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 COPPOLA, JOSEPH A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $114,922.60 | Date 04/23/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KOTTARATHIL, KOCHURANI G | Employer name Creedmoor Psych Center | Amount $114,922.41 | Date 02/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DINIZ, MELISSA | Employer name City of New Rochelle | Amount $114,921.90 | Date 01/07/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OLESKE, MARY E | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $114,921.35 | Date 10/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAY, VICTORIA H | Employer name Education Department | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 04/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANNISTER, PATRICK J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 04/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FARLAND, ANDREW P | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 04/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMALL, B CASEY | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 06/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKINSON, KEVIN W | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $114,919.87 | Date 08/31/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOSHART, STEPHANIE M | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $114,919.72 | Date 12/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RECTOR, STEVEN J | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $114,919.67 | Date 01/05/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAGERA, BOHADAN S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,919.25 | Date 10/07/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANICCIA, MICHELLE L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,918.86 | Date 02/20/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONNERWITH, DEBRA A | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $114,916.88 | Date 04/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TROTTERE, CAROLE A | Employer name Town of North Hempstead | Amount $114,916.29 | Date 11/18/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANSON, STEVEN | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $114,915.12 | Date 11/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKINS, DONALD M, JR | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $114,914.59 | Date 02/26/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONACCI, WILLIAM A | Employer name City of New Rochelle | Amount $114,914.44 | Date 10/15/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILBER, TERRY M | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $114,914.11 | Date 02/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIZZO, CHRISTINE | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $114,914.10 | Date 01/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIGRO, JOHN T, JR | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $114,914.02 | Date 09/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VILLANUEVA, ROBERT L | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $114,913.99 | Date 01/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MENDEZ, EDWIN | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $114,912.82 | Date 10/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, TERRENCE P | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $114,911.40 | Date 01/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, BOBBY R | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $114,909.94 | Date 01/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACKER, DOUGLAS D | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $114,909.02 | Date 07/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GERRETSEN, CARLY A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $114,908.86 | Date 06/24/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOBOCINSKI, BARBARA L | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $114,908.46 | Date 06/11/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COBY, DARLENE | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $114,906.50 | Date 07/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARDONA, CARLOS J | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $114,905.26 | Date 12/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRITZ, MARK A | Employer name City of Auburn | Amount $114,904.93 | Date 09/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROTHSTEIN, HOWARD | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $114,903.91 | Date 06/01/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVIN, JUSTIN C | Employer name Court of Appeals | Amount $114,902.98 | Date 08/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEORGE, THOMAS R | Employer name Wyoming Corr Facility | Amount $114,902.53 | Date 06/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICCOLI, JOHN A | Employer name Middle Country Public Library | Amount $114,901.44 | Date 07/28/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN EPPS, JEANNE M | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $114,900.90 | Date 05/06/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUTTLE, JOHN G, JR | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $114,900.52 | Date 10/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAYNOR, SUSAN V | Employer name Otisville Corr Facility | Amount $114,900.13 | Date 10/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAOLOZZI, STACEY L | Employer name Oneida County | Amount $114,898.68 | Date 07/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAY, ROBERT E | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $114,897.44 | Date 01/10/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SIMPSON, CHARLES R | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $114,897.09 | Date 05/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUMENG, JESUS M, JR | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $114,896.65 | Date 03/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BITTNER, AMY M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,896.62 | Date 12/14/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELOSI, SHARON M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,896.62 | Date 12/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIGRO, ANGELA J | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $114,895.89 | Date 11/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALE, CHRISTOPHER D | Employer name Coxsackie Corr Facility | Amount $114,895.15 | Date 11/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMAN, SUSAN | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $114,894.73 | Date 01/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HONC-ROGENER, FREDA | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $114,893.91 | Date 09/01/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EGGERMANN, ELIZABETH | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $114,893.09 | Date 10/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEITMANN, JOHN H | Employer name Village of Ossining | Amount $114,892.93 | Date 03/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLUMMER, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $114,891.68 | Date 01/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALEXANDER, MICHAEL S | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $114,890.56 | Date 07/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWART, JASON E | Employer name Town of Yorktown | Amount $114,890.26 | Date 03/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MOLLER, CHRISTIAN D | Employer name Appellate Div 3Rd Dept | Amount $114,887.48 | Date 08/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAO, ARJAY G | Employer name Appellate Div 3Rd Dept | Amount $114,886.74 | Date 08/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAGGART, JOHN P | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $114,886.40 | Date 05/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VITIELLO, RONALD L | Employer name Boces-Nassau Sole Sup Dist | Amount $114,886.15 | Date 06/14/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUADRI, SHAHID A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $114,884.95 | Date 12/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COTTER, JOHN J | Employer name City of Rye | Amount $114,884.35 | Date 09/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ARGYROS, GEORGIA A | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $114,882.21 | Date 05/19/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEGEN, PAUL R | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $114,881.33 | Date 09/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWE, ALLEN E | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $114,881.19 | Date 01/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACOSTA, MICHAEL A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $114,879.05 | Date 01/02/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMIDT, DAVID J | Employer name Village of Southampton | Amount $114,878.59 | Date 02/23/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GROSSMAN, JESSE P | Employer name Buffalo Psych Center | Amount $114,877.25 | Date 09/14/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRAKA, KATHLEEN | Employer name St Lawrence Childrens Services | Amount $114,877.25 | Date 08/20/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORDECKI, ANTHONY J | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $114,876.42 | Date 09/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, BRENDA L | Employer name Buffalo Psych Center | Amount $114,876.35 | Date 10/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, TERRI VANESSA | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $114,875.90 | Date 11/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLSPAUGH, SUSAN D | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $114,875.78 | Date 07/31/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NACHT, STEVEN B | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $114,875.00 | Date 06/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OH, ANNE E | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $114,875.00 | Date 09/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, KAREN E | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $114,874.25 | Date 12/11/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VARNEY, MIKLE L | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $114,872.66 | Date 11/21/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KREIN, SUSAN | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $114,871.91 | Date 09/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'ORIO, SALVATORE D | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $114,871.86 | Date 05/21/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRYAN, TRACY | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $114,870.50 | Date 10/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALTERMANN, MARY L | Employer name Capital Dist Psych Center | Amount $114,869.50 | Date 07/27/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VENOSA, GUSTAVO D | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $114,868.95 | Date 05/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GASTON-DE SIMONE, MARIA T | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $114,866.93 | Date 08/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, BRIAN M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $114,865.77 | Date 05/10/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MORTON, DARREN M | Employer name City of Mount Vernon | Amount $114,865.37 | Date 01/01/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDGETTE, JAMES A | Employer name So Farmingdale Water District | Amount $114,864.97 | Date 11/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VITALE, MARSHALL B | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $114,864.38 | Date 12/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAULDIE, LAWRENCE B | Employer name City of Mount Vernon | Amount $114,863.98 | Date 08/19/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAMILTON, JOHN L | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $114,863.05 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIS, DAVID W | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $114,860.23 | Date 04/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, TRAVIS C | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $114,859.45 | Date 06/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, DENNIS F | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 06/15/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOODNOUGH, LORRAINE M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 01/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRANT, THOMAS R | Employer name Cape Vincent Corr Facility | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 01/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOYNES, JAMES W | Employer name Buffalo Psych Center | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 09/29/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROZEK, SUSAN L | Employer name Buffalo Psych Center | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 08/23/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NGUYEN, CHI K | Employer name Rochester Psych Center | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 11/03/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATES, KEVIN J | Employer name Hutchings Psych Center | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 09/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRANIERO, JONATHAN M | Employer name Mohawk Valley Psych Center | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 12/05/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STUHLMAN, THOMAS S | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 02/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DESIENO, JOHN | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 12/27/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, LYN C | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $114,855.28 | Date 05/21/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEON, EDUARDO | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $114,854.50 | Date 08/18/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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