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 KOWEEK, TONI G | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 10/14/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONDES, YVIE J | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 12/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARSEN, PETRA M | Employer name Office Parks, Rec & Hist Pres | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 05/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LADEAIROUS, JOHN C | Employer name City of New Rochelle | Amount $116,515.40 | Date 07/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CALUORI, JOHN J | Employer name North Bellmore Fire District | Amount $116,514.37 | Date 11/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRZYBYLOWSKI, MACIEJ W | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $116,513.69 | Date 12/20/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BULOVA, LILLY M | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $116,513.20 | Date 10/25/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANDEL, ROBERT C | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,511.09 | Date 11/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUEHLER, WILLIAM P, JR | Employer name Mid-State Corr Facility | Amount $116,510.18 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANNA, JOHN J, JR | Employer name Village of Goshen | Amount $116,510.06 | Date 03/25/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SANTACROCE, JEFFREY M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,510.05 | Date 01/11/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIBBLE, CHRISTINA L | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $116,508.55 | Date 02/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, PATRICIA L | Employer name Central Islip UFSD | Amount $116,506.80 | Date 06/01/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HURLEY, MELANIE M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,505.55 | Date 07/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, MERLYN E | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $116,505.28 | Date 07/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRAUSS, JANET | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $116,504.61 | Date 10/19/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROTELLA, JOSEPH L | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $116,503.10 | Date 01/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CAHILL, KEVIN C | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 01/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELULOVICH, LOUISE | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 11/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CRAY, SARAH L | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 11/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STELLAR, JOHN D | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 06/26/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUXBAUM, ELLEN R | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 02/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLASSMAN, ANGELA M | Employer name Pub Employment Relations Bd | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 11/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNEY, KAREN R | Employer name Pub Employment Relations Bd | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 02/25/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, ANNA | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 08/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRY, JOYCE M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 01/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SILVERMAN, HENRY N | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 11/06/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAUNDERS, TERRY J | Employer name NYS Parole Board | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 01/06/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRESTON, ALAN E | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOLOMON, GARY D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 05/31/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUFFY, RITA A | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 07/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC ARDLE, THOMAS J | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 09/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARNABLE, GARY | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 03/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLIKOVA, TATYANA | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 04/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TESIK, MICHAEL A | Employer name Palisades Interstate Pk Commis | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 11/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELOREY, PATRICIA ANN | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 01/12/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEISTER, CLIFF | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 11/29/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWARD, JOHN | Employer name Eastchester Fire Dist | Amount $116,500.92 | Date 08/29/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name EIFFE, JASON J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,499.41 | Date 10/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KOSTNER, DOREEN A | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $116,496.79 | Date 01/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, ELIZABETH A | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $116,496.57 | Date 01/02/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATTERSON, STUART V | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $116,496.37 | Date 06/25/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAY HUERTAS, APRIL A | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $116,495.78 | Date 08/24/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALOW, JOHN R | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $116,494.78 | Date 09/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIRSCH, JOANNE | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $116,493.51 | Date 12/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENKINS, JARVIS | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $116,491.43 | Date 09/19/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PACHECO, PAUL D | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $116,491.43 | Date 09/25/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWAK, JOSEPH A | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $116,490.88 | Date 04/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAIMAN, ALTHEA Z. | Employer name Boces-Nassau Sole Sup Dist | Amount $116,490.85 | Date 06/01/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEMBREE, JOSEPH W | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $116,490.62 | Date 08/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAHDAT, BUSHRA | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,490.50 | Date 09/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REICHENBACH, BRIAN | Employer name Warren County | Amount $116,490.06 | Date 05/04/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONNERY, THOMAS J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,489.76 | Date 03/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAAD-ELDIN, MOUSTAFA | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $116,488.81 | Date 08/10/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC NEIL, LUREEN | Employer name Off Alcohol & Substance Abuse | Amount $116,488.73 | Date 08/29/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, WILLIAM J | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $116,487.49 | Date 08/27/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZALOCHA, RICHARD J | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $116,487.46 | Date 08/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNNE, REGINA M | Employer name Smithtown CSD | Amount $116,486.88 | Date 11/19/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOVA, CARL C | Employer name Town of North Hempstead | Amount $116,485.80 | Date 07/27/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, BERNARD L, JR | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $116,485.48 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLHAM, JOHN H | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,485.40 | Date 05/26/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALVAREZ, REINALDO | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,485.34 | Date 12/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MYTYCH, CHRISTOPHER L | Employer name Village of Scarsdale | Amount $116,485.23 | Date 10/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SOMMERS, GEORGE S | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,485.07 | Date 08/22/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, MURIEL P | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $116,483.18 | Date 08/23/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARKER, MICHAEL G | Employer name Town of Perinton | Amount $116,482.56 | Date 01/02/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, KEVIN E | Employer name City of Newburgh | Amount $116,477.98 | Date 01/31/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, LAWRENCE P | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,477.97 | Date 11/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHEN, DANNY | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $116,477.08 | Date 10/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GNACIK, CAROL A S | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $116,475.60 | Date 09/25/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAPONARA, VINCENT | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $116,475.48 | Date 07/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, CHRISTINE C | Employer name Albany County | Amount $116,475.08 | Date 12/24/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUNNINGHAM, CATHLEEN A | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $116,473.80 | Date 03/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIELER, WAYNE L | Employer name Town of Orchard Park | Amount $116,473.10 | Date 06/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHULER, TOBY J | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,472.78 | Date 02/17/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FLEISCHER, ILISA T | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,470.93 | Date 10/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLANGELO, THOMAS | Employer name City of Niagara Falls | Amount $116,470.68 | Date 03/02/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PERO, KENNETH M | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $116,469.30 | Date 09/02/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DE MEO, TERESA A | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $116,468.82 | Date 07/08/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARILLO, CATHERIN | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $116,468.45 | Date 07/28/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECKER, MATTHEW L | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,467.67 | Date 04/07/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAI, JEFFREY S | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,466.90 | Date 04/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STREPELIS, JOHN | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $116,465.72 | Date 01/14/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLANAGAN, JOHN P | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $116,465.27 | Date 01/28/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARGOTE, JORGE A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $116,465.27 | Date 01/29/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYNOE, CHARRON M | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $116,462.57 | Date 01/18/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLON, DANIEL J | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $116,462.50 | Date 06/24/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YU, JIANG | Employer name SUNY Albany | Amount $116,460.76 | Date 01/31/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEINBOCKEL, MARK W | Employer name Town of Harrison | Amount $116,460.18 | Date 05/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARROYO, MARTIN D | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $116,458.36 | Date 03/06/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLS, RUSSELL E | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $116,457.37 | Date 01/04/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CELARDO, VICTORIA M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,456.54 | Date 10/23/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAKRZEWSKI, THOMAS J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $116,455.71 | Date 10/14/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RATCHFORD, JOANN | Employer name Greene Corr Facility | Amount $116,455.67 | Date 01/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, CONNIE M | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $116,452.45 | Date 07/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOLEY, PATRICIA M | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $116,451.75 | Date 06/08/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOVAK, RAYMOND C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $116,451.74 | Date 10/17/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZENKEWICH, JOHN A | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $116,451.54 | Date 11/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAGEN, ROBERT J | Employer name Third Jud Dept - Nonjudicial | Amount $116,450.25 | Date 01/18/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAVORSKY, LESLIE G | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $116,449.73 | Date 10/04/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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