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LUTZ, MICHAEL G | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $220,845.76 | Date 01/24/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HOLLAND, RICHARD A | Employer name Village of Hempstead | Amount $220,794.64 | Date 02/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TYMECKI, KENNETH J, JR | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $220,790.99 | Date 11/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DE CICCO, FRANK | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $220,790.21 | Date 01/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GOSTISCHA, JOANNE | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $220,785.14 | Date 03/07/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHANAHAN, EDWARD V | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $220,783.88 | Date 01/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KNOWLTON, ROBERT J | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $220,752.01 | Date 01/05/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRAWFORD, ALEXANDER J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $220,744.93 | Date 10/21/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RAINEY, KENNETH J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $220,725.43 | Date 10/21/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REILLY, PATRICK | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $220,677.31 | Date 10/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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