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 DANNO, WILLIAM J | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $95,204.94 | Date 02/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KEARNEY, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $95,204.91 | Date 12/27/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ESTERLING, MINERVA E | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $95,204.36 | Date 07/02/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MISIR, NARINDRA P | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $95,203.43 | Date 07/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AWOLOWO, YINUSA O | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $95,203.39 | Date 08/10/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REESE, LISBON M | Employer name Creedmoor Psych Center | Amount $95,203.23 | Date 04/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWDEN, MOSES M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $95,203.23 | Date 01/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATALANO, JAMES A | Employer name South Beach Psych Center | Amount $95,203.01 | Date 03/20/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALCZEWSKI, JOSEPH W | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $95,202.94 | Date 01/29/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORAN, BONNIE C | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $95,202.89 | Date 10/04/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, RONALD D | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $95,202.89 | Date 04/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, SHANNEL A | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $95,202.60 | Date 10/20/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOLAN, KEVIN G | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $95,202.19 | Date 03/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REILLY, JENNIFER A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,201.91 | Date 11/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICH, MICHAEL T | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $95,201.78 | Date 04/07/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DAVID, WILSON W | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $95,201.13 | Date 03/24/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, KERRY D | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $95,200.96 | Date 11/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROUSSEAU, LORNE | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $95,200.72 | Date 01/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIPKA, GARY J | Employer name Great Meadow Corr Facility | Amount $95,200.45 | Date 06/07/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHADEWALD, MICHAEL J | Employer name Schenectady County | Amount $95,200.31 | Date 07/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEGNA, THOMAS C | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $95,199.13 | Date 02/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUCI, THOMAS A | Employer name Rockland Psych Center Children | Amount $95,198.34 | Date 09/01/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RHODES, JOHN J | Employer name Ninth Judicial Dist | Amount $95,198.18 | Date 01/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOHENSEE, SCOTT A | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $95,198.11 | Date 09/04/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERRAIN, LOUIS M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $95,197.98 | Date 01/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HEEBNER, AMY E | Employer name Education Department | Amount $95,197.45 | Date 06/30/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIMMELSBACH, MELISSA J | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $95,196.72 | Date 02/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, DERRICK | Employer name Greene Corr Facility | Amount $95,196.18 | Date 07/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTALATIN, MARIA L | Employer name New York City Childrens Center | Amount $95,195.25 | Date 04/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLUMENTHAL, BARBARA J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $95,194.34 | Date 07/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRESSER, GARY J | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $95,194.18 | Date 06/02/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHULTZ, JUDY A | Employer name Wyoming Corr Facility | Amount $95,192.91 | Date 08/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PULEO, VINCENT | Employer name Town of Smithtown | Amount $95,192.90 | Date 01/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEGEORGE, SHARON L | Employer name New Rochelle City School Dist | Amount $95,192.90 | Date 09/12/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERULATVOLLMER, DENISE E | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $95,192.81 | Date 10/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARRIGO, FRANK B | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,192.58 | Date 06/04/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAHN, LESLIE | Employer name Town of Clarkstown | Amount $95,192.33 | Date 05/09/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGEL, ERIK M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $95,192.29 | Date 08/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILBERT, CASEY K | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $95,192.21 | Date 09/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SUNNY, ARJUN | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $95,192.08 | Date 03/24/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANCE, TAHITIA | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $95,191.33 | Date 05/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANNA, JONATHAN C | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $95,190.01 | Date 01/19/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN LOAN, GERARD | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $95,189.13 | Date 09/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOELLE, JASON W | Employer name Niagara Frontier Trans Auth | Amount $95,188.57 | Date 02/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LLEWELLYN, TAMRA D | Employer name Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Amount $95,188.29 | Date 08/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, RICHARD | Employer name Town of Irondequoit | Amount $95,188.16 | Date 11/07/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ALFANO, RICHARD J | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $95,187.53 | Date 05/05/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWELL, DAVID E | Employer name Division of Human Rights | Amount $95,186.79 | Date 10/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONFILS, RONALD L | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $95,185.92 | Date 06/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIORE-LEHMAN, MARILYN