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 BRAXTON, AURELIA N | Employer name Kirby Forensic Psych Center | Amount $98,386.06 | Date 09/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'CONNOR, MICHAEL G | Employer name Town of Ossining | Amount $98,386.02 | Date 01/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURWELL, AYSH-SHA C | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $98,385.02 | Date 06/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARTLETT, CHRISTINE M | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $98,381.53 | Date 06/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $98,381.29 | Date 09/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KARBON, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $98,381.05 | Date 07/02/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LI, HAILING | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $98,379.83 | Date 03/05/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILANES, ANGEL E | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $98,379.59 | Date 07/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, KEVIN E | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $98,379.57 | Date 08/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, STEPHEN W | Employer name Town of New Castle | Amount $98,379.47 | Date 05/14/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARREN, JOHN F | Employer name Town of Victor | Amount $98,378.82 | Date 12/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENSCHEL, ERIC G | Employer name Arlington Fire District | Amount $98,378.43 | Date 02/25/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PRESTON, LYLE C | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $98,375.75 | Date 01/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BEARD, MATTHEW H | Employer name Ogdensburg Corr Facility | Amount $98,374.32 | Date 04/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOBOL, JOHN | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $98,373.82 | Date 09/09/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDING, STEPHEN M | Employer name Dept of Economic Development | Amount $98,373.73 | Date 08/14/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARLO, EDWIN E | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $98,373.54 | Date 09/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORILLO, CATHY J | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $98,371.18 | Date 10/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOWALSKI, JAMES | Employer name 10Th Jd Nassau Nonjudicial | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 11/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOLIVAN, CHECHE | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 07/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACKBURN, CECILIA JANE | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 03/22/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDBERG, SUSAN W | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 04/21/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENIDGE, THELMA D | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 03/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'MEARA, PATRICIA | Employer name Supreme Ct Kings Co | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 09/14/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, ADRIENNE L | Employer name Supreme Ct-Queens Co | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 01/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOMOROWSKI, LINDA | Employer name Supreme Ct-Queens Co | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 05/22/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANCHEZ, EDUARDO | Employer name Supreme Ct-Queens Co | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 05/24/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, LYNETTE | Employer name County Clerks Within Nyc | Amount $98,370.38 | Date 12/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSO, THOMAS A, JR | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $98,369.81 | Date 09/24/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIUSTINI, RAYMOND | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $98,369.11 | Date 10/15/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHERRY, NATASHA A | Employer name Poughkeepsie City School Dist | Amount $98,368.62 | Date 03/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAINOR, MATTHEW J | Employer name Town of North Castle | Amount $98,366.94 | Date 09/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARINA, LOUIS A | Employer name City of Lockport | Amount $98,366.52 | Date 05/18/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, KAREEM M | Employer name Taconic Corr Facility | Amount $98,366.47 | Date 04/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRICKLAND, TERRANCE E | Employer name Greenburgh Graham UFSD | Amount $98,366.20 | Date 04/05/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, MICHAEL L | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $98,365.71 | Date 07/29/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KUMWONG, SURAPON | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $98,364.28 | Date 06/20/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEFFER, LAUREN J | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $98,363.68 | Date 04/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEAN, AMY B | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $98,363.19 | Date 09/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, ALLEN H | Employer name North Babylon UFSD | Amount $98,362.40 | Date 04/07/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKITT, YING J | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $98,360.38 | Date 06/14/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INNERST, AMANDA E | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $98,360.28 | Date 04/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANGIARACINA, JOSEPH | Employer name Queens Borough Public Library | Amount $98,360.26 | Date 10/20/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREEL, JOHN | Employer name Town of Greece | Amount $98,358.27 | Date 03/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, D'ANDRA R | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $98,358.02 | Date 09/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA CARRUBBA, JAMES C | Employer name City of Long Beach | Amount $98,356.92 | Date 02/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, TIMOTHY G | Employer name Henrietta Fire District | Amount $98,356.82 | Date 02/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FRADUA, JON A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $98,355.63 | Date 10/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEMUTH, OWEN W | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $98,351.98 | Date 08/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODFIELD, KAREN L | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $98,351.68 | Date 07/10/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZARBA, JEFFREY A | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $98,351.27 | Date 08/11/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLOW, JANET L | Employer name Boces Suffolk 2Nd Sup Dist | Amount $98,351.21 | Date 09/23/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHOLONAS, DANIEL A | Employer name Otisville Corr Facility | Amount $98,350.85 | Date 10/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALEY, SANDRA F | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $98,350.80 | Date 03/31/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZSIMMONS, KAREN E | Employer name Supreme Ct Kings Co | Amount $98,350.46 | Date 12/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, GREGORY JOSEPH | Employer name Supreme Ct Kings Co | Amount $98,350.46 | Date 12/29/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANDERS, KARYN M | Employer name County Clerks Within Nyc | Amount $98,350.46 | Date 03/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARYA, KAMLESH | Employer name Long Island Dev Center | Amount $98,350.36 | Date 07/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWAN, BARBARA | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $98,349.93 | Date 01/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURROUGHS, CECELIA | Employer name Orange County | Amount $98,349.61 | Date 10/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KREUZER, MICHAEL C | Employer name Henrietta Fire District | Amount $98,349.33 | Date 07/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CONNER, JEREMY A | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $98,348.90 | Date 04/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALLO, JON ANTHONY | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $98,348.03 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PITERA, JOHN W | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $98,347.82 | Date 06/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAPUTI, MAURO | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $98,347.02 | Date 12/14/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOPPER, CHRISTOPHER E | Employer name City of Auburn | Amount $98,345.47 | Date 01/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RICE, DAVID A | Employer name SUNY Construction Fund | Amount $98,345.01 | Date 02/14/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNN, AMY C | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $98,341.08 | Date 06/11/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHEIA-JONES, PAULA E | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $98,340.87 | Date 10/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MA, JENEVE M | Employer name Ossining UFSD | Amount $98,340.24 | Date 10/26/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CREA, CAROLYN M | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $98,340.07 | Date 11/25/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUELE, FRANK P | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $98,340.03 | Date 12/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC KENNA, SHAWN G | Employer name Town of Newburgh | Amount $98,339.64 | Date 10/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DEACON, WILLIAM D | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $98,339.26 | Date 01/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, CAROL J | Employer name Boces Suffolk 2Nd Sup Dist | Amount $98,339.21 | Date 07/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEARSON, VICTORIA A | Employer name Niagara County | Amount $98,338.95 | Date 10/17/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ILKIW, MICHAEL E | Employer name Manhasset Park District | Amount $98,338.68 | Date 07/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELAHUNTY, JAMES L | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $98,337.33 | Date 02/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONAHUE, ROBERT W | Employer name Orange County | Amount $98,337.16 | Date 09/02/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAMOLA, VOLYNCIA M | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $98,336.38 | Date 05/07/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERNANDES, THOMAS A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $98,336.11 | Date 01/20/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ARNOLD, S SCOTT | Employer name Greater So Tier Boces | Amount $98,335.60 | Date 07/09/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, MICHAEL R | Employer name City of Auburn | Amount $98,335.44 | Date 04/27/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GALLAGHER, MARIA A | Employer name Town of Mamaroneck | Amount $98,333.83 | Date 01/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERRARO, DEBRA M | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $98,333.39 | Date 05/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, JOHN A | Employer name Syosset CSD | Amount $98,332.15 | Date 02/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERMAAT, ANTHONY J | Employer name NYS Dormitory Authority | Amount $98,331.62 | Date 08/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLANAGAN, JESSE D | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $98,331.47 | Date 06/10/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, ERNEST | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $98,330.63 | Date 03/22/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CONNELL, MARY G | Employer name Boces-Monroe Orlean Sup Dist | Amount $98,330.61 | Date 05/23/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARCATI, PAUL F | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $98,329.85 | Date 05/09/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, WILLIAM J, III | Employer name Town of Tonawanda | Amount $98,328.32 | Date 08/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VIRKLER, SEAN B | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $98,327.79 | Date 03/03/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITNEY, LINWOOD L | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $98,327.75 | Date 12/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTUSCELLO, VICTORIA B | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $98,327.47 | Date 03/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRINKERHOFF, PHILLIP J | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $98,326.38 | Date 04/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIADKA, MATTHEW J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $98,325.40 | Date 02/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WELLS, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $98,325.09 | Date 04/26/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JARKA, EDWARD J | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $98,324.77 | Date 03/14/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONDE-AIRD, NORMA I | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $98,324.16 | Date 02/18/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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