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 LIFERIEDGE, DANA J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $91,054.38 | Date 12/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWEET, LISA A | Employer name Appellate Div 4Th Dept | Amount $91,054.09 | Date 02/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOTALING, KATHLEEN J | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $91,053.10 | Date 04/17/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, ANTHONY J | Employer name Westbury UFSD | Amount $91,052.00 | Date 07/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHMIDOVA, LYUDMILA | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 07/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELLAI, SUSAN E | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 01/15/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PODAGROSI, RICHARD A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 06/25/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLANCY, MICHAEL R | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 08/17/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, SARAH H | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 04/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALEY, THOMAS P | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 08/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THIEL, JOSHUA O | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 05/31/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALLER, ANN E | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 05/04/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRUCHON-BOREK, DENISE B | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 03/18/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JUSTIAN, DEBORAH J | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 08/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAGER, DEBORAH J | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $91,051.91 | Date 08/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DILLS, WILLARD W, JR | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,051.87 | Date 12/02/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PUSTAY, JOSEPH | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,051.83 | Date 01/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CARTHY, TINA M | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 09/02/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COZZY, KAREN A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 06/19/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENSON, FRED G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 05/27/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOULE, STEVEN J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 09/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWRENCE, PAUL A | Employer name Education Department | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 06/12/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, EILEEN R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 3 | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 02/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNOLLY, MARK P | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 07/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONIK, SUELLEN | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $91,051.82 | Date 12/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARLSON, DANIEL D | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $91,051.48 | Date 11/02/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BOHN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Collins Corr Facility | Amount $91,051.33 | Date 07/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'CONNOR, JEFFREY R | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $91,050.91 | Date 09/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TYMCHYNYUK, VIKTOR | Employer name Glen Cove City School Dist | Amount $91,050.90 | Date 07/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMILTON, MICHAEL V | Employer name Riverview Correction Facility | Amount $91,050.88 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BETHENCOURT-GARCIA, MICHELLE | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $91,050.25 | Date 12/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, BRETT N | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $91,047.96 | Date 01/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRUMGOLD, SHELTON T | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $91,046.76 | Date 05/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLOVER, CHARLES S | Employer name City of Cortland | Amount $91,046.18 | Date 01/30/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WAGNER, SCOTT V | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $91,045.81 | Date 04/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURAK, PAUL F | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $91,045.68 | Date 01/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIPP, JAMES M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $91,045.30 | Date 08/16/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRELLO, MARY K | Employer name Greece CSD | Amount $91,045.25 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINDSAY, DAVID P | Employer name Town of Chili | Amount $91,043.82 | Date 02/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KILLION, JOSHUA J | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $91,042.87 | Date 06/28/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERMAN, SUSAN B | Employer name Yorktown CSD | Amount $91,041.90 | Date 09/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIVERA, VICTOR M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $91,041.69 | Date 05/26/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWLAND, KATHRYN K | Employer name Boces Erie Chautauqua Cattarau | Amount $91,041.61 | Date 01/31/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHATEL, THOMAS M | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $91,041.26 | Date 02/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, JOSEPH F, III | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $91,039.82 | Date 09/18/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANTELLO, REBECCA G B | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $91,039.29 | Date 08/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNACHE, CARL | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $91,039.10 | Date 10/12/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUHN, JENNIFER | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $91,038.47 | Date 10/15/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, MIRIAM L | Employer name Rochester City School Dist | Amount $91,037.31 | Date 10/31/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICOLETTA, RYAN E | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $91,036.99 | Date 03/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HENRY, JOHN D | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $91,036.01 | Date 02/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DUNAWAY, MARIA L | Employer name Village of Mamaroneck | Amount $91,035.32 | Date 09/09/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIACCIA, MEGIN L | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $91,034.81 | Date 02/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name IANNUZZI, MICHAEL T | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $91,034.10 | Date 03/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWARZ, MICHAEL B | Employer name Metropolitan Trans Authority | Amount $91,033.04 | Date 08/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMSON, DARYL M | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $91,032.85 | Date 11/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALVELLO, MARIO | Employer name Yonkers City School Dist | Amount $91,032.85 | Date 03/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DICKERT, SANDRA N | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $91,032.80 | Date 07/08/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAUTER, LORI J | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $91,032.67 | Date 02/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, ROBERT | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $91,032.38 | Date 07/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAIDA, ELENA C | Employer name Albany County | Amount $91,032.19 | Date 06/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPRAGUE, MICHAEL A | Employer name Office of Public Safety | Amount $91,031.95 | Date 10/17/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALTMAN, ROBERT J | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $91,031.17 | Date 09/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'ONOFRIO, MARK A | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $91,030.93 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CACOPERDO, DAVID A | Employer name Copiague UFSD | Amount $91,030.54 | Date 09/11/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIMATULAC, MARCO P | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $91,030.48 | Date 10/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATSON, BRIAN J | Employer name Five Points Corr Facility | Amount $91,030.47 | Date 01/14/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURSTEIN, JEFFREY S | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $91,030.34 | Date 09/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIARDINO, MATTHEW J | Employer name City of Geneva | Amount $91,030.34 | Date 03/31/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BUFFA, LISA A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $91,030.20 | Date 04/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PENNA, PATRICK A | Employer name Patchogue-Medford UFSD | Amount $91,029.95 | Date 11/14/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REZNIK, YEFIM | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 11 | Amount $91,029.40 | Date 10/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIVOLSI, CAROL ANN | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $91,028.89 | Date 08/12/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARISTY, LUIS F | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 11 | Amount $91,028.59 | Date 03/18/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECKER, TASINA K | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $91,028.53 | Date 08/04/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAKE, THOMAS P | Employer name City of Troy | Amount $91,027.65 | Date 10/20/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MORELLI, JOHN P | Employer name Town of Hempstead | Amount $91,027.64 | Date 07/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZOLNOWSKI, KIMBERLY | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $91,027.28 | Date 07/16/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUZ, WENDY | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $91,027.00 | Date 02/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARMSTRONG, DAVID E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $91,026.67 | Date 04/18/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATNODE, ROBERT | Employer name Bare Hill Correction Facility | Amount $91,026.43 | Date 11/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL, DONALD C | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 03/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIERTHY, ROBERT C | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 07/13/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KHEMILI, TAREK M | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 12/14/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, ROSIE | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 12/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAGAT, GORDON B | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 04/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CART, WILLIAM C | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 12/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOVOTNY, PAUL J | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 07/13/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWANSON, MICHAEL | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 11/16/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRUDELL, ADAM D | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 10/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERTUCCI, PAULA D | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 05/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, CRAIG M | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 11/13/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENSON, JESSICA L | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 09/22/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAIRES, MICHAEL N, SR | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 06/14/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWER, ROBERT D | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 02/08/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPAULDING, DEBORAH | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 03/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BADACH, ANDREW J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 02/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOZNIAK, DANIEL J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 01/25/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOUDREAU, SUSAN L | Employer name Taconic St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 11/26/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAWSON, LADD G | Employer name SUNY College Technology Delhi | Amount $91,026.11 | Date 01/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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