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 MINIER, DANIEL E | Employer name Town of Islip | Amount $78,032.78 | Date 08/25/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GROFF, JOHN L | Employer name South Jefferson CSD | Amount $78,031.52 | Date 07/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WAIDELICH, JOANN W | Employer name Office of Public Safety | Amount $78,031.00 | Date 02/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTIAGO, JESSICA N | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $78,030.89 | Date 05/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOLL, SCOTT | Employer name Farmingdale UFSD | Amount $78,030.63 | Date 07/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIS, MARY E | Employer name Town of Sullivan | Amount $78,030.61 | Date 12/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIAMOND, JASON E | Employer name Ogdensburg Corr Facility | Amount $78,030.55 | Date 11/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAWYER, GERALD O, JR | Employer name Ogdensburg Corr Facility | Amount $78,029.04 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOVEY, NICHOLAS A | Employer name Wyoming Corr Facility | Amount $78,028.83 | Date 09/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCHANAN, DAWN M | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $78,028.83 | Date 03/28/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALGERIO, ALBERT | Employer name South Huntington UFSD | Amount $78,028.68 | Date 12/26/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HODGE, STEPHEN J | Employer name Willard Drug Treatment Campus | Amount $78,028.29 | Date 02/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNICKERBOCKER, CINDY J | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $78,028.16 | Date 11/14/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SATURNE, ARIEL A | Employer name Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Amount $78,027.91 | Date 07/03/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMATO, BETTY | Employer name Suffolk County Water Authority | Amount $78,027.82 | Date 10/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONGO, NICHOLAS D | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $78,027.42 | Date 09/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, MATTHEW J | Employer name Willard Drug Treatment Campus | Amount $78,027.29 | Date 07/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANCROFT, WARD C | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $78,026.83 | Date 02/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DICKINSON, MARCIA | Employer name Horseheads CSD | Amount $78,025.70 | Date 09/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAVEN, JANET M | Employer name Rochester Psych Center | Amount $78,025.17 | Date 07/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, MATTHEW J | Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility | Amount $78,024.76 | Date 11/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAYO, ASHANTI D | Employer name NYS Higher Education Services | Amount $78,024.56 | Date 07/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEISTEN, JASON G | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $78,023.67 | Date 01/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAGG, THOMAS A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $78,023.50 | Date 04/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEVINS, HENRY P | Employer name City of Lockport | Amount $78,022.86 | Date 03/03/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CRUES, KAMAL L | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $78,022.77 | Date 02/26/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRACY, SCOTT H | Employer name Washington County | Amount $78,022.76 | Date 07/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RHODES, MICHAEL J | Employer name Gowanda Correctional Facility | Amount $78,022.69 | Date 09/18/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALDRON, ROBERT B | Employer name NYC Family Court | Amount $78,022.66 | Date 09/16/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOREY, WAYNE A, JR | Employer name Jefferson County | Amount $78,022.51 | Date 10/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAETA, HEATHER J | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $78,022.11 | Date 02/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORIGLIANO, FRANK C | Employer name Town of Harrison | Amount $78,021.73 | Date 01/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARTER, JOHN J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $78,021.58 | Date 06/10/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRENCI, SALVATORE J | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $78,021.10 | Date 08/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRONTI, DONALD C | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $78,020.89 | Date 10/21/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGLISH, PATRICIA M | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $78,020.81 | Date 10/26/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, DIANNA | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $78,020.35 | Date 08/17/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REARDON, EDWARD P | Employer name Woodbourne Corr Facility | Amount $78,020.09 | Date 03/04/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEERY, JOHN J | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $78,019.77 | Date 02/29/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRZALKA, MARTIN L | Employer name Town of Wallkill | Amount $78,019.48 | Date 02/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COURTNEY, RANDALL S | Employer name Gowanda Correctional Facility | Amount $78,019.45 | Date 10/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAPPIA, JOHN M | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $78,018.81 | Date 07/30/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REUKAUF, HEIDI | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $78,018.77 | Date 02/03/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THEW, JOHN RS | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $78,018.72 | Date 10/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHEWS, CAROL ANNE M | Employer name Liverpool CSD | Amount $78,018.72 | Date 06/30/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANGELOSI, JOAN M | Employer name East Hampton UFSD | Amount $78,018.71 | Date 09/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUKIANSKY, JENNIFER L | Employer name Hudson Valley DDSO | Amount $78,018.53 | Date 10/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEPE, ROBERT J | Employer name Town of Smithtown | Amount $78,018.31 | Date 05/31/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEACH, JENNIFER A | Employer name Greater Binghamton Health Center | Amount $78,017.96 | Date 09/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERRUECO, GUILLERMO | Employer name Boces-Westchester Putnam | Amount $78,017.67 | Date 11/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERMAN, DANIEL G | Employer name Town