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 EGAN, THERESA L | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $167,621.59 | Date 01/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLINE, GREGORY J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $166,650.28 | Date 08/22/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIGGINS, THOMAS P | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $166,476.20 | Date 01/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LENNON, TIMOTHY B | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $158,804.25 | Date 07/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSENTHAL, JEAN | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 09/15/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRISAFULLI, JOSEPH P | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $153,533.25 | Date 05/07/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRASCHEN, IDA L | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $153,395.82 | Date 12/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAUTHIER, PAUL F | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $144,785.37 | Date 05/21/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBOT, HERIBERTO, JR | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $142,286.14 | Date 01/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANGEVIN, DEBORA M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $139,282.27 | Date 01/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC SHANE, OWEN J, JR | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $139,276.20 | Date 11/18/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KITCHNER, ROSANNE | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $139,214.84 | Date 01/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HO, JANET G | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $134,228.12 | Date 12/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOPER, STEVEN J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 11/05/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE WEESE, CHARLES | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 09/07/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTT, ANN D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $125,106.62 | Date 06/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIGLIOTTI, RICHARD E | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $123,434.13 | Date 07/19/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, JAMES | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $118,253.49 | Date 06/15/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OWSIANY, CAROL | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $118,214.97 | Date 05/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOLOMON, GARY D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 05/31/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAHDAT, BUSHRA | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,490.50 | Date 09/03/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CELARDO, VICTORIA M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,456.54 | Date 10/23/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILTON, SOPHIA C | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $116,424.92 | Date 03/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUGAN, DEBORAH V | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,450.46 | Date 10/19/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULCAHY, MICHAEL F | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,432.05 | Date 09/27/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONARDO, WILLIAM D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,420.88 | Date 03/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONG, ROBIN M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,373.24 | Date 03/19/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FULLER, GARY W | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,274.77 | Date 05/29/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, GERALD P | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,222.66 | Date 06/19/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIDELL, MARY E | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $113,147.11 | Date 01/23/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEGORIUS, CHRISTINE M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $112,914.74 | Date 01/05/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BORENSTEIN, DEBRA B | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $108,181.59 | Date 07/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUNDIN, ANN F | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $107,573.95 | Date 11/10/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MINGLE, CRAIG A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,998.42 | Date 03/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ESPOSITO, JOSEPH E | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 08/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FUCHS, SIDNEY P | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 08/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOWALSKI, EDWARD | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 05/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVINE, BRIAN D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 10/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RE, ROBERT V | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 08/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHALL, TODD A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 01/24/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUR, PAUL D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 04/05/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TILLMAN, DREW I | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 09/16/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEISS, ANDREW G | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,821.90 | Date 09/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATALFAMO, JASEN M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,713.43 | Date 08/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOLOMON, DALE S | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $106,413.86 | Date 04/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, ED | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,780.12 | Date 11/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABRAMOWITZ, NAOMI J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,571.90 | Date 06/03/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERGER, MARC E | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,571.90 | Date 04/28/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, WILLIAM | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,571.90 | Date 08/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, MARJORIE A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,571.90 | Date 08/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SICA, WILLIAM J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,571.90 | Date 05/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHIAVO, MICHAEL J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,385.08 | Date 01/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISSEY, JOSEPH B | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,368.12 | Date 04/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COHEN, DELLA R | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,300.63 | Date 10/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GELBSTEIN, ALAN D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,300.63 | Date 04/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURIEL, ROBINANNE J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,300.63 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALDMAN, LARRY | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,300.63 | Date 10/31/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODS, LAURIE | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,300.63 | Date 06/03/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LITTLE, SANDRA M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,238.00 | Date 08/06/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORRES, RENE A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,238.00 | Date 02/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALVATORE, VICKI LYNN | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,220.64 | Date 11/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTAMOUR, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,185.75 | Date 07/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAVEAU, LICET | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,157.73 | Date 04/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, JAMES, JR | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,072.05 | Date 09/24/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONALD, AARON R | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $105,001.42 | Date 05/03/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHORNEY, KEVIN M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,293.28 | Date 01/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZULKOSKI, WALTER P | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,293.28 | Date 02/08/1968 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSTANSKI, BERNARD J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,277.40 | Date 03/29/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOTOLONGO, MARIA A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,277.40 | Date 08/20/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COHEN, MORTON A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,242.60 | Date 08/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERMAN, WENDY R | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,215.67 | Date 05/19/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOHMSTEIN, PERRY J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,215.67 | Date 05/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANBORN, VICTORIA B M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,209.02 | Date 11/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARTNER, JON H | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,196.01 | Date 11/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOLODNY, STEVEN A | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,196.01 | Date 01/24/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LESZCZYNSKI, STEVEN D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $104,136.08 | Date 06/05/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYERS, WILLIAM S | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $103,769.69 | Date 02/20/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELUSO, MATTHEW C | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $103,665.60 | Date 07/31/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC DONALD, MARY F | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $103,267.62 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDINEER, KELLY J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,981.14 | Date 09/24/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRAPSI, PAUL V, JR | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 06/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAINES, CORY | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 06/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANE, GARY F | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 03/29/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, SEAN J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 06/16/1971 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, THOMAS B | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 04/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANA, AMARDEEP S | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 09/09/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIOTUSZYNSKI, DENNIS J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 01/01/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AYERS, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,244.14 | Date 02/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LESTER-HERNANDEZ, KRISTIN M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,185.60 | Date 10/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O KEEFE, DENISE D | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,155.88 | Date 11/08/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IRVING, JOHN D, JR | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,141.61 | Date 10/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPENZIERO, NANCY M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,131.99 | Date 02/20/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROTTY, MARY L | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,097.61 | Date 03/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLENON, CASEY B | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,050.76 | Date 09/04/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EARL, JOHN T, JR | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,033.89 | Date 09/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEMOLE, ALFRED M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $102,002.28 | Date 07/19/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONTENA, BARBARA ANN | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $101,225.08 | Date 07/25/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAGOLA, THOMAS L | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $101,197.56 | Date 01/12/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GENNA, RUSSELL J | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $101,197.56 | Date 12/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, KIRK M | Employer name Department of Motor Vehicles | Amount $101,170.63 | Date 12/19/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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