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 WRIGHT, TIMOTHY C | Employer name South Colonie CSD | Amount $85,489.40 | Date 08/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTZ, THOMAS W | Employer name City of North Tonawanda | Amount $85,489.36 | Date 03/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MUSCARELLO, JOHN J | Employer name Long Island St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $85,489.12 | Date 02/14/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, GREGG P | Employer name Town of Stony Point | Amount $85,488.75 | Date 03/18/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATSON-GALLOWAY, AYANDA O | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $85,487.26 | Date 03/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SILVA, DAPHNE M | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $85,487.08 | Date 10/19/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUM, NEVILLE D | Employer name Town of Huntington | Amount $85,486.98 | Date 12/22/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONDON, DAWN E | Employer name Capital Dist Psych Center | Amount $85,486.51 | Date 04/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOVELAND, RICHARD L, JR | Employer name Monroe County | Amount $85,486.50 | Date 08/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BITTNER, ROBERT T | Employer name Cornell University | Amount $85,486.08 | Date 02/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOURGEOIS, BRIAN | Employer name Clinton Corr Facility | Amount $85,485.49 | Date 10/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, STEPHEN P | Employer name Orleans Corr Facility | Amount $85,485.46 | Date 04/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKEY, AARON P | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $85,485.05 | Date 01/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name POSNER, JONATHAN E | Employer name NYS Psychiatric Institute | Amount $85,484.28 | Date 07/07/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUXTON, DAVID F | Employer name Washington County | Amount $85,483.50 | Date 06/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUTLAND, RAYNARD | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $85,483.08 | Date 07/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIZARRO, PHILLIP X | Employer name City of Newburgh | Amount $85,482.08 | Date 05/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CANTWELL, CONNOR J | Employer name Town of Greece | Amount $85,482.07 | Date 06/22/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FOWLER, MICHAEL | Employer name Village of Great Neck | Amount $85,481.00 | Date 11/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIOPPA, GINA M | Employer name Penfield CSD | Amount $85,480.29 | Date 01/17/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENNINGS, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $85,479.61 | Date 04/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAYLIS, BARRY J, JR | Employer name Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD | Amount $85,479.16 | Date 05/20/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEVILACQUA, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of Buffalo | Amount $85,479.13 | Date 09/08/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SANTORA, MICHAEL A | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $85,479.03 | Date 04/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, CATANYA D | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $85,479.01 | Date 05/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'ARRIGO, MARY C | Employer name Western New York DDSO | Amount $85,478.43 | Date 07/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUIDA, BIAGIO G | Employer name Saratoga County | Amount $85,478.39 | Date 09/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHULMAN, KAREN E | Employer name Westbury UFSD | Amount $85,478.03 | Date 03/24/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, RYAN M | Employer name Auburn Corr Facility | Amount $85,477.62 | Date 06/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLANK, JAMES | Employer name Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD | Amount $85,476.63 | Date 05/17/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELLING, EDWARD A | Employer name SUNY College at Buffalo | Amount $85,476.18 | Date 08/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HILDEBRAND, LEE M | Employer name Rensselaer County | Amount $85,476.07 | Date 02/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AVRAM, GILDA | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 06/09/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARROLL, DENISE M | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 06/15/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAMIAN, PAMELA E A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 01/22/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORAMARCO, MICHAEL, JR | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 12/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULVANEY, DIANE S | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 04/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REILLY, MICHAEL J | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 03/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ANNE | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,476.00 | Date 10/01/1962 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC DOUGALL, MARK J | Employer name Office of General Services | Amount $85,475.77 | Date 11/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARBACZ, DANIEL J | Employer name Orleans Corr Facility | Amount $85,474.63 | Date 01/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUOHEY, COLLEEN A | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $85,474.56 | Date 06/12/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILTSE, KIM A | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,473.70 | Date 09/08/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REINHARDT, JULIE A | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $85,473.59 | Date 03/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PESALE, JOSEPH M, JR | Employer name Town of Oyster Bay | Amount $85,473.46 | Date 10/30/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERLE, ERNEST C | Employer name Long Island Power Authority | Amount $85,472.92 | Date 06/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAFFGA, WILLIAM H | Employer name Town of Southold | Amount $85,472.85 | Date 07/26/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUDHU, RABINDRA V L | Employer name Manhattan Psych Center | Amount $85,472.49 | Date 08/14/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JIMENEZ, VILMA | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $85,472.27 | Date 12/15/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEMPSEY, PAUL A | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $85,472.00 | Date 11/12/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC