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 WALKER, SHERVEY H | Employer name HSC at Brooklyn-Hospital | Amount $53,214.34 | Date 11/20/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANTON, ROSEMARIE | Employer name Sayville UFSD | Amount $53,214.08 | Date 02/09/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAUTMANN, DEREK E | Employer name Woodbourne Corr Facility | Amount $53,213.28 | Date 09/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYLES, ADRIAN D | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $53,212.98 | Date 11/14/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATSON, SARAH J | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $53,212.66 | Date 08/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRISPIN, ELIZABETH J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $53,212.59 | Date 03/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VARLEY, THOMAS W | Employer name Bayport-Bluepoint UFSD | Amount $53,212.38 | Date 10/29/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLUSSMANN, KURT H | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $53,212.14 | Date 08/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAMIREZ, MARLON | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $53,212.12 | Date 04/18/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARCELLE, NEIKEISHA R | Employer name Nathan Kline Inst | Amount $53,212.02 | Date 09/03/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHOCK, SEAN P | Employer name Millbrook CSD | Amount $53,212.00 | Date 12/15/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLIVIERI, RUSSELL J | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $53,211.99 | Date 06/22/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEIMER, DEREK V | Employer name Town of Lancaster | Amount $53,211.99 | Date 12/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, DAVID A | Employer name Elmira Psych Center | Amount $53,211.88 | Date 03/12/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASSE, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $53,211.87 | Date 12/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANZIK, JEREMY J | Employer name Yates County | Amount $53,211.85 | Date 05/25/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, KATINA M | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $53,211.68 | Date 07/12/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAND, STACIE J | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $53,211.14 | Date 01/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLF, SUSAN A | Employer name Lakeland CSD of Shrub Oak | Amount $53,210.82 | Date 09/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROTHSCHILD, ROBERT P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $53,210.12 | Date 03/29/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AYALA, ROBERT W | Employer name Kirby Forensic Psych Center | Amount $53,210.02 | Date 05/25/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LU, YI | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $53,209.69 | Date 05/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPRINGER, SARAH | Employer name Boces Eastern Suffolk | Amount $53,209.60 | Date 03/17/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAYFIELD, GEORGE L | Employer name Town of Tonawanda | Amount $53,209.59 | Date 06/29/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONALD, DANIEL J | Employer name N Tonawanda City School Dist | Amount $53,209.19 | Date 05/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOOPER, VICTORIA E | Employer name Shawangunk Correctional Facili | Amount $53,208.86 | Date 06/25/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASSIDY, CARMEL M | Employer name Brewster CSD | Amount $53,208.70 | Date 11/13/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSENBAUER, DONALD W | Employer name Boces-Monroe | Amount $53,208.62 | Date 07/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IRISH, DANIEL D | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $53,208.52 | Date 07/26/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRTACK, WILLIAM R | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $53,208.38 | Date 11/21/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TERRANOVA, BARBARA C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $53,208.30 | Date 08/09/1976 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAUSE, JOHN R | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $53,207.82 | Date 07/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JANSEN, SHEILA J | Employer name Onteora CSD at Boiceville | Amount $53,207.82 | Date 06/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERCADO, JOSE A | Employer name Schenectady Housing Authority | Amount $53,207.06 | Date 12/04/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, STEVEN M | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $53,207.01 | Date 12/13/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUILD, ELIZABETH H | Employer name Schuyler County | Amount $53,206.79 | Date 05/14/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWART, EMMA J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $53,206.15 | Date 05/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLAHERTY, CASEY E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $53,205.88 | Date 02/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANGA-WARD, ROSEMARY HK | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $53,205.88 | Date 09/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENSON, NATHAN H | Employer name North Syracuse CSD | Amount $53,205.68 | Date 07/30/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEVALIER, JOSHUA D | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $53,205.61 | Date 10/09/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAK, DAVID M | Employer name Niagara County | Amount $53,205.46 | Date 05/02/1977 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEIGH, ALMA J | Employer name Rochester City School Dist | Amount $53,205.43 | Date 10/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, SHAWNA G | Employer name Niagara County | Amount $53,205.21 | Date 02/03/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNCAN, CATHERINE G | Employer name Coxsackie Corr Facility | Amount $53,204.94 | Date 02/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSELL, EUGENE | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $53,204.51 | Date 04/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUSCO, JAMIE L | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $53,204.44 | Date 11/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILEY, CLIFFORD M | Employer name City of Utica | Amount $53,203.99 | Date 06/12/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRAUTLACHT, JOHN A | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $53,203.86 | Date 07/01/1982 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, JASON M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $53,203.80 | Date 