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 MOORE, ANN MARIE | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $98,004.46 | Date 11/08/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIFASI, MICHAEL A | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $98,003.71 | Date 06/20/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOESKE, BRENDA A | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $98,002.92 | Date 02/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALTON, LILLIAN M | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $98,001.73 | Date 09/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORAN, JOHN F | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $98,001.41 | Date 12/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOOLITTLE, JAIME C | Employer name Rochester Psych Center | Amount $98,001.32 | Date 01/19/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARD, MATTHEW L | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $98,001.09 | Date 01/11/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WIERZBOWSKI, CHRISTOPHER T | Employer name Town of Cheektowaga | Amount $98,000.80 | Date 01/13/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SINCLAIR, KRISTIN G | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $98,000.24 | Date 09/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KESSINGER, PETER E | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $97,998.87 | Date 08/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALVAGGIO, JOSEPH D | Employer name Town of Tonawanda | Amount $97,998.77 | Date 01/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KELLIS, DANIEL J | Employer name Education Department | Amount $97,998.45 | Date 04/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AHEARN, KELLY L | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $97,998.40 | Date 04/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINCOCK, JAMES L | Employer name City of Elmira | Amount $97,998.21 | Date 08/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LITTLE-CLAYTON, CORALIA E | Employer name Washington Hts Unit | Amount $97,997.74 | Date 01/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COONEY, DOREEN A | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,994.38 | Date 02/27/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSEPH, SHEELA O | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,993.37 | Date 11/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, BRADLEY R | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $97,993.26 | Date 07/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUND, URSZULA E | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $97,993.14 | Date 06/12/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PISA, MARIA A | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $97,993.04 | Date 03/12/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUARNSTROM, HATTIE M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $97,992.62 | Date 05/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCRIPTURE, BRIAN E | Employer name Dept of Economic Development | Amount $97,992.62 | Date 06/27/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLEMENTE, MICHAEL A | Employer name Appellate Div 2Nd Dept | Amount $97,992.60 | Date 09/23/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOPEZ, AMADO L, JR | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $97,992.17 | Date 01/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEARY, RICHARD A | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $97,991.17 | Date 03/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUEVARA, JOSE C | Employer name Village of Lake Success | Amount $97,990.13 | Date 04/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'AMBROSIO, GLEN C | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $97,989.84 | Date 06/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, MARK | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $97,987.84 | Date 07/31/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ARP, LESLIE M | Employer name Office NYS Inspector General | Amount $97,987.42 | Date 10/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONSTANTINI, WALTER A | Employer name Oneida County | Amount $97,987.35 | Date 04/18/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JASINSKI, BRIAN E | Employer name Office of Court Administration | Amount $97,986.59 | Date 04/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRYOR, ROBERT C, JR | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $97,986.22 | Date 12/03/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HACK, THOMAS C | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $97,985.61 | Date 08/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARSH, RODNEY V | Employer name City of Norwich | Amount $97,984.77 | Date 08/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CROWELL, GARY J | Employer name Center Moriches UFSD | Amount $97,983.34 | Date 08/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOVER, JEFFREY S | Employer name Chautauqua County | Amount $97,983.03 | Date 11/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LO CICERO, JEANNINE A | Employer name Orange County | Amount $97,981.25 | Date 09/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAUSAMANN, ERIC G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $97,980.48 | Date 04/15/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, NAHTANHA O | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $97,979.95 | Date 12/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATLIN, NORA J | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $97,979.84 | Date 08/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, JOSEPH B | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $97,979.32 | Date 10/06/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DALY, MICHAEL J | Employer name New York State Assembly | Amount $97,978.55 | Date 12/15/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENUE-HOURIGAN, REBECCA L | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $97,978.23 | Date 10/11/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNELL, CRISTIN N | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $97,977.29 | Date 01/15/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, FRANK D | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $97,976.99 | Date 10/21/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, BINU K | Employer name Div Alc & Alc Abuse Trtmnt Center | Amount $97,975.87 | Date 07/22/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GIRR, EDWARD J, III | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $97,975.49 | Date 10/30/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAVALLO, BARBARA A | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $97,974.70 | Date 10/15/1970 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEHRING, BRYAN W | Employer name City of Corning | Amount $97,974.54 | Date 03/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COLLINS, MICHAEL M | Employer name Town of Southold | Amount $97,972.92 | Date 