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 LOPEZ, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Village of Lynbrook | Amount $96,182.10 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MILLS, JASPER L | Employer name Albany County | Amount $96,179.83 | Date 06/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, ROBERT | Employer name Five Points Corr Facility | Amount $96,179.78 | Date 07/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IWAN, GORDON A | Employer name Village of Scotia | Amount $96,178.28 | Date 01/13/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROBERTSON, CAROLE B | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $96,178.18 | Date 05/31/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONIFACE, TONYA M | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $96,177.80 | Date 11/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, RONALD E, II | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $96,177.80 | Date 05/04/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERION, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $96,177.15 | Date 03/04/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, DENNIS L | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $96,176.98 | Date 04/12/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FASANO, JASON T | Employer name Town of Poughkeepsie | Amount $96,176.98 | Date 02/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FISKE, LAURA A | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $96,176.55 | Date 07/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAW, STEPHEN A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $96,176.34 | Date 06/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SHIPOSH, JEFFERY B | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $96,175.67 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BONAVITA, JOHN A | Employer name Town of Babylon | Amount $96,175.66 | Date 07/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SERRANO, ANSELMO | Employer name Wallkill Corr Facility | Amount $96,175.34 | Date 11/09/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERTHOTY, LOUIS J, JR | Employer name Greene Corr Facility | Amount $96,175.28 | Date 06/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIU, XIAOBO | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $96,175.00 | Date 03/28/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHELTERS, MATTHEW C | Employer name City of Poughkeepsie | Amount $96,174.48 | Date 07/25/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KELSH, MATTHEW J | Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility | Amount $96,174.17 | Date 07/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELLA, ANTHONY J | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $96,173.40 | Date 08/04/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARUSO, ANTONELLA | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $96,172.46 | Date 06/05/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRUSKA, JEFFREY | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $96,172.20 | Date 07/31/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUNTER, THOMAS W, JR | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $96,171.62 | Date 08/28/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALUCH, JOHN J | Employer name Housing Finance Agcy | Amount $96,170.19 | Date 03/04/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOVE, ADAM J | Employer name Village of Massena | Amount $96,169.96 | Date 05/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SHULTZ, CAREY W | Employer name Delaware Academy C S D - Delhi | Amount $96,169.40 | Date 08/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAW, ORRIN | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $96,168.96 | Date 12/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEAN-LOUIS, JAHIM F | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $96,168.49 | Date 03/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELANEY, JOHN | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $96,168.45 | Date 07/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZACCONE, ANTHONY J | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $96,168.41 | Date 06/12/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTT, VALERIE E | Employer name Town of Greece | Amount $96,168.04 | Date 08/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KRUG, MATTHEW P | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $96,167.55 | Date 03/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MOGENSEN, TODD L | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $96,165.52 | Date 07/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'NEILL, WILLIAM T | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $96,165.38 | Date 03/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LINZALONE, TANYA G | Employer name Mill Neck Manor Schl For Deaf | Amount $96,164.25 | Date 09/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIERMAN, DOUGLAS C | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $96,163.98 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUTNIK, CHRISTINE C | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $96,162.14 | Date 11/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVINE-VEGLIANTE, LYNDA G | Employer name Sullivan County | Amount $96,161.81 | Date 01/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUFFIELD, JAY W | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $96,160.90 | Date 07/15/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICCIONE, PAUL | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $96,160.04 | Date 08/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STROUSE, PETER G | Employer name Suffolk County Water Authority | Amount $96,159.75 | Date 12/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SYMONDS, TREVOR J | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $96,159.10 | Date 06/10/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KARASZ, MARIS | Employer name West Hempstead Water District | Amount $96,158.68 | Date 07/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI PAOLA, DAMIAN J | Employer name 10Th Jd Nassau Nonjudicial | Amount $96,157.07 | Date 11/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, NATE J | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $96,156.83 | Date 08/09/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALANGI, RONALD | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Brooklyn | Amount $96,156.56 | Date 12/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, MARIA T | Employer name SUNY College Technology Canton | Amount $96,155.06 | Date 07/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEATRAS, RHODORA D | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $96,154.78 | Date 06/25/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARROYO, JAMES L | Employer name Town of Brookhaven | Amount $96,154.31 | Date 09/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURRAN, JOHN W | Employer name Albany County | Amount $96,153.26 | Date 03/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEREL, SHARLA | Employer name Boces-Albany Schenect Schohari | Amount $96,150.88 | Date 01/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, JIMMIE B | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $96,150.34 | Date 07/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KING, THOMAS H, JR | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $96,148.57 | Date 07/25/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARSH, JASON G C | Employer name Town of Warwick | Amount $96,148.40 | Date 09/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BATCHELDER, ERIC H | Employer name Town of Guilderland | Amount $96,146.11 | Date 10/13/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OUN, DAVID M | Employer name Town of Lancaster | Amount $96,145.87 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GIARDINO, LAURA C | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $96,145.70 | Date 05/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACKERMAN, PAUL | Employer name City of Poughkeepsie | Amount $96,145.20 | Date 02/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ERIN L | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $96,145.19 | Date 09/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC MONAGLE, DANIEL K | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $96,144.64 | Date 11/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEMON, KEVIN M | Employer name Supreme Ct Kings Co | Amount $96,144.14 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALLENTIN, STEVEN D | Employer name Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD | Amount $96,143.73 | Date 03/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GARITY, FRANK J | Employer name Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg | Amount $96,143.21 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HUNT, SCOTT D | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $96,142.18 | Date 02/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOJCZYK, KARIN E | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $96,141.93 | Date 04/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IOVINO, PETER J | Employer name Harborfields CSD of Greenlawn | Amount $96,140.99 | Date 06/19/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACOBS, VINCENT L | Employer name Long Beach City School Dist 28 | Amount $96,140.47 | Date 07/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INGRAM, JOSEPH D | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $96,140.38 | Date 07/24/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, BRIAN T | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $96,140.04 | Date 09/28/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONTOMPASIS, NICHOLAS H | Employer name City of Schenectady | Amount $96,140.00 | Date 07/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, DAISY A | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $96,138.91 | Date 02/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORIHUELA, WILSON | Employer name Supreme Ct-Queens Co | Amount $96,138.77 | Date 01/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $96,136.77 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANGELS, CHRISTOPHER B | Employer name Suffolk County Water Authority | Amount $96,136.45 | Date 09/29/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, JOSH A | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $96,136.37 | Date 07/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROTUNDO, BENEDICT, JR | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $96,136.12 | Date 11/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPS, ERNESTO G | Employer name Freeport UFSD | Amount $96,135.31 | Date 08/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVID, ODALAMA F | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $96,134.63 | Date 07/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOPE-THOMPSON, LORRAINE A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $96,133.71 | Date 03/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIZZO, JOHN R | Employer name Albany County | Amount $96,133.09 | Date 01/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, JOANNE M | Employer name Education Department | Amount $96,131.63 | Date 07/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEAR, ROSA E | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $96,130.69 | Date 04/12/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLS, BETH ANN | Employer name New Rochelle Public Library | Amount $96,130.22 | Date 09/01/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYER, HOWARD S | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $96,130.14 | Date 03/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAUSTO, DANIELA | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $96,130.07 | Date 11/12/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DILLON, PATRICIA J | Employer name Rochester Psych Center | Amount $96,129.13 | Date 09/25/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN-BURROUGHB, BARBARA C | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $96,128.59 | Date 11/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WIJESINGHE, KYLE | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $96,128.51 | Date 01/28/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VITRANO, ALFREDO A | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $96,127.70 | Date 01/23/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIMM, JAMES E | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $96,127.61 | Date 06/29/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUND, RYAN A | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $96,127.40 | Date 06/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GASPA, JOHN A | Employer name City of Utica | Amount $96,127.29 | Date 05/31/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHEUNG, BUFFY SIU NGAR | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $96,126.97 | Date 05/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POKINES, JOHN A | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 08/26/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONARD, THOMAS E | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 02/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EMERY, KATHLEEN H | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 06/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGLISH, GREGORY | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 04/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAUZON, JENNIFER L | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 05/07/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARINACCIO, DOROTHY A | Employer name Education Department | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 03/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUFFEY, GLORIA A | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 08/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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