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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name JONES, JOSIAH B Employer name City of Albany Amount $157,721.79 Date 01/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CORNELL, CHRISTOPHER R Employer name City of Albany Amount $147,631.34 Date 01/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name OLSEN, JAMES J Employer name City of Albany Amount $145,913.05 Date 08/29/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PLANTE, BRIAN C Employer name City of Albany Amount $142,976.89 Date 09/11/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GORLESKI, RICHARD C, JR Employer name City of Albany Amount $142,664.30 Date 03/02/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SHEEHAN, KATHERINE M Employer name City of Albany Amount $136,041.50 Date 01/04/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GAVIGAN, SCOTT D Employer name City of Albany Amount $133,816.12 Date 08/14/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HEID, LAWRENCE J Employer name City of Albany Amount $132,913.19 Date 08/29/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GIPSON, MELISSA A Employer name City of Albany Amount $132,531.75 Date 09/11/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WOOD, JAMES M Employer name City of Albany Amount $129,547.58 Date 01/23/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KIRWAN, PAUL Employer name City of Albany Amount $125,423.86 Date 01/29/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GOTTESMAN, SCOTT DAVID Employer name City of Albany Amount $124,399.50 Date 02/11/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name YOUNG, CLIFFORD J Employer name City of Albany Amount $124,297.10 Date 04/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SCALISE, ANTHONY Employer name City of Albany Amount $123,939.33 Date 07/08/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GERACI, ANTHONY W Employer name City of Albany Amount $123,864.60 Date 07/06/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BEHRENS, STEPHEN D Employer name City of Albany Amount $123,350.98 Date 02/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SHERMAN, DANIEL A Employer name City of Albany Amount $122,778.52 Date 01/11/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SESOCK, KENNETH F Employer name City of Albany Amount $121,750.01 Date 07/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name REGAN, JOHN P Employer name City of Albany Amount $120,888.90 Date 01/22/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KELLEY, JASON J Employer name City of Albany Amount $120,842.11 Date 07/08/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ISAACSON, PETER G Employer name City of Albany Amount $120,678.88 Date 02/01/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MARTIN, JASON A Employer name City of Albany Amount $119,726.55 Date 07/08/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BATTUELLO, ANTHONY M Employer name City of Albany Amount $119,267.95 Date 07/16/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MCENENY-SPENCER, RACHEL M Employer name City of Albany Amount $119,250.00 Date 04/05/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARTIN, ALFRED C Employer name City of Albany Amount $118,766.77 Date 07/26/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HAGGERTY, TIMOTHY P, JR Employer name City of Albany Amount $118,444.88 Date 01/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LAWYER, ROBERT J, II Employer name City of Albany Amount $118,374.51 Date 07/15/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FLACK, WILLIE L Employer name City of Albany Amount $118,031.80 Date 01/16/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRACE, ADAM W Employer name City of Albany Amount $117,968.47 Date 07/10/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MOSCATELLO, JOHN R Employer name City of Albany Amount $117,841.86 Date 08/17/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ABRAMS, NICHOLAS J Employer name City of Albany Amount $117,294.02 Date 07/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DURKIN, DENNIS J, JR Employer name City of Albany Amount $117,191.86 Date 02/26/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TUCKER, GARY A Employer name City of Albany Amount $117,057.83 Date 04/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SEEBER, DANIEL P Employer name City of Albany Amount $116,898.35 Date 07/10/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NORRIS, WILLIAM J Employer name City of Albany Amount $116,795.04 Date 07/07/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SINGH, KAMRAJ Employer name City of Albany Amount $116,433.45 Date 04/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MEEHAN, DANIEL R Employer name City of Albany Amount $116,332.64 Date 07/16/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SEARS, ROBERT A Employer name City of Albany Amount $116,202.14 Date 02/26/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BARONE, MICHAEL S Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,733.29 Date 03/16/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DI GIUSEPPE, ANTHONY M Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,668.47 Date 07/10/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FARGIONE, MICHAEL J Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,628.23 Date 01/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BONIFACE, KEVIN T Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,612.01 Date 08/28/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DORRY, MARK L Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,542.42 Date 02/01/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VOGEL, JASON R Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,227.07 Date 01/16/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HALPIN, DEAN M Employer name City of Albany Amount $115,210.92 Date 01/13/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name COMMISSO, MICHAEL A Employer name City of Albany Amount $114,511.66 Date 07/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WILLEY, JOHN J Employer name City of Albany Amount $114,447.20 Date 01/13/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TREMBLAY, MICHAEL R Employer name City of Albany Amount $114,255.89 Date 08/10/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name EVANS, CHRISTOPHER C Employer name City of Albany Amount $114,019.82 Date 04/22/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name VENNARD, BRIAN J Employer name City of Albany Amount $112,862.25 Date 07/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BLACKWELL, EVELYN