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 GOFF, JOHN A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $53,347.79 | Date 12/02/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAW, ERIN M | Employer name Brooklyn Public Library | Amount $53,347.38 | Date 03/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, RICARDO S | Employer name City of Utica | Amount $53,347.34 | Date 06/12/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MARLOWE, SUSAN A | Employer name St Lawrence Childrens Services | Amount $53,347.11 | Date 10/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEWELL, RONALD L, JR | Employer name Spencerport CSD | Amount $53,346.66 | Date 01/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILTS, JOSEPH P | Employer name Schalmont CSD | Amount $53,346.11 | Date 07/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERNANDES, GABRIEL R | Employer name Village of Mineola | Amount $53,345.89 | Date 07/27/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERCADO, RODOLFO R | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $53,345.24 | Date 12/31/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERRELL, COREY L | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $53,345.23 | Date 11/21/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BABICEK, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $53,345.14 | Date 12/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORTON, LESLIE P | Employer name Yates County | Amount $53,344.87 | Date 12/23/1991 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLAVEN, MATTHEW P | Employer name City of Dunkirk | Amount $53,344.70 | Date 07/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MEDINA, NORMA I | Employer name NYS Office People Devel Disab | Amount $53,344.63 | Date 11/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOTCHKISS, CHERYL J | Employer name Town of Riverhead | Amount $53,344.28 | Date 01/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, JILL D | Employer name Jefferson County | Amount $53,343.77 | Date 11/18/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNAUER, JOSEPH A | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $53,343.41 | Date 03/31/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LESPINASSE, PIERRE A | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $53,343.36 | Date 08/19/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERROW, DEBORAH A | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $53,343.34 | Date 05/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRESOVSKI, ALEX | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $53,343.15 | Date 04/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARES, CARLOS I | Employer name Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD | Amount $53,343.11 | Date 09/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MADRIGAL, RAPHAEL T | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $53,343.07 | Date 12/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEFREECE, DAMITA | Employer name Hudson Valley DDSO | Amount $53,342.97 | Date 01/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, MICHAEL | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $53,342.47 | Date 01/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, RYAN L | Employer name Dept Transportation Reg 2 | Amount $53,342.23 | Date 04/29/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLEASON, KELLY L | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $53,342.18 | Date 09/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, BETTY A | Employer name Town of Massena | Amount $53,342.18 | Date 08/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OROLOGIO, ANTONIO L | Employer name Riverview Correction Facility | Amount $53,342.11 | Date 01/23/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRESHAM, LUNIDA E | Employer name Crime Victims Compensation Bd | Amount $53,342.07 | Date 07/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, DOROTHY J | Employer name City of Mount Vernon | Amount $53,341.92 | Date 03/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONSETH, BRIANNE M | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $53,341.74 | Date 09/11/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANSEN, JOSHUA M | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $53,341.74 | Date 11/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, JERRY | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $53,341.31 | Date 12/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEDESCHI, SETH P | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $53,341.20 | Date 12/13/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEBSTER, DALE E | Employer name SUNY College at Oneonta | Amount $53,341.16 | Date 04/20/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAPASSO, MARIE T | Employer name Ossining Public Library | Amount $53,340.12 | Date 09/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEUERSTEIN, DIANNE B | Employer name Clarkstown CSD | Amount $53,340.02 | Date 09/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAVIN, BARBARA A | Employer name Northport E Northport Pub Lib | Amount $53,339.89 | Date 12/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, JULEE G | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $53,339.86 | Date 11/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNELL, JASON M | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $53,339.64 | Date 07/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINEGAN, ANTHONY J | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $53,339.57 | Date 06/16/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELUSO, THOMAS H | Employer name North Colonie CSD | Amount $53,339.57 | Date 08/29/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMSON, JAMES A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $53,339.27 | Date 10/15/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINTERS, WILLIAM J | Employer name William Floyd UFSD | Amount $53,339.05 | Date 07/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STERGIOPOULOS, JOHN G | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $53,338.98 | Date 12/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMAN, LUIS | Employer name Monroe Woodbury CSD | Amount $53,338.60 | Date 05/06/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENTILE, JESSE L | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $53,338.28 | Date 09/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BESADA, MOHSEN A | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $53,337.96 | Date 07/14/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSO, STEVEN J | Employer name Town of Wallkill | Amount $53,337.68 | Date 05/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWTON, BRIAN A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 1 | Amount $53,337.50 | Date 11/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMBERTON, CHRISTY M | Employer name Boces-Monroe | Amount $53,337.42 | Date 09/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWARD, ADA J | Employer