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 GILLETTE, JOHN M | Employer name Boces Madison Oneida | Amount $55,048.00 | Date 05/25/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENDEL, LORRAINE | Employer name Rockville Centre UFSD | Amount $55,047.95 | Date 07/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEDERSEN, MICHAEL C | Employer name Ontario County | Amount $55,047.85 | Date 10/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, TANESHA | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $55,047.69 | Date 12/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARREN, NORMAN D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $55,047.68 | Date 08/06/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LADER, LARRY D | Employer name Thousand Isl St Pk And Rec Reg | Amount $55,047.50 | Date 11/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, INGRID | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $55,047.47 | Date 12/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYERS, ALEXANDRIA K | Employer name Albany County | Amount $55,047.28 | Date 06/11/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PACELLA, DANIEL M | Employer name Bridgehampton UFSD | Amount $55,046.72 | Date 08/06/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAXTER, JILL | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $55,046.28 | Date 06/02/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZABIELSKI, DEBORAH A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $55,046.28 | Date 07/19/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALDONADO, MELVIN | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $55,046.27 | Date 01/19/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAEGER, SHAWN E | Employer name Town of Jewett | Amount $55,046.20 | Date 03/10/1993 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLOSS, CYNTHIA J | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $55,046.06 | Date 08/28/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATALA, A MICHAEL, JR | Employer name Amherst CSD | Amount $55,046.05 | Date 03/12/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAPIERSEO, MICHAEL J | Employer name Town of Greece | Amount $55,045.60 | Date 11/14/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIVERA, XENIA A | Employer name Dept of Public Service | Amount $55,045.58 | Date 03/29/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAW, NATHANIEL R | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $55,045.27 | Date 01/14/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROGERS, MICHAEL H | Employer name Town of Arietta | Amount $55,045.15 | Date 05/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLENN, CHERYL A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $55,045.12 | Date 08/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLDICK, STEPHANIE L | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $55,045.07 | Date 12/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINCLAIR, ROBERT D | Employer name Brooklyn Public Library | Amount $55,044.87 | Date 11/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RENSING, ANTHONY J | Employer name Village of Valley Stream | Amount $55,044.37 | Date 07/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIOTT, ELAINE DIANN | Employer name Education Department | Amount $55,044.14 | Date 07/03/1969 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARLOW, GAIL M | Employer name Boces-Broome Delaware Tioga | Amount $55,043.84 | Date 10/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAVARY, CINDY L | Employer name Penfield CSD | Amount $55,043.80 | Date 07/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNUDSON, MARIA E | Employer name Greece CSD | Amount $55,043.08 | Date 01/10/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSSETTI, CAROLYN M | Employer name Scarsdale UFSD | Amount $55,043.00 | Date 09/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAHAYA, SAIDU | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $55,042.75 | Date 06/14/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELGER, IAN L | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $55,042.42 | Date 11/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONDO, JOHN A | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $55,042.23 | Date 07/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WAITE, ASHLEY R | Employer name Lewis County | Amount $55,042.13 | Date 01/10/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALTMANN, EDWARD C | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $55,042.00 | Date 07/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JANESE, MICHAEL R, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $55,041.95 | Date 02/19/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALIN, ANTHONY J | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $55,041.86 | Date 09/20/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONALD, LETTISHA E | Employer name Executive Chamber | Amount $55,041.63 | Date 04/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALEZ, RICHEL A | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $55,041.59 | Date 04/18/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICKLES, KATHERINE A | Employer name Lancaster CSD | Amount $55,041.36 | Date 10/31/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE FELICE, ANDREA L | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $55,041.19 | Date 07/05/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TENZYK, KELLY L | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $55,041.11 | Date 05/09/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUNDRUM, ERIC W | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $55,040.76 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POND, JOSHUA M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $55,040.72 | Date 04/16/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, ANDRE K | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $55,040.38 | Date 06/10/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSEY, SHAUNA E | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $55,040.29 | Date 02/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSTRANDER, ERIN A | Employer name Genesee Valley CSD Angelica-Be | Amount $55,040.00 | Date 06/16/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABARE, LANCE E, SR | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $55,039.96 | Date 03/03/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREEMIRE, ARTHUR L | Employer name Town of Vernon | Amount $55,039.95 | Date 02/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GETMAN, MICHAEL F | Employer name Otsego County | Amount $55,039.92 | Date 06/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORNSTEIN, JESSE | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $55,039.56 | Date 12/27/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CENTNER, MELANIE L | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $55,039.04 | Date 11/19/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RECK, MAUREEN