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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name ROJAS, SUSANNA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $175,580.58 Date 10/28/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERNSTEIN, MARVIN Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $170,356.24 Date 10/04/1971 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHUMACHER, ERIC B Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $170,356.24 Date 02/21/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BYRNE, LINDA M Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $169,828.71 Date 09/20/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SOWAH, MARGARET O Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $168,256.24 Date 08/17/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name POLIZANO, FRANK Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,614.15 Date 01/11/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BAILY, JILL B Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 10/01/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLAU, RONNA B Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 09/05/1972 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FOODIM, LAUREN A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 09/03/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOLDSTEIN, ELLEN Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 07/31/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARKAVY, STEPHEN J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 09/22/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOLMES, EMMA LAUREN Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 05/03/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NOLAN, KEVIN J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 01/26/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REILLY, KEVIN A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 12/20/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SELLS, CECIL J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 10/02/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SNIGUR, GREGG G Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $163,110.35 Date 11/15/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRIECO, MATTHEW V Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $162,542.27 Date 12/12/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCOPP, LELAND S Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $160,810.76 Date 03/30/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FISH, DANIEL J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $160,810.35 Date 04/20/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CERRETO, JOSEPH D Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $158,966.63 Date 08/20/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GREENE, PATRICIA R Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $158,268.69 Date 10/13/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOLDSTEIN, NAOMI F Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $158,267.65 Date 04/19/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KASPAR, EILEEN Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $158,267.65 Date 05/01/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VALLEJO, RAYMOND Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $158,267.65 Date 12/15/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WOODSIDE, KEITH L Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $158,267.65 Date 08/20/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOCURTO, LAURA T Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $157,265.56 Date 09/29/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ESAKOFF, SHARON Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $156,219.03 Date 12/09/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRIEDKIN, NEIL Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $156,219.03 Date 08/07/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SULLIVAN, DOUGLAS C Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $156,219.03 Date 09/21/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOPICO, JORGE Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $156,016.30 Date 01/04/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GARBER, JEREMY S Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $155,977.12 Date 04/19/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRAHAM, JUL E Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $155,977.12 Date 10/21/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COHEN, MELISSA A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 11/27/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HICKEY, THOMAS F Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 04/18/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name POLIZZI, CAROL A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 08/11/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RAMOS, WILLIAM Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 03/08/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RINGEL, MELISSA B Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 12/05/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHREIBER, JANE R Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 09/30/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VAZQUEZ, ROSALI Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,869.03 Date 07/30/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BENBOW, CHRISTOPHER H Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,815.86 Date 09/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LESPINASSE, SANDRA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,815.86 Date 02/06/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CONSTAS, DOROTHEA A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,677.12 Date 08/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GENKIN, MICHAEL A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,677.12 Date 05/20/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARTIN, JOHN F Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,677.12 Date 06/15/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MCFERRIN CLANCY, SYLVIA S Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,677.12 Date 04/30/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SKLAROFF, SUSAN R Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,677.12 Date 02/23/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WECHSLER, FELICE D Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,677.12 Date 05/08/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DEMAREST, KATHRYN E Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $153,361.79 Date 08/11/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MURPHY, TIMOTHY F Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $150,836.90 Date 11/29/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHRISTMAS, ANGELA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,276.72 Date 10/02/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KIM, ANGELA K Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,224.29 Date 02/17/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAZZANOBILE, AIGA N Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,224.29 Date 02/06/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MILLER, SALLY J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,224.29 Date 07/24/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MLINAC, MELINDA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,224.29 Date 09/13/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TEMKIN, DIANE Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,224.29 Date 06/30/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HERD, JULIA P Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,214.82 Date 01/06/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MATOS, MARIA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $149,076.33 Date 07/14/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CORBIN, CATHERINE M Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $148,432.87 Date 11/04/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RABIN, CHARLES R Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $148,432.87 Date 07/06/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOGAN, LAURA A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $147,026.72 Date 07/26/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MACHUCA, RODOLFO A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $147,026.72 Date 10/02/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PATCHEN, ROBERT J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $147,026.72 Date 05/03/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHIPLEY, KIM M Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,967.58 Date 11/15/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BEBELAAR, KRISTIN Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,941.53 Date 09/06/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CULLEY, KEVIN P Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,874.29 Date 01/24/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FEERICK, MARY ELIZABETH Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,874.29 Date 07/17/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOLDSTEIN, MERRILL J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,874.29 Date 09/14/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LIPKANSKY, VITALY Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,874.29 Date 06/21/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC GOLDRICK, STEPHEN P Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,874.29 Date 12/26/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name UENO, TAKEMI Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,874.29 Date 01/31/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PREUDHOMME, EUGENE A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,837.98 Date 06/01/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KENNEDY, MICHAEL S Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,332.87 Date 07/05/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOVINGER, RICHARD Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,221.59 Date 03/26/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUSSELL-LOUX, HEATHER A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $146,165.29 Date 03/15/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHESLER, ARIEL D Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $144,729.45 Date 10/19/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MCDEVITT, DANIEL J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,180.62 Date 12/01/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AISENSON, TAMI J Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 06/26/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name APUZZO, DANTE W Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 01/03/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BANNON, ELIZABETH A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 08/24/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BODKIN, WILLIAM P Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 08/23/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOTTICELLI, JESSICA M Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 04/17/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOYLE, PATRICIA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 10/19/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORSTADT, JONATHAN H Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 10/16/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRIMAN, PAUL L Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 08/29/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GEROSA, NINA KRIS BERRY Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 10/17/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEE, JUN H Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 06/08/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ONNE, STEVEN G Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 05/01/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OWENS, TAMAR Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 08/23/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PALLADINO, ELISABETH A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,171.46 Date 06/14/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOYLE, KEVIN M Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,090.65 Date 01/25/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FERNANDEZ, CRISTINA L Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,003.89 Date 12/07/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LAWRENCE, MEREDITH S Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $140,003.89 Date 02/23/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ISHEE, SADIE Z Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $139,217.78 Date 08/26/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REYES, ORLANDO Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $138,504.18 Date 10/25/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BECHT, GRETCHEN A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $137,671.01 Date 02/14/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DECLET, RAFAEL A Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $137,595.71 Date 10/02/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOLD, RISA I Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $137,199.26 Date 03/19/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRAHAM, DONALD D Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $134,271.61 Date 11/04/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KAUR, ANUP Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $134,271.61 Date 09/28/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALBERTS, FRANCESCA Employer name Appellate Div 1St Dept Amount $134,142.68 Date 04/27/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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