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 WAGNER, JAMES H | Employer name Town of Elmira | Amount $59,759.96 | Date 11/02/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDERICKS, KATHRYN E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,759.95 | Date 09/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOYLE, BRIAN J | Employer name Franklin Corr Facility | Amount $59,759.84 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLLAR, JULIA ANN | Employer name Chenango County | Amount $59,759.53 | Date 04/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DERMOTT, TERRENCE P | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $59,759.37 | Date 03/27/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ESPOSITO, RICHARD N | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $59,759.11 | Date 07/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WARNER, DALE L | Employer name Bare Hill Correction Facility | Amount $59,759.04 | Date 01/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENNIS, JAMES C | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $59,758.67 | Date 05/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, MICHAEL A | Employer name Livingston Correction Facility | Amount $59,758.46 | Date 10/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERNYE, DEBRA G | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $59,758.41 | Date 06/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, SHIRLEY | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $59,758.27 | Date 01/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAKEMORE, JOSEPHINE E | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $59,758.04 | Date 10/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMERALDI, LISA J | Employer name Housing Finance Agcy | Amount $59,757.71 | Date 12/31/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, ANDREW H | Employer name Albany County | Amount $59,757.63 | Date 02/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSORIO, FERNANDO A | Employer name Eastport/S. Manor CSD | Amount $59,756.93 | Date 09/14/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, DELISA M | Employer name Metro New York DDSO | Amount $59,756.80 | Date 09/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORONTO, VINCENT R | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $59,756.50 | Date 04/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILL, LAURA M | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $59,756.37 | Date 02/28/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAGAN, STACEY L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $59,756.03 | Date 07/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONNER, BRENDON A | Employer name Village of Monticello | Amount $59,755.95 | Date 07/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, MICHAEL P | Employer name Fulton County | Amount $59,755.50 | Date 07/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, CHARLES A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $59,755.24 | Date 05/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROCKETT, JOHN C | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $59,755.20 | Date 08/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IVES, MONTE | Employer name Wellsville CSD | Amount $59,754.82 | Date 12/18/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONDI, DEBORA A | Employer name Boces Eastern Suffolk | Amount $59,754.79 | Date 09/24/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRICE, HEATHER E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $59,754.65 | Date 05/26/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAY, BRANDON A | Employer name Town of Greenfield | Amount $59,754.11 | Date 11/30/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IVERSON, STEVIE E | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $59,753.99 | Date 03/29/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, ERVIN | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $59,753.92 | Date 01/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITER, JUSTIN T | Employer name City of Troy | Amount $59,753.67 | Date 02/02/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name UHLL, JOSEPH C | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $59,753.31 | Date 07/06/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOWTIN, DENISE | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $59,753.24 | Date 06/11/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONCZEK, RICHARD | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $59,753.18 | Date 09/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUCHY, THOMAS J | Employer name Otisville Corr Facility | Amount $59,752.99 | Date 02/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARTIS, RICKEY L | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $59,752.84 | Date 11/18/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNAFIELD, CRYSTAL B | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $59,752.11 | Date 07/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, DEREK E | Employer name Columbia County | Amount $59,752.10 | Date 01/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATES, LISA M | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,752.06 | Date 08/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, RALTON A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $59,751.57 | Date 07/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWEENEY, RYAN P | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $59,751.54 | Date 01/09/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, TINA M | Employer name Albany County | Amount $59,751.20 | Date 08/03/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSH, SHERRI L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,751.15 | Date 01/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'CONNELL, SEAN P | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $59,750.94 | Date 10/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, CHERYL Y | Employer name Mount Vernon Public Library | Amount $59,750.37 | Date 08/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEYHL, JOSEPH T | Employer name Sachem CSD at Holbrook | Amount $59,750.28 | Date 09/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIMNY, CECILIA | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $59,750.15 | Date 09/05/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAUGHAN, RICHARD J | Employer name Massapequa UFSD | Amount $59,750.02 | Date 06/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANUELE, ANITA D | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $59,749.60 | Date 07/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICE, EDWARD J | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $59,749.25 | Date 05/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEGUIN, ERIC | Employer name Albany County | Amount $59,749.24 | Date 