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 DI FEDE, MARIA | Employer name Island Trees UFSD | Amount $72,053.74 | Date 08/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COTTORONE, MICHAEL G | Employer name Ridge Road Fire District | Amount $72,053.68 | Date 07/19/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name OAKLEY, DENNIS | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $72,052.99 | Date 11/09/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOTTHARDT, RENEE M | Employer name Greater Binghamton Health Center | Amount $72,052.96 | Date 12/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAINES, JOHN E, III | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $72,052.89 | Date 01/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DILMORE, KIMBERLY A | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $72,052.56 | Date 01/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, CIARA W | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $72,052.54 | Date 10/07/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN-LINDER, CHRISTINA F | Employer name Finkelstein Memorial Library | Amount $72,052.22 | Date 11/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUCZAK, JAMES M | Employer name Adirondack Correction Facility | Amount $72,052.19 | Date 02/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPSON, JOHN W | Employer name Town of Mamaroneck | Amount $72,052.09 | Date 12/04/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOEL, GAURI | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $72,051.46 | Date 10/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BESHARA, NANCY | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $72,051.46 | Date 10/10/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCGANN, CECILIA M | Employer name Cold Spring Harbor CSD | Amount $72,051.38 | Date 02/25/1974 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRZANOWICZ, KAREN M | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $72,051.08 | Date 03/04/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSMA, THERESA M | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $72,050.98 | Date 11/16/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIM, MIN J | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $72,050.80 | Date 07/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAWLINGS, KAREN V | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $72,050.40 | Date 11/21/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN NESS, STEVEN S | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $72,050.40 | Date 08/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIGHTENGALE, CAROL D | Employer name Afton CSD | Amount $72,050.22 | Date 05/14/1979 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEMON, PATRICK | Employer name City of Rye | Amount $72,050.09 | Date 05/21/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREGE, SHERYL L S | Employer name Rush-Henrietta CSD | Amount $72,050.06 | Date 06/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUSHNIE, JULINE M | Employer name Div Alc & Alc Abuse Trtmnt Center | Amount $72,049.96 | Date 01/11/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIESE, MICHAEL C | Employer name Wyoming Corr Facility | Amount $72,049.93 | Date 06/11/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KULDRAREE, CHANON M | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $72,049.47 | Date 06/13/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAYO, WAYNE | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $72,049.31 | Date 07/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERMANN, JOSEF A | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $72,049.29 | Date 05/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OAKLEY, ROBERT J | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $72,048.93 | Date 12/20/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORENO, CESAR | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $72,048.84 | Date 03/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MELNICK, JEREMY S | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $72,048.63 | Date 09/18/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'HAGAN, LINDA M | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $72,048.50 | Date 12/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERNAL, BRYAN S | Employer name City of Elmira | Amount $72,048.26 | Date 06/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TENACE, MICHAEL E | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $72,047.55 | Date 07/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHERRY, JOSEPHINE | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $72,047.17 | Date 05/07/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENNESSEY, MICHAEL J, JR | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $72,046.91 | Date 01/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, LAUREN E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 07/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLENDENING, SEAN D | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/15/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, DAVID J | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/15/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DWYER, FRANCIS T, IV | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/11/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KACZMAREK, THOMAS G | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/10/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENETTE, COURTNEY E | Employer name Div Alcoholic Beverage Control | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 10/22/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAGRIZAUSKAITE, VITA | Employer name Division of The Budget | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/11/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOWER, CARYN I | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 10/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVIT, AMANDA E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/29/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOCERO, MARY ELLEN | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 08/01/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MA, DI | Employer name NYS Gaming Commission | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/15/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EPSTEIN, ARI T | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 10/22/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAMNES, MATTHEW T | Employer name Office of Employee Relations | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 01/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, BRIAN M | Employer name Office of Employee Relations | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARRYOTT, JORDAN J | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 07/31/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOMASELLI, ANTHONY P | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALKOWE, LAURA T | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 10/25/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYNTER, DAMALI H | Employer name Office Parks, Rec & Hist Pres | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/08/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FURDYNA, AIMEE K | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROGERS, KRISTIN A | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/19/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TULIO, MATTHEW L | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VALLE, FELICIA | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $72,046.90 | Date 09/19/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, JACQUELINE | Employer name Village of Spencerport | Amount $72,046.80 | Date 06/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEMIA, SHAWN M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $72,046.69 | Date 03/02/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC EWAN, MICHAEL D | Employer name Village of Endicott | Amount $72,046.29 | Date 03/31/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRILL, JOSEPH A | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $72,045.54 | Date 12/20/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLEMMING-DAVIS, ALICIA T | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $72,044.98 | Date 11/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, VIVIAN | Employer name Syosset CSD | Amount $72,044.42 | Date 08/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODVINE, DENISE E | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $72,044.34 | Date 06/20/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYKE, DOUGLAS N | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $72,043.83 | Date 07/15/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINKOFF, LAURA | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $72,043.61 | Date 02/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAURONEY, PAUL A | Employer name City of Utica | Amount $72,043.14 | Date 08/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FERGUSON, THOMAS J | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $72,042.88 | Date 03/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONARD, ROLAND | Employer name Village of Ossining | Amount $72,042.66 | Date 03/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANCHEZ, DOUGLAS L | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $72,042.20 | Date 08/29/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, MARTIN | Employer name SUNY College Techn Farmingdale | Amount $72,041.83 | Date 09/29/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLELLAN, MATTHEW M | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $72,041.80 | Date 01/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DICKINSON, KELLY I | Employer name Orange County | Amount $72,041.46 | Date 01/30/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAUER, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of Rome | Amount $72,041.18 | Date 04/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VAN NATTEN, DARWEN G | Employer name City of Schenectady | Amount $72,040.91 | Date 08/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SWEENEY, BERNARD A | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $72,040.88 | Date 07/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESTBROOK, JULIA M | Employer name Plainview Old Bethpage Pub Lib | Amount $72,040.06 | Date 09/08/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISON, SHANIA S | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $72,040.06 | Date 02/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICOLETTI, CATHRINE A | Employer name Suffolk County Water Authority | Amount $72,039.81 | Date 04/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, TINA L | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $72,039.62 | Date 06/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, KATHERINE L | Employer name Freeport Memorial Library | Amount $72,039.43 | Date 09/14/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OATES, BUERIN | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $72,039.32 | Date 09/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AITKEN, LAURIE A | Employer name Islip Public Library | Amount $72,039.32 | Date 08/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANCHEZ, LUIS A | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $72,039.24 | Date 04/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROGERS, JOHN E | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $72,038.99 | Date 12/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WASYLYSHYN, JOHN | Employer name Bellmore UFSD | Amount $72,038.86 | Date 11/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHETSKY, BRUCE R | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $72,038.52 | Date 07/05/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRINCE, JESSIE M | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $72,038.47 | Date 05/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHAR, SHANNON | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $72,038.29 | Date 04/06/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAUGHN, WILLIAM, JR | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $72,038.07 | Date 02/19/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EARL, DALE J | Employer name Bare Hill Correction Facility | Amount $72,037.77 | Date 09/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERIF, MUSA L | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $72,037.60 | Date 08/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMPLEY, TRACIE D | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $72,037.38 | Date 08/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHA, WEI | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $72,037.14 | Date 08/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KARPIO, RONALD E | Employer name Gowanda Correctional Facility | Amount $72,037.14 | Date 03/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWSKI, PRISCILLA J | Employer name Supreme Court Clks & Stenos Oc | Amount $72,037.14 | Date 07/27/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLMO, MARY L | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $72,037.13 | Date 06/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARADA, MAYA | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $72,037.13 | Date 10/18/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALLANTINE, KAREN A | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $72,036.96 | Date 02/23/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FURKA, JOHN H, JR | Employer name Massapequa UFSD | Amount $72,036.76 | Date 03/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEAN, SARAH W | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $72,036.74 | Date 11/07/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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