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 MEYER, KATHLEEN A | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Syracuse | Amount $47,954.50 | Date 04/06/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINDERMAN, SCOTT H | Employer name Town of Hinsdale | Amount $47,954.39 | Date 02/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWLAN, MANDY L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $47,954.33 | Date 01/19/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWNELL, MATTHEW J | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $47,954.33 | Date 04/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, TERRY S | Employer name Wayne County | Amount $47,954.19 | Date 04/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILMORE, JOHN L | Employer name Town of Throop | Amount $47,954.12 | Date 12/14/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, MICHAEL F | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,953.95 | Date 09/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUEHLER, DEBRA A | Employer name Islip UFSD | Amount $47,953.87 | Date 11/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHIPPLE, ROXANNE M | Employer name Boces Madison Oneida | Amount $47,953.85 | Date 01/25/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERGSTROM, ANDREW T | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $47,953.77 | Date 05/11/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, HEGLON S | Employer name Hempstead UFSD | Amount $47,953.62 | Date 08/26/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENSON, GERARD W | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $47,953.50 | Date 09/18/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANDERSON, JEWEL | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $47,953.25 | Date 05/07/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANNADY, CYNTHIA C | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $47,953.05 | Date 08/07/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TALISAYSAY, PHILIP C | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,952.85 | Date 10/21/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUDKIEWICZ, DAVID A | Employer name Town of Tonawanda | Amount $47,952.84 | Date 04/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STORMS, MARK G | Employer name Town of Penfield | Amount $47,952.78 | Date 06/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC ELROY, MARISA | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $47,952.68 | Date 06/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FOUNTAIN, JUSTIN F | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $47,952.36 | Date 01/25/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GORDON, TAMEKA C | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $47,952.13 | Date 06/09/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, AILEEN C | Employer name Harborfields Public Library | Amount $47,952.03 | Date 08/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIRDLESTONE, ALAN E | Employer name Erie County | Amount $47,951.57 | Date 04/10/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZOBRE, REBECCA L | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $47,951.56 | Date 09/10/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEEKMAN, GEORGE W | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $47,951.49 | Date 09/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULTARY, JORDANYA | Employer name Sullivan County | Amount $47,951.35 | Date 04/07/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CULSKEY, SANDRA L | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $47,951.24 | Date 08/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELAZQUEZ, BERNADETTE | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $47,951.12 | Date 07/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINES, IRVING D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $47,951.02 | Date 08/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, EDWARD J | Employer name Manhasset UFSD | Amount $47,950.55 | Date 12/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JUDGE, DIANNE L | Employer name Liverpool CSD | Amount $47,950.31 | Date 09/18/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WANDELL, FRANCA F | Employer name Herkimer CSD | Amount $47,950.21 | Date 04/23/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COONS, CHARLES L | Employer name Town of Corning | Amount $47,950.05 | Date 05/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINGH, ROSELYN K | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $47,949.94 | Date 05/23/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, AUDREY A | Employer name Buffalo City School District | Amount $47,949.87 | Date 07/17/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRIVETT, BRAD A | Employer name South Colonie CSD | Amount $47,949.72 | Date 12/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, DIANE | Employer name Wallkill CSD | Amount $47,949.60 | Date 12/19/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LO PRESTI, JAMES | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,949.57 | Date 12/13/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILTEY, MICHELE A | Employer name Fonda-Fultonville CSD | Amount $47,949.51 | Date 03/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWEENEY, WENDY L | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $47,949.31 | Date 10/20/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETTY, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name SUNY College at Old Westbury | Amount $47,949.13 | Date 09/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHEATON, SHANE M | Employer name Town of Woodhull | Amount $47,949.09 | Date 04/19/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCHWALD, JOSEPH J | Employer name Hamburg CSD | Amount $47,948.88 | Date 01/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERGONI, MICHAEL D | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $47,948.73 | Date 01/03/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BORDEAUX, MARIA L | Employer name SUNY College Technology Alfred | Amount $47,948.61 | Date 03/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOX, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Town of Howard | Amount $47,948.53 | Date 02/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, JOHN A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $47,948.52 | Date 10/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIKES, HEIDI B | Employer name Wayland-Cohocton CSD | Amount $47,948.01 | Date 09/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OBASEKI, OSADEBAMWEN | Employer name Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Amount $47,947.87 | Date 02/14/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC KEEN, MICHAEL E | Employer name Sullivan West CSD | Amount $47,947.66 | Date 09/27/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, CAROLINE L | Employer name Northport East Northport UFSD | Amount $47,947.62 | Date 09/23/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPITERI, LILLIAN