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 BUSH, KEVIN C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $144,796.50 | Date 08/25/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, SCOTT F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $140,028.91 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCMAHON, BRIAN J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 06/10/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAVER, ROBERT A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $125,295.36 | Date 10/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BILLITTIER, FRANK H, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $125,095.80 | Date 05/29/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOEHRING, DAVID C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $122,419.22 | Date 06/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLER, JAMES P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $118,502.11 | Date 08/22/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REINHOLD, PATRICIA E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $113,450.46 | Date 06/02/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRISLEY, BRADFORD W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $112,424.99 | Date 07/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDWARDS, MERTON J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $112,312.12 | Date 06/02/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ATTOMA, PAUL A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $111,939.61 | Date 09/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALDEN, WESLEY R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 11/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAWLOSKI, MARK J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 07/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AYCOCK, DWAYNE B | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $110,558.85 | Date 04/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REEVE, CHRISTOPHER T | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $109,799.01 | Date 08/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPITZER, PAUL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $109,541.10 | Date 10/19/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CUSKER, DANIEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $109,324.64 | Date 04/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAPAJ, RICHARD J, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $108,470.00 | Date 12/15/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARKE, JOHN D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $107,562.92 | Date 12/29/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRALEY, JEFFERY R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $106,746.46 | Date 08/27/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, SCOTT R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $102,539.91 | Date 02/02/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JORDON, JAMES F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $101,891.92 | Date 04/19/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, KAREN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $101,851.52 | Date 08/24/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOWE, CHARLES R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $99,328.73 | Date 07/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERIDAN, CHRISTOPHER P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $99,126.92 | Date 07/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTTI, MARC R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $99,082.63 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANGELINI, DONALD J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,828.73 | Date 10/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURGWARDT, FREDERICK P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,828.73 | Date 05/31/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHRIST, RICHARD C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,828.73 | Date 07/29/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RESSEL, HOWARD R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,828.73 | Date 06/14/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWIND, DANIEL R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,828.73 | Date 08/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, ERIC J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,828.73 | Date 01/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVISON, LEONARD J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,645.20 | Date 02/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANK, JEFFREY P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 10/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIALKI, KATHLEEN D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 02/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TILL, BRIAN P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 03/12/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRELLY, DANIEL S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 06/02/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLER, DAVID B | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KURTH, NOEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 10/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PENEPENT, ELLEN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,839.37 | Date 07/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORCIMIGLIA, ROBERT J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 12/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORAVEC, MATTHEW C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 08/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, DAVID L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 05/26/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIMES, WILLIAM A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,101.30 | Date 03/12/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI COSTANZO, FRANK P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,058.46 | Date 07/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRASACCHIO, JOSHUA | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,025.97 | Date 08/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EKSTROM, CRAIG R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $96,025.97 | Date 05/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONG, JONATHAN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $95,501.95 | Date 04/23/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACKARAVITZ, LESLIE LYN | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $95,130.07 | Date 05/23/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEAUVAIS, STEPHEN F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $94,147.40 | Date 07/15/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI LAURA, ROXANNE | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 08/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, THOMAS J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 01/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GARRY, CHARLES F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 05/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENDEE, JOSEPH A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $93,528.96 | Date 06/13/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAPIN, MARY ELLEN | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $93,039.54 | Date 04/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNESSEL, TODD A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $91,833.59 | Date 11/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JINDRA, DAWN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $91,721.09 | Date 01/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYES, MATTHEW | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $91,696.24 | Date 08/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOWALSKI, RICHARD K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $91,562.79 | Date 03/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'HERN, WILLIAM R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $91,400.07 | Date 09/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEMENT, DENNIS P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $91,177.27 | Date 09/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALIKE, BRADLEY A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $89,032.61 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRICE, THOMAS N, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $88,722.68 | Date 05/21/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAGOREK, JODY C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $88,541.42 | Date 03/26/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERMAN, BRIAN J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $87,995.67 | Date 05/09/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REISINGER, JAY R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $87,767.57 | Date 09/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, TODD J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $87,647.22 | Date 06/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEPARD, JOEL A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $87,019.38 | Date 05/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHINER, JOSEPH A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $86,494.58 | Date 05/03/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONALD, MATTHEW E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $86,149.48 | Date 04/28/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIDDLETON, TIMOTHY B | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $85,494.02 | Date 04/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, LESLEY L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $85,220.80 | Date 06/06/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODHOUSE, BRENT A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $85,109.23 | Date 06/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDNER, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $84,642.78 | Date 05/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREY, DAVID J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $84,009.52 | Date 10/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JANES, MICHAEL P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $83,829.91 | Date 01/26/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DURBIN, CARI L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $83,630.30 | Date 09/19/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMARDAK, WALTER J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $83,516.57 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTT, IAN H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $83,412.41 | Date 03/14/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEARY, ARTHUR G, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $83,166.07 | Date 05/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREI, RONALD A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $82,964.02 | Date 01/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEACH, GREGORY J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $82,884.85 | Date 08/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLEINBERG, JOEL A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,821.48 | Date 09/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BYERS, R DARRYL | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,744.04 | Date 09/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILES, WARREN D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,495.75 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANDERS, DANIEL F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,495.75 | Date 07/02/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICKERSON, MARTIN A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,495.75 | Date 04/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POLIMENI, JOHN C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,476.25 | Date 03/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOCK, ERIC R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,215.27 | Date 08/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEUMIRE, DANA P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,197.57 | Date 08/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TROST, GREGORY J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $81,054.98 | Date 06/30/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMSON, TROY M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,998.50 | Date 11/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUECKL, JAMES A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,995.75 | Date 01/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUNNINGHAM, BRUCE G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,995.75 | Date 01/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIETZ, ERNEST J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,995.75 | Date 09/27/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILES, SUSAN K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,995.75 | Date 11/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLDE-TINSAYE, GETACHEW | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,995.75 | Date 06/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAMES LOWE, DORI | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,995.36 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BITTNER, KENNETH D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,939.58 | Date 07/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTTS, BILLIE M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 4 | Amount $80,871.35 | Date 10/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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