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 HILTBRAND, ROBERT W | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $125,241.54 | Date 01/19/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, RICHARD D | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $122,484.98 | Date 04/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RIESDORPH, RICHARD J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $113,450.46 | Date 11/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, JOANNE D | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $109,252.91 | Date 06/03/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNETT, BRIAN J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 04/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALLIGAN, CHARLES J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $93,490.18 | Date 07/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEAR, PAUL A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 06/14/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETERS, DONALD E | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $89,245.88 | Date 09/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RENSY, ROBERT E | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $88,927.06 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REICHERT, CRAIG E | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $88,219.77 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DADDONA, MICHAEL J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $87,573.58 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MAC DONALD, THOMAS J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $87,184.52 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MATTHEWS, DANIEL M, JR | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $86,648.74 | Date 12/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, BRIAN S | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $85,975.47 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name EGENHOFER, JEAN M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $85,120.73 | Date 05/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUSHING, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $83,325.79 | Date 03/24/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TULLY, LAURA M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $81,387.13 | Date 10/10/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWTON, KEVIN A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $81,259.50 | Date 08/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TELARICO, CORY J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $80,804.06 | Date 12/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name O'HORA, CHADD V | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $80,215.29 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VAN DER BOGART, WENDY M H | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $79,993.52 | Date 03/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COTTET, MARK S | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $78,816.68 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SPECCHIO, LAWRENCE W | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $75,902.44 | Date 01/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, SHAWN M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $75,893.02 | Date 08/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOYLE, MICHAEL E | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $75,356.08 | Date 11/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELOWSKI, RICHARD S | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $74,857.79 | Date 04/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEGEAL, MICHAEL C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $74,842.97 | Date 12/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GOETZMANN, THOMAS W | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $74,302.13 | Date 03/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACOMB, WILLIAM D. | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $74,053.49 | Date 06/18/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURTON, DEAN A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $72,620.87 | Date 06/01/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEST, LAURIE C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $71,703.76 | Date 08/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PILESKI, STEPHANIE A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $71,591.35 | Date 11/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MORISETTE, JOSEPH P | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $71,499.38 | Date 01/25/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, MARY C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $71,317.06 | Date 07/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, THOMAS C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $70,994.35 | Date 05/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TALANDIS, DARIUS P | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $70,958.04 | Date 05/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC PHERSON, BRENT C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $70,918.95 | Date 03/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHECKELLS, RICHARD V | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $69,996.34 | Date 12/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSLIN, KIMBERLY L | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $62,950.59 | Date 11/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BADMAN, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $62,434.58 | Date 11/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WARD, BONNIE J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $61,276.85 | Date 09/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, BENJAMIN P | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $61,272.68 | Date 06/07/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, CHARVIS | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $57,196.92 | Date 09/27/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISSETTE, KELLY J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $56,656.54 | Date 07/24/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREGORY, BRIAN R | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $56,309.66 | Date 10/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWNELL, THOMAS J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $55,679.43 | Date 05/31/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, RANDY S | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $54,836.19 | Date 12/07/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRESSLER, RONALD J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $54,817.89 | Date 05/07/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, PAUL F | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $54,817.89 | Date 05/15/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, LESLIE H | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $54,243.91 | Date 06/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBERTS, DENNIS W | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $53,331.60 | Date 05/24/1970 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATOLKA, WILLIAM M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $52,823.91 | Date 06/13/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EGAN, JOHN H, III | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $51,843.49 | Date 09/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAY, TIMOTHY S | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $50,987.61 | Date 10/28/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TILY, MELANIE J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $50,919.27 | Date 03/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARKER, SEAN C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $50,633.41 | Date 07/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOUGLAS, RICHARD R | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $50,633.41 | Date 06/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPIN, STEPHANIE J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $49,460.39 | Date 04/23/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, SHAWN M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $49,459.69 | Date 11/30/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUGAN, KELLY P | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $49,351.69 | Date 05/31/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARNHART, PETER J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $49,345.71 | Date 03/13/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOTH, DARRYL A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $49,339.47 | Date 02/13/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALUSKI, ROBERT J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $49,025.22 | Date 10/29/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOZAK, DAVID L | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $48,939.29 | Date 09/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNN, BRETT A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $48,845.36 | Date 08/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRIME, DANIEL T | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $48,173.06 | Date 05/22/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIERCE-KRIST, CINDA L | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $48,018.06 | Date 09/18/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULVERHILL, KATIE M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $47,956.80 | Date 07/10/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTIGNOLA, JENNIFER A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $47,279.70 | Date 07/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, STEPHEN J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $47,154.17 | Date 05/04/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESTOVER, LAWRENCE C | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $46,764.48 | Date 01/19/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEUFERT, JOSHUA D | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $45,789.64 | Date 04/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUM, KELLY L | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $45,596.43 | Date 06/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BACHMAN, CHRISTY R | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $44,866.85 | Date 05/15/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILMOTT, SHELLY S | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $43,521.90 | Date 06/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIERCE, TERRY L | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $43,297.50 | Date 04/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PYNN, CHRISTOPHER P | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $43,297.50 | Date 10/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSIMENO, MARGARET A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,827.22 | Date 04/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAMPP, JOHN B | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,692.77 | Date 03/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSHIA, JACQUELINE A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,654.82 | Date 09/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, JEANINE L | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,597.62 | Date 02/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARSON, JOHN J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,560.05 | Date 11/19/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURROWS, LAURA A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,527.19 | Date 11/03/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VITARIUS, WILLIAM B, JR | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,184.77 | Date 04/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUGER, JEFFREY A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,174.37 | Date 04/24/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEEMAN, MICHELLE E | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $42,110.15 | Date 04/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELLMAN, BRIAN M | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $41,904.03 | Date 09/25/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEFFERY, JAMES, III | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $41,646.91 | Date 04/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TANGUMA, CHARLES J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $40,764.32 | Date 07/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAWKE, RONALD W | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $40,625.01 | Date 05/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REICHERT, MARIA A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $40,612.98 | Date 05/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEAMON, MICHAEL D | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $40,576.88 | Date 04/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUFF, MICHAEL F | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $40,057.62 | Date 11/30/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIBBERT, BRIAN F | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $40,003.86 | Date 10/19/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, SCOTT B | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $38,595.67 | Date 06/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLEASENT, ROBERT A | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $38,367.09 | Date 07/12/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOCHEM, AMY | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $37,671.92 | Date 09/26/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, DEAN J | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $36,716.38 | Date 06/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, THOMAS H | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $35,332.90 | Date 10/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARRS, MAUREEN | Employer name Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Amount $34,968.59 | Date 07/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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