F Employer name City of Albany Amount $112,558.13 Date 04/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SCHECHTER, HOWARD J Employer name City of Albany Amount $112,457.56 Date 02/28/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DI CARLO, WILLIAM D Employer name City of Albany Amount $112,330.54 Date 01/22/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BASILE, MICHAEL J Employer name City of Albany Amount $111,380.29 Date 08/12/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GIPSON, DARRELL Employer name City of Albany Amount $111,380.29 Date 04/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HICKS, MICHAEL C Employer name City of Albany Amount $111,380.29 Date 08/29/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MEEHAN, KEVIN B Employer name City of Albany Amount $111,245.70 Date 01/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DONOHUE, EDWARD W Employer name City of Albany Amount $111,230.29 Date 07/14/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name JOURDIN, JARROD M Employer name City of Albany Amount $110,892.11 Date 01/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MULLIGAN, GREGORY L Employer name City of Albany Amount $110,517.04 Date 07/07/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LAWTON, PAUL V Employer name City of Albany Amount $109,708.25 Date 03/22/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MC DADE, JOSEPH L, JR Employer name City of Albany Amount $109,652.60 Date 05/21/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DWYER, ANDREW Employer name City of Albany Amount $109,267.24 Date 07/08/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HOGAN, BRIAN C Employer name City of Albany Amount $109,113.56 Date 09/11/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name AIOSSA, LOUIS P Employer name City of Albany Amount $107,761.08 Date 01/10/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LIEBLER, ADAM B Employer name City of Albany Amount $106,671.85 Date 07/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FARGIONE, MATTHEW T Employer name City of Albany Amount $106,590.39 Date 07/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name STURGES, BENJAMIN M, III Employer name City of Albany Amount $106,381.26 Date 08/14/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SERPE, MATT C Employer name City of Albany Amount $105,970.88 Date 07/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HUMMEL, WILLIAM A Employer name City of Albany Amount $105,969.97 Date 12/21/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GIBBONS, THOMAS J Employer name City of Albany Amount $105,832.65 Date 11/01/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LOMBARDO, THOMAS V Employer name City of Albany Amount $105,182.40 Date 05/13/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHU, RICHARD T, II Employer name City of Albany Amount $104,932.10 Date 07/07/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NEWTON, DAVID P, JR Employer name City of Albany Amount $104,320.74 Date 04/07/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PETERS, FRED T, III Employer name City of Albany Amount $104,281.75 Date 03/22/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DONNELLY, PATRICK W Employer name City of Albany Amount $103,943.12 Date 02/27/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name COONS, GREGORY A Employer name City of Albany Amount $103,582.23 Date 03/22/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name COLEMAN, DANIEL J Employer name City of Albany Amount $103,036.29 Date 04/06/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ABRIEL, WARREN W, JR Employer name City of Albany Amount $102,984.54 Date 06/05/1972 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TOOMEY, JOSEPH J Employer name City of Albany Amount $102,512.60 Date 07/27/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HENDERSON, GEO Employer name City of Albany Amount $102,343.52 Date 05/23/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TABER, RANDAL E Employer name City of Albany Amount $102,213.61 Date 03/16/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name O'HARE, DANIEL J Employer name City of Albany Amount $101,818.42 Date 01/31/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DE LUCA, PASQUALINO J Employer name City of Albany Amount $101,719.01 Date 01/16/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHROMCZAK, JOSEPH A Employer name City of Albany Amount $101,540.36 Date 07/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KISLING, BRIAN J Employer name City of Albany Amount $101,520.95 Date 02/10/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name JOHNSEN, DANIEL O Employer name City of Albany Amount $101,221.56 Date 07/15/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NOLAN, ANDREW J Employer name City of Albany Amount $101,075.03 Date 09/11/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHRISTOPHER, PAUL M Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,572.92 Date 01/13/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CONNORS, BRADD A Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,480.84 Date 08/29/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MANTEI, ADAM M Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,377.60 Date 03/20/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HAWLEY, BRIAN M Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,351.33 Date 02/10/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MANCINI, MARCO G Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,315.68 Date 01/22/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name JONES, JONATHAN P Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,183.48 Date 07/28/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MIRABILE, DANIEL C Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,183.48 Date 04/24/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VERRELLI, DAVID M Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,141.55 Date 02/13/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name COOK, ROBERT G Employer name City of Albany Amount $100,133.43 Date 07/27/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GREGORY, JOSEPH W Employer name City of Albany Amount $99,725.28 Date 02/02/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SMITH, STEVEN A Employer name City of Albany Amount $99,666.62 Date 01/18/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ENGSTROM, LEIF C Employer name City of Albany Amount $99,497.50 Date 05/17/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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