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 SALMON, JOSEPH F, JR | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $72,205.16 | Date 01/23/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GESSNER, PETER J | Employer name Town of Stony Point | Amount $72,205.14 | Date 02/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONGELEWIC, BRIAN J | Employer name Albany County | Amount $72,204.64 | Date 09/27/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREWER, PATRICIA | Employer name Orange County | Amount $72,204.36 | Date 04/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARMSTRONG, WALTER W, III | Employer name Boces-Albany Schenect Schohari | Amount $72,203.95 | Date 02/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, STEPHANY M | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $72,203.71 | Date 03/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHKRELI, DRANA | Employer name Carmel CSD | Amount $72,203.42 | Date 09/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRONG, MARIA D | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $72,202.78 | Date 06/13/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREEN SAUNDERS, LAURA L | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $72,201.37 | Date 01/12/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COPELAND, HEIDI A | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $72,200.30 | Date 02/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWELL, CLARENCE NG | Employer name Cold Spring Harbor CSD | Amount $72,200.30 | Date 09/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HESS, DONALD D | Employer name Cape Vincent Corr Facility | Amount $72,200.29 | Date 08/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, TIMOTHY R | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $72,199.93 | Date 03/11/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POUND, JESSE W | Employer name Warren County | Amount $72,199.18 | Date 10/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUANG, YUGEN | Employer name Queens Borough Public Library | Amount $72,199.11 | Date 05/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EASTMAN, THOMAS P | Employer name West Seneca CSD | Amount $72,198.90 | Date 03/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERGUSON, HENRY T, II | Employer name Elmira Childrens Services | Amount $72,198.03 | Date 06/05/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLOSTER, THOMAS J | Employer name Town of Wallkill | Amount $72,197.75 | Date 04/07/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELL, JUSTIN A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $72,197.66 | Date 11/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUGGIERO, JENNIE | Employer name Orange County | Amount $72,197.58 | Date 12/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRECO, BARBARA J | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $72,197.49 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SENATORE, CAROL | Employer name Northport E Northport Pub Lib | Amount $72,197.31 | Date 12/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC NEIL, THOMAS A | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $72,196.79 | Date 04/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'DEA, LISA A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $72,196.49 | Date 04/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARDY, LAVERNE K | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $72,195.39 | Date 03/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DEVITO, WILLIAM A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $72,195.24 | Date 04/26/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATERMAN, DANIEL M | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $72,195.15 | Date 04/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAPELKE, JOSEPH B | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $72,194.75 | Date 12/18/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANDELA, ANA MARIA | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $72,194.73 | Date 01/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SILLETT, MICHAEL C | Employer name City of Niagara Falls | Amount $72,194.60 | Date 02/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DURAN-CRUZ, MARISSA | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $72,194.57 | Date 10/26/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHADWICK, JEFFERY E | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $72,194.56 | Date 04/15/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FREIBERGER, LANCE | Employer name Boces Wash'sar'War'Ham'Essex | Amount $72,194.28 | Date 11/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ROYAL | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $72,194.15 | Date 04/29/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOISE, HOWARD C | Employer name Marcy Correctional Facility | Amount $72,193.44 | Date 11/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARNEY, JOSHUA S | Employer name Franklin Corr Facility | Amount $72,193.42 | Date 05/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EISNER, ANN S | Employer name Columbia County | Amount $72,193.34 | Date 04/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUARINO, CAROL A | Employer name Helen Hayes Hospital | Amount $72,193.23 | Date 01/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANFIELD, JANET B | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $72,192.97 | Date 02/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, RICHARD | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $72,192.94 | Date 11/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WECKESSER, JAMES G, JR | Employer name Five Points Corr Facility | Amount $72,192.91 | Date 01/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNER, MARYVIC | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $72,192.80 | Date 11/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEDESCO, TERRY L | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $72,192.49 | Date 11/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUMPHREY, MARY ANN | Employer name Westbury UFSD | Amount $72,192.49 | Date 12/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNAN, JO MARIE | Employer name Oceanside UFSD | Amount $72,192.32 | Date 03/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIENZO, MARK A, SR | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $72,192.08 | Date 06/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORAN, SHARON M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $72,191.73 | Date 07/02/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOB, KEYSON V | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $72,191.44 | Date 07/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURNER, JEANNE L | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $72,191.43 | Date 07/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWNELL, STANLEY J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $72,191.43 | Date 01/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Uniondale UFSD | Amount $72,191.18 | Date 