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 KELLY, BRIAN C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $131,229.69 | Date 11/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSAK, JAMES P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $122,453.68 | Date 07/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMMOND, DOUGLAS L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $116,360.91 | Date 09/26/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, ANDREW H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $113,566.94 | Date 06/02/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILES, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $113,450.46 | Date 11/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC DOWELL, JOHN F, II | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $113,332.40 | Date 10/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALDRICH, MATTHEW H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $111,221.46 | Date 03/26/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERMER, DANIEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 10/10/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIFFIN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 03/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERTCH, ANDREW D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $108,639.95 | Date 04/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, MARTIN E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $107,990.67 | Date 03/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAO, MOHAN G S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $105,754.69 | Date 12/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, DONALD B | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $105,204.67 | Date 08/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIATT, WILLIAM F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $103,679.53 | Date 04/11/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC NAMARA, WILLIAM H, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $103,187.97 | Date 08/05/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRABOSKY, SHARON J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $103,075.46 | Date 09/12/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGELS, JONATHAN L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $102,250.96 | Date 07/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINDS, MICHAEL S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $101,548.21 | Date 05/06/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LADAGE, LEONARD | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $101,179.09 | Date 06/22/1967 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FULLER, RANDEL R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $99,126.92 | Date 10/21/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALIMOSSY, TIMOTHY F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $98,690.68 | Date 03/19/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIEDA, A PAUL | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 10/21/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORFOLK, MARK D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 07/28/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORENZ, STACEY A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $98,572.45 | Date 08/25/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STAURING, TODD A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 07/31/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NAYLOR, JEFFREY L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,640.70 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAPP, SANDRA L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,562.61 | Date 10/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'NEILL, GARY L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 08/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSTON, EDWARD J, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,105.56 | Date 05/04/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNES, PAULINE E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,073.53 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEHLENBACHER, BRIAN K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,067.35 | Date 07/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRAMER, CHRISTOPHER B | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $96,031.92 | Date 04/13/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VIDETTI, JASON M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $95,950.23 | Date 05/15/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYERS-HERRING, CORINNA M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $95,918.09 | Date 08/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKEL, THOMAS E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $94,445.84 | Date 01/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAVAGO, GERARDO | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $93,612.20 | Date 07/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOSMER, GARY R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $92,288.65 | Date 11/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWART, ANTHONY M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $91,707.25 | Date 06/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROLOSON, JACOB N | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $90,216.63 | Date 05/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWEET, THOMAS W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $86,254.67 | Date 07/26/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALL, STEPHEN S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $85,830.36 | Date 04/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HESS, JAMES C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $85,414.70 | Date 04/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIDLACK, ROBERT A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $85,333.48 | Date 08/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIMASSIMO, JAMES D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $84,942.99 | Date 12/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLINT, JOSEPH L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $82,931.70 | Date 11/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TABER, THOMAS L, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $82,782.14 | Date 02/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC NULTY, PATRICIA E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $81,706.37 | Date 07/16/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARRINER, DOUGLAS J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $81,495.75 | Date 07/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HATHAWAY, CHARLES E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $81,358.87 | Date 02/22/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, RUTH E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $81,342.71 | Date 11/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRAMER, MICHAEL G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $81,154.28 | Date 10/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNORS, DANIEL G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $81,067.64 | Date 05/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBARTS, ROSS J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $80,995.75 | Date 09/20/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKEL, ERIC J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $80,789.90 | Date 06/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SENGLAUB, MATTHEW A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $80,605.37 | Date 11/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRANT, ROBERT J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $80,245.75 | Date 06/23/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KUMPF, DAVID K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $80,167.65 | Date 07/29/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIFFITHS, WILLIAM A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,926.70 | Date 03/26/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLSON, RICKY R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,827.90 | Date 05/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINES, DAWN O | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,807.62 | Date 06/09/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PULEO, ANDREW | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,775.72 | Date 01/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITNEY, SHAWN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,752.34 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NISBET, HOWARD W, III | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,747.95 | Date 09/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATTERSON, KAREN N | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,745.75 | Date 02/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, KEVIN J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $79,745.75 | Date 03/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, THOMAS R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,983.39 | Date 03/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLSEY, MARK W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,588.01 | Date 10/30/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURREN, ALLAN J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,503.48 | Date 04/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COTTON, DENNIS C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,496.30 | Date 07/06/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOAG, MICHAEL R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,495.75 | Date 01/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NISBET, BRIAN T | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,438.74 | Date 05/16/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPENCER, JEFFREY T | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,400.78 | Date 10/05/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTTON, KATHY A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,397.48 | Date 06/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAHLEN, LYNN A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $78,394.03 | Date 01/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCCUMISKEY, JOHN E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $77,721.02 | Date 06/07/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZEMAK, LEVI T | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $77,627.24 | Date 08/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLINTON, ANDY T | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $76,119.72 | Date 02/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLILAND, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $76,045.76 | Date 04/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHARE, SAMUEL W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $75,832.11 | Date 08/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURROWS, DAVID A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $75,525.81 | Date 04/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE NARDO, ANTHONY J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $74,911.57 | Date 03/19/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPINKS, KENNETH J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $74,116.30 | Date 11/22/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOWLAND, DANIEL D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $74,085.90 | Date 12/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GILL, KEVIN P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $73,775.01 | Date 02/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, JOHN H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $73,593.49 | Date 06/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEAVER, MATTHEW K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $72,929.10 | Date 10/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NISBET, JASON M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $72,355.53 | Date 08/23/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, RENEE L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,922.26 | Date 12/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLINT, EARL F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,673.34 | Date 03/22/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,382.26 | Date 05/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIGENFUS, JARED M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,355.45 | Date 04/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOGAN, MATHEW T | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,327.23 | Date 11/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOTENS, PHILIP W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,269.89 | Date 05/06/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ESTELA, RAUL | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $71,172.54 | Date 12/07/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUTFIN, DAWN L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $70,989.65 | Date 09/02/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAILEY, SUSAN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $70,955.58 | Date 12/12/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILDRICK-COLE, JEREMY L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $70,877.61 | Date 05/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEIMER, RYAN W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $70,754.97 | Date 10/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOWE, LAURA A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $70,693.24 | Date 11/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHICK, CHARLES A, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 6 | Amount $70,307.41 | Date 02/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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