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 BRUTUS, EVENS | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $102,264.63 | Date 11/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRODSKY, NANCY | Employer name Village of Larchmont | Amount $102,263.58 | Date 11/28/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAOLI, PAUL S | Employer name 10Th Jd Nassau Nonjudicial | Amount $102,262.75 | Date 02/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURRY, SHAWN | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $102,262.49 | Date 05/24/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINEZ, LORI A | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $102,260.66 | Date 07/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TORRES, FREDDIE | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $102,260.11 | Date 08/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TILLMAN, JOHN M | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $102,259.81 | Date 01/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GROBER, BRENDA S | Employer name Dept of Economic Development | Amount $102,259.81 | Date 01/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALDWELL, TOMMIE L | Employer name City of Niagara Falls | Amount $102,258.64 | Date 01/26/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PADDOCK, JOAN DOYLE | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $102,256.80 | Date 07/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNOWLES, THOMAS | Employer name W Hempstead Sanitation Dist #6 | Amount $102,256.56 | Date 02/11/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RULLODA, LINA Y | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $102,255.58 | Date 07/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TWOMEY, BERNARD A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $102,254.71 | Date 05/10/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYERS, MICHAELLE V | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $102,254.04 | Date 05/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOMBARDO, JOSEPH | Employer name Town of Huntington | Amount $102,253.24 | Date 11/07/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIESLAK, JOHN, JR | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $102,252.70 | Date 05/04/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEIM, ANDREW D | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $102,252.70 | Date 07/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NORRIS, ANDREW J | Employer name Cape Vincent Corr Facility | Amount $102,252.57 | Date 01/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CULKIN, ELIZABETH | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $102,252.19 | Date 01/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMMONS, ANN J | Employer name Div Criminal Justice Serv | Amount $102,252.14 | Date 08/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSH, LESHA L | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $102,251.79 | Date 05/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGELS, JONATHAN L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $102,250.96 | Date 07/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEBBLE, RONALD J, JR | Employer name Mid-State Corr Facility | Amount $102,248.26 | Date 06/22/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAGER, KERRY A | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 09/05/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALTERS, JOHN H | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 05/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WANG, MINGXIA | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 06/28/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, DAVID S | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 04/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLYNN, HEATHER | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 03/25/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNEDY, JAMES M | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROE, THOMAS O | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 07/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOLPE, FILOMENA A | Employer name Office of Employee Relations | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 08/24/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CICERO, RICHARD M | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 11/08/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, JOAN E | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 10/31/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELCHER, HELEN M | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 06/11/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHODDY, DENISE S | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 06/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECASTRO, PATRICK J | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERIMAAT, FANA NAJUMA | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 11/03/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOONS, LISA K | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/06/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOUPASH, JANET A GORDON | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 05/24/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURMAN, JONATHAN D | Employer name Education Department | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 03/03/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUMSON, ROBERT | Employer name Education Department | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 02/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANLEY, DORA LEE | Employer name Education Department | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 12/24/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEHRER, TERESA M | Employer name NYS Higher Education Services | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 07/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASLER, DANIEL H | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 06/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLOOD, COLLEEN M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 09/29/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GWIZDALA, MICHAEL A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 07/05/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICH, NICHOLAS J | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 09/28/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILBERG, NEIL M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 05/12/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUFF, EDWIN J, SR | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 10/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOROBEY, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 11/26/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOLOGNINO, DANIEL J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOUGHTWOOD, DAVID | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 06/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZMAURICE, LISA A | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 11/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAPEMAN, CAROLYN M | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 05/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIOTUSZYNSKI, DENNIS J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/01/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OWENS, GREGORY G | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAUTZ, MICHAEL FRANCIS | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 09/01/1970 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, ROBERT A | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 02/20/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUSSO, MARIO | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 07/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROCKEFELLER, LAWRENCE A | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 05/23/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAESTRI, ANN M | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 05/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, KYLE T | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 02/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, IAN G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 1 | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 09/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYNES, ROBERT A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 7 | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 10/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUNKINS, RICKY D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 7 | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 06/08/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 11/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, DENISE G | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 07/05/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILCOX, RANDALL L | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINTON, RANDALL M | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 03/09/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMPSON, BRIAN | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 07/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PASINELLA, ROBERT L, JR | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $102,247.70 | Date 12/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNDEGE, DARIN J | Employer name Albany County | Amount $102,247.47 | Date 02/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANS, PETER A | Employer name Town of Smithtown | Amount $102,246.98 | Date 06/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONYERS, CAROL | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $102,246.07 | Date 12/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUPREE, NORMAN | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $102,245.88 | Date 11/17/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONDON, WANDA L | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $102,245.85 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONNELLY, EMILY M | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $102,245.41 | Date 03/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONAFIDE, JOHN A | Employer name Office Parks, Rec & Hist Pres | Amount $102,245.41 | Date 10/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIRUZZI, WILLIAM F | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $102,244.50 | Date 07/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINELLI, VINCENT, JR | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $102,244.17 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AYERS, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,244.14 | Date 02/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLDEN, MARIA S | Employer name Education Department | Amount $102,244.12 | Date 08/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VITIELLO-BARTON, DIANA M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $102,243.39 | Date 12/22/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIX, STEPHANIE A | Employer name Commission On Judicial Conduct | Amount $102,243.05 | Date 05/25/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIAQUADIO, GILBERT J, JR | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $102,242.51 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAVINO, DONALD P, JR | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $102,241.12 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KIMMERLE, JOANNE E | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $102,240.52 | Date 04/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN PATTEN, DONALD D | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $102,240.50 | Date 02/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALBFINGER, ADAM T | Employer name Village of Scotia | Amount $102,240.07 | Date 04/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ERIKE, ONA O | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $102,239.64 | Date 09/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MADDEN, SUSANNE M | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $102,238.48 | Date 07/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOFFMAN, CARL R | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $102,237.70 | Date 10/04/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, MARTHA A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $102,237.38 | Date 09/04/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REGAN, JUDITH | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $102,237.38 | Date 07/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRISON, ANN | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $102,237.14 | Date 12/19/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VEGA, YOLANDA | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $102,236.77 | Date 11/03/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNS-HARRIS, HORTENCE | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $102,235.69 | Date 06/26/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DESTEFANIS, KENT J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 1 | Amount $102,235.52 | Date 11/29/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ONUFREY, MICHAEL | Employer name Sewanhaka CSD | Amount $102,234.63 | Date 06/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOMPKINS, TIMOTHY T | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $102,234.32 | Date 08/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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