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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name DOHENY, JILL K Employer name City of Yonkers Amount $121,035.39 Date 05/07/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PETERSON, TYRONE C, II Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $121,035.06 Date 02/05/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TIERNEY, THOMAS J, JR Employer name Division of State Police Amount $121,034.36 Date 09/09/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CALLAGHAN, EDWARD W Employer name Nassau County Amount $121,033.54 Date 08/06/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOLMAN, ANDREW, JR Employer name City of Mount Vernon Amount $121,032.20 Date 09/06/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ROBERTS, GREGORY F Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab Amount $121,032.16 Date 02/09/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HODGE, KENNETH S Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility Amount $121,030.77 Date 08/14/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STANLEY, CHRISTOPHER B Employer name Office For Technology Amount $121,029.52 Date 11/17/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALLEN, ADRIAN S Employer name Westchester County Amount $121,028.31 Date 11/06/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC GAUGHEY, KEITH S Employer name Suffolk County Amount $121,024.79 Date 04/25/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ENCARNACION, EDWARD C Employer name Suffolk County Amount $121,024.77 Date 07/23/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name METTLE, TOBI D Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $121,020.80 Date 08/06/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC MAHON, LEO J Employer name Village of Lawrence Amount $121,019.19 Date 07/12/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CALISE, ANTHONY F Employer name NYC Criminal Court Amount $121,016.75 Date 12/14/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOWMAN, JARROD R Employer name Division of State Police Amount $121,015.61 Date 12/08/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name EVANS, SUZANNE M Employer name Mohawk Valley Psych Center Amount $121,014.83 Date 07/08/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EPP, MICHAEL J Employer name Nassau County Amount $121,014.75 Date 07/12/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORLANDO, ANTHONY R, III Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $121,012.90 Date 10/31/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, THERESA ESNES Employer name SUNY College Techn Farmingdale Amount $121,012.52 Date 08/01/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIGGINS, NICHOLAS L Employer name Brooklyn Public Library Amount $121,011.12 Date 08/21/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PILGRIM, KERWIN P Employer name Brooklyn Public Library Amount $121,011.12 Date 11/20/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STRICKER, DARCY Employer name Dutchess County Amount $121,010.47 Date 10/23/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARCELLIN, MARCEL Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. Amount $121,008.99 Date 09/25/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC AFEE, DANIELLE Employer name Saranac CSD Amount $121,008.06 Date 07/23/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DUFFY, WILLIAM M Employer name Town of Southold Amount $121,008.04 Date 08/10/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LONG, PATRICK M Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $121,007.36 Date 03/14/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MAKINSON, LEWIS A Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System Amount $121,006.40 Date 04/29/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KUC, PETER Employer name Auburn Corr Facility Amount $121,006.34 Date 07/03/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHOVAN, NOEL R, JR Employer name Washington Corr Facility Amount $121,005.63 Date 01/13/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHUPP, CARL Employer name Town of Blooming Grove Amount $121,004.20 Date 08/10/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name QUINN, DONALD L Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility Amount $121,001.61 Date 01/16/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SAMSON, ROMMEL G Employer name Manhattan Psych Center Amount $121,001.50 Date 02/15/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAVIS, DONALD Employer name Westchester County Amount $121,001.11 Date 08/29/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VIGGIANI, LISA M Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center Amount $121,000.83 Date 11/04/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HEASTIE, CARL E Employer name NYS Assembly - Members Amount $121,000.00 Date 01/01/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHATURVEDI, SUDHA Employer name Department of Health Amount $120,998.70 Date 03/19/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOENIG, ERICH A Employer name Division of State Police Amount $120,998.28 Date 10/23/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WILSON, ARTHUR R Employer name Thruway Authority Amount $120,995.15 Date 05/26/1971 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PARKER, MONICA M Employer name Department of Health Amount $120,991.68 Date 10/04/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUOSO, YISELLE R Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System Amount $120,987.10 Date 08/18/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CUEVA, HUGO R Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. Amount $120,986.59 Date 01/21/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DI PALO, DOROTHY L Employer name Westchester County Amount $120,985.04 Date 04/10/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STREET, SHANNON Employer name City of Buffalo Amount $120,979.98 Date 09/11/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LOSZEWSKI, PATRYK Employer name Town of Riverhead Amount $120,979.95 Date 12/17/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name OJHA, ANIL K Employer name Department of Health Amount $120,976.95 Date 01/05/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOODHOO, RAJINDRA R Employer name Division of State Police Amount $120,976.84 Date 04/21/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GIAMBRUNO, MICHAEL, JR Employer name Boces-Nassau Sole Sup Dist Amount $120,976.69 Date 07/02/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FASCIANO, SAM P Employer name City of Niagara Falls Amount $120,975.98 Date 02/01/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FAYAD, HASSAN A Employer name Village of Massena Amount $120,973.44 Date 05/20/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAVE, ROBERT D Employer name Altona Corr Facility Amount $120,971.58 Date 