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 RUFF, JONATHAN P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $122,647.84 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRODI, ARSENE M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $118,078.44 | Date 05/11/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRBY, PAUL | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $113,499.55 | Date 09/19/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRINGTON, KEVIN R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $113,432.63 | Date 11/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREACY, WILLIAM J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $110,795.21 | Date 06/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHASE, JOEL F | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $110,244.03 | Date 06/09/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARTER, TIMOTHY M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $109,316.54 | Date 04/14/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEZIO, DAVID G | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $108,177.22 | Date 01/18/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHARLAND, ROBERT M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $106,337.53 | Date 12/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKS, RICHARD A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $106,255.35 | Date 04/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAKER, JAMES A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $105,998.42 | Date 08/24/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWLISS, SCOTT L | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $102,471.23 | Date 03/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DUBE, STEVEN J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $100,519.90 | Date 07/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRANCH, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $99,740.77 | Date 03/16/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, SHAWN C | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $99,487.75 | Date 02/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BELL, MATTHEW H | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $99,343.51 | Date 03/28/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CRAHAN, CORY J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $97,622.32 | Date 03/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BEEBIE, SCOTT W | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $95,881.14 | Date 09/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CULLEY, FREDERICK SCOTT | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $94,467.98 | Date 10/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWELL, DAVID M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $93,169.63 | Date 10/07/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKINSON, KENNETH R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $92,799.89 | Date 02/18/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HICKS, JORDON V | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $92,278.41 | Date 06/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BESSETTE, MICHAEL M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $91,302.00 | Date 01/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, EDWARD S | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $90,856.37 | Date 01/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KEABLE, JAMES H | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $90,194.05 | Date 04/04/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEAZELLE, TERRY M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $89,988.77 | Date 09/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LONER, PAUL E | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $89,934.31 | Date 04/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMIDT, PATRICK W | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $89,892.21 | Date 03/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRAYTON, BRYAN K | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $89,663.03 | Date 02/14/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLOOKEY, KELLY A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $87,934.29 | Date 08/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTT, CHARLES D | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $87,684.72 | Date 08/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BARSHOW, SCOTT A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $87,652.53 | Date 03/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TROMBLEY, JARROD G | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $87,469.44 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MAGGY, CHRISTOPHER R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $87,156.26 | Date 08/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LA VALLEY, CURT A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $87,067.05 | Date 11/05/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIROY, BRADLEY R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $84,671.34 | Date 03/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, PETER R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $83,815.64 | Date 09/09/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LA PIERRE, JAMES A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $83,495.86 | Date 07/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DE ANGELO, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $83,439.26 | Date 06/07/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CLARKE, CHRISTOPHER B | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $82,347.69 | Date 03/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BERRY, MICHAEL B | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $81,106.53 | Date 08/17/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RITTER, LEVI | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $80,592.07 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BEDARD, STEPHEN R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $80,421.96 | Date 02/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRACK, RICHARD J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $79,630.92 | Date 11/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUCK, SHAUN P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $79,585.99 | Date 09/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HILCHEY, CRAIG R | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $79,074.70 | Date 05/08/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BONNER, MICHAEL A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $77,726.87 | Date 04/23/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GARCIA, CAROLE S | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $77,245.13 | Date 11/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUQUETTE, MATTHEW J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $77,140.37 | Date 09/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALEY, TODD M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $77,126.08 | Date 09/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, WILLIAM J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $76,966.24 | Date 05/18/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIROY, BRANDY L | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $75,875.79 | Date 05/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCIOLE, DAVID | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $75,803.52 | Date 03/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WALKER, DOUGLAS A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $74,328.62 | Date 02/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WALDRON, JAMES M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $73,941.20 | Date 10/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETERS, STEVEN M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $73,792.02 | Date 08/13/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RABIDEAU, TRALANE V | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $73,426.05 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WOODWARD, DARYL C | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $72,678.26 | Date 08/31/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TODD, WILLARD J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $71,464.04 | Date 03/07/1968 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA DIEU, W SEAN | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $71,234.46 | Date 05/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ROTELLA, CARMAN A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $70,725.22 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FORBES, JONATHAN E | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $70,643.27 | Date 03/20/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GRUE, DANIEL J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $70,585.98 | Date 03/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRIDGES, NIKKI L | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $70,458.08 | Date 06/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, BRADLEY M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $70,306.13 | Date 05/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VALLIERES, PAUL W | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $70,185.74 | Date 05/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FLESH, SCOTT E | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $69,896.87 | Date 03/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, SCOTT P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $69,869.14 | Date 06/25/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELCH, CHAD | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $69,722.05 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name KEABLE, JASON J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $69,479.61 | Date 10/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, STACEY L | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $69,241.47 | Date 05/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LAWLISS, MICHAEL T | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $69,108.16 | Date 01/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ST DENNIS, JAMES I | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,673.53 | Date 03/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DE LA CHAPELLE, ANNE | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,648.08 | Date 04/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC MAHON, JOSEPH P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,496.12 | Date 03/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIARD-CHASE, ANN | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,450.14 | Date 04/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOZIER, JEFFREY W | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,208.26 | Date 01/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ELLSWORTH, WILLIAM F | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,205.81 | Date 09/10/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUAY, BRIAN P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $68,131.99 | Date 06/07/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VASSAR, JOEL S | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $67,959.45 | Date 03/26/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PARMETER, RONALD P, JR | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $67,718.37 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SICKLES, EILEEN M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $67,677.16 | Date 10/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EAGLESON, WILSON V, IV | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $67,648.31 | Date 05/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAFAIVE, STEVEN F | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $66,531.49 | Date 06/03/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONTROY, RICHARD W | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $66,281.68 | Date 04/14/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $66,164.65 | Date 03/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DEDOMINICAS, PAUL | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $66,097.01 | Date 08/17/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWLISS, MARK J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $65,956.31 | Date 03/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LIVINGSTON, KATHLEEN A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $65,627.26 | Date 11/04/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARRETT, MATTHEW S | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $65,263.94 | Date 11/14/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MUNDY, DONNA L | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $64,554.62 | Date 06/14/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, ADAM G | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $64,319.52 | Date 04/08/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSTON, RYAN P | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,831.90 | Date 02/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LEAVINE, KATHLEEN M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,820.67 | Date 12/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LACEY, JASON A | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,532.44 | Date 03/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WOLFF, CHARLES J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,493.23 | Date 09/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PERROTTE, DARIN M | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,387.82 | Date 06/26/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SILVER, HEATHER L | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,283.40 | Date 12/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWARTZ, JAMES H | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $63,032.23 | Date 11/14/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DURRIN, ANDREW J | Employer name City of Plattsburgh | Amount $62,787.93 | Date 03/31/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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