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 WILLIAMS, JOHN R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $166,650.28 | Date 07/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ESHBAUGH, PAMELA M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $125,224.36 | Date 04/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STILES, ANDREW | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $125,152.85 | Date 05/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BICKFORD, DOUGLAS A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $119,288.41 | Date 08/12/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASSAR, JAMES W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $113,440.27 | Date 02/22/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIGNORELLI, ANTHONY J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $113,302.26 | Date 11/27/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARSON, PETER W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $112,312.12 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $112,312.12 | Date 08/26/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOTASEK, RICHARD J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 07/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISER, THOMAS D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $110,976.94 | Date 04/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ESPOSITO, JAMES W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $109,774.08 | Date 06/13/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LACOURT, ROBERT R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $109,625.36 | Date 02/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOSKINS, THOMAS M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $108,400.35 | Date 02/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NAYLOR, WILLIAM J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $106,094.62 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RADICCHI, MARKO J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $105,825.55 | Date 11/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, ANDREW M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $105,493.86 | Date 10/08/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOTHROYD, KIRK E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $104,348.31 | Date 02/08/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWALK, SCOTT M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $103,825.75 | Date 08/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRANBUHL, MICHAEL E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $103,016.01 | Date 04/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RETZLAFF, MICHAEL V | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $102,415.63 | Date 08/12/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPERSKI, RICHARD E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $102,265.05 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $102,248.24 | Date 11/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EATON, KELLY F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $102,193.52 | Date 08/18/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLIMCZAK, PHILIP E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $100,836.90 | Date 04/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROOK, THOMAS D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $99,126.92 | Date 06/30/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAYLOR, JOHN J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $98,814.54 | Date 11/12/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAMAN, SHAH | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $98,668.85 | Date 06/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BESSO, DANIELLE M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 06/04/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, RONALD M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 09/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEMICK, DAVID A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 04/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOAK, BRIAN R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $98,626.92 | Date 01/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, DWIGHT M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $97,876.92 | Date 03/26/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRODER, MARC S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 07/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANDERS, GLENN M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $97,376.92 | Date 12/25/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TALCOTT, DAVID W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,532.28 | Date 09/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HYZER, RICHARD E, III | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,254.69 | Date 10/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMANOSKY, RONALD J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 02/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAH, DASHARATH K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,126.92 | Date 12/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALL, EDWARD J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,087.63 | Date 01/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILBERT, KRIS | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,035.38 | Date 05/24/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALAPECK, SCOTT A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,006.90 | Date 08/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FETTERMAN, MARVIN D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,006.90 | Date 01/05/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLS, KIM M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,006.90 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ODIGIE, DANIEL O | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $96,006.90 | Date 01/24/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAY, SCOTT D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $95,293.59 | Date 07/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNAPP, MICHAEL P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $95,230.75 | Date 11/12/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE JAGER, HENRY J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $93,830.57 | Date 07/12/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHEAT, DAVID S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $93,504.97 | Date 11/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUFTON, STEVEN F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $93,125.78 | Date 10/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMMISA, STEVEN J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 11/19/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TERZO, STEPHEN E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $92,536.64 | Date 08/26/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAVEZ, GEORGE A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $92,251.54 | Date 05/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, SCOTT H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $92,099.47 | Date 11/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWERS, R GEOFFREY | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $91,950.58 | Date 05/17/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTTING, LAWRENCE R, II | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $91,356.15 | Date 03/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VANVALKENBURGH, KATHLEEN | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $90,917.65 | Date 11/05/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GYFTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $90,818.06 | Date 05/25/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALLARD, PAUL A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $90,681.24 | Date 07/31/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FROMMER, KENNETH G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $89,929.64 | Date 10/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORRES, RONNIE | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $89,044.09 | Date 06/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAINHARDT, DEREK L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $88,874.85 | Date 11/10/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, WALTER L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $88,058.12 | Date 08/13/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERGASON, SCOTT D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $87,827.72 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GENDRON, PAUL R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $87,792.09 | Date 08/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLYZIK, THOMAS M | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $87,675.93 | Date 04/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRONIKOWSKI, JAROSLAW | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $86,882.03 | Date 05/24/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRON, DARREN P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $86,186.83 | Date 05/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SABOL, DANIEL J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,865.22 | Date 08/13/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAGLEY, WILLIAM J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,776.39 | Date 05/24/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWBY, DREW E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,726.31 | Date 07/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOJCIK, GREG G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,611.87 | Date 12/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONN, JAMES S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,533.81 | Date 03/12/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRACK, CHRISTOPHER S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,528.12 | Date 01/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GASKE, JAMES R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $85,346.57 | Date 10/04/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IOANNISCI, NICOLA | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $84,686.74 | Date 08/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PENCEK, DONALD G | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $84,440.46 | Date 04/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENSON, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $84,379.04 | Date 02/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC EWAN, DAVID S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $83,805.08 | Date 09/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOBDELL, DAVID E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $83,415.94 | Date 06/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, THOMAS D | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $83,275.15 | Date 05/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPEAKER, RICHARD H | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,937.61 | Date 12/04/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEISER, RONALD C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,803.47 | Date 03/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOLENDER, TIMOTHY F | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,703.76 | Date 05/24/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PACKER, JEFFREY A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,585.36 | Date 06/03/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LASKOWSKI, THOMAS J | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,510.05 | Date 10/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN VLEET, JONATHAN S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,469.59 | Date 04/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOODSPEED, BRENDA K | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,314.95 | Date 12/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, WILLIAM R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $82,049.33 | Date 01/23/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLEIN, CHRISTINE E | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,873.81 | Date 06/18/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALABURKA, MICHAEL P | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,810.82 | Date 01/28/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FADDEN, JOSEPH R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,717.66 | Date 10/30/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOELTZ, RICHARD L | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,665.52 | Date 02/04/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOGART, CHRISTOPHER C | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,597.35 | Date 07/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKS, BARBARA S | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,495.75 | Date 11/12/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARCHER, KAREN A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,382.34 | Date 11/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEWKSBURY, DAVID O | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,273.17 | Date 03/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACAULAY, ROBERT W, JR | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,114.22 | Date 07/14/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALTBY, MICHAEL R | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,103.20 | Date 09/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, THOMAS W | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $81,010.55 | Date 10/04/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, TIMOTHY A | Employer name Dept Transportation Region 9 | Amount $80,544.35 | Date 02/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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