LEOD, SHERENE K | Employer name Kingsboro Psych Center | Amount $85,471.97 | Date 03/11/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GINNIS, JOSEPH P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 1 | Amount $85,471.52 | Date 10/29/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name URENA, GIOVANNI | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $85,470.92 | Date 08/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MORAVEC, PAULA J | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $85,470.69 | Date 06/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALLAHAN, JAMES B | Employer name Town of Clarence | Amount $85,470.51 | Date 06/17/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELOVIC, PASKO | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $85,469.48 | Date 07/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IVANAC, PAUL J | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $85,469.14 | Date 08/24/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARSHALL, JAMES L | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $85,468.91 | Date 11/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAGONEGRO- COAR, MARGARET | Employer name Hudson Valley DDSO | Amount $85,468.54 | Date 05/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROGDON-ALEXIS, BRENDA | Employer name NYS Corr Serv,NYC Central Adm | Amount $85,468.53 | Date 05/19/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOECKER, JENNIFER L | Employer name Mohawk Valley Psych Center | Amount $85,467.97 | Date 12/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURLEY, RUTH E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $85,467.64 | Date 10/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUMACK, GARETH W | Employer name SUNY College at Old Westbury | Amount $85,467.55 | Date 07/16/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YI, MYONG S | Employer name Nassau County | Amount $85,467.03 | Date 06/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUZ, ROBERT E | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $85,466.94 | Date 03/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAM, TRUNG T | Employer name Town of Ramapo | Amount $85,466.61 | Date 05/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAND, BETTY ANN | Employer name Commack UFSD | Amount $85,466.39 | Date 09/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASTRO, CHRISTIAN | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $85,465.95 | Date 12/03/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INGRASSIA, RACHEL | Employer name SUNY Stony Brook | Amount $85,465.16 | Date 09/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHULZ, LEAH J | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $85,464.67 | Date 09/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, JACQUELINE R | Employer name Lewis County | Amount $85,464.30 | Date 05/21/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONTERO, MANUEL J | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $85,463.46 | Date 11/04/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOSSOVER, ANDREW I | Employer name Ulster County | Amount $85,463.28 | Date 10/25/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOMINGUEZ, RAMON A | Employer name Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch | Amount $85,462.16 | Date 03/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALNAN, JANET D | Employer name Boces-Orange Ulster Sup Dist | Amount $85,461.44 | Date 02/19/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAGNON, KIMBERLY L | Employer name Rotterdam Mohonasen CSD | Amount $85,461.27 | Date 08/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWAMI, RAVI N | Employer name Div Housing & Community Renewl | Amount $85,461.05 | Date 01/31/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINHA, RAJESH K | Employer name Dept of Financial Services | Amount $85,461.05 | Date 04/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIEUDONNE, REGINE | Employer name Brooklyn Public Library | Amount $85,461.04 | Date 08/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAOLILLO, CHRISTINE E | Employer name Boces Suffolk 2Nd Sup Dist | Amount $85,461.02 | Date 09/18/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICE, JEFFERY A | Employer name Sunmount Dev Center | Amount $85,460.85 | Date 07/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIGNOTT, XIOMARA D | Employer name Village of Kings Point | Amount $85,460.82 | Date 01/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTER, NORA E | Employer name Office of Public Safety | Amount $85,460.66 | Date 10/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUBIAS, RODOLFO | Employer name Oceanside UFSD | Amount $85,460.62 | Date 01/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LHERISSON, NERLANDE | Employer name Rockland Psych Center | Amount $85,460.53 | Date 10/14/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOGT, VALERIE F | Employer name Central Islip UFSD | Amount $85,460.05 | Date 10/15/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNN, RICHARD E | Employer name Pilgrim Psych Center | Amount $85,459.58 | Date 11/12/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CINGUINA, MICHAEL D | Employer name City of Yonkers | Amount $85,459.14 | Date 06/23/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, ANA | Employer name Kirby Forensic Psych Center | Amount $85,458.84 | Date 12/22/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAVARGE, DONALD G | Employer name Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg | Amount $85,458.56 | Date 10/07/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FAIRCHILD, CHERIE A | Employer name Upstate Correctional Facility | Amount $85,457.26 | Date 10/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEARY, SUSAN G | Employer name City of Oswego | Amount $85,455.63 | Date 01/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HABIB, MARY E | Employer name Syracuse City School Dist | Amount $85,455.37 | Date 06/18/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, EMILIA | Employer name Erie County | Amount $85,455.25 | Date 07/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $85,455.12 | Date 07/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NKANSAH, DANIEL D | Employer name Queens Borough Public Library | Amount $85,455.03 | Date 03/02/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HLADKY, FRANK | Employer name 10Th Jd Nassau Nonjudicial | Amount $85,454.92 | Date 03/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDOLINA, JEFFREY J | Employer name Albany County | Amount $85,454.69 | Date 03/04/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASSAKER, ANDREA M | Employer name Erie County Medical Center Corp. | Amount $85,454.66 | Date 05/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHEUER, BRETT J | Employer name City of Rochester | Amount $85,454.59 | Date 10/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
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