M | Employer name Town of Mt Pleasant | Amount $55,038.73 | Date 08/15/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASON, ALLEEN M | Employer name Erie County | Amount $55,038.72 | Date 01/28/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERCIVAL, QUILON | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $55,038.66 | Date 01/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAMBLE, TRACEY S | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $55,038.50 | Date 03/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAPP, DANIEL H | Employer name Lockport Housing Authority | Amount $55,038.28 | Date 06/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUCKER, DONNA M | Employer name Binghamton City School Dist | Amount $55,038.24 | Date 10/31/1975 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEROME, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Town of Hamburg | Amount $55,038.09 | Date 01/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, RICHARD A | Employer name Lewis County | Amount $55,037.86 | Date 08/29/1983 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHELL, JON P | Employer name Lewis County | Amount $55,037.85 | Date 03/01/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name UNDERHILL, LAURA A | Employer name Greater So Tier Boces | Amount $55,037.76 | Date 04/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUTHERFORD, IRVING K | Employer name Mt Vernon City School Dist | Amount $55,037.66 | Date 07/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHLEGEL, ERIK T | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $55,037.50 | Date 05/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORTEZ, CHRISTINE J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $55,037.33 | Date 09/24/1979 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SURDEJ, LAURA A | Employer name Erie County | Amount $55,037.17 | Date 04/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRUEHEART, TAMARA D | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $55,037.04 | Date 11/10/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTER, JAMES B | Employer name Southport Correction Facility | Amount $55,036.84 | Date 01/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYES, CARLA J | Employer name Broome County | Amount $55,036.60 | Date 08/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'NEILL, HOLLY | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $55,036.47 | Date 04/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROCK, MELISSA | Employer name Brentwood UFSD | Amount $55,035.55 | Date 06/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, DANIEL R | Employer name Livingston County | Amount $55,035.40 | Date 01/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PECK, TINA M | Employer name Steuben County | Amount $55,035.26 | Date 07/13/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAUSTER, NICOLE M | Employer name Wayne County | Amount $55,035.22 | Date 10/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUGGE, VERONICA A | Employer name Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD | Amount $55,034.91 | Date 09/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, CHERYL N | Employer name Sullivan County | Amount $55,034.49 | Date 02/03/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARX, SUSAN L | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $55,034.28 | Date 11/05/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHIELDS, TODD A | Employer name Town of Tonawanda | Amount $55,034.10 | Date 05/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMPMAN, ROBIN L | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $55,033.96 | Date 01/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, BIANCA N | Employer name Franklin County | Amount $55,033.73 | Date 04/23/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VASTI, YASMIN | Employer name Rockland County | Amount $55,033.49 | Date 01/06/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROCKER, TIFFANY M | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $55,032.99 | Date 03/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLARY, LESLIE | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $55,032.98 | Date 07/20/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALONEY, JESSICA M | Employer name Troy City School Dist | Amount $55,032.75 | Date 01/26/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAY, JOHN W | Employer name Village of Saranac Lake | Amount $55,032.66 | Date 06/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LOWRY, LOIS M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $55,032.14 | Date 12/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANZ, LAURINE M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $55,031.83 | Date 09/18/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LALLA, CECIL | Employer name Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Amount $55,031.73 | Date 10/19/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRBY, DONNA G | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $55,031.73 | Date 06/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC HUGH, JAMES E | Employer name Brooklyn DDSO | Amount $55,031.73 | Date 09/28/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALDONADO RAPANBERG, RAMON | Employer name NYS Psychiatric Institute | Amount $55,031.73 | Date 12/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIMANCHE, YVES A | Employer name Office of Technology-Inst | Amount $55,031.73 | Date 07/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, ROBERT J | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $55,031.73 | Date 11/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDNER, RANDI B | Employer name Village of Rockville Centre | Amount $55,031.62 | Date 07/15/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, GREGORY L | Employer name Onondaga Co Res Rec Agcy | Amount $55,031.40 | Date 10/05/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARSH, KARI E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $55,031.31 | Date 01/31/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOX, DEBORAH | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $55,031.16 | Date 10/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FICK, JESSICA L | Employer name Hudson Valley DDSO | Amount $55,031.12 | Date 01/10/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSO, DOROTHY S | Employer name Middle Country CSD | Amount $55,031.08 | Date 09/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDWARDS, BARBARA J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $55,031.01 | Date 11/01/1978 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAYLY, KENNETH N | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $55,031.01 | Date 10/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AHL, SHARON M | Employer name New York State Assembly | Amount $55,030.56 | Date 09/22/1977 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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