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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name GEORGE, ANITA Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. Amount $89,723.98 Date 06/21/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHILANO, MICHAEL C Employer name City of Rochester Amount $89,723.95 Date 03/05/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MONFORT, BRIAN E Employer name City of Rochester Amount $89,723.64 Date 10/07/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name THERASSE, PAOLA Employer name Executive Chamber Amount $89,723.31 Date 11/12/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LYONS, DAVID A Employer name City of Rochester Amount $89,723.00 Date 05/25/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GAMMONE, ANGELA T Employer name NYC Family Court Amount $89,722.99 Date 02/05/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOODRICH, SHAINE M Employer name Orange County Amount $89,722.76 Date 06/19/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MURPHY, LUCY A Employer name Town of Brookhaven Amount $89,722.44 Date 09/08/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JAKIELA, KAZIMIERZ S Employer name NYS Community Supervision Amount $89,722.42 Date 01/14/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CONTI, KENNETH J Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Civil Branch Amount $89,721.55 Date 03/02/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WARREN, DAVID M Employer name City of Rochester Amount $89,720.82 Date 09/24/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FORD, RICHARD L Employer name Town of Tonawanda Amount $89,720.71 Date 12/04/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NELSON, DENISE Employer name NYC Civil Court Amount $89,720.11 Date 02/19/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOWARD, CATHRYN L Employer name NYC Family Court Amount $89,720.10 Date 04/23/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SANABRIA, ANTONIO Employer name New York Public Library Amount $89,718.85 Date 04/13/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARDELLA, PINO J Employer name Monroe County Amount $89,718.82 Date 10/24/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STACK, MICHAEL J Employer name Attica Corr Facility Amount $89,718.47 Date 05/22/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TABI MENSAH, HAROLD Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. Amount $89,718.15 Date 01/13/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NAGENGAST, ANTHONY A Employer name City of Rensselaer Amount $89,717.68 Date 06/20/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BALDWIN, ROBERT C, JR Employer name Town of Bethlehem Amount $89,717.55 Date 12/27/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DE STEFANO, NEAL J Employer name Onondaga County Amount $89,716.99 Date 08/29/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC DONALD, VILMA D Employer name Bronx Psych Center Amount $89,716.54 Date 12/29/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARTINEZ, ANA M Employer name NYC Criminal Court Amount $89,716.13 Date 07/02/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STORY, JUSTIN M Employer name Allegany St Pk And Rec Regn Amount $89,716.09 Date 11/07/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MURPHY, MARY T Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab Amount $89,714.95 Date 07/10/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOTALING, RONALD J Employer name NYS Community Supervision Amount $89,714.64 Date 08/01/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VALENTIN, IRENE Employer name NYC Family Court Amount $89,714.39 Date 10/08/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BASIRICO, JOSEPH Employer name Town of Brookhaven Amount $89,714.09 Date 05/16/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROSBROOK, LARRY D Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility Amount $89,713.99 Date 04/17/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CLAUSEN, STEVEN S Employer name Town of Cortlandt Amount $89,712.82 Date 12/16/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CLARY, RHONDA N Employer name NYC Family Court Amount $89,712.40 Date 09/13/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TABER, AMANDA B Employer name Town of Tonawanda Amount $89,712.38 Date 04/09/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TURNER, JACQUELINE E Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. Amount $89,712.33 Date 07/18/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PROPER, DAVID M Employer name Columbia County Amount $89,712.26 Date 02/08/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CLARK, JOHN E Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility Amount $89,712.07 Date 02/15/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARLIN, RICHARD M Employer name Pine Plains CSD Amount $89,712.06 Date 10/03/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PESCHANYY, SERGEY Employer name Dept of Public Service Amount $89,711.78 Date 03/29/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KANGANIS, TASSO Employer name Town of Babylon Amount $89,711.47 Date 05/18/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SUN, CHERY Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. Amount $89,711.36 Date 07/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE CHICK, STEPHEN M Employer name Ontario County Amount $89,710.97 Date 05/28/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PILTSER, VIATCHESLAV Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center Amount $89,710.88 Date 08/14/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RENN, ERNEST C, III Employer name City of Kingston Amount $89,710.61 Date 04/12/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MC DERMOTT, ADA E Employer name NYC Family Court Amount $89,710.47 Date 11/09/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BONNO, ROBERT P Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility Amount $89,710.10 Date 10/16/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TUCKER, JASON Employer name Children & Family Services Amount $89,708.43 Date 12/07/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FERNANDEZ, LOURDES J Employer name Helen Hayes Hospital Amount $89,707.94 Date 05/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHILDS, SEAN T Employer name Justice Center For Protection Amount $89,707.01 Date 08/27/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CORAM, JESSICA Employer name SUNY Buffalo Amount $89,706.74 Date 04/12/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROSSIELLO, JOSEPH G Employer name Supreme Ct Kings Co Amount $89,706.72 Date 05/09/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOMB, KATHLEEN S Employer name Monroe County Water Authority Amount $89,706.59 Date 06/20/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCANLON, MARK