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 HARRINGTON, JAMES B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 07/06/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETTIT, PETER M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 06/25/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRICKLAND, JAMES G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 07/29/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICE, ROBERT E, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 2 | Amount $125,242.63 | Date 06/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAZZIE, MICHAEL | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $125,242.60 | Date 12/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN EGMOND, JAMES G | Employer name City of Niagara Falls | Amount $125,242.31 | Date 03/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HILTBRAND, ROBERT W | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $125,241.54 | Date 01/19/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHTER, DANIEL E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,241.45 | Date 09/13/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SLUZAR, JOSEPH | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,241.33 | Date 01/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNUDSONCHOUFFI, BRENDA | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,239.89 | Date 09/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCKLEY, DENNIS P | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,238.59 | Date 10/03/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, FELICIA P | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $125,234.54 | Date 09/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASS, RONALD J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,234.34 | Date 03/31/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARLSON, KAREN E | Employer name Education Department | Amount $125,234.33 | Date 08/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LABOY, REMINGTON J | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $125,234.11 | Date 09/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YACOVONE, TRAVIS | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $125,233.63 | Date 07/22/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOLLIFFE, LAUREL J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,232.66 | Date 07/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILSON, DEBORAH J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,231.52 | Date 10/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WASHINGTON, JENNIFER M | Employer name Office For The Aging | Amount $125,230.81 | Date 01/16/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALANDRA, MATTHEW | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $125,230.41 | Date 03/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUNKLE, CHRISTOPHER D | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $125,230.10 | Date 09/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOURGEOIS, RONALD K | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $125,229.83 | Date 04/13/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name THOMSON, BRIAN K | Employer name Hutchings Psych Center | Amount $125,229.00 | Date 09/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, SUSAN E | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $125,228.47 | Date 03/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MENRATH, SCOTT M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,228.18 | Date 04/15/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA PIANA, ANTHONY J | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $125,225.42 | Date 09/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WISNIEWSKI, MICHAEL E | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $125,225.12 | Date 09/30/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GERMINARO, FRANK | Employer name Village of Hempstead | Amount $125,224.62 | Date 11/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POND, LEROY L, III | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $125,224.54 | Date 06/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ESHBAUGH, PAMELA M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $125,224.36 | Date 04/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASSETT, JOHN F | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $125,224.19 | Date 12/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLEMING, DAVID J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,224.10 | Date 07/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SENETA, IRENE B | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,223.92 | Date 08/26/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLAM, LESLIE | Employer name Div Criminal Justice Serv | Amount $125,221.77 | Date 07/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RILEY, MARJORIE A | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $125,219.52 | Date 09/14/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSO, DAVID | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $125,219.19 | Date 06/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIANCA, MARK A | Employer name Hale Creek Asactc | Amount $125,218.47 | Date 06/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORSEK, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $125,218.19 | Date 05/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAINE, SIDNEY C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 3 | Amount $125,217.97 | Date 09/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALLARD, CHARLES E, JR | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $125,216.67 | Date 04/16/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONARD, JEFFREY P | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,216.09 | Date 03/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIRESTONE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Bayport Blue Point Pub Library | Amount $125,216.00 | Date 12/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VANNESS, KEVIN | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $125,215.30 | Date 02/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINDS, JAMES R | Employer name Education Department | Amount $125,212.76 | Date 04/16/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIELY, MARY R | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 06/28/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUDEN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 01/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONE, RICKY M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 03/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TANG, KOON S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 02/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOWNSEND, GREGG A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 06/27/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATERFALL, ROBERT | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 06/04/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNNER, JOSEPH A, JR | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $125,211.78 | Date 09/18/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRKWOOD, LORRENA | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $125,211.53 | Date 12/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KONICKI, JAMES A | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $125,210.48 | Date 09/12/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLELLAN, TIMOTHY M | Employer name William Floyd UFSD | Amount $125,209.61 | Date 02/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAY, JEFFREY W | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $125,208.56 | Date 04/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HISER, MICHAEL | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,205.38 | Date 01/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI BARI, ANNE K | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $125,203.02 | Date 05/13/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUDUR, RAVINDRA P | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $125,200.82 | Date 10/30/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FETCHO, PAMELA L | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $125,200.67 | Date 07/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CABRERA, GERARD A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,200.52 | Date 07/29/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARR, JEFFREY D | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $125,200.03 | Date 09/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BARRET, WILLIAM | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,199.99 | Date 09/27/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LITTLE, MELISSA A | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $125,199.86 | Date 06/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLIPPEL, ANDREW R | Employer name Education Department | Amount $125,199.57 | Date 04/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONKLIN, DAVID J | Employer name Village of Goshen | Amount $125,199.29 | Date 06/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SINGER, ANN C | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,198.56 | Date 10/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLOGOWSKI, STEPHEN J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $125,198.56 | Date 06/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ECHOLS, CHRISTINA | Employer name Village of Ossining | Amount $125,197.66 | Date 08/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CATER, DONNA M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,194.83 | Date 01/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMOLAREK, JOHN L | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $125,194.69 | Date 03/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REGAN, THOMAS P | Employer name Dept of Economic Development | Amount $125,194.61 | Date 11/02/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILCOX, REBECCA A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,194.28 | Date 06/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUBOLD, TIFFANY L | Employer name Village of Southampton | Amount $125,192.82 | Date 05/15/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BOTSFORD, DOUGLAS B | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $125,192.56 | Date 01/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUTER, PATRICIA G | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,191.21 | Date 05/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRUDELL, ROBERT A, SR | Employer name Greene Corr Facility | Amount $125,189.59 | Date 01/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRASER, SUZANNE R | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $125,189.50 | Date 04/23/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BILLEN, PATRICIA L | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $125,187.17 | Date 05/03/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERMAN, WILLIAM L | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,185.11 | Date 06/14/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEIDEN, AMY G | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $125,184.85 | Date 02/19/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'KULA, KELLEY R | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $125,183.16 | Date 11/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PUGLIESE, NICHOLAS R | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $125,180.12 | Date 12/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITKA, JOHN P | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $125,179.94 | Date 03/31/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOPEZ, LUZ A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $125,179.10 | Date 04/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, KYLE O | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $125,179.10 | Date 02/22/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUDRANSKI, YITZCHAK | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $125,178.02 | Date 11/12/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMANJIAN, GREGORY T | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $125,177.33 | Date 10/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBAMONT, STEVEN | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $125,174.53 | Date 12/19/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERMAN, CAROLINE P | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $125,174.44 | Date 04/25/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEXTER, ELIZABETH M | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $125,173.38 | Date 12/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOLEN, GEORGE, JR | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $125,173.29 | Date 05/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, DIANE M | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $125,173.22 | Date 05/19/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAGACE, SCOTT D | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $125,172.85 | Date 03/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRIGGS, PETER S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,172.02 | Date 06/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRYANT, NA'KEYA S Z | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $125,171.83 | Date 11/03/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILBERT, LISA A | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $125,171.66 | Date 07/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYES, DONALD T | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $125,169.29 | Date 10/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DERMOTT COFFIN, CATHERINE T | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $125,168.74 | Date 03/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LATHAM, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $125,168.56 | Date 07/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSTOPOULOS, CHRISTINE J | Employer name Dept of Economic Development | Amount $125,167.29 | Date 11/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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