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 ADDISON, SHARON A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $127,884.56 Date 07/16/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DONOGHUE, JOSEPH R, SR Employer name City of Watertown Amount $106,362.89 Date 07/08/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MULLINS, MICHAEL J, JR Employer name City of Watertown Amount $102,288.76 Date 08/21/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TIMERMAN, MATTHEW R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $98,628.29 Date 01/13/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LACHENAUER, DAVID M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $98,392.26 Date 04/29/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WILEY, TIMOTHY P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $97,837.69 Date 01/13/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GATCH, RONALD E Employer name City of Watertown Amount $96,448.26 Date 10/07/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DONOGHUE, CHARLES P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $95,945.99 Date 06/15/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name THOMAS, CHRISTOPHER L Employer name City of Watertown Amount $94,898.11 Date 06/16/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KELLOGG, MICHAEL D Employer name City of Watertown Amount $93,411.61 Date 06/13/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HERMAN, DALE C Employer name City of Watertown Amount $93,294.76 Date 01/06/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ROMANO, JAMES A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $92,445.18 Date 06/11/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HOLLAND, JAMES R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $92,431.19 Date 07/10/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SUTTON, MARK W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $92,411.06 Date 02/24/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LA BARGE, MICHAEL J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $91,768.75 Date 01/06/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HAYES, EUGENE P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $91,668.64 Date 12/09/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MILLS, JAMES E Employer name City of Watertown Amount $90,999.05 Date 09/16/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SPENCER JR., JAMES R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $90,438.85 Date 08/13/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name RANDALL, RUSSELL J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $86,142.56 Date 03/25/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHISAMORE, TROY A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $85,880.03 Date 07/29/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KOLB, ROBERT C Employer name City of Watertown Amount $84,543.00 Date 08/20/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DAWLEY, MATTHEW J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $84,007.20 Date 12/08/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WOOD, JUSTIN L Employer name City of Watertown Amount $83,431.54 Date 08/12/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE MAR, TODD R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $83,420.16 Date 01/05/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CHARTRAND, SUZANNE M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,892.44 Date 03/30/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WAREHAM, RONALD V Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,721.54 Date 05/21/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BADALATO, JASON J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,636.47 Date 01/17/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FIORENTINO, MATTHEW J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,509.50 Date 07/31/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LAMICA, MARK A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,498.02 Date 02/24/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DEROUIN, DEREK M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,211.24 Date 11/17/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GREEN, RALPH A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $82,069.05 Date 02/01/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOLB, THEODORE G, II Employer name City of Watertown Amount $81,896.78 Date 06/13/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MANEY, MICHAEL S Employer name City of Watertown Amount $81,437.55 Date 11/20/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SEEBER, ROBERT D Employer name City of Watertown Amount $81,061.26 Date 03/24/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BULL, JACOB W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $80,924.57 Date 10/01/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FUHRMAN, CRISTIN N Employer name City of Watertown Amount $80,916.16 Date 02/24/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name O'BRIEN, DENNIS P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $80,883.70 Date 02/24/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BICKEL, CHARLES L, III Employer name City of Watertown Amount $80,449.10 Date 10/01/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BOYLE, SEAN P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $78,725.89 Date 02/24/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GIAQUINTO, JOSEPH A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $78,694.15 Date 10/01/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TRAPP, VANCE J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $78,514.41 Date 08/08/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name RAFFERTY, WILLIAM K Employer name City of Watertown Amount $78,184.54 Date 10/07/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LAWLEE, DENNIS C Employer name City of Watertown Amount $77,817.56 Date 04/29/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KOLB, SCOTT W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $77,529.20 Date 08/02/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GARDNER, DENNIS M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $77,153.26 Date 07/29/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HAYMAN, CHRISTOPHER A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $77,129.63 Date 06/24/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MONACO, PETER E Employer name City of Watertown Amount $76,604.36 Date 09/17/1973 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YOTT, DARREN K Employer name City of Watertown Amount $76,588.39 Date 08/17/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FREEMAN, SCOTT J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $76,422.91 Date 09/24/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NOONE, KENNY C Employer name City of Watertown Amount $76,349.86 Date 11/20/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CUMMINGS, GEORGE