01/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORNETTA, LAWRENCE R, III | Employer name Patchogue-Medford UFSD | Amount $59,749.18 | Date 07/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANESSIAN, DAVID H | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $59,748.94 | Date 02/22/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REES, MICHELE R | Employer name Livingston County | Amount $59,748.74 | Date 12/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMACHER, WENDY A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $59,748.72 | Date 08/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, ROBERT E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $59,748.71 | Date 02/16/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WONDSEL, CHERYL A | Employer name Haldane CSD - Philipstown | Amount $59,748.54 | Date 07/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FISCHER, DAWN E | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,748.16 | Date 01/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOZLOWSKI, ROBERT L | Employer name Albany County | Amount $59,748.15 | Date 04/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHMAN, TAV J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $59,748.10 | Date 12/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLLINS, MARTIN J | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $59,748.07 | Date 08/27/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, SHANDELL | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $59,747.99 | Date 09/14/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRUKOWSKI, EDMUND L, JR | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $59,747.76 | Date 01/15/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PISERA, LISA M | Employer name Katonah-Lewisboro UFSD | Amount $59,747.67 | Date 05/31/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDRICKSON, MARY | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $59,747.56 | Date 01/12/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GASPER, TAYLOR K | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $59,747.32 | Date 04/18/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORNARO, ARSENIO | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $59,747.22 | Date 12/11/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HATZELMAN, ALBERT M | Employer name Nassau Co Voc Edu & Ext Bd | Amount $59,747.17 | Date 04/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, MARGARET T | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,747.09 | Date 01/29/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIU, YIFEN | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $59,746.80 | Date 11/24/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUMMINGS, KAREN R | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $59,746.62 | Date 01/14/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, PAUL A | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $59,746.57 | Date 07/19/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANSON, STEVEN D | Employer name Education Department | Amount $59,746.23 | Date 03/20/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIVER, RICHARD W | Employer name Town of Clay | Amount $59,745.72 | Date 02/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMONETTI, ANTHONY J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $59,745.70 | Date 09/14/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KORNAK, KRISTEN F | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $59,745.42 | Date 06/24/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARDY, MARY E | Employer name Central Islip UFSD | Amount $59,745.25 | Date 09/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIGOGLIOSI, CATHERINE A | Employer name Central Islip UFSD | Amount $59,745.25 | Date 03/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, MICHAEL | Employer name Brentwood UFSD | Amount $59,745.11 | Date 01/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAINO, MICHAEL N | Employer name Brentwood UFSD | Amount $59,745.10 | Date 08/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRAUSS, BRENDA J | Employer name Dept Health - Veterans Home | Amount $59,744.95 | Date 12/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONE, PAMELA F | Employer name NYS School For The Blind | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 01/09/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERRMANN, ASTRID M | Employer name NYS School For The Blind | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEINER, JOHN E, JR | Employer name NYS School For The Blind | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 03/03/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODDY, PEGGY A | Employer name St Lawrence Psych Center | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 08/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, LINDSAY B | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 08/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, WANDA A | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 09/25/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNEDY, ELIZABETH K | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 03/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALKA, ADAM B | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 11/08/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHULTES, DARLEEN | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 12/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENCHLEY, BETH R | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LABRIE, PHILIP E | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 12/06/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERWANGER, PATRICIA A | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 01/24/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DARROW, DENNIS J | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 02/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAY, KENNETH P | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 02/23/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARWIN, DENNIS M | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 10/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWAK, JAMES D | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 11/10/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSS, RICHARD T | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 05/23/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESSIE, KATHLEEN | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 03/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, JEFFREY L | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 12/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATSOS, DANIEL R | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $59,744.54 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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