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 SANDERS, DAWN E | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $124,779.26 | Date 02/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANDELARIO, MODESTO | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $99,604.99 | Date 06/02/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPAGNA, THERESA | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $89,999.87 | Date 07/20/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, WILLIAM J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $86,070.27 | Date 12/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALTERS, JOHN F | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $83,918.94 | Date 05/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIHL, PAUL J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $83,279.07 | Date 02/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITESIDE, DEIDRA M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $83,170.26 | Date 10/21/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAVALIERI, WILLIAM M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $83,100.88 | Date 02/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAULETTE, ANTHONY J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $79,891.44 | Date 07/21/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARROYO, CARMEN M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $79,337.55 | Date 06/16/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, DAVID | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $79,197.81 | Date 01/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPALLINO, CHARLES R | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $78,878.24 | Date 10/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLBY, SEAN P | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $71,962.51 | Date 11/22/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORAN, KEVIN M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $70,724.32 | Date 12/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH KANE, SUSAN M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $70,419.21 | Date 06/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CADLE, DELIA D | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $69,941.71 | Date 12/03/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRELL, KEVIN W | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $69,501.17 | Date 07/23/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name APONTE, EDWIN | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $68,499.06 | Date 06/02/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLCZAK, EDWARD L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $67,439.06 | Date 01/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLEASON, LINDA A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $66,677.45 | Date 11/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, JOSEPH F | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $66,498.11 | Date 02/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTO, PHILLIP D | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $66,454.80 | Date 03/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI PALMA, DARRYL | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $66,380.78 | Date 10/17/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRANVILLE, DAVID F | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $66,231.81 | Date 02/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYRNE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $66,159.94 | Date 01/17/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAYO, PHILLIP G | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $64,933.34 | Date 07/12/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARBE, ELAINE | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $64,561.59 | Date 03/24/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOLOMON, VANESSA D | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $64,561.59 | Date 04/10/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, ALBERT J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $64,204.35 | Date 08/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, YOLANDA I | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $63,527.02 | Date 05/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DURANTE, DAVID A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $63,470.60 | Date 08/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOKER, JAMES L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $61,904.09 | Date 02/23/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEBASTIAN, PAULA M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $60,727.75 | Date 12/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUTOMSKI, LAWRENCE V | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $59,522.64 | Date 03/09/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAICO, ROBERT J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $58,284.76 | Date 05/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERNEST, WILLIAM H | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $57,285.87 | Date 06/17/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC MILLAN CAMPEAU, CHRISTINE M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $57,008.70 | Date 06/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FALZONE, SALVATORE C | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $56,697.34 | Date 05/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOMANI, MANSUKH M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $56,578.70 | Date 01/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN WEY, TAMARA M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $55,628.82 | Date 07/06/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, WILLIE | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $55,110.23 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANG, GREGORY K | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $55,000.57 | Date 05/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORREALE, CHARLES | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $54,377.83 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NWABUGWU, NDIDI H | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $51,066.06 | Date 05/19/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETKO, CHARLES J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $50,555.42 | Date 09/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, MELINDA | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $50,077.57 | Date 10/28/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABRAMS, DWIGHT D | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $49,951.36 | Date 03/28/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOTRYS, DONALD R | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $49,789.54 | Date 09/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLANDO, DEBRA A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $49,716.38 | Date 07/07/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONACO, ALFONSE A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $49,619.90 | Date 03/11/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOUBERT, SHARON M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $49,526.52 | Date 05/18/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALASAVAGE, JOSEPH H | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $49,503.49 | Date 12/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNIGHTNER, DEIRDRE J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,744.23 | Date 03/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERNANDEZ, HELIDO | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,557.77 | Date 03/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPAGNA, FRANCIS P | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,527.08 | Date 01/24/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MESSERE, PIO | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,278.56 | Date 06/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHASE, BARBARA M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,240.17 | Date 09/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWENTON, JOHN G | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,176.16 | Date 12/22/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTO, DANIEL L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $48,058.21 | Date 02/14/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWELL, HOWARD | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,686.90 | Date 05/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, MIA M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,602.62 | Date 08/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAZIANO, PHILIP R, II | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,546.60 | Date 11/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZARCONE, PHILIP J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,292.01 | Date 02/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWSON, CHARLES L, JR | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,159.69 | Date 04/21/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name UZDYGAN, NANCY | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,138.59 | Date 12/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANNON, RHONDA M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,138.49 | Date 11/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEIDOLPH, DOREEN M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,138.49 | Date 04/14/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TERMINI, THOMAS S | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $47,108.23 | Date 11/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GUIRE, DAVID K | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,925.21 | Date 07/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERGUSON, PATRICIA A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,917.37 | Date 04/28/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELDMANN, PEGGY J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,708.49 | Date 11/21/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERRERA, ROBERT P | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,548.29 | Date 03/13/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARGRO, ALEXIS | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,536.11 | Date 02/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANIELS, ANITA L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,475.14 | Date 12/15/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEAL, EDDIE R | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,422.05 | Date 01/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKA, ANN M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,395.57 | Date 12/29/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOROWIAK, GREGORY A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,393.70 | Date 12/17/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASIELLO, STEPHANIE A | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,310.69 | Date 03/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSTER, DIANA R | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,278.49 | Date 05/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARSONS, ELWOOD F | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,266.26 | Date 01/12/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELLERER, GREGORY J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,264.97 | Date 06/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINEZ, LUIS J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,264.97 | Date 06/19/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE LEON, MAGDALENA | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $46,254.03 | Date 12/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKE, BRIAN F | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $45,812.72 | Date 08/02/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE BEREAUX, ROBERT L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $45,627.37 | Date 07/06/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FANARA, DENNIS M | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $45,608.48 | Date 07/12/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAULISE, SALLY S | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $45,439.70 | Date 01/07/1959 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STASIO, FRANK A, JR | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $45,351.99 | Date 12/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HATTEN, RESHEDDA L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $45,007.36 | Date 04/04/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, SHARON L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $44,411.76 | Date 03/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASTLE, MENOVA E | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $44,391.76 | Date 10/27/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYES O, DAVID | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $44,391.76 | Date 03/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARREN, CLIFFORD E | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $44,321.11 | Date 04/27/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLANCY, KAREN L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $44,236.94 | Date 04/26/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, SHIRLEY D | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $43,899.28 | Date 11/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYRNE, MARK J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $43,662.89 | Date 12/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, WALTER J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $43,559.50 | Date 03/27/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, ROBERT W | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $43,529.54 | Date 07/18/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VEGAS, GEORGE L | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $43,211.65 | Date 03/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AIKEN, STEVEN J | Employer name Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Amount $43,150.20 | Date 11/21/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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