04/08/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERROTTA, JULIUS F | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $72,191.14 | Date 03/23/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VECCHIARELLI, KEVIN | Employer name City of Middletown | Amount $72,190.69 | Date 03/21/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FEALEY, THOMAS J | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $72,190.33 | Date 06/06/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, DEBORAH J | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $72,190.10 | Date 07/22/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAESCHKE, RUSSELL E | Employer name Town of Cortlandt | Amount $72,190.02 | Date 11/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENT, SHANISE N | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $72,189.89 | Date 04/10/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAISE, BUTTERFLY L | Employer name SUNY College at Plattsburgh | Amount $72,189.66 | Date 08/03/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNKLEY, NICKESHA S | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $72,189.59 | Date 05/04/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLNIEWICZ, PATRICIA | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $72,189.28 | Date 04/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRUBB, SUSAN C | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $72,189.09 | Date 11/23/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODDY, KATHERINE A | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $72,188.99 | Date 11/02/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIGAN, JAMES H, JR | Employer name Franklin Corr Facility | Amount $72,188.98 | Date 07/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIN, SUSANNE E | Employer name Livingston County | Amount $72,188.85 | Date 03/31/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANK, OWEN C | Employer name Chemung County Library Dist | Amount $72,188.80 | Date 12/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARMODY, RAYMOND M | Employer name Div Military & Naval Affairs | Amount $72,188.74 | Date 11/27/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZEHR, TRAVIS M | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $72,188.58 | Date 03/25/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, MATTHEW T | Employer name City of Auburn | Amount $72,188.28 | Date 03/22/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GARDELLA, ADAM S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 1 | Amount $72,188.08 | Date 10/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILBERT, BERNARD H | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $72,187.91 | Date 04/07/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASTILLO, CELIO J | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $72,187.88 | Date 03/11/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYDO, KAITLIN M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $72,187.68 | Date 03/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEFAZIO, JOHN M | Employer name NYS Higher Education Services | Amount $72,187.35 | Date 01/18/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOLEN, JEFFERY, JR | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $72,187.26 | Date 05/20/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, ARTHUR J | Employer name West Babylon UFSD | Amount $72,187.13 | Date 03/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRONSON, GREGORY T | Employer name Franklin Corr Facility | Amount $72,186.96 | Date 04/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, JOSE G | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $72,186.45 | Date 12/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EMMANUEL, JEAN E | Employer name Hudson Valley DDSO | Amount $72,186.35 | Date 03/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONADONNA, MICHAEL S | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $72,186.21 | Date 04/07/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEMARAIS, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Moriah Shock Incarce Corr Fac | Amount $72,185.87 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VARGAS, FRANCISCO R | Employer name Locust Valley CSD | Amount $72,185.76 | Date 12/21/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, CORY R | Employer name Shawangunk Correctional Facili | Amount $72,185.45 | Date 07/05/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLORES, MARIA M | Employer name Monticello CSD | Amount $72,185.29 | Date 08/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEL GAIS, CHRISTINA M | Employer name Valley Stream UFSD 13 | Amount $72,185.06 | Date 09/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC VIE, NICHOLAS D | Employer name Office of Public Safety | Amount $72,184.90 | Date 04/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, STEVEN D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 5 | Amount $72,184.64 | Date 04/20/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMPSON, DEVAUGHN F | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $72,184.28 | Date 11/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDDY, BRYAN D | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $72,184.10 | Date 12/22/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARDONA, KIMBERLY A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $72,184.09 | Date 10/11/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLARD, SHERRY A | Employer name Lewis County | Amount $72,183.73 | Date 03/22/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MODLO, GARRETT | Employer name Greater Binghamton Health Center | Amount $72,183.71 | Date 08/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELLEVILLE, CHRISTINE M | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $72,183.43 | Date 11/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANKERT, JOHN R | Employer name Marcy Correctional Facility | Amount $72,183.36 | Date 04/24/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEE, SUSAN G | Employer name Lakeland CSD of Shrub Oak | Amount $72,183.12 | Date 01/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEENAN, JESSE E | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $72,182.69 | Date 10/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TROIANO, JOSEPH A | Employer name City of Schenectady | Amount $72,182.09 | Date 07/11/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAHN, ERIC R | Employer name Collins Corr Facility | Amount $72,181.78 | Date 08/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAMISON, THELMA H | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $72,181.67 | Date 09/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, CHRISTOPHER E | Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility | Amount $72,181.35 | Date 06/22/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILDEBRANDT, ROBERT | Employer name Jericho UFSD | Amount $72,181.12 | Date 07/20/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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