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 STEPKOVITCH, JASON T | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $173,949.99 | Date 07/13/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUBEN, MARK D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $122,701.11 | Date 03/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIGNESS, JOANNE D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $103,950.00 | Date 01/10/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEUERHERM, CATHERINE P | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $103,105.61 | Date 05/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONROE, KRISTEN S | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $103,105.61 | Date 10/16/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORPORA, ROBERT J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $101,850.87 | Date 04/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KREY, PHILIP T | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $100,605.40 | Date 06/23/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOUSAW, PEGGY L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $100,350.87 | Date 07/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAUFIELD, TODD K | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $100,101.79 | Date 10/24/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THAYER, MARK D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $96,490.41 | Date 01/24/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALKER, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $95,811.68 | Date 12/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN CISE, STEVEN J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $94,635.51 | Date 01/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBER, ANNETTE D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $92,055.88 | Date 01/14/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DERKSEN, ROBERT J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $91,461.55 | Date 08/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOBIAS, DAVID R | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $90,785.99 | Date 08/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINCHELL, MICHAEL S | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $90,697.60 | Date 08/09/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALLAGHER, JOHN | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $90,103.38 | Date 08/18/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLOVER, DOUGLAS S | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $89,915.71 | Date 11/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAUFIELD, GENE | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $89,432.87 | Date 01/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARNER, MARK G | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $89,336.50 | Date 01/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, ERIC T | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $89,078.60 | Date 08/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIGG, BUDD W | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $88,835.66 | Date 09/25/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, GARRY C | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $88,666.52 | Date 08/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAPHAGEN, JOHN D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $88,488.91 | Date 03/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNAPP, PAUL E, JR | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $88,452.50 | Date 06/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GANOUNG, ROBERT | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $87,182.33 | Date 11/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSCH, AMBER J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $86,690.13 | Date 04/07/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURHANS, CHAD D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $86,460.87 | Date 04/13/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALTMAN, KARL F | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $86,047.91 | Date 07/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAYTON, KEITH D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $85,781.31 | Date 09/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWE, KAREN L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $84,972.13 | Date 09/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEELHAR, KRISTOPHER M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $84,513.49 | Date 08/04/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DINEEN, DANIEL S | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $83,277.31 | Date 06/25/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONGDON, JOSEPH R | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,855.88 | Date 09/08/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANEWICZ, STACY L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,777.31 | Date 11/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HESS, JOHN C | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,777.31 | Date 12/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARKIN, ELIZABETH P | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,740.92 | Date 01/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, KRISTIN M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,285.79 | Date 06/30/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALEY, MARY ANN K | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,171.92 | Date 03/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAVANAGH, ANGELA M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $80,076.44 | Date 02/26/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSBROOK, GLENN A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $78,786.18 | Date 09/13/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEMP, JASON D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $78,519.83 | Date 07/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWCOMB, JASON A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $78,234.54 | Date 10/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOONE, SHERRY E | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $78,066.60 | Date 07/19/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, NICHOLAS M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $77,707.68 | Date 10/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTIA, LISA A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $77,683.56 | Date 10/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHELPS, ANTHONY D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $76,055.20 | Date 09/11/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABBOTT, BRIAN T | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $76,018.03 | Date 04/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EATON, KENNETH J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $75,380.75 | Date 09/16/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $75,142.68 | Date 04/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARNER, IANTHE I | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $74,965.53 | Date 06/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIFFITH, PAMELA P | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $74,918.79 | Date 09/26/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, TIMOTHY S | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $74,873.88 | Date 12/14/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMAN, SCOTT | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $74,851.96 | Date 11/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TANNER, DAVID L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $74,662.61 | Date 05/23/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STILLMAN, PAUL H | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $74,489.55 | Date 05/25/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAGEE, SCOTT M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $73,157.13 | Date 12/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANLEY, CLARISSA J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $72,951.81 | Date 12/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DALEY, ADAM D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $72,872.19 | Date 08/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BILLINGS, STACY A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $72,600.66 | Date 09/16/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, SHAWN P | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $72,299.33 | Date 08/29/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NATOLI, KIMBERLY M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,931.74 | Date 04/01/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, BRIAN N | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,899.91 | Date 03/31/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEMPLE-PARKER, TIFFANIE | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,899.91 | Date 08/31/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALL, MICHAEL D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,579.46 | Date 06/24/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERRARO, CHRISTINE M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,558.29 | Date 07/22/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEAHY, KAREN A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,507.31 | Date 05/14/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOSSE, LAURIE L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,399.91 | Date 05/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBER, DEBRA B | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $71,032.52 | Date 03/29/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL, DANIELLE | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $70,865.72 | Date 04/05/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, PETER A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $70,843.71 | Date 07/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHEELER, MARLENE L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $70,585.03 | Date 03/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEERS, MARK W | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,548.97 | Date 08/21/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BABCOCK, MICHAEL W | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,522.57 | Date 04/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, KELLY J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,469.82 | Date 11/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEERS, LISA M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,304.62 | Date 05/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, ERIC D | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,209.21 | Date 08/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEPARD, LARRY C | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,165.04 | Date 10/18/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CRORY, STACEE A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,108.01 | Date 04/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINES, TIMOTHY R | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,045.59 | Date 09/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARENTE, JOSHUA B | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $69,017.16 | Date 10/21/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EATON, JOHN C | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $68,847.54 | Date 11/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JORGENSEN, KATHLEEN | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $68,779.29 | Date 08/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONDIE, BARBARA H | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $68,581.35 | Date 09/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RISAVI, MICHELLE L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $68,277.54 | Date 10/27/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, JAMES P | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $68,209.21 | Date 09/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, BRIAN C | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $68,023.44 | Date 09/09/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, KATHRYN S | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $67,307.39 | Date 08/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE MARCO, ROBERT J | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,963.11 | Date 08/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, REBECCA L | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,914.65 | Date 01/19/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, THOMAS H | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,853.36 | Date 01/20/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HASKINS, ELIZABETH M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,800.80 | Date 11/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEYANT, JESSICA M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,394.41 | Date 10/19/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEMP, JEFFREY A | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,138.45 | Date 08/29/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOJNOWICZ, LAUREN M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $66,009.37 | Date 04/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUMMINS, COLIN F | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $65,733.02 | Date 06/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNGOUDT, JEANNINE R | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $65,650.41 | Date 11/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, LAWRENCE | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $65,533.15 | Date 10/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOMYSOAD, LINDSAY M | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $65,053.41 | Date 01/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THON, PATRICIA O | Employer name Cortland County | Amount $64,717.02 | Date 01/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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