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 SHEETS, KAREN A | Employer name West Canada Valley CSD | Amount $38,022.19 | Date 08/11/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RITTER, CHERYL A | Employer name Iroquois CSD | Amount $38,021.84 | Date 08/16/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIERCEY, ALAN R | Employer name SUNY College Technology Canton | Amount $38,021.79 | Date 10/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAROTE, WAYNE G, SR | Employer name SUNY Brockport | Amount $38,021.51 | Date 09/03/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUENTHER, ELSA K | Employer name Town of Pittsford | Amount $38,021.51 | Date 04/11/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRY, MICHAEL E | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $38,021.49 | Date 07/11/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, SEAN P | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $38,021.41 | Date 03/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALLACE, RICHARD W | Employer name Warren County | Amount $38,021.31 | Date 05/22/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, JAMIE A | Employer name Long Beach City School Dist 28 | Amount $38,021.16 | Date 10/27/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TESTA, KELLY L | Employer name Columbia County | Amount $38,020.97 | Date 12/17/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KONECKI, ROBERT M | Employer name Niagara St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $38,020.79 | Date 05/26/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HICKEY, JACQUELINE E | Employer name New Hyde Pk-Garden Cty Pk UFSD | Amount $38,020.36 | Date 09/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OTTO, ANTHONY H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $38,020.14 | Date 03/27/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTALESA, MICHELE A | Employer name New Hyde Pk-Garden Cty Pk UFSD | Amount $38,020.10 | Date 03/05/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUTTINGER, BARBARA J | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $38,020.09 | Date 03/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DITORO, RAFAELA A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $38,020.05 | Date 02/09/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEN, GABRIEL A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $38,020.05 | Date 12/07/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUCE, LINDSEY M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $38,020.00 | Date 01/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDEN, TAD R | Employer name Niagara Falls City School Dist | Amount $38,019.87 | Date 11/25/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAHAM, ARTHUR | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Syracuse | Amount $38,019.56 | Date 06/09/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHELL, CORRIE A | Employer name Lewis County | Amount $38,019.56 | Date 07/24/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUMACHER, SCOTT M | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $38,019.40 | Date 11/19/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERCHLAND, DEBRA A | Employer name West Hempstead UFSD | Amount $38,019.34 | Date 05/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BILL, ROBERT A | Employer name Utica Mun Housing Authority | Amount $38,019.28 | Date 04/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRITT, MAURICE | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $38,019.22 | Date 11/30/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERLOFSON, MARY ELLEN | Employer name Enterprise Charter School | Amount $38,019.00 | Date 07/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STONER, DEBORAH A | Employer name Altona Corr Facility | Amount $38,018.87 | Date 05/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUKASIEWICZ-HULTHAM, KARAN A | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $38,018.70 | Date 09/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBERTS, JENNIFER A | Employer name NYS School For The Deaf | Amount $38,018.55 | Date 09/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRY, ADAMA | Employer name New York State Assembly | Amount $38,018.44 | Date 06/19/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCKLEY, TODD E | Employer name Town of Beekman | Amount $38,018.44 | Date 09/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINCLAIR, DOREEN P A | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $38,018.41 | Date 08/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIDHAN, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Ulster Correction Facility | Amount $38,017.93 | Date 07/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC KINNIS, JOANN | Employer name City of Schenectady | Amount $38,017.78 | Date 06/19/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VARLEY, DEBRA L | Employer name Orleans County | Amount $38,017.70 | Date 08/26/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, JACOB A | Employer name Chautauqua County | Amount $38,017.69 | Date 08/24/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, SONIA M | Employer name Oswego County | Amount $38,017.43 | Date 12/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEARCE, LINDA J | Employer name Delaware County | Amount $38,017.33 | Date 01/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIRACUSE, ANTHONY M | Employer name SUNY College at Buffalo | Amount $38,017.29 | Date 11/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARANEC, KERRI | Employer name Long Island St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $38,016.92 | Date 06/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALLENBECK, BRANDI M | Employer name Chautauqua County | Amount $38,016.84 | Date 06/30/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STONE, SHERRI A | Employer name Town of Potsdam | Amount $38,016.57 | Date 12/16/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, JAMES D | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $38,016.42 | Date 05/28/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNAN, MICHELE A | Employer name Utica City School Dist | Amount $38,016.37 | Date 05/18/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLER, KYLE A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $38,015.90 | Date 06/09/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLUMMER, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Albany City School Dist | Amount $38,015.44 | Date 09/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIACENTE, ERIKA L | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $38,015.29 | Date 12/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIGUEZ, MEGAN O | Employer name Lakeland CSD of Shrub Oak | Amount $38,015.12 | Date 08/31/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOTKOWICZ, MICHAEL A | Employer name Watervliet City School Dist | Amount $38,015.06 | Date 04/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLETTE, DENISE J | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $38,015.00 | Date 05/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REICHERT, SHARON M | Employer name Iroquois CSD | Amount $38,014.91 | Date 09/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, JONI L | Employer name Village of Springville | Amount $38,014.68 | Date 10/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALONEY, CARISSA L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $38,014.51 | Date 07/18/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINERGHTY, MARC W | Employer name Fairport CSD | Amount $38,014.46 | Date 11/25/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIAZZA, LAURA M | Employer name Fayetteville-Manlius CSD | Amount $38,014.36 | Date 09/09/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERST, PAMELA L | Employer name Greene CSD | Amount $38,014.32 | Date 09/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STONE, TERRA L | Employer name Whitesboro CSD | Amount $38,014.25 | Date 12/28/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HADLEY, DONNA J | Employer name Delaware Academy C S D - Delhi | Amount $38,014.22 | Date 10/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYMAN, CORINNE L | Employer name Helen Hayes Hospital | Amount $38,014.20 | Date 08/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REES, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $38,014.18 | Date 03/05/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURCH, JAMES F | Employer name SUNY College Technology Canton | Amount $38,013.95 | Date 02/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, RISA L | Employer name Columbia County | Amount $38,013.76 | Date 07/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLOWERS, SONYA | Employer name Albany City School Dist | Amount $38,013.72 | Date 09/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROUT, STEVEN C, JR | Employer name Town of Hector | Amount $38,013.70 | Date 10/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, MICHELE | Employer name Education Department | Amount $38,013.34 | Date 10/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COANE, JANE M | Employer name Huntington Public Library | Amount $38,013.11 | Date 06/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKS, KENNETH J, SR | Employer name SUNY College at Buffalo | Amount $38,012.74 | Date 10/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELPE, THOMAS F | Employer name Oneida County | Amount $38,012.45 | Date 11/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, JEREL L | Employer name Erie County | Amount $38,012.26 | Date 03/17/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRELL, TIMOTHY P | Employer name City of Ithaca | Amount $38,012.20 | Date 12/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, JAMES R | Employer name Erie County | Amount $38,012.18 | Date 07/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WANDEL, ROSEMARY B | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $38,012.03 | Date 11/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENJAMIN, FRED W | Employer name Spencerport CSD | Amount $38,011.98 | Date 02/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVENPORT, JOSEPH W | Employer name Clyde-Savannah CSD | Amount $38,011.93 | Date 01/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CERVI, GARY T | Employer name Town of Elma | Amount $38,011.78 | Date 07/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATT, AARON W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $38,011.63 | Date 12/15/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REILLY, BRIAN M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $38,011.06 | Date 05/11/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHAR, KYLE D | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $38,011.06 | Date 07/28/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, DEREK M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $38,011.01 | Date 12/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARCHIBALD, SCOTT B | Employer name Margaretville CSD | Amount $38,010.42 | Date 12/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENSEN, JAMIE L | Employer name Steuben County | Amount $38,010.10 | Date 08/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EATON, KORY P | Employer name Sherrill City School Dist | Amount $38,009.99 | Date 07/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOLAN, LAURIE C | Employer name Orange County | Amount $38,009.65 | Date 11/18/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOBERT, JENNIFER M | Employer name Averill Park CSD | Amount $38,009.06 | Date 07/12/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEPF, EILEEN M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $38,008.97 | Date 03/17/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARTO, ALFRED P | Employer name Columbia County | Amount $38,008.73 | Date 03/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEVILACQUA, MARY A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $38,008.44 | Date 02/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONSELAAR, RANDI L | Employer name Wayne County | Amount $38,008.20 | Date 03/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, JOHN E | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $38,008.18 | Date 03/13/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUZDEY, DIANE C | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $38,008.14 | Date 10/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONNELL, LAUREN E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $38,007.79 | Date 01/20/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRANNIGAN, BRIDGET A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $38,007.74 | Date 02/26/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, JERRY A | Employer name Central Square CSD | Amount $38,007.57 | Date 09/01/1970 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAFFER, THOMAS J | Employer name City of Binghamton | Amount $38,007.55 | Date 03/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELLE, MICHAEL J | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $38,007.02 | Date 08/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILES, KEITH E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $38,006.93 | Date 11/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTOS, MARY N | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $38,006.92 | Date 11/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DREW, SUSAN L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $38,006.90 | Date 03/01/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, THOMAS E | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $38,006.89 | Date 05/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIGHTHALL, CARL E, JR | Employer name Mohawk Valley Psych Center | Amount $38,006.83 | Date 07/19/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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