P Employer name Erie County Amount $89,706.35 Date 06/12/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NILSEN, PAUL R Employer name Town of Bedford Amount $89,705.95 Date 09/26/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC DONAGH, RONALD W Employer name Hudson Corr Facility Amount $89,705.81 Date 09/28/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROLLE, ROBERT J Employer name Ninth Judicial Dist Amount $89,705.22 Date 09/15/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CERNIGLIA, SALVATORE J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $89,704.15 Date 01/05/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHERWOOD, KENNETH J Employer name Orange County Amount $89,703.69 Date 12/02/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DI PIRRO, MARK D Employer name Town of Lancaster Amount $89,702.82 Date 09/04/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name EVERY, BRIAN D Employer name Town of North Hempstead Amount $89,702.70 Date 06/24/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WATTERS, ROBERT J Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $89,702.69 Date 07/28/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HANLON, PHILIP J, JR Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch Amount $89,702.30 Date 07/06/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RADKE, CRAIG P Employer name Gowanda Correctional Facility Amount $89,701.75 Date 07/03/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CLEVELAND, TRACEY Employer name Erie County Amount $89,700.87 Date 08/18/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WISNIEWSKI, TRAVIS C Employer name Great Meadow Corr Facility Amount $89,700.82 Date 05/23/2016 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAZAN, ELIZABETH M Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital Amount $89,700.71 Date 11/06/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REED, RUDOLPH L Employer name Onondaga County Amount $89,700.67 Date 05/16/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NOWALK, SARAH L Employer name Department of Health Amount $89,700.41 Date 06/23/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAMES, JAY C Employer name NYC Judges Amount $89,700.36 Date 02/18/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZOLESKI, BENJAMIN A Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility Amount $89,700.36 Date 01/29/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BAIETTO, ANTHONY J Employer name NYC Civil Court Amount $89,699.89 Date 07/05/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MILLINGTON, CHERYL O Employer name NYC Family Court Amount $89,699.89 Date 05/26/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLISCHKE, ADAM S Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $89,699.84 Date 06/07/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZIELINSKI, CHRISTOPHER S Employer name City of White Plains Amount $89,699.77 Date 10/18/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GONNELLY, PAUL T Employer name Suffolk County Water Authority Amount $89,699.12 Date 07/23/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MYERS, MICHAEL S Employer name Clinton Corr Facility Amount $89,698.74 Date 09/08/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HALLINAN, KENNETH J Employer name Ulster Correction Facility Amount $89,697.52 Date 08/19/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MINER, ALLAN J Employer name Adirondack Correction Facility Amount $89,697.51 Date 07/05/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAVIS, BRIAN K Employer name Children & Family Services Amount $89,696.77 Date 07/13/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MILANO, JOSEPHINE T Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $89,696.76 Date 01/25/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CONTRERAS-HERNANDEZ, MARIA C Employer name Suffolk County Amount $89,696.29 Date 03/01/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARTER, KARYN L Employer name Children & Family Services Amount $89,696.14 Date 12/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REEVES, SANDRA A Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. Amount $89,695.12 Date 07/10/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PERILLO, FRANK D Employer name Central Islip UFSD Amount $89,694.91 Date 11/10/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARVEY, SANDRA L Employer name SUNY Stony Brook Amount $89,694.85 Date 10/01/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCIOLINO, THOMAS A Employer name City of Buffalo Amount $89,694.63 Date 06/18/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GIBBONS, MICHELLE L Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation Amount $89,694.12 Date 01/05/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KAIN, ANGELINA Employer name Village of Williston Park Amount $89,693.97 Date 11/20/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORTIZ, HERBERT Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch Amount $89,693.64 Date 11/13/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BEZIO, TIFFANY J Employer name Division of State Police Amount $89,693.50 Date 06/13/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PRUSAK, DENISE Employer name Wyoming County Amount $89,692.23 Date 12/21/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ELLIS, VALARIE D Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation Amount $89,692.04 Date 12/27/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARRONE, THOMAS M Employer name SUNY College at Oswego Amount $89,691.72 Date 11/19/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CONNORS, SHANNON M Employer name Division of State Police Amount $89,691.49 Date 08/04/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MC CRYSTALL, WILLIAM F Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ Amount $89,691.48 Date 09/11/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AMIN, ALAMZEB K Employer name Village of Hempstead Amount $89,691.17 Date 05/17/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CONNORS, DANIEL D Employer name City of Buffalo Amount $89,691.00 Date 01/20/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MATTHEWS, THOMAS C Employer name Town of Hempstead Amount $89,690.85 Date 01/28/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GILLETTE, WILLIAM M Employer name City of Elmira Amount $89,690.09 Date 12/27/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FATSCHER, WALTER H Employer name NYC Criminal Court Amount $89,689.88 Date 09/06/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MONAGHAN, ALLENE Employer name Education Department Amount $89,689.20 Date 01/05/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BEAL, PRISCILLA Employer name Dutchess County Amount $89,688.90 Date 06/25/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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