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 WETMORE, WEEDEN A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $181,873.95 | Date 08/14/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLEY, SEAN D | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $132,870.84 | Date 02/18/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AVERY, ANDREW P | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $122,774.75 | Date 12/13/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOOVER, STEVEN L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $119,926.64 | Date 01/15/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SARTORI, JOSEPH E | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $118,645.76 | Date 07/10/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIETERLE, ROBERT L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $118,640.47 | Date 10/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STIMSON, JENNIFER L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $117,476.53 | Date 09/12/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOUPER, DOUGLAS W | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $110,310.04 | Date 05/20/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOUGLAS, SHARON A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $108,221.31 | Date 04/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSS, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $106,329.80 | Date 03/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAILEY, JON C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $104,899.65 | Date 10/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUICK, CHARLENE M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $104,675.75 | Date 04/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHEELER, ROBERT SCOTT | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $103,965.96 | Date 08/11/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE MUTH, NICOLAS | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $101,938.62 | Date 01/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, BRIAN C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $101,073.76 | Date 04/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLTHOF, RANDY | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $100,935.98 | Date 05/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOURIHAN, MATTHEW P | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $100,494.89 | Date 01/02/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEBERT, JOHN T | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $100,113.81 | Date 02/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNEDY, CHARLES E | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $99,743.61 | Date 07/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THWEATT, JOHN R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $98,521.25 | Date 03/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUMP, THOMAS G | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $97,086.53 | Date 08/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILBER, STEPHEN | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $96,632.47 | Date 05/19/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUCCI, JAMES M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $95,865.93 | Date 04/20/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUCKER, JEREMY J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $95,671.98 | Date 05/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUOCCO, MICHAEL A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $95,596.90 | Date 01/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, MATTHEW R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $95,151.57 | Date 03/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLATER BURCH, KASEY A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $95,042.95 | Date 01/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAIRCHILD, ANDREA P | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $94,121.94 | Date 08/11/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FURMAN, JENNIFER | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $94,121.94 | Date 04/11/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIERRO, SCOTT N | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $93,802.66 | Date 04/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIORINI, STEPHANIE | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $93,572.07 | Date 09/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHROM, WILLIAM A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $93,357.10 | Date 04/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECRAFT, REBECCA F | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $92,889.69 | Date 05/19/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHEWS, RICHARD L, JR | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $92,163.56 | Date 04/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCKLEY, LISA M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $92,065.35 | Date 09/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RITTER, JAMES R, JR | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $91,920.37 | Date 06/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIETERLE, JOSEPH R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $91,678.16 | Date 01/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, E.SCOTT | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $91,558.11 | Date 11/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUHMEL, PETER A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $91,501.86 | Date 07/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEELEY, JOANNE S | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $91,128.24 | Date 03/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEED, KRISTEN M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,816.32 | Date 07/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIMBLE, THOMAS J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,796.60 | Date 03/17/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAYETANO, TAMARA L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,752.68 | Date 03/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, JOHN M, JR | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,640.42 | Date 10/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPENCER, REBECCA J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,586.84 | Date 05/20/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORENUS, GARY F | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,336.90 | Date 02/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YANNETTE, JENNIFER C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,326.94 | Date 10/20/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PADGETT, DAVID E | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $90,153.86 | Date 12/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NYBECK, ERIC E | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $89,826.41 | Date 08/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAW, RONALD W | Employer name Chemung County Library Dist | Amount $89,502.10 | Date 07/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMAN, ROSE M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $88,906.08 | Date 06/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, JASON F | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $88,817.32 | Date 07/10/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERRICK, RICHARD F | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $88,664.95 | Date 02/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRAXLER, KEVIN J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $88,032.14 | Date 01/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARTON, NICOLE R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $87,948.29 | Date 03/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKS, PATRICK J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $87,539.53 | Date 08/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACK, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $87,324.14 | Date 01/19/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JERNIGAN, ANNE | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $87,119.33 | Date 09/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARGETSINGER, THOMAS C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $87,074.18 | Date 10/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMSON, DONALD S | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $86,670.61 | Date 03/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLIAM, DEBORAH E | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $86,394.56 | Date 11/12/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, LISA B | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $86,130.84 | Date 12/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPRINGSTEAD, DONALD J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $86,089.12 | Date 09/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOWMAN, KELLIE A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $85,669.70 | Date 10/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOANE, CASS L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $85,203.49 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BISHOP, DONALD E, JR | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $84,987.84 | Date 11/17/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TIBERIA, FRANK J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $83,984.90 | Date 08/19/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGG, TIMOTHY R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $83,792.84 | Date 11/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISON, CHARLES T | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $83,525.67 | Date 03/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEGARMO, TODD C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $83,264.83 | Date 08/05/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATTLE, DAVID G | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $83,123.59 | Date 04/29/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKROSKZNIK, MICHAEL D | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $82,856.72 | Date 12/14/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SONSIRE, DAMIAN M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $82,470.30 | Date 02/26/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANFIELD, MINDY M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $82,207.92 | Date 08/31/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUPONT, BRIAN P | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $82,114.97 | Date 03/25/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECKWITH, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $81,908.01 | Date 08/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, PAMELA M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $81,638.23 | Date 05/05/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNAN, JOHN P | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $81,431.04 | Date 08/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTZ, GREGORY S | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $81,396.55 | Date 10/02/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAW, SCOTT A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $81,047.78 | Date 08/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHEELER, RYAN M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $80,596.95 | Date 01/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREMAINE, PATRICIA J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $80,129.40 | Date 09/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RINWALSKE-ABRAMS, CHERYL L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $79,420.81 | Date 11/16/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIDER, SUSAN R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $79,397.03 | Date 09/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOWMAN, ROBERT C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $79,248.92 | Date 03/19/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRUCKOW, LISA A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $79,154.99 | Date 06/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, ROBERT L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $78,944.34 | Date 11/25/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COUSE, BRANDON R | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $78,732.53 | Date 04/29/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COVELL, KELLY C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $78,648.35 | Date 07/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, JOHN M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $78,593.15 | Date 10/25/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRIMMER, DEBORAH L | Employer name Chemung County Library Dist | Amount $78,268.88 | Date 07/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAFFINCH, BILLEE J | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $78,070.05 | Date 11/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEPARD, HARRY C, III | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $77,741.31 | Date 09/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AYERS, JEREMIAH L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $77,528.82 | Date 12/26/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, RODNEY C | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $77,462.98 | Date 01/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUDZINSKA-SAYERS, MONIKA A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $77,262.58 | Date 06/21/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANTZ, KIMBERLY S | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $77,052.91 | Date 07/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOUTHARD, CRAIG A | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $77,050.21 | Date 01/28/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOSEY, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $76,902.06 | Date 03/18/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANDT, CHRISTINA L | Employer name Chemung County | Amount $76,759.24 | Date 09/04/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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