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 BALBUZOSKI, JOHN J | Employer name Town of Cheektowaga | Amount $68,198.67 | Date 07/29/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, EDWARD W | Employer name NYS Dormitory Authority | Amount $68,198.66 | Date 07/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHANG, JOSE L | Employer name NYS Dormitory Authority | Amount $68,198.66 | Date 03/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAGONE, JAMES J | Employer name NYS Dormitory Authority | Amount $68,198.66 | Date 09/29/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUERRIDO, EDWARD | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $68,198.52 | Date 03/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAERTEN-RIVERA, JAIME L | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $68,198.08 | Date 04/20/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE CAROLIS, PETER J | Employer name Erie County | Amount $68,198.04 | Date 01/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMID, KAREN B | Employer name Boces Suffolk 2Nd Sup Dist | Amount $68,198.01 | Date 11/25/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLFE, DENNIS L, JR | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $68,197.58 | Date 12/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMITT, CYNTHIA R | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $68,197.50 | Date 12/04/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCLOUGHLIN, THOMAS E | Employer name West Islip UFSD | Amount $68,197.22 | Date 01/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOEHLE, DOREEN R | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $68,197.20 | Date 01/03/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC CARTHY, CAROL L | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $68,197.20 | Date 06/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMOLO, NICOLE D | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $68,197.20 | Date 01/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLIEN, JACQUELIN | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $68,196.95 | Date 07/08/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUKOLECA, CHARLES R | Employer name Town of Hamburg | Amount $68,196.79 | Date 06/26/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELASQUEZ, LESLIE C | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $68,196.57 | Date 12/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEELEY, MOIRA N | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $68,196.46 | Date 12/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERIDAN, MATTHEW J | Employer name Wallkill Corr Facility | Amount $68,196.44 | Date 06/07/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIGALUS, GARY P | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $68,196.35 | Date 10/24/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEAUDOIN, ERIC A | Employer name Cape Vincent Corr Facility | Amount $68,196.14 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLENN, DANIEL W | Employer name Div Military & Naval Affairs | Amount $68,196.02 | Date 12/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWER, MATTHEW C | Employer name Huntington UFSD #3 | Amount $68,195.96 | Date 04/29/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINDEN, DONNA | Employer name Manhasset UFSD | Amount $68,195.91 | Date 09/22/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOLEDO, LUCY P | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $68,195.80 | Date 06/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIPS, JONATHAN J | Employer name Gowanda Correctional Facility | Amount $68,195.68 | Date 05/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEEMAN, BRADLEY D | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $68,195.63 | Date 12/10/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUNGO, ARLENE E | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 11 | Amount $68,195.55 | Date 11/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SURILLO, RYAN A | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $68,195.52 | Date 07/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CAIAZZO, JANET R | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $68,195.35 | Date 11/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDRIANO, JOHN | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $68,195.35 | Date 06/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEREZIN, MOSHE | Employer name Brooklyn Public Library | Amount $68,194.96 | Date 04/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIANCE, LEEANNE | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $68,194.69 | Date 04/25/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIERSALL, KYLE E | Employer name City of Utica | Amount $68,194.63 | Date 09/23/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SALISBURY, GINA B | Employer name East Irondequoit CSD | Amount $68,194.51 | Date 09/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRINIDAD, LUIS F | Employer name NY City St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $68,194.39 | Date 11/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARASHI, MAZIAR KEVIN | Employer name Off of The Med Inspector Gen | Amount $68,193.70 | Date 11/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAKE, LYNN M | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $68,193.12 | Date 08/11/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAIN, RICHARD W | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $68,193.07 | Date 03/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, KEVIN M, JR | Employer name Town of Greenburgh | Amount $68,192.88 | Date 12/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBRECHT, KEITH M | Employer name Town of Clarence | Amount $68,192.81 | Date 02/06/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNIN, CHERYL S | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $68,192.68 | Date 07/08/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EHEHALT, THOMAS W | Employer name Bellmore-Merrick CSD | Amount $68,192.08 | Date 06/26/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIGNATARO, CAROLYN A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $68,191.99 | Date 03/04/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANIGHETTI, MARY R | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $68,191.80 | Date 06/24/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, PATRICIA | Employer name West Irondequoit CSD | Amount $68,191.60 | Date 11/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAND, BRAD M | Employer name Riverview Correction Facility | Amount $68,191.33 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'MELIA, LAURA M | Employer name Albany County | Amount $68,190.77 | Date 10/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDERICKS, WAYNE A | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $68,190.26 | Date 08/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REILLY, DENNIS L | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $68,189.88 | Date 11/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAWLEY, CHRISTOPHER S | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $68,189.77 | Date 01/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name XING, YING | Employer name Farmingdale Public Library | Amount $68,189.22 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICKER, RYAN J | Employer name Medicaid Fraud Control | Amount $68,189.02 | Date 12/29/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBERT, LYNDA B | Employer name Boces-Erie 1St Sup District | Amount $68,188.95 | Date 02/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHASE, DEREK B | Employer name Boces-Erie 1St Sup District | Amount $68,188.95 | Date 04/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEER, WILLIAM J | Employer name Boces-Erie 1St Sup District | Amount $68,188.95 | Date 04/26/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARK, THERESA A | Employer name Boces-Erie 1St Sup District | Amount $68,188.95 | Date 12/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROCK, DONNA M | Employer name Bay Shore UFSD | Amount $68,188.90 | Date 09/24/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'LOUGHLIN, JAMES P | Employer name Island Trees UFSD | Amount $68,188.88 | Date 05/09/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, KIMBERLY A | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $68,188.44 | Date 04/19/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOYLE, DANIEL R | Employer name Gowanda Correctional Facility | Amount $68,188.29 | Date 07/23/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOOD, RON | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $68,188.21 | Date 07/12/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAGNAR, DANIEL M | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $68,188.05 | Date 08/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARD, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of Gloversville | Amount $68,188.05 | Date 08/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YOHN, LINDA S | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $68,186.81 | Date 06/28/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLUTE, AMY S | Employer name Warren County | Amount $68,186.73 | Date 02/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASTERELLA, BONNIE J | Employer name Village of Mamaroneck | Amount $68,186.51 | Date 02/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COUSINEAU, KINDRA E | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $68,186.39 | Date 11/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOLEDO, ISMAEL | Employer name Metro New York DDSO | Amount $68,186.34 | Date 08/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLIDAY, JOSHUA D | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $68,186.32 | Date 07/30/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRISENTHWAITE, TODD J | Employer name Coxsackie Corr Facility | Amount $68,186.14 | Date 01/11/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, MICHAEL D | Employer name City of Ithaca | Amount $68,186.07 | Date 01/02/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOMBARDI, JOSEPH A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $68,185.87 | Date 03/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEWSON, HOWARD | Employer name Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD | Amount $68,185.34 | Date 09/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLST, JOHN E | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $68,185.06 | Date 05/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BODNAR, BARBARA J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $68,184.63 | Date 06/28/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAZZONE, ALEXANDER D | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $68,184.62 | Date 03/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINLAN, CHRISTINE S | Employer name Village of Avon | Amount $68,184.47 | Date 03/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FISHER, MARVA H | Employer name New York City Childrens Center | Amount $68,184.15 | Date 03/18/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITTEMORE, KENNETH L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $68,184.15 | Date 07/15/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONARD, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Steuben County | Amount $68,184.11 | Date 06/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEDNOSKI, JAYME L | Employer name Town of Southold | Amount $68,183.56 | Date 06/21/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KETTERER, ROSE ANN | Employer name Jericho UFSD | Amount $68,183.51 | Date 09/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POHL, AUSTIN M | Employer name City of Rome | Amount $68,183.26 | Date 08/20/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LANPHER, ERIC A | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $68,182.79 | Date 01/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, SCOTT A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $68,181.91 | Date 03/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBERSON, CAROL A | Employer name Roslyn UFSD | Amount $68,181.79 | Date 08/30/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRIPP, CHARLES A | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $68,181.71 | Date 01/17/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEHLINGER, BRIAN | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $68,181.26 | Date 04/27/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICANDRI, JOHN M | Employer name Town of Seneca Falls | Amount $68,180.93 | Date 11/12/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RITZ, ANNE | Employer name Port Chester-Rye UFSD | Amount $68,180.70 | Date 12/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FACTEAU, PAUL J | Employer name Albany County | Amount $68,180.52 | Date 08/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, JARRETT L | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $68,179.99 | Date 04/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELAZQUEZ, MELISSA C | Employer name NYC Family Court | Amount $68,179.70 | Date 01/18/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, YANNICK J W | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $68,179.65 | Date 10/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOODEN, ANSEL A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $68,179.47 | Date 08/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLUSKEY, PATRICK W | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $68,179.28 | Date 01/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANNA, CYNTHIA A | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $68,178.84 | Date 01/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALEXANDRE, LIOLETTE J | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $68,178.42 | Date 10/08/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAHNSEN, ROBIN | Employer name Town of Islip | Amount $68,177.73 | Date 03/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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