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 PENNINGTON, SANDRA | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $106,931.87 | Date 11/29/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CABIBBO, DAVIDE | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $106,931.46 | Date 03/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERROTTE, VALERIE L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $106,929.12 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PROBECK, KRISTAN E | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $106,926.63 | Date 07/17/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DERMOTT, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $106,926.59 | Date 05/07/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOX, WENDY S | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $106,926.17 | Date 04/21/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, RUBY | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $106,925.63 | Date 09/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LECKINGER, KEVIN M | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $106,925.58 | Date 07/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BUTH, SEAN K | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $106,923.76 | Date 07/31/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GORSKI, ALFRED M, JR | Employer name Town of Huntington | Amount $106,923.26 | Date 04/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAILLIAS, PATRICIA M | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $106,922.94 | Date 09/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRUMSTA, MARK J | Employer name Collins Corr Facility | Amount $106,922.14 | Date 04/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURRAY, DEBBIE | Employer name Capital Dist Psych Center | Amount $106,921.88 | Date 05/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADINOLFI, LOUIS J JR | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $106,921.60 | Date 08/15/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARTON, JAMES C | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $106,921.05 | Date 09/18/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE MICCO, DEBBIE T | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $106,919.84 | Date 08/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORDE, THERESA | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $106,919.84 | Date 09/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'SHEA, EILEEN M | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $106,919.84 | Date 10/07/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLUE, PHILIP Y | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $106,919.84 | Date 02/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SONGER, JOHN D | Employer name Rochester City School Dist | Amount $106,919.39 | Date 03/29/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSSI, RICHARD W | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $106,918.85 | Date 01/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUSSER, PAUL B | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $106,917.24 | Date 02/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NG, LISA | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $106,916.96 | Date 09/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWITZ, GENEVIEVE M | Employer name Ulster Correction Facility | Amount $106,916.25 | Date 09/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWRENCE, DALE A | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $106,916.21 | Date 03/04/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON-ROSE, JEANNETTE | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $106,915.89 | Date 07/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMDAN, ALAAELDIN A | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $106,914.50 | Date 07/28/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATLOCK, MARK A | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $106,913.64 | Date 03/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMINITI, MICHAEL | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $106,913.13 | Date 10/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTMAN, CHERYL A | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $106,912.94 | Date 04/17/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOKE, DAVID J | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $106,912.45 | Date 08/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWINSKI, LAWRENCE | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $106,912.15 | Date 05/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONTES, JULIO D | Employer name Town of Brighton | Amount $106,912.14 | Date 11/10/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CORBITT, SHANNON K | Employer name Albany County | Amount $106,911.38 | Date 12/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAKE, JONATHAN A | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $106,911.05 | Date 07/31/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MOGAVERO, JOHN R | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $106,910.54 | Date 04/22/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KUPPEL, PHILIP C | Employer name Erie County | Amount $106,910.39 | Date 01/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POHANCSEK, EUGENE L | Employer name Buffalo City School District | Amount $106,909.56 | Date 10/31/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEARY, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $106,909.01 | Date 03/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EXNER, FRANCIS J | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $106,908.62 | Date 03/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEIPPERT, YVONNE A | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $106,907.87 | Date 09/09/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARY, DAVID C | Employer name Orleans Corr Facility | Amount $106,904.20 | Date 05/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KALLENBERG, GREGORY J | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $106,903.51 | Date 01/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUTIERREZ, MAYKEL | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $106,902.92 | Date 06/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STAGE, CHRISTINE F | Employer name Orange County | Amount $106,901.20 | Date 07/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOOLE, STEPHEN | Employer name Orange County | Amount $106,900.75 | Date 09/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWARZ, PETER R | Employer name Orange County | Amount $106,900.70 | Date 08/20/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASACELI, STEPHEN V | Employer name Orleans Corr Facility | Amount $106,900.63 | Date 06/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARK, ERIC J | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $106,899.82 | Date 06/18/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURTIN, DAVID J | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $106,899.56 | Date 11/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORRES, RICHARD | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $106,899.42 | Date 02/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAP, TESSA K | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $106,897.89 | Date 08/24/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHELDON, REXFORD G | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $106,897.71 | Date 06/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAVALLI, LIVIA | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $106,897.08 | Date 06/30/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPMAN, LYNN M | Employer name Hutchings Psych Center | Amount $106,896.90 | Date 05/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REITZ, KATHLEEN E | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $106,896.60 | Date 12/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HITCHCOCK, CATHERINE D | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $106,896.07 | Date 05/29/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWART, CYNTHIA B | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $106,896.07 | Date 08/07/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ULRICH, DOUGLAS E | Employer name Central Islip UFSD | Amount $106,894.46 | Date 04/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KARRIS, MICHAEL J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $106,893.46 | Date 01/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WICKS, ELIZABETH J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $106,892.34 | Date 02/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRYANT, JOYCE A | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $106,890.65 | Date 08/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVINE, BRETT M | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $106,889.37 | Date 01/29/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSWELL, CYNTHIA | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $106,887.20 | Date 03/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EISENSCHMIDT, ERIC K | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $106,885.03 | Date 05/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RALYEA, CHERYL K | Employer name Allegany County | Amount $106,884.80 | Date 06/15/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEO, MICHAEL J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $106,884.72 | Date 04/11/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICCIARDI, ANTONIO | Employer name Town of Islip | Amount $106,882.78 | Date 09/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANGDON, BRIAN P | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $106,881.96 | Date 06/07/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMIDT, ERIC R | Employer name City of Beacon | Amount $106,881.08 | Date 02/26/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MAHONEY, DANIEL T, JR | Employer name City of North Tonawanda | Amount $106,881.02 | Date 08/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SEIFRIED, RUSSELL J | Employer name Adirondack Correction Facility | Amount $106,880.62 | Date 10/18/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FOND, MARGARET L | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $106,879.63 | Date 11/19/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUMICKY, LISA J | Employer name Deer Park Public Library | Amount $106,879.16 | Date 09/25/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOSKOTZ, MARGARET L | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $106,877.19 | Date 03/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASELLINI, MARK A | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $106,876.80 | Date 01/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNOLDS, WILLIAM P | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $106,876.24 | Date 09/20/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARUSO, THOMAS J, JR | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $106,874.03 | Date 10/20/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARRUTHERS, EZ D | Employer name City of Mount Vernon | Amount $106,873.15 | Date 12/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HORTON, MATTHEW L | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $106,872.38 | Date 03/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWKOWICZ, MICHAEL | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $106,871.15 | Date 06/18/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAPPY, PAULA J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $106,870.57 | Date 09/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEISE, CATHERINE A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $106,870.57 | Date 06/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, WILLIAM J | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $106,866.01 | Date 04/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONROE, ADRIAN | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $106,864.34 | Date 01/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARVIN, JEREMY J | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $106,864.20 | Date 02/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENTLEY, BRIAN M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $106,863.58 | Date 09/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARSENAULT, JOHN S | Employer name City of Ithaca | Amount $106,861.63 | Date 04/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SWEENEY, MICHAEL G | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $106,861.32 | Date 04/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZGERALD, TARA A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $106,859.61 | Date 06/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBIERO, EDWARD J | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $106,858.97 | Date 02/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRANDI, JOSEPH A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $106,858.90 | Date 09/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN SCHAICK, GEORGE R, JR | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $106,858.90 | Date 08/09/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VECCHIO, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Great Neck UFSD | Amount $106,858.50 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI FILIPPO, VINCENT J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $106,857.99 | Date 11/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHINE, MICHAEL J, JR | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $106,857.08 | Date 01/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARLEY, BEVERLY D | Employer name Kirby Forensic Psych Center | Amount $106,856.89 | Date 06/05/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDA, RICHARD K | Employer name Village of Garden City | Amount $106,855.91 | Date 04/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL-DARDEN, BETTY L | Employer name Ninth Judicial Dist | Amount $106,854.72 | Date 06/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NASH, JEREMY D | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $106,853.52 | Date 08/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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