03/24/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIECO, JOHN R | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $97,972.39 | Date 05/08/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CORSE-JOHNSON, BARBARA M | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $97,969.80 | Date 09/28/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMANN, TERESA | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $97,969.72 | Date 10/06/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOSEI, FRANCIS X | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $97,968.90 | Date 09/10/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HILLMAN, ROBERT A | Employer name Yonkers City School Dist | Amount $97,967.94 | Date 02/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GACONNIER, JOHN C | Employer name Sayville UFSD | Amount $97,967.63 | Date 10/14/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $97,967.62 | Date 10/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REID, JACQUELYN A | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,967.52 | Date 10/14/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWAK, RICHARD R | Employer name Town of Hamburg | Amount $97,966.44 | Date 06/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNOX, VIRGINIA C | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,965.37 | Date 10/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRANZ, KAREN G | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $97,965.24 | Date 09/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACHTYL, KENNETH P, JR | Employer name Erie County | Amount $97,962.79 | Date 01/16/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FISHER, JOHN | Employer name City of Cohoes | Amount $97,962.29 | Date 03/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BURY, GARY A | Employer name Sullivan Corr Facility | Amount $97,961.73 | Date 12/14/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAYES, KRISTOFER A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $97,961.39 | Date 09/13/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAMBERT, CHRISTOPHER R | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $97,961.16 | Date 05/31/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECK, KENNETH G, JR | Employer name Town of Bethlehem | Amount $97,961.12 | Date 03/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, RUSSELL R, III | Employer name City of Elmira | Amount $97,959.58 | Date 10/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ERAS, LARRY | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 11 | Amount $97,958.65 | Date 03/26/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELMANI, MUTHUKKUMARI | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,957.56 | Date 09/12/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SELIMOVIC, DZENAN | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $97,957.54 | Date 10/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DU VAL, MARJORY | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,955.11 | Date 12/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAUDANNO, GUADALUPE M | Employer name Central Islip UFSD | Amount $97,954.15 | Date 11/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSEPH, JEAN G | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $97,951.51 | Date 10/21/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLOWAY, WINONA | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $97,950.86 | Date 10/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, MARGARET A | Employer name Katonah-Lewisboro UFSD | Amount $97,950.82 | Date 11/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PUGLISI, CHARLES F | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $97,949.79 | Date 12/18/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMOLINSKY, MARK W | Employer name Broome County | Amount $97,949.50 | Date 05/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE CATERINA, JOSEPH, JR | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $97,949.21 | Date 03/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENNING, JANE M | Employer name Rochester City School Dist | Amount $97,948.93 | Date 12/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RHODES, ANZALEE | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $97,948.48 | Date 03/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, KURT E | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $97,947.75 | Date 11/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRANCATO, LANCE A | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $97,947.36 | Date 02/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BACON, MICHELLE M | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $97,946.94 | Date 11/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEPHENSON, KERRY-ANN A | Employer name Taconic Corr Facility | Amount $97,946.56 | Date 03/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONG, MARK A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $97,946.11 | Date 09/20/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AZMITIA, ELENA | Employer name Orange County | Amount $97,945.74 | Date 03/25/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREESON, CHERYL L | Employer name Buffalo Psych Center | Amount $97,945.27 | Date 10/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIEHOMSKI, TODD C | Employer name Town of Tonawanda | Amount $97,945.16 | Date 03/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GRIESER, GARRETT | Employer name Fourth Jud Dept - Nonjudicial | Amount $97,944.97 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATTCHER, MASSIEL L | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $97,944.96 | Date 07/30/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERTOLACCI, ROBERT | Employer name Village of Rye Brook | Amount $97,944.25 | Date 05/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARNES, JAMES R | Employer name Buffalo City School District | Amount $97,942.24 | Date 05/21/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARUSO, PATRICIA-JO | Employer name Town of Huntington | Amount $97,942.08 | Date 01/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUCK, MAUREEN E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $97,942.06 | Date 12/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANZOVINO, ANTHONY S | Employer name White Plains City School Dist | Amount $97,941.20 | Date 07/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MESSINGER, MICHAEL E | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $97,940.17 | Date 10/24/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORDARO, SAMUEL J | Employer name Rochester City School Dist | Amount $97,940.16 | Date 03/18/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANSEN, JON C | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $97,938.75 | Date 08/06/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARTLEDGE, STEPHEN | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $97,937.70 | Date 03/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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