J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,947.28 | Date 12/12/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTT, DAVID R | Employer name Village of Spring Valley | Amount $47,947.06 | Date 12/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHESTER, PAMELA A | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $47,947.04 | Date 04/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRINGTON, ANDREA J | Employer name Niagara County | Amount $47,946.97 | Date 05/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, AMANDA L | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $47,946.73 | Date 10/08/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEPHERD, SHANA A | Employer name Bronx Psych Center | Amount $47,946.66 | Date 05/12/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, RICKY | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $47,946.15 | Date 04/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AVILA, MANUEL | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $47,945.98 | Date 08/28/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI MAURO, RICHARD G | Employer name City of Newburgh | Amount $47,945.95 | Date 03/09/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAVANNES, DONALD H | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $47,945.82 | Date 01/08/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKERSON, WILLIAM D | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $47,945.45 | Date 01/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYER, DONALD J, JR | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $47,945.22 | Date 12/06/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BORZUMATO, LISA A | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $47,945.17 | Date 07/13/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDMAN, AARON B | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $47,944.55 | Date 07/25/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARDUCCI, SUSAN | Employer name Williamsville CSD | Amount $47,944.45 | Date 09/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BABCOCK, JOSEPH A | Employer name Queensbury UFSD | Amount $47,944.44 | Date 06/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZYGMONT, STEPHEN A | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $47,944.39 | Date 09/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELTZ, BRIAN C, JR | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $47,944.15 | Date 09/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, DONALD J | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $47,943.62 | Date 12/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODGERS, JASMINE K | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $47,943.58 | Date 09/09/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONWAY, COURTNEY A | Employer name Village of Lake Placid | Amount $47,943.37 | Date 09/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIVERA, JOHANNA E | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,943.18 | Date 08/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GORMAN, MEAGHAN J | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $47,942.93 | Date 09/17/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOOSUF, MOHAMMED | Employer name Bronx Psych Center | Amount $47,942.57 | Date 02/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHIESON, MARISSA R | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $47,942.43 | Date 07/24/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRICELLI, VIRGINIA | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $47,942.36 | Date 02/07/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOGAN, ANDREW J | Employer name Village of Hudson Falls | Amount $47,942.36 | Date 04/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, SUSAN P | Employer name NYS Dormitory Authority | Amount $47,941.99 | Date 02/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHETTY, VIJAYALATHA V | Employer name Taconic Corr Facility | Amount $47,941.66 | Date 04/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, CHERYL A J | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $47,941.49 | Date 04/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERMANS, CHARLES N | Employer name Taconic St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $47,941.45 | Date 03/27/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEORGE, DANIEL J | Employer name Town of Java | Amount $47,941.29 | Date 11/25/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHULTZ, MICHAEL J | Employer name Erie County | Amount $47,941.25 | Date 07/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, TERRY M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,941.13 | Date 06/09/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMCO, CYNTHIA A | Employer name Southold UFSD | Amount $47,941.10 | Date 09/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCKLIN, KEITH I | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $47,941.04 | Date 11/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COURTNEY, DANIEL A | Employer name Town of Harford | Amount $47,940.81 | Date 10/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEFFT, DESIREE A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $47,940.49 | Date 05/11/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DALY, ROBERT C | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,940.46 | Date 12/23/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DHARAWAT, PRABHAKAR | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,940.46 | Date 04/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LHERISSON, PAUL, JR | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,940.46 | Date 08/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAZIEJKA, CARLY R | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $47,940.46 | Date 10/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWENSOHN, BARBARA L | Employer name Port Chester-Rye UFSD | Amount $47,940.45 | Date 09/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIORIO, LINDA J | Employer name Croton Harmon UFSD | Amount $47,940.26 | Date 03/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLS, GORDON F | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $47,939.62 | Date 03/22/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC RAE, SHAUN M | Employer name Town of Perinton | Amount $47,939.62 | Date 12/03/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNEER, GORDON B | Employer name Town of Brunswick | Amount $47,939.54 | Date 05/21/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATTEN, PENNY L | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $47,939.34 | Date 05/17/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, BONNIE L | Employer name Town of Ulster | Amount $47,939.20 | Date 11/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRINGUS, WILLIAM L | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $47,938.98 | Date 06/21/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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