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 RUTNIK, RAYMOND J | Employer name Justice Center For Protection | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/23/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIOZZO, GREGORY | Employer name State Bd of Elections | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 06/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWNELL, ROBERT F | Employer name Office NYS Inspector General | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 05/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNCAN, DONALD G, JR | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 05/13/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAIN, LISA A | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 06/08/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLINOWSKI, WALTER J | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 04/23/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GINN, PAUL E | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/21/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLIVER, PEGGY JOAN | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 02/27/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANETO, JOHN A | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 09/18/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHAEFER, MICHAEL A | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 06/12/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI MURA, PAUL M | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 06/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, HOWARD F | Employer name Dept of Correctional Services | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 03/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, MARSHA L | Employer name Education Department | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAO, DEXIANG | Employer name Education Department | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 01/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARBAB, LIN M | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/26/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KVALE, RUTH ANN | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 09/17/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTONE, MICHELLE F | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/01/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCALZO, JOHN T | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 10/29/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONNELLY, MARY P | Employer name Office of Public Safety | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 06/26/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOWEN, LINDA M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 04/11/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAY, KATHRYN E | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 11/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, ELGIN JOSEPH | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 11/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EASTERLY, EILEEN C | Employer name Labor Management Committee | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 09/28/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONESCALCHI, MICHAEL J | Employer name Labor Management Committee | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 01/03/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, BOOKER T | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 11/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYMAN, LAWRENCE J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOHN, CATHERINE M | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MENTIS, MICHAEL D | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/13/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCKLEY, DENISE A | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHOUFFI, M GREGORY | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 09/19/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORGAN, PAULETTE E | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 04/08/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SISSMAN, MEGAN A | Employer name Temporary & Disability Assist | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAULDIN, LARRY | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/05/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANDUSKI, SUZANNE | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLANC, TANIKA C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 5 | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 05/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHOLETTE, SHEILA R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 7 | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 02/12/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENSLADE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 01/01/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, WILLIAM | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 07/01/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HONIKEL, KEVIN C | Employer name Office of Mental Health | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 12/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOOMEY, KATHLEEN D | Employer name Off Alcohol & Substance Abuse | Amount $84,427.14 | Date 10/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'ABATE, DANIELLE N | Employer name Erie County | Amount $84,426.77 | Date 11/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BETTS, LORRAINE | Employer name Taconic DDSO | Amount $84,426.25 | Date 04/22/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAVALCANTE, JOSEPH C | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $84,426.20 | Date 07/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN ATTA, STEPHANIE L | Employer name NYS Community Supervision | Amount $84,425.42 | Date 12/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERNANDEZ, CARLOS A | Employer name Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Amount $84,424.68 | Date 12/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, LOGAN T | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $84,424.61 | Date 06/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GENAO, JERRY J | Employer name Town of Islip | Amount $84,424.25 | Date 01/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIMSLEY, JULIANE W | Employer name HSC at Syracuse-Hospital | Amount $84,424.23 | Date 08/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSEPH, JESSY A | Employer name Metro New York DDSO | Amount $84,423.93 | Date 06/05/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KARPOWICZ, JAMES J | Employer name Village of Floral Park | Amount $84,423.92 | Date 12/13/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, NANCY | Employer name Dutchess County | Amount $84,423.84 | Date 