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 DORIS, MATTHEW | Employer name Tuckahoe Common Sd | Amount $60,187.05 | Date 08/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROUGHT, GUY C | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $60,186.50 | Date 01/03/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEBER, JOHN T | Employer name Island Park UFSD | Amount $60,186.06 | Date 12/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KINAL, JAMES R | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $60,185.91 | Date 09/15/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARUSONE, PAUL A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $60,185.91 | Date 10/13/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRAWFORD, CHARLES C | Employer name SUNY Empire State College | Amount $60,185.91 | Date 07/23/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAMOLARO, ANTHONY A | Employer name Utica City School Dist | Amount $60,185.23 | Date 08/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAIA, ANTHONY A | Employer name Albany County | Amount $60,185.11 | Date 05/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASSON, PAUL R | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $60,184.80 | Date 03/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, EARL J | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $60,184.79 | Date 11/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRETT, RYAN D | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $60,184.58 | Date 02/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, ELAINE | Employer name Boces-Broome Delaware Tioga | Amount $60,184.55 | Date 01/31/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OTT, JENNIFER | Employer name Groveland Corr Facility | Amount $60,184.54 | Date 10/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUTTER, JAMES V, JR | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $60,184.44 | Date 03/17/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSO, EDWARD | Employer name Selden Fire District | Amount $60,184.30 | Date 04/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVONSKI, JENNIFER L | Employer name Wading River Fire District | Amount $60,184.17 | Date 06/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBOUR, MARGARET | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $60,184.08 | Date 10/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVESQUE, GARY P | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $60,183.70 | Date 10/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERRARA, MARGARET A | Employer name Connetquot CSD | Amount $60,183.43 | Date 10/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANLEY, KEVIN | Employer name Islip UFSD | Amount $60,183.42 | Date 12/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE FAZIO, CHARLES P | Employer name North Syracuse CSD | Amount $60,183.04 | Date 02/20/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RECORE, ERIC J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $60,183.01 | Date 02/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HENDERSON, RONALD G | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $60,182.95 | Date 09/18/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, KENNETH G | Employer name Town of Bethel | Amount $60,182.94 | Date 01/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOUSEKNECHT, GARY S | Employer name City of Ithaca | Amount $60,182.54 | Date 12/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'LEARY, JOSEPH G | Employer name Town of Southold | Amount $60,182.54 | Date 01/02/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MROZ, ANDREW J | Employer name Village of Chittenango | Amount $60,182.14 | Date 06/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANCISCO, NEIL | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $60,181.74 | Date 08/25/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WING, MAUREEN A | Employer name Lancaster CSD | Amount $60,181.62 | Date 10/31/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LASHWAY, SCOTT L | Employer name Altona Corr Facility | Amount $60,181.57 | Date 12/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENKINS, YVETTE | Employer name Brooklyn Public Library | Amount $60,181.57 | Date 02/16/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POLINSKI, CHRISTINE A | Employer name Utica City School Dist | Amount $60,181.48 | Date 12/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORTHRUP, MARY T | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $60,181.42 | Date 10/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, ALEXIS C | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $60,180.65 | Date 06/19/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSTENDORF, DIANE F | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $60,180.40 | Date 04/17/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDICK, DAVID R, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $60,180.29 | Date 11/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUSTIN, SHAWN M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $60,180.04 | Date 12/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARTHINS, LEEWOOD, JR | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $60,179.96 | Date 01/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALONE, EILEEN T | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $60,179.83 | Date 09/14/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALISI, KATHRYN A | Employer name Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD | Amount $60,179.58 | Date 11/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEVINE, KAYLA N | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $60,179.30 | Date 02/23/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTWOOD, NATHAN E | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $60,179.24 | Date 06/28/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASCARELLA, KATHY A | Employer name Middle Country CSD | Amount $60,179.02 | Date 05/19/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHURCH, SEAN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 5 | Amount $60,178.74 | Date 04/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI BENEDETTO, CATERINA M | Employer name Mamaroneck UFSD | Amount $60,178.44 | Date 09/19/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, MICHAEL W | Employer name Allegany County | Amount $60,178.21 | Date 07/05/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JIM, CHARLES | Employer name Creedmoor Psych Center | Amount $60,177.78 | Date 03/26/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUSTIG, LAURIE A | Employer name Sagamore Psych Center Children | Amount $60,177.78 | Date 03/19/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTIAN, HOLLY M | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $60,177.78 | Date 10/09/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUBER, KERRI L | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $60,177.78 | Date 12/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANCI, JEAN T | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $60,177.78 | Date 09/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROUSE, JANET M | Employer name Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Amount $60,177.78 | Date 02/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC RAE, ADRIAN P | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $60,177.77 | Date 07/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRISPINO, NICHOLAS S | Employer name City of Newburgh | Amount $60,177.46 | Date 03/21/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TODD, THOMAS R | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $60,177.44 | Date 07/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOTKIN, STEVEN A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $60,177.43 | Date 10/15/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, KIRK N | Employer name Schuyler County | Amount $60,177.39 | Date 10/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOESCHE, RICHARD D | Employer name Greenwood Lake UFSD | Amount $60,177.11 | Date 06/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEIGEL, CATHIE L | Employer name Saranac Lake CSD | Amount $60,176.93 | Date 10/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENSEN, WILLIAM S | Employer name Penn Yan Bd of Light Commis | Amount $60,176.77 | Date 08/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAHLER, KYRA L | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $60,176.41 | Date 06/26/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENLEAF, JOSEPH R | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $60,176.20 | Date 08/28/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STROKA, ERIK W | Employer name City of Poughkeepsie | Amount $60,175.68 | Date 07/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HOLZHAUER, SARAH J | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $60,175.58 | Date 10/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CSIZA, ANDREW B | Employer name Greene Corr Facility | Amount $60,175.26 | Date 01/07/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETRY, JOHN L, III | Employer name Rochester Psych Center | Amount $60,175.19 | Date 09/12/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL, AMICA A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $60,174.31 | Date 01/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONE, JACK A | Employer name Wantagh Public Library | Amount $60,174.13 | Date 07/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPARHAWK, STEPHEN H | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $60,173.94 | Date 09/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANKEY, JAMES A | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Brooklyn | Amount $60,173.79 | Date 05/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORD, WILLIAM R | Employer name Mayfield CSD | Amount $60,173.71 | Date 10/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARR, MICHAEL P, JR | Employer name Erie County | Amount $60,173.61 | Date 09/09/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOVICK-DALDER, PAULETTE | Employer name Westhampton Beach UFSD | Amount $60,173.21 | Date 10/17/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, RAYSHAUN L | Employer name Ulster Correction Facility | Amount $60,173.12 | Date 02/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LESZKOWICZ, THOMAS | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $60,173.01 | Date 03/18/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANKEY, CHARLES E | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $60,172.97 | Date 09/08/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIESOLOWSKI, TIMOTHY | Employer name Town of Goshen | Amount $60,172.82 | Date 08/12/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLAVITO, JENNY M | Employer name Office of Public Safety | Amount $60,172.71 | Date 08/30/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADY, MELANEE J | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $60,172.34 | Date 02/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEATOR, ABBY J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $60,172.08 | Date 07/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOEY, LEAH M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $60,171.92 | Date 01/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LI, JENNISE | Employer name Creedmoor Psych Center | Amount $60,171.71 | Date 04/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FOREST, LISA A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $60,171.67 | Date 12/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, BRADLEY R | Employer name Great Meadow Corr Facility | Amount $60,171.66 | Date 02/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, EVA M | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $60,171.54 | Date 11/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAPLAN, DVORAH | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $60,171.39 | Date 10/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELLIS, GREGORY W | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 2 | Amount $60,171.25 | Date 07/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUBER, ROBIN J | Employer name Town of East Fishkill | Amount $60,171.20 | Date 01/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS-WALKER, KELLY M | Employer name New Rochelle City School Dist | Amount $60,170.78 | Date 01/03/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONILLA, DIANA | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $60,170.65 | Date 03/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POLANCO, LIZETTE | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $60,170.46 | Date 02/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEKELI, KLAUS | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $60,169.79 | Date 05/05/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINKENHOKER, ROBERT J | Employer name Village of Brewster | Amount $60,169.75 | Date 12/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEZNEK, JASON T | Employer name Div Criminal Justice Serv | Amount $60,169.55 | Date 04/02/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DINGEE, BRIAN E | Employer name Town of Clinton | Amount $60,169.21 | Date 12/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIZENER, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of Rensselaer | Amount $60,168.91 | Date 12/27/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLIARD, JIMMY A | Employer name Albany County | Amount $60,168.85 | Date 11/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STERN, RICHARD J | Employer name Mahopac CSD | Amount $60,168.68 | Date 08/25/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAZZA, JONATHAN D | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $60,168.24 | Date 01/07/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YACUB, HAROLD Z | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $60,168.18 | Date 10/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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