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 MC CAFFREY, PETER C | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $116,718.12 | Date 02/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DOUGHTY, CHARLES WILLIAM | Employer name Village of Rockville Centre | Amount $116,714.90 | Date 05/18/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAPENMEYER, TODD | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $116,711.09 | Date 01/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NORRIS, PAMELA M | Employer name Queensboro Corr Facility | Amount $116,709.56 | Date 08/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEHOE, JOHN R | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,707.89 | Date 01/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DESMOND, KEITH J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,707.47 | Date 06/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, RICHARD W | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $116,703.99 | Date 01/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, JAMAL A | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,702.60 | Date 02/28/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTAPPILLIL, SALY B | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $116,702.50 | Date 08/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POHL, JEFFREY J | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $116,701.83 | Date 10/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, ELLA | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,701.12 | Date 04/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOUGHRAN, PETER J | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $116,700.82 | Date 01/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECK, ROBERT W | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,700.69 | Date 02/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VILL, JOHANNE | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $116,700.41 | Date 06/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHOFF, RICHARD F, JR | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $116,698.46 | Date 04/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ALIOTTA, TERESA L | Employer name Div Alc & Alc Abuse Trtmnt Center | Amount $116,697.70 | Date 02/10/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLUM, HELEN S | Employer name Dept of Economic Development | Amount $116,695.38 | Date 01/26/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, GEOFFREY G | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $116,695.03 | Date 06/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DORIS, JONNEL C | Employer name Housing Trust Fund Corp. | Amount $116,694.96 | Date 09/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIRENZE, LAURICE | Employer name Housing Trust Fund Corp. | Amount $116,694.96 | Date 01/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TILLMAN, DAVID C | Employer name Ontario County | Amount $116,694.94 | Date 10/10/1978 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLOY, SARON | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $116,694.42 | Date 05/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOCKWOOD, PAUL J | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $116,693.98 | Date 11/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TABOR, MARK J | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $116,690.98 | Date 08/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOYE, JAMES R | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,690.15 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPATH, ERIC | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $116,685.82 | Date 10/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FLAVIN, BRIGID | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $116,683.18 | Date 11/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEXTON, KEVIN J | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $116,682.28 | Date 03/12/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIDSON, CLAUDINE Y | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $116,682.07 | Date 02/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEA, DENIS J | Employer name Town of East Hampton | Amount $116,681.20 | Date 12/26/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ANNOUSAS, PETER H | Employer name Town of Hempstead Housing Auth | Amount $116,679.85 | Date 07/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYRNE, PATRICIA M | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $116,677.53 | Date 05/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLASIER, KEVIN R | Employer name Great Meadow Corr Facility | Amount $116,674.28 | Date 10/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, RICHARD T, JR | Employer name City of Poughkeepsie | Amount $116,673.48 | Date 03/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BELLO, MICHAEL A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $116,672.66 | Date 07/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GOEHRING, DAVID C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $116,671.02 | Date 06/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LESSER, FRANCES | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,670.63 | Date 08/27/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSEPH, VERNA | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Brooklyn | Amount $116,668.74 | Date 08/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELTIDI, SALLY E | Employer name Town of Eastchester | Amount $116,668.51 | Date 09/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC ALEER, THOMAS | Employer name Village of Valley Stream | Amount $116,667.71 | Date 10/30/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOFFOLANO, BRUCE J | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,657.45 | Date 06/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HARTZ, SHANNON L | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,650.57 | Date 05/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GELBERG, KITTY H | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $116,649.00 | Date 10/13/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRILLA, MICHAEL R | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $116,648.78 | Date 09/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BOZIWICK, GEORGE E | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $116,648.62 | Date 08/11/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMAN, KENNETH R | Employer name Town of Poughkeepsie | Amount $116,647.06 | Date 01/18/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ABBOTT, JAMES J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,646.80 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'HARA, COLLEEN M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,646.80 | Date 09/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMONSON, GARY M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,646.80 | Date 02/22/1983 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNGER, PAUL M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,646.80 | Date 04/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIDSON, JEFFREY | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $116,646.63 | Date 04/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIEWENDER, JOHN W | Employer name Town of North Hempstead | Amount $116,646.43 | Date 04/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURTON, LESLIE M, II | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,646.06 | Date 08/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NEWMAN, SPENCER J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,644.83 | Date 01/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ASKEY, SHERRY L | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $116,643.89 | Date 12/08/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HAMPE, MARGARET J | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $116,643.71 | Date 11/21/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWANSON, JOSEPH, JR | Employer name City of New Rochelle | Amount $116,643.31 | Date 09/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PARRINELLO, MARIO J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,643.17 | Date 10/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ILUYOMADE, MONICA T | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $116,641.13 | Date 11/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEEKS, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $116,641.10 | Date 08/10/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WALTERMYER, ANTHONY J | Employer name Town of Greece | Amount $116,640.63 | Date 11/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GILMARTIN, EILEEN T | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $116,640.15 | Date 08/05/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, MARCIA T | Employer name Bronx Psych Center | Amount $116,639.74 | Date 07/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, BRIAN O | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $116,639.26 | Date 09/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANE, PATRICIA M, MS | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,635.84 | Date 09/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, BARRY | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $116,635.71 | Date 10/06/1977 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOGART, SCOTT E | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $116,635.35 | Date 05/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BENDISH, BRIAN J | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $116,634.79 | Date 06/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RHEE, KYU-SAE | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,631.43 | Date 11/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OBYRNE, PATRICIA N | Employer name Village of Great Neck Plaza | Amount $116,630.97 | Date 11/11/1991 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LECAKES, DAKIN D | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $116,630.10 | Date 07/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENCIVENGA, BARBARA E | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $116,630.08 | Date 05/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUTIERREZ, SONIA M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $116,629.91 | Date 06/06/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BESSER, W PAUL | Employer name Town of Wallkill | Amount $116,623.99 | Date 08/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCARLETT, WILLIAM G | Employer name Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD | Amount $116,620.69 | Date 01/29/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARGROVE, APRYL N | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $116,620.39 | Date 12/02/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TOWNSEND, COURTNEY L H | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $116,620.23 | Date 05/28/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name APPEL, PETER J | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $116,620.19 | Date 09/26/1983 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RACICOT, DESMOND J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $116,614.58 | Date 09/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REPP, GREGORY C | Employer name Town of Bedford | Amount $116,611.78 | Date 02/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUNNINGHAM, MARK J | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $116,611.65 | Date 08/10/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAZES, CELINE M | Employer name Suffolk Otb Corp. | Amount $116,610.26 | Date 05/10/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHITSCH, DAVID B | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $116,610.04 | Date 05/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DESANTO, STEPHEN E | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $116,610.00 | Date 07/01/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DINGLE, MONICA E | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 03/08/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOWE, GLEN J | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 12/20/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REGINA, THOMAS M | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 12/20/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORRE, ANGELO L | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 09/30/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RADICE, JOSEPH M | Employer name NYC Family Court | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 03/20/1979 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUTCHINS, DEAN P | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 01/22/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUBEL, JORGE A | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 05/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, ANDRE P | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 11/28/1983 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUPAK, FRANCIS A | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 08/30/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OWENS, ERNEST L | Employer name Supreme Ct-Queens Co | Amount $116,607.64 | Date 11/24/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOPEZ, RICHARD C | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $116,607.08 | Date 03/24/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BASS, GARY A | Employer name Cape Vincent Corr Facility | Amount $116,605.91 | Date 09/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHRAF, MICHAEL J | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $116,604.15 | Date 08/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAIR, JAMIE E | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $116,604.15 | Date 08/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOONAN, WILLIAM J | Employer name Washington Corr Facility | Amount $116,603.94 | Date 09/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERRARO, TINA L | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $116,603.81 | Date 01/25/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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