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 OFFHAUS, DARRYL J | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $54,423.65 | Date 09/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALINKAS, CHRISTOPHER W | Employer name Pine Bush CSD | Amount $54,423.42 | Date 01/12/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RECKAHN, DAVID V | Employer name Essex Soil,Wtr Cons District | Amount $54,423.23 | Date 10/18/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLATER, SUSAN B | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $54,422.94 | Date 07/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIAZZO, PATRICIA A | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 10/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIONDO, DONATELLA | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 01/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEDERICO, VICTORIA | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 09/18/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIGUEROA, VICTORIA | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 11/29/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name UNGAR, LISA A | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 08/07/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDMAN, MELANIE J | Employer name Ninth Judicial Dist | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 11/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUARENTE, ANTHONY L | Employer name Ninth Judicial Dist | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 11/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURNER, DAVID E | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 06/29/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIVINGSTON, CHERYL D | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 02/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, ARLENE R | Employer name County Clerks Within Nyc | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 12/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAMELL-WILSON, MICHELLE A | Employer name County Clerks Within Nyc | Amount $54,422.41 | Date 08/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLAND, JOSEPH M | Employer name Moriah Shock Incarce Corr Fac | Amount $54,422.31 | Date 07/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCHANAN, GARY L | Employer name Jamestown City School Dist | Amount $54,422.17 | Date 07/21/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULKIN, MARK R | Employer name Boces St Lawrence Lewis | Amount $54,422.10 | Date 03/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERRILL, KATHRYNN E | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $54,422.08 | Date 06/29/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PESTILLO, BRENDA | Employer name New York State Assembly | Amount $54,421.93 | Date 01/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DURTSCHE, THOMAS R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $54,421.90 | Date 02/19/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOLOMON, JESSICA L | Employer name SUNY College Techn Morrisville | Amount $54,421.84 | Date 09/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REUSCH, JEFFREY D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $54,421.77 | Date 06/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUILBAUD, RAYMOND L | Employer name Brooklyn Public Library | Amount $54,421.51 | Date 06/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOYE, PATRICK I | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $54,421.41 | Date 11/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEAL, PAUL A | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $54,421.39 | Date 07/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOVE, MICHELE L | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $54,421.25 | Date 03/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANCO, LAURA | Employer name Deer Park UFSD | Amount $54,421.20 | Date 12/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PENA, RAFAEL E | Employer name Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD | Amount $54,420.72 | Date 03/02/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REDLON, RICHARD H, JR | Employer name Brewster CSD | Amount $54,420.58 | Date 01/30/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHKO, CARMEN L | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $54,420.33 | Date 09/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, MICHAEL B | Employer name Town of Mamaroneck | Amount $54,420.16 | Date 05/28/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBA, WILLIAM C, JR | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 09/21/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIONDOLILLO, SUZAN E | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 02/17/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLISON, JESSICA D | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 07/17/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EXANTUS, JEAN J | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 12/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINGER, BARBARA A | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 05/10/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANE, CHRISTIAN J | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 04/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAZZARO, ALFRED | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 09/21/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, MARVIN A | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 02/23/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LORELLI, DANIEL P | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 07/07/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHER, MATTHEW W | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $54,420.14 | Date 10/05/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, TRAVIS C | Employer name SUNY Albany | Amount $54,420.05 | Date 03/31/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYERS, LAURIE A | Employer name Lancaster CSD | Amount $54,419.93 | Date 06/05/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEISHAAR, CHERYL L | Employer name Village of Washingtonville | Amount $54,419.84 | Date 09/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLARD, VALERIE C | Employer name Geneva Housing Authority | Amount $54,419.45 | Date 12/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMMOND, PAMELA L | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $54,419.28 | Date 03/30/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STALLWORTH, ZULEEN | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $54,419.19 | Date 07/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUSE, LAURIE A | Employer name Town of Clifton Park | Amount $54,419.14 | Date 08/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TESTA, RONALD A | Employer name Town of Frankfort | Amount $54,419.04 | Date 07/02/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VANSCHOICK, JOHN D | Employer name Camden CSD | Amount $54,418.82 | Date 02/26/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASHIN, MARK C | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $54,418.75 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, GREGG S | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $54,418.72 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VESNESKE, WILLIAM D | Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility | Amount $54,418.38 | Date 05/30/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALKER-CUMMINGS, KAYON T | Employer name East Ramapo CSD | Amount $54,418.30 | Date 10/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, MICHAEL P | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Syracuse | Amount $54,418.17 | Date 11/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, MATTHEW J | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $54,417.74 | Date 10/09/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEYDEN, TIMOTHY E | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $54,417.70 | Date 12/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAVOY, PATSY L | Employer name Bare Hill Correction Facility | Amount $54,417.66 | Date 09/29/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IRWIN, DANIEL W | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $54,417.58 | Date 02/11/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LENNON, LAUREN O | Employer name Fourth Jud Dept - Nonjudicial | Amount $54,417.48 | Date 11/12/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCALA, JAMES W | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $54,416.88 | Date 10/19/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTHEWS, STEVEN L | Employer name Town of Clinton | Amount $54,416.68 | Date 05/02/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACEVEDO, SORYS B | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $54,416.37 | Date 04/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMOS, NATHAN A | Employer name Newark CSD | Amount $54,416.08 | Date 08/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALCOLM, JOYCE E | Employer name Greater Binghamton Health Center | Amount $54,416.03 | Date 11/03/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEHOE, DAVID T | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $54,415.79 | Date 07/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORLEW, PETER S | Employer name Warrensburg CSD | Amount $54,415.76 | Date 12/08/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, JULIE A | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $54,415.47 | Date 01/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YADDAW, KELLY | Employer name Boces-Wayne Finger Lakes | Amount $54,415.32 | Date 09/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAUBER, CAROL D | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $54,415.29 | Date 11/14/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAVIN, MICHAEL K | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $54,414.86 | Date 09/04/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOTO, LESLIE A | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $54,414.77 | Date 06/13/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, CHRISTINE | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $54,414.74 | Date 10/05/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SABINS, LEON EDWARD | Employer name Village of Cohocton | Amount $54,414.59 | Date 03/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLENBECK, JAMES T | Employer name Elmira City School Dist | Amount $54,414.44 | Date 02/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERTRAM, BONNIE L | Employer name Columbia County | Amount $54,414.27 | Date 04/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVEY, DANIEL B | Employer name Town of Geneseo | Amount $54,414.18 | Date 03/05/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLINE, DEBORAH L | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $54,414.00 | Date 02/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAWL, GEORGE | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $54,414.00 | Date 04/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURRAY, BRIAN | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $54,413.98 | Date 07/19/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSS, MELANIE D | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $54,413.97 | Date 07/18/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBAN, PRISCILLA B | Employer name Clinton County | Amount $54,413.69 | Date 03/02/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRAENOLA, GERALD A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $54,413.66 | Date 04/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, DANIEL W | Employer name Jamestown City School Dist | Amount $54,413.55 | Date 01/08/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREANO, ADRIANA M | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $54,412.87 | Date 01/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOSTOS, EDWIN | Employer name Metro New York DDSO | Amount $54,412.86 | Date 12/25/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRK, KIM-MARIE | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $54,412.81 | Date 01/16/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, MICHELE | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $54,412.80 | Date 04/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLMSTROM, PATRICIA L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $54,412.80 | Date 11/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMARA, OUMIE | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $54,412.73 | Date 09/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAMANN, PAUL F | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $54,412.65 | Date 06/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YONGE, LANCE R | Employer name Town of Milo | Amount $54,412.63 | Date 06/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DISCHNER, CRAIG R | Employer name Five Points Corr Facility | Amount $54,412.33 | Date 06/29/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBERTSON, PATTI A | Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility | Amount $54,412.33 | Date 08/25/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORTON, JAMES A, JR | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $54,411.93 | Date 04/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THORNTON, MELANIE A | Employer name Madison County | Amount $54,411.93 | Date 03/30/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMPLE, HELEN JO | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $54,411.89 | Date 06/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERRINGTON, JEFFREY P | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $54,411.74 | Date 07/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, BRIAN J | Employer name Town of Wellsville | Amount $54,411.66 | Date 01/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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