of New Hartford | Amount $78,017.57 | Date 09/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GALLAGHER, KATHLEEN | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $78,017.34 | Date 05/07/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SILLARO, KIM T | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $78,016.62 | Date 01/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOCKENBERRY, BONNIE S | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $78,015.36 | Date 10/28/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEAL, JEFFREY K | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $78,014.36 | Date 07/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMANOWICZ, KAROL | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $78,013.89 | Date 08/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BEYER, ELIZABETH K | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $78,013.72 | Date 01/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENNINGS, DAVID | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $78,013.69 | Date 11/21/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RABADI, RAMI J | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $78,013.53 | Date 01/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELIX, PAUL GARDY | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $78,013.48 | Date 06/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, JOSE E | Employer name Elmsford UFSD | Amount $78,013.48 | Date 08/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDOLINA, CHARLES J | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $78,013.17 | Date 05/10/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PACCA, JOHN M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $78,013.11 | Date 12/19/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALLOCK, POLLY J | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $78,013.08 | Date 10/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ISLAM, MAHMUDUL | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 11 | Amount $78,012.59 | Date 11/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOKER, CHRISTOPHER G | Employer name Allegany St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $78,012.52 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STODOLSKI, WILLIAM G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $78,012.46 | Date 12/24/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRILL, MICHELE H | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $78,011.95 | Date 10/05/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOERRBECKER, KENNETH J | Employer name Village of Malverne | Amount $78,011.81 | Date 01/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, JOSHUA M | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $78,011.67 | Date 05/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLISON, VICTOR L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $78,011.54 | Date 08/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, KYLE L | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $78,010.92 | Date 08/02/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NASH, ANTHONY | Employer name City of Rome | Amount $78,010.72 | Date 05/14/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMMOND, KENNETH A | Employer name Coxsackie Corr Facility | Amount $78,010.53 | Date 10/25/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNIGHT, NATARA R | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $78,010.53 | Date 07/31/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSS, LONDA L | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $78,010.15 | Date 07/08/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIRIGLIANO, VINCENT J | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $78,010.05 | Date 05/10/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, MARKUS J | Employer name Village of Johnson City | Amount $78,009.97 | Date 02/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DONATI, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $78,009.71 | Date 03/22/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILCOX, THOMAS J, II | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $78,009.57 | Date 09/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROACH, NATHANIEL | Employer name Town of Southampton | Amount $78,009.53 | Date 01/24/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLMES, LAURAELLEN | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $78,009.49 | Date 05/19/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, MATTHEW A | Employer name Dev Auth of North Country | Amount $78,009.37 | Date 09/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODS, PAULETTE | Employer name Erie County | Amount $78,009.34 | Date 07/18/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIEN, KYLE J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $78,009.00 | Date 06/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAZQUEZ, JOSE M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $78,007.87 | Date 11/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FANELLI, TIMOTHY A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $78,007.75 | Date 04/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, GREGORY L | Employer name SUNY College at New Paltz | Amount $78,007.51 | Date 11/29/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WIEDRICK, JEFFREY D | Employer name Livingston County | Amount $78,006.56 | Date 11/18/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMOLEN, MARTIN T, IV | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $78,006.44 | Date 03/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DESMARAIS, TAMMY E | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $78,006.19 | Date 02/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BODIE PAPINO, BRIDGET C | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $78,004.78 | Date 08/22/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EARLEY, MICHEAL K | Employer name Albion Corr Facility | Amount $78,004.71 | Date 03/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HULL, DONALD F, JR | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $78,004.62 | Date 02/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOVERGINE, ROBERT | Employer name Lynbrook UFSD | Amount $78,004.54 | Date 11/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUADRI, CLAIRE G | Employer name Niagara Frontier Trans Auth | Amount $78,004.34 | Date 08/31/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUERCIA, ANDREA | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $78,004.10 | Date 10/25/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADSHAW-RABIE, LYDIA | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $78,004.06 | Date 04/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUNDO, KOBIE A | Employer name NYC Family Court | Amount $78,003.77 | Date 09/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVE, JAMES L | Employer name Otisville Corr Facility | Amount $78,003.50 | Date 12/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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