05/30/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, JOAN B | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $53,203.32 | Date 11/14/1977 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLOREK, DANIEL J | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $53,203.30 | Date 01/14/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, MARY A | Employer name Central NY DDSO | Amount $53,202.86 | Date 03/19/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAISER, CARL A | Employer name Onondaga County | Amount $53,202.86 | Date 08/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEROTA, SHARON | Employer name Erie County | Amount $53,202.72 | Date 08/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOOLE, MICHAEL J | Employer name City of Syracuse | Amount $53,202.62 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PAPPA, ERIC G | Employer name Town of Sandy Creek | Amount $53,202.56 | Date 04/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, STEPHEN | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $53,202.29 | Date 01/19/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOHLBERGER, CATHERINE A | Employer name Warwick Valley CSD | Amount $53,202.08 | Date 03/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VELEZ, ROBERTO | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $53,201.79 | Date 04/08/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRISCO, JOANNE L | Employer name East Moriches UFSD | Amount $53,201.60 | Date 04/15/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FENNER, GEORGE R | Employer name Lansing CSD | Amount $53,201.45 | Date 09/11/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN LIEW, SARAH E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $53,201.31 | Date 10/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC NAMARA, MATTHEW R | Employer name Adirondack Park Agcy | Amount $53,200.94 | Date 04/26/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALEY, DANA M | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $53,200.68 | Date 01/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEESEMAN, TIMOTHY S | Employer name Ravena Coeymans Selkirk CSD | Amount $53,200.49 | Date 12/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALL, WAYNE J | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $53,200.30 | Date 06/18/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ST JOHN, PAMELA B | Employer name Town of Plattsburgh | Amount $53,200.30 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAVIN, PHYLLIS | Employer name Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake CSD | Amount $53,200.23 | Date 09/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, WILLIAM E | Employer name Bill Drafting Commission | Amount $53,200.04 | Date 04/18/1991 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOBECK, JEFFREY A | Employer name Thruway Authority | Amount $53,199.94 | Date 09/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'DONNELL, GERALD R | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $53,199.92 | Date 02/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSA, YVETTE | Employer name Brentwood UFSD | Amount $53,199.34 | Date 10/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI NARDI, ANNA MARIA L | Employer name Lakeland CSD of Shrub Oak | Amount $53,199.23 | Date 05/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, STEPHEN R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $53,199.02 | Date 05/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHANNON, SUSAN L | Employer name St Lawrence Psych Center | Amount $53,198.98 | Date 09/26/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTZ, RICKY LEE | Employer name Town of Schodack | Amount $53,198.92 | Date 03/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, KIM M | Employer name Erie County | Amount $53,198.84 | Date 07/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVERETT, JACOB J | Employer name Town of Lancaster | Amount $53,198.77 | Date 02/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMMERMAN, DENISE J | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $53,198.64 | Date 01/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHANG, AMY | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $53,198.59 | Date 12/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KITZ, MEGHAN A | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $53,198.59 | Date 03/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHECTOR, JACQUELINE D | Employer name New York Public Library | Amount $53,198.59 | Date 12/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIETZ, JENNIFER L | Employer name Newburgh City School Dist | Amount $53,198.32 | Date 09/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEN, JIMMY | Employer name Office of Court Administration | Amount $53,197.92 | Date 09/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IRWIN, JOHNATHAN A | Employer name City of Newburgh | Amount $53,197.86 | Date 04/11/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PEREZ, RAMON H | Employer name NY City St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $53,197.68 | Date 03/30/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDWARDS, NELSON J | Employer name Town of Harrison | Amount $53,197.51 | Date 04/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUCKLE, BRITTANY M | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $53,197.46 | Date 12/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUGUSTINE, LOUIS C, JR | Employer name Erie County | Amount $53,197.45 | Date 04/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRIM, DAYEENAH M | Employer name Buffalo City School District | Amount $53,197.42 | Date 11/06/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRIOR, JAMES F | Employer name Oswego County | Amount $53,197.31 | Date 06/11/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ECKARD, ROLAND J, II | Employer name Village of Homer | Amount $53,197.03 | Date 05/29/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KEENAN, PATRICK J | Employer name Boces St Lawrence Lewis | Amount $53,196.78 | Date 08/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CENTURIONI, DOMINICK A | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $53,196.51 | Date 09/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIESEMER, SARA B | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $53,196.51 | Date 11/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANEY, LAURA | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $53,196.51 | Date 11/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SICKO, ROBERT J | Employer name Health Research Inc | Amount $53,196.51 | Date 07/13/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIFANBURG, SAMUEL D | Employer name Chenango County | Amount $53,195.64 | Date 05/11/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORRIS, ALLEN E | Employer name Sullivan County | Amount $53,195.56 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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