L | Employer name City of Jamestown | Amount $95,184.27 | Date 05/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEELEY, KATHRYN M | Employer name Town of Mount Kisco | Amount $95,184.06 | Date 02/25/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYHRE, DOUGLAS K | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $95,183.30 | Date 06/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELLENBACK, MARIE A | Employer name Cayuga County | Amount $95,182.56 | Date 06/08/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OBI, WINIFRED A | Employer name Metro New York DDSO | Amount $95,182.47 | Date 07/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, EDWARD J | Employer name City of Utica | Amount $95,182.05 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ALONSO, JOSE A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 03/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYRNES, JOSEPH A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 10/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNOLLY, MARTIN A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUZ-MARTINEZ, YOLANDA | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 02/17/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIST, BARBARA A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 11/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRATZEL, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 02/17/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEALY, CLAIRE P | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 03/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYLIE, JACQUELINE E | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 12/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPALDING, LORNA A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 12/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name UHLE, KENNETH F | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 07/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELAZQUEZ, MIGUEL A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 07/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIBELLI, THOMAS A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,180.18 | Date 10/24/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRIPSAS, PAMELA L | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $95,179.89 | Date 02/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOYER, RYAN A | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $95,179.89 | Date 09/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARINOFF, REBECCA | Employer name SUNY College of Optometry | Amount $95,177.97 | Date 12/21/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLLINS, PHILIP J | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $95,177.91 | Date 07/31/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GESARONI, MARK A | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $95,177.46 | Date 05/10/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VUELVA, VICTOR A | Employer name Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Amount $95,177.10 | Date 01/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASILE, RITA M | Employer name Broome County | Amount $95,176.23 | Date 09/26/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESTBROOK, ANTHONY J | Employer name Broome County | Amount $95,176.23 | Date 09/28/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENTLEY-GREENE, ANNETTE | Employer name Bronx Psych Center | Amount $95,175.80 | Date 05/30/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALILI, MERHAMA M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $95,175.40 | Date 01/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, DEBORAH I | Employer name Bronx Psych Center | Amount $95,175.20 | Date 08/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELIN, TERRELL L | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $95,175.19 | Date 12/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, MICHELLE A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $95,173.92 | Date 07/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VALENTI, RONALD J | Employer name 10Th Jd Nassau Nonjudicial | Amount $95,173.66 | Date 08/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE JESUS, LUZ D | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $95,173.61 | Date 01/31/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOUGHRAN, MARK J | Employer name Broome County | Amount $95,173.47 | Date 09/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAIRIS, VANESSA M | Employer name Appellate Div 2Nd Dept | Amount $95,172.15 | Date 09/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAROHA, MUKESH P | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $95,171.95 | Date 07/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHANAHAN, DAVID J | Employer name Orange County | Amount $95,171.91 | Date 09/02/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELTON, JOHN P | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $95,171.37 | Date 02/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FILLAT, AMY S | Employer name New York City Childrens Center | Amount $95,169.59 | Date 03/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABDURAHMAN, KHELIFA A | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $95,169.33 | Date 04/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WICK, EDMUND V | Employer name Assembly: Annual Legislative | Amount $95,168.61 | Date 01/01/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANKEWICH, DEBORAH A | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $95,167.13 | Date 01/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILHOLLEN, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $95,167.07 | Date 06/10/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GILBO, FRANK S | Employer name Moriah Shock Incarce Corr Fac | Amount $95,166.75 | Date 12/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PODLESAK, GERALD R | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $95,166.39 | Date 11/01/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURRELL, SONIA P | Employer name NYS Mortgage Agency | Amount $95,165.41 | Date 08/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, IAN D | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $95,165.33 | Date 10/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, DAVID S | Employer name Office NYS Inspector General | Amount $95,165.17 | Date 12/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAILEY, PATRICK J | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $95,165.17 | Date 09/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE CERCE, JESSICA A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,165.17 | Date 02/09/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FURNISH, KIMBERLY BOUCHER | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $95,165.17 | Date 11/21/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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