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 GIARDINA, ANTHONY | Employer name Department of State | Amount $158,853.76 | Date 06/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALDWIN, LINDA M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $156,338.72 | Date 08/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KONIGSBERG, MATTHEW | Employer name Department of State | Amount $139,856.11 | Date 07/02/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNY, JUDITH E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 07/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHARP, WILLIAM L | Employer name Department of State | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 12/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POLISHOOK, LEWIS A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $139,153.98 | Date 01/07/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, SANDRA L | Employer name Department of State | Amount $136,838.61 | Date 05/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STREB, MARK A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $134,334.41 | Date 06/09/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLEA, MATTHEW J | Employer name Department of State | Amount $134,186.00 | Date 05/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATTISON, MARK P | Employer name Department of State | Amount $127,406.40 | Date 01/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENITEZ, LAZARO | Employer name Department of State | Amount $127,273.52 | Date 12/04/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAPIRO, DANIEL E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $125,728.65 | Date 09/19/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, WHITNEY A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $124,993.63 | Date 09/27/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEYER, PAUL A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $121,423.02 | Date 08/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSADO, ROSSANA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $120,669.89 | Date 03/01/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRECHEL, GARY M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 12/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURLEY, DAVID A C | Employer name Department of State | Amount $114,813.61 | Date 08/26/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, JOSEPH P | Employer name Department of State | Amount $113,437.27 | Date 10/12/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FROST-AMUSA, TENEKA E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $113,396.73 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GATHEN, KARI L | Employer name Department of State | Amount $113,322.85 | Date 05/10/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEBO, MATTHEW W | Employer name Department of State | Amount $113,307.35 | Date 02/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILILLO, ANTONIO | Employer name Department of State | Amount $113,250.72 | Date 03/30/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADDARIO, JOHN R | Employer name Department of State | Amount $112,514.16 | Date 02/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIDLER, STEPHEN D | Employer name Department of State | Amount $112,413.31 | Date 04/11/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASAS, MARIANELA V | Employer name Department of State | Amount $111,969.27 | Date 02/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERLIN, CYNDEE D | Employer name Department of State | Amount $111,182.68 | Date 03/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAPOBIANCO, GREGORY L | Employer name Department of State | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 08/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, JOSEPH P | Employer name Department of State | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 10/06/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOLLISEN, BRIAN S | Employer name Department of State | Amount $110,730.90 | Date 09/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILBER, KYLE F | Employer name Department of State | Amount $109,756.80 | Date 12/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREACY, DAVID M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $109,480.21 | Date 12/14/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIP, NATASHA E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $108,868.62 | Date 04/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEARY, JAMES W | Employer name Department of State | Amount $108,517.60 | Date 12/24/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSSBERG, DAVID A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $106,810.68 | Date 08/23/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOGAN, ERIN P | Employer name Department of State | Amount $106,796.17 | Date 01/03/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PENZABENE, AMY H | Employer name Department of State | Amount $106,702.58 | Date 11/25/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HATHAWAY, GERARD A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $105,843.24 | Date 11/04/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILCOX, CHRISTOPHER E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $105,591.37 | Date 04/29/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARCHESE, ANTOINETTE S | Employer name Department of State | Amount $104,985.94 | Date 01/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, LU ANN I | Employer name Department of State | Amount $104,985.03 | Date 02/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRIEGER, ERIKA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $103,899.70 | Date 02/26/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIGIOVANNA, RICHARD E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $103,769.69 | Date 06/17/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONTALVO, JORGE I | Employer name Department of State | Amount $103,444.09 | Date 10/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENTLEY, ERIC J | Employer name Department of State | Amount $103,198.53 | Date 08/31/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BILELLO, JACK | Employer name Department of State | Amount $102,599.32 | Date 08/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'NEILL, KRISTIN A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $102,304.92 | Date 04/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIGNON, ANITA M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $102,001.02 | Date 04/29/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHONEY, M LYNNE | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,847.92 | Date 01/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NATION, COURTNEY W | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,679.23 | Date 05/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, RICHARD A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,679.23 | Date 05/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERTER, JEFFREY L | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,269.69 | Date 09/24/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUZ, VERONICA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,257.12 | Date 10/31/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNY, JOHN E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,190.28 | Date 01/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROGAN, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,166.14 | Date 08/30/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CELLERY, VIRGINIA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $101,105.34 | Date 02/25/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, MICHAEL D | Employer name Department of State | Amount $100,668.14 | Date 03/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, PAULA J | Employer name Department of State | Amount $98,850.45 | Date 12/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLISS, CHARLES P | Employer name Department of State | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 05/20/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, JAMES A, JR | Employer name Department of State | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 11/12/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCGRATH, JOSEPH A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 05/08/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOCKEL, VANESSA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $98,389.97 | Date 06/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUARNSTROM, HATTIE M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $97,992.62 | Date 05/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUESADA, MELISSA R | Employer name Department of State | Amount $97,809.06 | Date 02/12/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HVISDAK, ANDREW E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 08/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREADES, DARYL | Employer name Department of State | Amount $97,017.49 | Date 09/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, MARY JO | Employer name Department of State | Amount $96,981.34 | Date 05/16/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANKO, DANIELLE M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $96,884.85 | Date 09/27/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALEZ-MURPHY, LAURA V | Employer name Department of State | Amount $96,853.07 | Date 10/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GIVER, MIRIAM G | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,950.23 | Date 04/21/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEYNE, GLENN E | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,886.26 | Date 05/14/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYSSURA, KRYSTYNA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,754.73 | Date 04/25/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAYAS, JOCELYNE | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 04/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QURESHI, AQIL M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 11/05/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHA, CHUN | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 11/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GANTT, ERNITA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,609.91 | Date 12/08/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE CERCE, JESSICA A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $95,165.17 | Date 02/09/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MELVILLE, LISA M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $94,433.13 | Date 03/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARNAS, JULIA | Employer name Department of State | Amount $94,408.21 | Date 10/14/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEITHOFF, LORI A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 08/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMANOWSKI, THOMAS W | Employer name Department of State | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 05/29/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUCKS, NANCY K | Employer name Department of State | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 04/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCULCO, VINCENT R | Employer name Department of State | Amount $93,851.24 | Date 11/02/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TALEPOROS, SHELLY A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $92,854.43 | Date 04/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARSONS, RENEE A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 04/23/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PENDERGRASS, BARRY D | Employer name Department of State | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 06/24/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAPPIERI, JEFFREY D | Employer name Department of State | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 12/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, JENNIFER M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $92,603.66 | Date 07/16/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTKIEWICZ, CHESTER J | Employer name Department of State | Amount $92,195.41 | Date 05/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EASTMAN, CHRISTOPHER D | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,765.07 | Date 12/02/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWEET, JULIE M | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,715.91 | Date 10/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADSHAW, ERIC C | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,512.91 | Date 12/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUGAN, ALISON A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,467.11 | Date 05/26/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACLEOD-MERCADO, DAVID A. | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,383.19 | Date 07/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLOUSE, PETER T | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,349.39 | Date 01/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMBROSE, JOSEPH L | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,342.79 | Date 08/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KORCHOWSKY, GEORGE W | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,331.08 | Date 09/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROECKLE, ROBERT A | Employer name Department of State | Amount $91,331.08 | Date 04/29/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERMAN, MARIA C | Employer name Department of State | Amount $89,878.44 | Date 10/24/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROWELL, SARAH R | Employer name Department of State | Amount $89,544.91 | Date 09/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PADILLA, MERCEDES C | Employer name Department of State | Amount $89,310.84 | Date 02/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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