06/03/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRUNO, EILEEN Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. Amount $120,967.57 Date 12/27/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MITCHELL, MARK R Employer name Office For Technology Amount $120,967.56 Date 09/19/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLAKELY, NEIL Employer name Division of State Police Amount $120,966.12 Date 08/31/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SMITH, PATRICIA A Employer name SUNY College at Old Westbury Amount $120,965.66 Date 05/24/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TORNATORE, JASON A Employer name Division of State Police Amount $120,964.90 Date 12/08/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ZITO, DEBORAH A Employer name Supreme Court Clks & Stenos Oc Amount $120,963.80 Date 09/01/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DUSZAK, CHRISTIAN D Employer name Brentwood Fire District Amount $120,963.48 Date 11/19/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEE, LITUNG Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $120,963.10 Date 10/02/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOSI, SALVATORE P Employer name City of Buffalo Amount $120,962.81 Date 03/24/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GRACE, MICHAEL J Employer name Town of Yorktown Amount $120,961.42 Date 11/09/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name QUARTIRONI, PETER J Employer name UFSD of The Tarrytowns Amount $120,961.14 Date 06/01/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAHON, MARY E Employer name Town of Hempstead Amount $120,960.70 Date 01/03/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RYDER, MARY M Employer name Suffolk County Amount $120,953.09 Date 10/17/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARTINS, DANNY L Employer name Nassau County Amount $120,951.30 Date 08/15/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAIO, JOHN F Employer name Department of Tax & Finance Amount $120,951.14 Date 10/27/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KERR, JOHN W Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility Amount $120,950.25 Date 12/06/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EDWARDS, JOHN Employer name Town of Orangetown Amount $120,947.37 Date 06/02/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BORGES-SMITH, LUCY Employer name Manhattan Psych Center Amount $120,945.92 Date 11/01/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOMPANIJEC, JOHN V Employer name City of Rochester Amount $120,945.75 Date 12/04/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PATTI, DONALD J Employer name City of Syracuse Amount $120,944.93 Date 05/08/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MODZOLEWSKI, BARBARA M Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital Amount $120,943.03 Date 03/03/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JIMINO, KATHLEEN M Employer name Rensselaer County Amount $120,942.51 Date 10/01/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GANNON, GERARD M Employer name City of Yonkers Amount $120,942.06 Date 06/11/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WARREN, NEAL P Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $120,942.04 Date 04/03/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERTOZZI, MARK Employer name Department of Health Amount $120,942.04 Date 08/22/1974 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARDILLO, JOHN L Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System Amount $120,934.69 Date 08/30/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REZNY, EDWARD F Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System Amount $120,934.69 Date 10/23/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALICEA, AIXA Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. Amount $120,931.91 Date 04/06/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LICARDI, JAMES D Employer name Pine Bush CSD Amount $120,931.72 Date 02/03/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CASSIDY, THOMAS P Employer name City of Rochester Amount $120,930.54 Date 06/09/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHILLSEYZN, CHRISTOPHER E Employer name Nassau County Amount $120,930.43 Date 03/07/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PANCHISHAK, MYCOLA Employer name Rockland County Amount $120,929.58 Date 10/18/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HILEMAN, JUDY K Employer name Willard Drug Treatment Campus Amount $120,928.34 Date 04/12/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SUMMERS, ANGIE C Employer name Kirby Forensic Psych Center Amount $120,927.64 Date 08/05/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MURPHY, TIMOTHY M Employer name Orange County Amount $120,927.63 Date 04/15/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BUCKLEY, MICHAEL C Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation Amount $120,925.27 Date 01/15/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHARTRAND, JAMES R Employer name Division of State Police Amount $120,924.98 Date 04/07/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name EGAN, RICHARD J Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $120,923.79 Date 07/16/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BOTTENHOFER, WILLIAM A Employer name Nassau County Amount $120,919.69 Date 10/17/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name THOMAS, RANDY J Employer name Buffalo City School District Amount $120,919.49 Date 07/01/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JONES, EDWARD D Employer name Division of State Police Amount $120,919.47 Date 05/10/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WEITZNER, ROBERT Employer name Town of North Hempstead Amount $120,919.17 Date 04/12/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BASIT, RALPH T Employer name Dept of Financial Services Amount $120,919.15 Date 01/27/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KEHAYAS, GEORGE J Employer name City of Yonkers Amount $120,917.58 Date 02/15/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ALWELL, ROBERT F Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $120,916.50 Date 07/19/1968 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHESTER, JOHN D Employer name Nassau County Amount $120,912.08 Date 02/14/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHAFER, GRANT E Employer name Downstate Corr Facility Amount $120,911.89 Date 09/29/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SANCHEZ, ELLIOT Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $120,910.73 Date 12/23/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MAHONEY, CAROL A Employer name Office For Technology Amount $120,909.05 Date 02/28/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC SWEENEY, KEVIN M Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $120,906.70 Date 09/12/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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