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 QUANCE, SHANE R | Employer name Town of Farmington | Amount $42,045.52 | Date 04/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, DAISHA N | Employer name Division of State Police | Amount $42,045.29 | Date 02/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEDRANO, CLARIBEL | Employer name Boces-Nassau Sole Sup Dist | Amount $42,045.12 | Date 09/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRY, JOSEPH B | Employer name City of Auburn | Amount $42,045.09 | Date 08/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CARIOTO, LAURIE A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 10 | Amount $42,044.96 | Date 01/03/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'HARA, MEGAN M | Employer name SUNY Empire State College | Amount $42,044.96 | Date 11/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASFORD, DENISE I | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $42,044.90 | Date 11/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEWITT, GLENN M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $42,044.84 | Date 06/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSTER, LESA M | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $42,044.72 | Date 04/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEWARD, REBECCA L | Employer name Town of New Paltz | Amount $42,044.42 | Date 06/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROSSLEY, KAREN E | Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO | Amount $42,044.34 | Date 08/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE GRAFF, DEBRA M | Employer name Off of The Med Inspector Gen | Amount $42,044.22 | Date 02/05/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENJAMIN, PAUL L | Employer name Town of Burlington | Amount $42,044.17 | Date 10/21/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRANDY, MARY D | Employer name Niagara Falls City School Dist | Amount $42,044.00 | Date 04/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIBSON, DAVID | Employer name Elmont UFSD | Amount $42,043.75 | Date 07/01/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALL, MICHELE | Employer name Glen Cove City School Dist | Amount $42,043.73 | Date 02/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALEB, NATHANIEL A | Employer name Greece CSD | Amount $42,043.71 | Date 11/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURE, ANN L | Employer name Coxsackie-Athens CSD | Amount $42,043.60 | Date 02/25/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PICARELLO, SUSAN | Employer name Sullivan County | Amount $42,043.46 | Date 03/24/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYNN, ROSA B | Employer name Div Alc & Alc Abuse Trtmnt Center | Amount $42,043.17 | Date 04/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHIELDS, EILEEN | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $42,042.92 | Date 10/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDSTEIN, MAUREEN | Employer name SUNY College Techn Farmingdale | Amount $42,042.92 | Date 06/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANNING, MICHELE S | Employer name Greater So Tier Boces | Amount $42,042.83 | Date 08/14/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INGRASSIA, SUSAN H | Employer name Shoreham-Wading River CSD | Amount $42,042.78 | Date 02/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPICKLER, STEPHEN J | Employer name City of Mechanicville | Amount $42,042.76 | Date 09/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOAK, TINA M | Employer name Schodack CSD | Amount $42,042.76 | Date 08/19/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, CARLTON H, JR | Employer name Town of Antwerp | Amount $42,042.46 | Date 01/31/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAPPAS, SUE E | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $42,042.40 | Date 03/15/1975 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RABIDEAU, RICHARD N | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $42,042.22 | Date 12/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DESIR, BERNADEL | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 8 | Amount $42,042.08 | Date 05/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CANN, DANIEL S | Employer name Oswego County | Amount $42,042.06 | Date 06/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TARBELL, MELISSA R | Employer name Livingston County | Amount $42,042.00 | Date 09/15/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HYATT, KRISTY A | Employer name Washington County | Amount $42,041.67 | Date 08/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, CATHERINE S | Employer name Div Criminal Justice Serv | Amount $42,041.48 | Date 01/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RINCON, CAROLINA | Employer name Town of New Windsor | Amount $42,041.48 | Date 08/22/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARE, ABBIE L | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $42,041.40 | Date 01/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CORMICK, SEAN M | Employer name New York State Assembly | Amount $42,041.35 | Date 06/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETROSINI, DOROTHY M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $42,041.09 | Date 11/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OESER, DONALD W | Employer name Town of Root | Amount $42,040.66 | Date 01/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERN, JOHN L | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $42,040.65 | Date 07/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEESE, STUART D | Employer name Schoharie County | Amount $42,040.31 | Date 12/01/1977 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANFORD, JULIE A | Employer name Orleans County | Amount $42,040.12 | Date 11/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LO BUE, JOYCE A | Employer name SUNY College Techn Farmingdale | Amount $42,040.00 | Date 05/03/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARSS, CHARLES E | Employer name Schuylerville CSD | Amount $42,039.94 | Date 07/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZLOTY, ANDREW J | Employer name Charter School Applied Tech | Amount $42,039.92 | Date 03/21/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAULFIELD, KAREN E | Employer name Broome DDSO | Amount $42,039.37 | Date 05/03/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOSSALINI, MARILYN A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $42,039.34 | Date 08/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATTS, BENJAMIN L | Employer name City of Rome | Amount $42,039.32 | Date 05/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SODERLUND, HARRY R | Employer name Somers CSD | Amount $42,039.11 | Date 10/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUONO, JULIANA T | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $42,038.99 | Date 06/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VENETT, LINDA S | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $42,038.96 | Date 02/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOSSOUS, PAULETTE | Employer name Hempstead UFSD | Amount $42,038.50 | Date 09/25/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAUFMANN, EDWARD | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $42,038.39 | Date 04/22/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINEZ, CYNTHIA F | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $42,038.39 | Date 05/09/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEZIN, ROBERT | Employer name East Ramapo CSD | Amount $42,038.35 | Date 11/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLOCINSKI, JOSEPH E | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $42,038.34 | Date 06/22/1998 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUC, ANGELA M | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $42,038.20 | Date 09/25/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COGGI, KATHY | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $42,038.20 | Date 07/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, RINDA L | Employer name SUNY College at Oneonta | Amount $42,038.20 | Date 05/24/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOREY, BETH A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $42,038.20 | Date 02/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOLOSKY, LAURIE A | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $42,038.18 | Date 05/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PURDY, PATRICIA A | Employer name SUNY College Techn Morrisville | Amount $42,038.18 | Date 12/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOOMB, DANIEL J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $42,038.14 | Date 02/17/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODWARD, MARC J | Employer name Northeastern Clinton CSD | Amount $42,038.06 | Date 10/10/2002 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THAYER, MARY K | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $42,038.01 | Date 07/13/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDLAND, ELLIOTT O | Employer name Department of Health | Amount $42,037.86 | Date 01/13/1994 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLELLO, MELANIE | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $42,037.74 | Date 01/30/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, JOHN M | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $42,037.49 | Date 07/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name IMS, MARY K | Employer name Saratoga Springs City Sch Dist | Amount $42,037.30 | Date 05/28/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRUSECK, AMANDA L | Employer name Orange County | Amount $42,037.16 | Date 01/20/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RITTON, JOSEPH D | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,036.90 | Date 01/02/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STINER, SHARON M | Employer name SUNY Binghamton | Amount $42,036.87 | Date 09/04/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OBLINSKI, JASON J | Employer name Town of Oneonta | Amount $42,036.85 | Date 11/08/1995 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALBO, LENORE A | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $42,036.70 | Date 08/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, LAUREN A, MS | Employer name SUNY College at Buffalo | Amount $42,036.62 | Date 02/28/2011 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANE, PATRICE K | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $42,036.59 | Date 02/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRINKLAW, BRUCE D | Employer name Massena Housing Authority | Amount $42,036.35 | Date 04/14/2003 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOFFMAN, JENNIFER A | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $42,036.32 | Date 11/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARO, TINA L | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $42,036.31 | Date 01/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYNKOOP, HEATHER A | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $42,036.28 | Date 09/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STURSA, JASON E | Employer name Chautauqua County | Amount $42,036.26 | Date 01/20/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, PATRICIA A | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $42,035.98 | Date 04/10/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STAMP, MATTHEW T | Employer name Ithaca City School Dist | Amount $42,035.94 | Date 04/04/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUTTON, THOMAS F | Employer name South Colonie CSD | Amount $42,035.80 | Date 07/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REEVES, LAURA F | Employer name SUNY Buffalo | Amount $42,035.64 | Date 05/09/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOUGHWOT, LEROY F | Employer name Jamestown City School Dist | Amount $42,035.51 | Date 06/12/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMAN, TARIQ | Employer name Creedmoor Psych Center | Amount $42,035.29 | Date 02/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STABILE, GERARD P | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $42,035.12 | Date 03/18/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODFORD, MARK R | Employer name SUNY Health Sci Center Syracuse | Amount $42,035.00 | Date 09/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, ERICK T | Employer name Chautauqua County | Amount $42,034.95 | Date 08/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNIPPER, RICHARD J | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $42,034.80 | Date 01/22/2010 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, SPENCER A | Employer name Troy City School Dist | Amount $42,034.72 | Date 11/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JABLONSKI, DEBBIE | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $42,034.61 | Date 06/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, JUSTIN L | Employer name Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg | Amount $42,034.25 | Date 07/14/2009 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOSTAPH, JAMES R | Employer name SUNY College at Buffalo | Amount $42,033.92 | Date 12/11/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARDER, HEATHER L, MS | Employer name Montgomery County | Amount $42,033.39 | Date 11/25/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIEMIEC, DONALD P | Employer name Oneida County | Amount $42,033.26 | Date 12/12/1997 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, JAMES I | Employer name Elmira Psych Center | Amount $42,033.19 | Date 03/12/2015 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, LAKO S | Employer name Nassau Health Care Corp. | Amount $42,033.12 | Date 11/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWIPES, MICHAEL R | Employer name Boces-Erie 1St Sup District | Amount $42,032.82 | Date 09/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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