04/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREEMAN, DENISE | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $84,423.76 | Date 02/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKOWITZ, JOHN A, JR | Employer name Village of Harrison | Amount $84,423.60 | Date 05/06/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLAWSON, LU ANN P | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $84,423.44 | Date 07/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOJTOWICZ, DAVID G | Employer name Town of Amherst | Amount $84,422.36 | Date 11/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRANT, LISA A | Employer name Off of The State Comptroller | Amount $84,422.17 | Date 07/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JORDAN, DENISE L | Employer name Marcy Correctional Facility | Amount $84,421.97 | Date 01/15/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARKIN, SANDRA C | Employer name Central NY Psych Center | Amount $84,421.29 | Date 06/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANDOO, ROWAN E | Employer name Westchester Health Care Corp. | Amount $84,421.12 | Date 06/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARLIN, TERESA J | Employer name Dept Health - Veterans Home | Amount $84,420.92 | Date 11/13/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, RHONDA | Employer name Capital District DDSO | Amount $84,419.70 | Date 11/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTIAGO, SEAN L | Employer name Sing Sing Corr Facility | Amount $84,419.58 | Date 11/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORTEGA, SILVIA L | Employer name NYC Criminal Court | Amount $84,419.49 | Date 09/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSUBA, LUIS A | Employer name Fishkill Corr Facility | Amount $84,419.37 | Date 10/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOULKS, ROBERT L | Employer name Children & Family Services | Amount $84,418.96 | Date 02/28/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSTANTINO, RENALDO | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $84,418.93 | Date 12/13/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURZER, GREGORY G | Employer name Suffolk County | Amount $84,418.29 | Date 01/25/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DUTTON, MARGARET | Employer name Mohawk Correctional Facility | Amount $84,418.16 | Date 07/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUFFY, MARGARET E | Employer name Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Amount $84,418.16 | Date 08/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUCK, JOHN A | Employer name Attica Corr Facility | Amount $84,417.89 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORGAN, DENISE J | Employer name Oneida County | Amount $84,417.88 | Date 06/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JUDGE, ARTHUR T | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $84,417.76 | Date 04/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LLOYD, SHELLY J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,417.69 | Date 03/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIZA, RONALD G | Employer name Town of Lancaster | Amount $84,417.55 | Date 09/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PAPPALARDO, DONNA MARIE | Employer name NYC Civil Court | Amount $84,416.82 | Date 05/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARNOLD, GLEN D | Employer name City of Middletown | Amount $84,416.76 | Date 12/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTIE, BRENDA D | Employer name Orange County | Amount $84,416.67 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIELISZEK, KENNETH | Employer name W NY Veterans Home at Batavia | Amount $84,416.59 | Date 05/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOHMAKER, KAREN M | Employer name State Insurance Fund-Admin | Amount $84,416.44 | Date 12/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEFATE, JOHN T | Employer name City of White Plains | Amount $84,416.27 | Date 05/07/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHACA, ESTEBAN G | Employer name Westchester County | Amount $84,416.12 | Date 06/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI GANGI, CHRISTINA M | Employer name Commack UFSD | Amount $84,416.09 | Date 09/06/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIOFRIO, HECTOR | Employer name Downstate Corr Facility | Amount $84,416.06 | Date 02/10/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHOCKO, STEPHANIE | Employer name SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $84,415.46 | Date 11/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOWICH, ALKA | Employer name Mid-State Corr Facility | Amount $84,415.36 | Date 10/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARRICK, RANDY J | Employer name Green Haven Corr Facility | Amount $84,415.34 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, STEPHEN J | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,415.14 | Date 08/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TIBBITTS, SUSAN M | Employer name Department of Civil Service | Amount $84,415.14 | Date 09/28/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, GEOFF A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,414.76 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAMBERLAIN, LORI | Employer name Div Criminal Justice Serv | Amount $84,414.25 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, MICHAEL A | Employer name Dept Labor - Manpower | Amount $84,414.25 | Date 12/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAKAC, PAUL M | Employer name Department of Tax & Finance | Amount $84,414.25 | Date 07/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC LENNAN, SUSAN M | Employer name Labor Management Committee | Amount $84,414.25 | Date 10/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANK, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Department of Transportation | Amount $84,414.25 | Date 12/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ATLAS, JOHN G | Employer name Port Authority of NY & NJ | Amount $84,414.10 | Date 06/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSANO, MICHAEL J | Employer name Patchogue-Medford UFSD | Amount $84,413.96 | Date 06/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARATORE, MARY M | Employer name Capital District Otb Corp. | Amount $84,413.53 | Date 12/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZHAO, YUANKAI | Employer name Department of Law | Amount $84,413.48 | Date 11/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THEODOROU, KATHERINE J | Employer name City of Glen Cove | Amount $84,413.26 | Date 01/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DARLAK, JOHN F | Employer name NYS Power Authority | Amount $84,412.98 | Date 06/23/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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