A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $76,272.89 Date 10/01/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GARDNER, ERIN E Employer name City of Watertown Amount $76,068.84 Date 04/10/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LITTLE, RICHARD M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $75,262.84 Date 08/01/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WAUGH, CHARLES M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $75,039.46 Date 08/25/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ZICARI, MICHAEL B Employer name City of Watertown Amount $74,609.96 Date 05/12/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MARCH, FREDERICK E, II Employer name City of Watertown Amount $74,198.92 Date 01/13/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRADY, GLENN M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $73,679.61 Date 06/09/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CRANDALL, ROBERT MARK Employer name City of Watertown Amount $73,631.74 Date 07/02/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CONNELL, WAYNE W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $73,603.27 Date 12/01/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WHITMORE, ROY E Employer name City of Watertown Amount $73,589.39 Date 08/19/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NEDDO, ANDREW T Employer name City of Watertown Amount $73,428.19 Date 11/20/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DAVIS, JOSHUA W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $72,927.20 Date 11/20/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WURZBURG, DAVID S Employer name City of Watertown Amount $72,586.94 Date 03/10/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TROTTIER, HOLLY M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,959.40 Date 01/13/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PREEDOM, MATTHEW D Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,616.24 Date 09/24/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MC LANE, ERIC J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,584.46 Date 11/15/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GIBBS, GREGORY P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,578.70 Date 10/01/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MORAN, JOSHUA P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,478.34 Date 09/29/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MC KEEVER, NATHAN L Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,431.82 Date 09/24/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LEWIS, ELIZABETH M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,370.13 Date 10/01/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ORMSBY, JASON K Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,284.40 Date 07/16/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HORR, DAVID W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $71,106.88 Date 11/12/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name REFF, YVONNE F Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,917.09 Date 03/09/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROSE, PETER J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,899.68 Date 07/21/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LUMBIS, MICHAEL A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,866.72 Date 07/01/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOFTUS, DAVID J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,859.49 Date 03/25/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DENNEY, ANDREW G Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,669.57 Date 07/16/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BEACH, RANDY S Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,597.32 Date 08/25/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRAGGER, WILLIAM P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,383.60 Date 08/05/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BARNEY, JACOB A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,269.39 Date 06/12/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name AUBERTINE, SANDY R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,188.39 Date 04/29/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MULLIN, ALLEN W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $70,015.33 Date 07/19/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name KEENAN, PATRICK W Employer name City of Watertown Amount $69,654.33 Date 07/07/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROOT, RANDY J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $69,410.03 Date 11/06/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HOLLAND, JEFFREY M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $69,333.14 Date 02/21/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FRENCH, GREGORY T Employer name City of Watertown Amount $69,294.86 Date 11/06/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NARROW, JEFFREY S Employer name City of Watertown Amount $69,133.39 Date 08/02/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GARDNER, CHRISTOPHER R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $69,035.56 Date 07/21/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PASTUF, AMY M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,750.84 Date 01/27/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LE CLAIRE, BRENT A Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,692.51 Date 03/25/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ROBL, CHRISTOPHER R Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,668.57 Date 06/13/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ROLL, MATTHEW T Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,659.01 Date 09/24/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name YARNALL, GEORGE O Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,370.22 Date 06/12/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name JOHNSTON, DAVID E Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,299.38 Date 02/23/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NAKLICK, ANDREW J Employer name City of Watertown Amount $68,037.42 Date 01/04/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LYON, PATRICK M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $67,848.66 Date 09/29/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name RYAN, SHANE M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $67,727.24 Date 09/15/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DICK, SHAWN C Employer name City of Watertown Amount $67,447.84 Date 09/06/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARPENTER, MATTHEW P Employer name City of Watertown Amount $67,407.31 Date 07/21/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MAURER, THOMAS M Employer name City of Watertown Amount $67,176.04 Date 07/28/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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