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 RIEMAN, LORI P | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $180,115.49 | Date 03/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURR, MARK C | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $125,121.20 | Date 01/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOX, WILLIAM A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $117,572.68 | Date 05/12/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOHLERS, ERIC W | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $113,160.47 | Date 06/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELLWIG, TIMOTHY E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $111,919.87 | Date 09/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, MARK S | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $111,413.87 | Date 03/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEARLES, JOHN R | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $108,356.20 | Date 09/18/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATKINS, KEVIN D | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $102,013.10 | Date 11/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITCOMB, TIMOTHY S | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $98,726.98 | Date 01/17/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWDEN, MOSES M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $95,203.23 | Date 01/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PICCIOLI, DANIEL P | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $94,547.67 | Date 04/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WIKTOR, COREY R | Employer name Cattaraugus County Ind Dev Agc | Amount $94,433.74 | Date 06/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, ERIC A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $93,318.32 | Date 06/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, STEPHEN D | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $90,115.26 | Date 10/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMIDT, TAMMY W | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $89,685.00 | Date 01/05/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLOOM, DARRYL R | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $89,403.00 | Date 07/07/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVISON, PATRICIA A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $87,138.35 | Date 05/16/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PILLITTERE, JOSEPH T, JR | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $85,675.77 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABERS, CRYSTAL J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $82,544.94 | Date 01/01/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIMMERMAN, GERALD E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $82,521.66 | Date 10/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETERSON, WENDY G | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $82,445.20 | Date 02/10/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'LEARY, MARY H | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $82,375.99 | Date 05/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, KELLY J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $80,771.41 | Date 10/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERLING, AMBER L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $80,670.25 | Date 06/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRZEWIECKI, KATHERINE B | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $79,426.35 | Date 12/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEORGE, AMY E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $79,171.68 | Date 03/10/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROKAW, SUSAN G | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $79,070.24 | Date 04/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PONCZKOWSKI, SANDRA E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $78,821.11 | Date 12/13/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIGGINS, S R CORY | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $78,582.90 | Date 02/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARR, JULIE J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $78,274.10 | Date 03/07/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARSFELDER, WILLIAM J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,961.39 | Date 09/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAPPA-ODOM, MARY E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,732.27 | Date 01/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, PATTI G | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,690.34 | Date 12/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELSON, PAUL A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,654.73 | Date 05/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREY, SANDRA M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,496.36 | Date 08/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURANO, ANTHONY | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,415.75 | Date 01/08/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESTFALL, DEBRA I | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $76,051.98 | Date 12/16/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTONIS, DANIEL T | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $75,775.42 | Date 06/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAFLER, AMY L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $74,663.08 | Date 10/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROSSON, MARK L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $74,363.90 | Date 09/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZINK, NICHOLE V | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $74,262.32 | Date 09/25/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELDBAUER, SUE A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,961.12 | Date 09/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERNSTEIN, ALAN | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,701.55 | Date 01/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRY, JASON R | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,380.90 | Date 05/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEHRINGER, BEVERLY A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,379.56 | Date 09/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, TAMMY A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,225.37 | Date 02/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREGORY, SHAWN M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,198.67 | Date 02/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNIDER, PRISCILLA G | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $73,194.00 | Date 11/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, SUSAN A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $72,899.85 | Date 08/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEFFENHAGEN, DOUGLAS B | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $72,886.39 | Date 05/18/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YEHL, ROBERT J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $72,223.63 | Date 06/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOBIA, DAVID M, JR | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,849.30 | Date 04/04/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLER, ERIC | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,723.63 | Date 08/18/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCANDREW, MATTHEW J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,648.50 | Date 07/23/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHARBAUGH, MICHAEL R | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,610.30 | Date 11/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITCOMB, MICHELLE L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,196.26 | Date 10/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI CERBO, NICHOLAS A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,189.61 | Date 07/19/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOTT, RONALD G, JR | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $71,136.16 | Date 01/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIS, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,961.51 | Date 05/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, SCOTT E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,397.70 | Date 11/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRICKEL, TAMMY L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,298.98 | Date 01/10/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACKAY, CATHERINE M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,207.69 | Date 11/18/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIWA, TERESA M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,203.82 | Date 12/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNER, JAMES A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,146.14 | Date 04/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTT, WENONA R | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $70,024.70 | Date 08/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKINSON, DALE F | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $69,796.48 | Date 11/15/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHURCH, BRIAN D | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $69,499.13 | Date 12/21/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENT, JENNETTE | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $69,333.42 | Date 05/23/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAUNDERS, BONNIE E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $69,209.60 | Date 08/22/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEBSTER, MARJORIE L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,913.73 | Date 03/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLORA, JAMES C | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,794.21 | Date 10/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLLEY, BRIAN M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,779.49 | Date 11/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIFFENDERFER, GORDON O | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,760.56 | Date 02/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, SUELLEN M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,338.24 | Date 12/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLENN, LINDA G | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,135.33 | Date 08/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIGELOW, WANDA J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $68,065.79 | Date 06/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAHAM, CHERYL L | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,945.76 | Date 07/22/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREEN, WENDY S | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,902.92 | Date 11/08/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEMP, ADAM | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,899.83 | Date 06/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNN, PATRICK D | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,786.20 | Date 11/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIGGINS, TIMOTHY E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,740.27 | Date 06/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEJZA, STEVEN J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,717.23 | Date 03/13/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROZLER, ANDREW J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,690.24 | Date 06/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAINES, JORDAN R | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,636.42 | Date 12/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALCOM, KELLY M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,603.49 | Date 06/02/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARRY, CLARK O, JR | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,546.95 | Date 05/16/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLEAKIS, ANN M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,483.59 | Date 06/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAULKNER, PAULA M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,380.56 | Date 02/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAINGE, DEBORAH A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,284.57 | Date 01/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARZEC, KATHLEEN A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,197.77 | Date 10/09/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLER, MELISSA J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $67,050.88 | Date 10/10/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINMAN, TAMMORA M | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,945.03 | Date 03/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELCH, JAMES D | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,784.25 | Date 12/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASKEY, DERRICK J | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,650.84 | Date 01/20/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWABENBAUER, BRYAN H | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,640.92 | Date 09/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNOLDS, KAY E | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,631.25 | Date 10/21/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LENGVARSKY, DENISE C | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,587.72 | Date 06/15/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, MELISSA A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,456.79 | Date 11/24/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROOT, NATHAN A | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,038.84 | Date 04/24/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLUTE, DARRELL T | Employer name Cattaraugus County | Amount $66,006.35 | Date 01/11/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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