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 RAFFERTY, FRANK J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $143,431.16 | Date 02/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FOY, OLUWOLE A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $126,245.02 | Date 01/25/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSGROVE, MICHAEL T | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $125,572.89 | Date 05/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LETINA, MICHAEL A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $118,905.24 | Date 10/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAIEK, ROBERTA L | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $118,216.29 | Date 11/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIESLAK, PAUL | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $111,500.28 | Date 01/09/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSSNEY, DAVID W | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $110,723.81 | Date 01/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKRABACZ, JAMES R | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $108,646.90 | Date 03/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRETT-O'NEILL, JULIE M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $106,594.06 | Date 12/08/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, THOMAS M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $106,096.62 | Date 08/26/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEDITA, LESLIE E | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $105,023.09 | Date 12/24/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CZECH, LOUIS J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $103,107.01 | Date 12/22/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUISI, DOUGLAS | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $100,978.97 | Date 03/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOGDAN, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $99,041.21 | Date 11/09/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUHOVAK, STEPHEN J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $97,574.04 | Date 02/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORDERO, DAWN M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $97,014.73 | Date 01/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURRAN, MICHAEL G | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $92,735.27 | Date 01/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MISSO, FRANK D | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $92,254.70 | Date 08/14/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNAB, CATHERINE H | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $92,037.62 | Date 06/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARROLL, ROBERT | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $90,728.50 | Date 10/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAKE, TIMOTHY G | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $89,261.94 | Date 11/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EMMERSON, ALEXANDER C | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $88,833.39 | Date 02/12/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUCAS, THOMAS M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $88,462.72 | Date 08/27/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOGLE, ROSALEEN B | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $88,331.56 | Date 04/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILD, DAVID R | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $86,109.01 | Date 07/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, RONALD | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $85,543.95 | Date 05/07/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, ROGER D | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $83,704.15 | Date 01/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLEASANT, TERESA A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $82,888.24 | Date 12/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELTZ, THOMAS J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $81,778.28 | Date 07/26/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FALZONE, SALVATORE P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $81,408.67 | Date 08/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LO TEMPIO, THOMAS | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $80,786.53 | Date 01/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISON, SEAN B | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $79,897.03 | Date 08/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANCOFORTE, MICHAEL S | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $78,572.58 | Date 07/02/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RILEY, CHARLES T | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $78,499.51 | Date 04/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONNER, RICHARD E | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $76,571.13 | Date 12/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREGORY, ANTHONY D | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $76,298.14 | Date 10/23/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, DENNIS A, JR | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $75,938.05 | Date 07/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUCAS, AMEER H | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $75,663.70 | Date 12/21/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIMMER, PETER D | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $74,574.87 | Date 03/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANIA, RICHARD J, JR | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $73,769.95 | Date 12/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CICERO, PETER | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $72,825.09 | Date 02/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEEGAN, DENIS J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $72,749.95 | Date 01/03/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCCARTNEY, ROBERT M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $72,001.47 | Date 07/03/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEENY, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $71,999.58 | Date 01/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERFETTO, LOUIS J, JR | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $71,746.73 | Date 07/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VULLO, VINCENT K | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $71,109.64 | Date 09/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENNESSY, ED | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $71,053.43 | Date 01/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VULLO, ROGER VINCENT | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $70,663.83 | Date 07/10/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCALETTA, LORI L | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $69,984.76 | Date 05/04/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROTHERS, DAVID G | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $69,440.30 | Date 04/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOYER, RAYMOND E | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $69,292.17 | Date 08/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RENZONI, JOEL P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $68,498.78 | Date 07/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRAPO, KEVIN M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $68,422.46 | Date 02/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PACE, ROBERT T | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $67,625.65 | Date 06/26/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EMKE, ALAN M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $67,497.03 | Date 11/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, DOUGLAS A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $67,305.07 | Date 06/25/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERRUISH, JOHN W, II | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $66,949.63 | Date 12/29/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, COLLIN | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $66,839.19 | Date 02/24/1971 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARADISI, JOSEPH R | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $66,296.85 | Date 11/05/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLSZEWSKI, JULIE A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $66,087.81 | Date 12/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STORY, ROBERT J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $66,080.38 | Date 01/10/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUNGHINO, RONALD N | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $65,930.73 | Date 01/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONNER, DANIEL J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $65,485.49 | Date 12/11/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, PAULETTE F | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $64,812.16 | Date 05/15/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALAGNA, ALESSIO J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $64,089.34 | Date 09/24/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANCINI, THOMAS P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $63,782.33 | Date 03/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SZILAGYI, MICHAEL A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $62,293.83 | Date 05/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, TRASERRA N | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $62,226.84 | Date 09/10/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILES, MARY BETH | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $62,224.43 | Date 12/05/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYBAK, STEVEN J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $61,435.33 | Date 02/16/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, RAECHEL M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $61,387.75 | Date 08/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORAN, BARRY J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $60,850.02 | Date 01/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORLANDO, VICTOR C | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $60,801.41 | Date 02/28/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWS, DESMOND C | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $60,616.64 | Date 07/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWARD, WAYNE A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $59,862.49 | Date 04/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DABEK, JAMES D | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $59,326.73 | Date 06/18/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRAUTLACHT, DAVID | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $59,206.54 | Date 03/05/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYNES, TIMOTHY C | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,812.22 | Date 02/22/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAPP, MICHAEL G | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,531.37 | Date 06/30/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELLANEVE, MARK A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,455.36 | Date 12/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABRAMO, JOSEPH M | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,431.75 | Date 08/14/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMOIA, DAVID M, JR | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,327.56 | Date 08/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISON, BRIAN J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,308.73 | Date 08/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAMOS, RAFAEL A, III | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $58,031.51 | Date 02/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNDO, JAMES J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $57,623.50 | Date 02/19/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILMOUR, DANIEL D | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $57,622.85 | Date 08/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC ANENEY, ROBERT P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $57,568.82 | Date 10/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEIMER, MICHAEL J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $57,512.88 | Date 01/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSTNER, CARLOS J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $57,252.42 | Date 09/10/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEINWALD, SCOTT J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $57,204.29 | Date 03/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STATES, ROGER, JR | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $56,778.76 | Date 09/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWAK, JUDY L | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $56,754.84 | Date 04/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSHIRAK, JOSHUA J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $56,592.67 | Date 08/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOCTOR, LAWRENCE L, JR | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $56,138.32 | Date 02/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROCE, ANTHONY J | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $55,975.76 | Date 04/27/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'SULLIVAN, DANIEL P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $55,967.22 | Date 01/09/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, ISAIHAIH A | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $55,952.24 | Date 01/07/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYRNE, EDWARD P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $55,876.27 | Date 02/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKINNER, MICHAEL P | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $55,717.84 | Date 04/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, REGINA L | Employer name Buffalo Sewer Authority | Amount $55,620.50 | Date 05/22/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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