name Staten Island DDSO | Amount $53,337.28 | Date 11/14/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, JESSICA L | Employer name Willard Drug Treatment Campus | Amount $53,337.11 | Date 10/13/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNAPP, RALPH, JR | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $53,337.07 | Date 02/05/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LE, TRAI T | Employer name Mohawk Valley Psych Center | Amount $53,337.04 | Date 06/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN SLYKE, DIANE P | Employer name Town of Southampton | Amount $53,337.00 | Date 09/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAURENZO, RAYMOND J, II | Employer name Town of Waterford | Amount $53,336.97 | Date 07/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, STEPHEN V | Employer name Education Department | Amount $53,336.95 | Date 02/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, LUCILLE J | Employer name Seneca County | Amount $53,336.90 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CICH, ERIC B | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $53,336.90 | Date 03/28/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, TRACI L | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $53,336.34 | Date 11/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUFFUM, SUSAN M | Employer name Rochester City School Dist | Amount $53,336.15 | Date 07/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERECZ, ADAM C | Employer name Town of Cheektowaga | Amount $53,336.13 | Date 07/20/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, RICHARD C, JR | Employer name Bethlehem CSD | Amount $53,336.06 | Date 10/24/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOTH, LLOYD N, III | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $53,336.05 | Date 07/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, BRIAN H | Employer name 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Nonjudicial | Amount $53,336.05 | Date 04/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZGERALD, JAMES M | Employer name Rondout Valley CSD at Accord | Amount $53,335.78 | Date 07/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACKLEDGE, LAURA A | Employer name Greater Binghamton Health Center | Amount $53,335.71 | Date 07/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEDRICK, MARK B | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $53,335.54 | Date 04/26/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAMSEY, WAYNE | Employer name Ogdensburg City School Dist | Amount $53,335.44 | Date 03/23/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC LAIN, JANET J | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $53,335.06 | Date 01/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAIAZZA, PAOLO | Employer name Rye City School Dist | Amount $53,335.03 | Date 05/11/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLANTON, ROBIN V | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $53,334.95 | Date 02/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONAMASSA, LEONARD D | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $53,334.68 | Date 08/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSA, NANCY E | Employer name Smithtown CSD | Amount $53,334.60 | Date 12/17/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILKS, MARK L | Employer name City of Saratoga Springs | Amount $53,334.56 | Date 08/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CERESOLI, JOHN F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 7 | Amount $53,334.53 | Date 10/31/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLASTETTER, KAREN L | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $53,334.39 | Date 05/21/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDEN, ADAM | Employer name Village of Westbury | Amount $53,334.31 | Date 12/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLER, ASHLEY CHRISTINE | Employer name City of Binghamton | Amount $53,334.07 | Date 03/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BLAKE, BURTON R, JR | Employer name Niagara St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $53,333.90 | Date 09/27/1976 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEL GAIZO, JASON S | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $53,333.62 | Date 05/13/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FALCHECK, CHARLES | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $53,333.39 | Date 10/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FANELLI, ANTON E | Employer name NYC Family Court | Amount $53,333.16 | Date 10/18/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DLUG, LEANNE M | Employer name Statewide Financial System | Amount $53,333.15 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSES, KIMBERLY N | Employer name Supreme Ct-Queens Co | Amount $53,333.09 | Date 01/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ATKINSON, DIANE | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $53,333.06 | Date 01/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCDONALD O'LEARY, ELIZABETH M | Employer name Levittown Public Library | Amount $53,333.03 | Date 03/02/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANE, MICHAEL G | Employer name Town of Smithtown | Amount $53,332.85 | Date 10/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAHZAD, ATIF | Employer name Office For Technology | Amount $53,332.75 | Date 05/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENDERSON, RAMONA | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $53,332.35 | Date 10/06/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROCK, SHEREEN C | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $53,331.98 | Date 06/10/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIORDANO, DENNIS E | Employer name Lindenhurst UFSD | Amount $53,331.87 | Date 11/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILMER, RICHARD | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $53,331.81 | Date 01/04/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMSON, ANDREW J | Employer name Washington County | Amount $53,331.81 | Date 01/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, ROSEMARIE E | Employer name NYS Veterans Home at St Albans | Amount $53,331.80 | Date 12/17/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VADNEY, ELIZABETH M | Employer name Capital Dist Psych Center | Amount $53,331.68 | Date 11/09/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIERCE, DANA | Employer name Arlington CSD | Amount $53,331.66 | Date 04/28/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWMAN, JASON T | Employer name Niagara County | Amount $53,331.47 | Date 09/29/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DADEKIAN, JONATHAN Z | Employer name Town of Colonie | Amount $53,331.40 | Date 06/12/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KORNBAU, JULIA E | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $53,331.25 | Date 03/22/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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