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 MERCIER, CAROL A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,893.45 | Date 04/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDENHOLM, SARA C | Employer name Albion Corr Facility | Amount $83,893.39 | Date 09/21/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLEY, STEPHEN T | Employer name SUNY College at Oneonta | Amount $83,893.38 | Date 03/06/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASTRACANE, REBECCA A | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $83,892.40 | Date 01/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERSTNER, CHAD | Employer name Five Points Corr Facility | Amount $83,892.32 | Date 07/28/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARGADON, JAMES G | Employer name Boces-Orange Ulster Sup Dist | Amount $83,892.00 | Date 07/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOYLE, DIANE P | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,892.00 | Date 03/31/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNN, ROBERT A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,892.00 | Date 04/19/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULHALL, HARRY A, JR | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,892.00 | Date 04/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYSLIWIEC, DEBORAH M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,892.00 | Date 02/05/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIERZPWTOWSKI, SUSAN | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,892.00 | Date 11/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIVONA, CAROLYN S | Employer name Town of Babylon | Amount $83,890.81 | Date 09/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADY, STEVEN P | Employer name Village of Scarsdale | Amount $83,890.75 | Date 05/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REEVES, DAJUANA N | Employer name Levittown UFSD-Abbey Lane | Amount $83,890.32 | Date 03/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARES, WILLIAM T, III | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 2 | Amount $83,890.05 | Date 11/03/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDRES, WILLARD J | Employer name Broome County | Amount $83,889.86 | Date 05/23/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREITHAUPT, JEFFREY W | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $83,889.84 | Date 09/16/1991 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAW, PATRICIA M | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $83,889.72 | Date 11/12/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARIKUPURATHU, MERCY V | Employer name Creedmoor Psych Center | Amount $83,889.23 | Date 01/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIRMBACH, MICHAEL G | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $83,888.88 | Date 05/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN MARTER, PATRICK M | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $83,888.84 | Date 09/28/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WICK, JOHN M | Employer name Niagara County | Amount $83,888.55 | Date 02/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SORRIENTO, LISA D | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $83,887.78 | Date 01/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADISH, JULIE A | Employer name Mexico CSD | Amount $83,887.76 | Date 03/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOHERTY, JOHN A | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $83,887.61 | Date 02/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASHIR, MOHAMMAD | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $83,887.36 | Date 07/11/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, HEATHER | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $83,887.18 | Date 11/14/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZPATRICK, TARA A | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $83,886.64 | Date 09/11/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAKSH, NICHOLAS S | Employer name Office of Court Administration | Amount $83,886.60 | Date 10/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name METELLUS, WATSON | Employer name Herricks UFSD | Amount $83,886.30 | Date 07/24/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOERBER, ALVIN E | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $83,886.12 | Date 10/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOY, CURTIS R | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $83,885.90 | Date 02/08/1979 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAFFER, JEFFREY L | Employer name Education Department | Amount $83,885.62 | Date 02/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC NAMARA, ANN M | Employer name Education Department | Amount $83,885.36 | Date 09/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TSENTER, ELINA | Employer name Education Department | Amount $83,885.36 | Date 05/17/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKIE, JASON D | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $83,885.25 | Date 01/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MINNOE, KEVIN S | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $83,884.66 | Date 06/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHASE, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Lawrence UFSD | Amount $83,884.57 | Date 08/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARANDA, BRITTANY M | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $83,884.20 | Date 07/08/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPAGNUOLO, DANA | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $83,884.04 | Date 05/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRITT, TIMOTHY A | Employer name New York State Assembly | Amount $83,883.85 | Date 06/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORR, DARRYL W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,882.88 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, PATRICK J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $83,882.87 | Date 07/10/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUNRO, DIANNE | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $83,882.64 | Date 07/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CONNELL, RICK | Employer name Otisville Corr Facility | Amount $83,882.49 | Date 11/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUADALUPE, JULIE A | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch | Amount $83,882.29 | Date 10/08/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC MANUS, ARLEEN M | Employer name Orange County | Amount $83,882.19 | Date 10/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELLO, JOHN C | Employer name Village of Tuxedo Park | Amount $83,881.78 | Date 12/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLEO, KENNETH C | Employer name No Westchester Joint Water Works | Amount $83,881.00 | Date 04/18/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FARLAND, BRIAN J | Employer name Suffolk County Water Authority | Amount $83,880.80 | Date 02/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRINGER, ROBERT J | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $83,880.47 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWERS, DOUGLAS W, JR | Employer name Ogdensburg Corr Facility | Amount $83,880.45 | Date 05/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEPHAN, GREGORY A | Employer name Town of Grand Island | Amount $83,879.73 | Date 07/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WAITE, PATRICIA A | Employer name Town of Smithtown | Amount $83,879.60 | Date 01/20/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZUCCHELLI, MATTHEW D | Employer name City of Albany | Amount $83,878.88 | Date 01/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FRISENDA, JENNIFER P | Employer name East Meadow UFSD | Amount $83,878.47 | Date 12/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, GERALD K | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $83,878.44 | Date 03/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEARY, JASON R | Employer name City of Cohoes | Amount $83,878.37 | Date 08/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SANTANIELLO, MICHAEL J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $83,877.82 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLIVA, HELEN L | Employer name Eastchester UFSD | Amount $83,877.58 | Date 03/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TINSCHERT, ROBERT | Employer name Town of Smithtown | Amount $83,877.05 | Date 07/24/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECKER, MICHAEL P | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $83,876.88 | Date 12/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTER, ANDREW B | Employer name Gates-Chili CSD | Amount $83,876.56 | Date 09/11/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REILL, ROBERT W | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $83,876.53 | Date 05/17/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARPENTER, JOSEPH E | Employer name City of Middletown | Amount $83,876.42 | Date 08/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SPIEGEL, PAUL H | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $83,876.03 | Date 03/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE VEAUX, WILLIAM L | Employer name Metro New York DDSO | Amount $83,876.01 | Date 01/23/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAHN, MICHAEL | Employer name Roslyn Water District | Amount $83,875.67 | Date 11/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARCELLETTA, JAMES V, JR | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $83,875.37 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEBERT, ALEXANDER M | Employer name Town of Manlius | Amount $83,875.31 | Date 01/25/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PEARSON, ROBERT L, JR | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $83,874.97 | Date 04/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILAIRE, ISLANDE | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $83,874.78 | Date 01/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAM, WILLIAM D | Employer name Wende Corr Facility | Amount $83,874.38 | Date 04/19/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERINO, DAVID | Employer name Bill Drafting Commission | Amount $83,874.21 | Date 10/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHMURA, SARAH A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $83,873.97 | Date 05/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACHERONE, CRAIG M | Employer name City of Schenectady | Amount $83,873.69 | Date 02/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WARREN, GALE G | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $83,872.97 | Date 01/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUPO, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $83,872.16 | Date 12/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAUS, ALPHONSO | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $83,871.72 | Date 03/31/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANT, EDWARD M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,871.60 | Date 03/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, DENIS G | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,871.40 | Date 06/13/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMPSON, PATRICIA E | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $83,871.38 | Date 03/31/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRADY, DEXTER L | Employer name East Hampton UFSD | Amount $83,870.91 | Date 02/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEBB, NATHAN | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $83,870.62 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAINHART, LAURIE VARRONE | Employer name Albany County | Amount $83,870.58 | Date 06/25/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, VALERIE D | Employer name Eastern NY Corr Facility | Amount $83,870.50 | Date 08/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRINCIPE, MICHAEL D | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $83,869.42 | Date 08/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARTER, RICK S | Employer name NYC Family Court | Amount $83,869.37 | Date 11/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEMER, APRIL H | Employer name City of Binghamton | Amount $83,868.28 | Date 01/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DEESE, KYLEE B | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $83,868.12 | Date 11/09/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYANT, WILLIAM R, JR | Employer name Moriah Shock Incarce Corr Fac | Amount $83,867.57 | Date 12/23/1976 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COMPOSTO, GINO S | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $83,866.40 | Date 07/20/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLOOMQUIST, PATRICK J | Employer name Mid-State Corr Facility | Amount $83,866.04 | Date 11/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STICH, MARIA-TERESA | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $83,864.70 | Date 08/25/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYALL, MARJORIE B | Employer name Lexington School For The Deaf | Amount $83,864.60 | Date 02/28/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAVANAUGH, JAMES D | Employer name Third Jud Dept - Nonjudicial | Amount $83,864.60 | Date 02/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERALTA, MANUEL E | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $83,864.49 | Date 11/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENNEY, KEVIN C | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $83,863.97 | Date 08/16/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOPEZ, KELLY S | Employer name Orange County | Amount $83,863.95 | Date 08/25/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAMES, SANDRA G | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $83,863.78 | Date 06/12/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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