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 LYNCH, KENNETH P | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $163,142.35 | Date 11/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANNON, VENETIA A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $162,165.30 | Date 05/12/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEINRICH, WALTER G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $161,108.89 | Date 10/09/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name GENNARO, JAMES F | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $155,281.44 | Date 01/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALEXANDER, LOUIS A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 01/09/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'AMATO, PAUL J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 06/28/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIES, ROBERT K | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 08/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRABICKI, JUDY | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 12/12/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, J JARED | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 08/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TIERNEY, JAMES M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,545.96 | Date 12/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, ABBY M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,499.86 | Date 01/04/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLOTZ, MARK A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,378.25 | Date 03/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHICK, ROBERT W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,355.67 | Date 05/07/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALLAGHER, CARRIE M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,347.39 | Date 06/10/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEGEMANN, ROBERT S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $153,268.90 | Date 02/06/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REILLY, SEAN | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $151,455.77 | Date 04/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CARBONE, FRANK | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $149,703.50 | Date 01/19/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MOSER, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $145,789.81 | Date 12/22/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLORENCE, DENNIS S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $144,938.38 | Date 11/14/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCHNEIDER, JOSEPH H | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $144,551.83 | Date 03/19/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, THOMAS M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $144,422.57 | Date 06/17/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLINT, STEVEN E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $143,847.08 | Date 07/31/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERKMAN, THOMAS S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $143,482.60 | Date 05/27/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRZYKLEK, KAREN E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $143,187.83 | Date 04/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRAND, MARTIN D | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $142,865.30 | Date 01/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEGGOS, BASIL B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $142,670.11 | Date 03/28/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAPINSKI, FRANK J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $141,986.98 | Date 01/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STJEANOS, MICHAEL N | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $141,701.22 | Date 04/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LUSSIER, NANCY W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 06/19/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALINOSKI, MARK W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 11/13/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REMUS, LAUREL | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 05/21/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEEHAN, FRANCIS E, JR | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 07/24/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANG, DOUGLAS L | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,246.37 | Date 01/02/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CULLEN, THOMAS R | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,239.01 | Date 09/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHANEUF, ROBERT J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $139,112.43 | Date 09/29/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $138,995.48 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GADOMSKI, THOMAS | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $138,514.78 | Date 01/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STEFANKO, JEFFREY B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $137,600.58 | Date 09/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE MEO, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $136,903.05 | Date 05/24/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISSLER, RICHARD R | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $136,093.22 | Date 08/23/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERR, IAN M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $134,814.64 | Date 12/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name VITALE, DAVID | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $134,511.89 | Date 02/24/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEHILA, JOHN W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $133,564.55 | Date 07/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARPENTER, GERARD W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $133,513.96 | Date 07/09/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name LOPEZ, FRANCISCO | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $133,431.61 | Date 09/14/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BELLO, MICHAEL A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $133,058.24 | Date 07/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ZAHN, STEPHEN M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $131,154.08 | Date 10/14/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALUCH, ANTONE J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $131,111.44 | Date 10/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JACOBY, MATTHEW B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $130,967.54 | Date 01/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BURKE, JOHN W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $130,395.51 | Date 07/20/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MINTZER, KAREN L | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $129,904.06 | Date 01/05/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAURICELLA, FRANCIS S, JR | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $129,763.63 | Date 08/23/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CRISAFULLI, SCOTT W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $129,616.78 | Date 05/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOERTZ, KEITH D | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $129,573.69 | Date 08/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEITER, KEVIN J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $129,237.77 | Date 02/18/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SLIWINSKI, ROBERT G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,596.37 | Date 04/29/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLYMONDS, JAMES T | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,483.17 | Date 08/28/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAHR, ERIC A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,408.70 | Date 09/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name ELBURN, ROBERT H | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,362.47 | Date 09/22/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIEBLICH, SAM | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,362.47 | Date 01/05/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAH, AJAY R | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,307.03 | Date 03/24/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIVERS, BERNARD J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,268.32 | Date 08/10/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BREZNER, KENNETH B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $128,265.04 | Date 01/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALLANTYNE, CHRISTIAN W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $127,959.84 | Date 07/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANZERI, BRIAN C | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $127,787.97 | Date 03/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name JACOB, ANDREW T | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $127,756.56 | Date 04/26/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BASSINSON, D SCOTT | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $127,347.94 | Date 08/19/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAISING, MATTHEW P | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $126,678.49 | Date 01/14/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name REVENAUGH, MATTHEW J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $126,466.37 | Date 03/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BRAZELL, RICHARD J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,626.27 | Date 05/21/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENGEL, DALLAS E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,598.13 | Date 08/29/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FILMER, MAUDE E G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,439.31 | Date 01/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTIAN, DEBORAH W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 02/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAIGLE, WILLIAM L | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 04/24/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DALTON, KATHLEEN F | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 09/27/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHARDS, KARYN B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 06/27/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STANTON, ROBERT J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,302.77 | Date 06/07/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANZA, MARK D | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,300.10 | Date 03/29/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FUCHS, ALAN A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,273.09 | Date 06/16/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EATON, ANGUS K | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 12/20/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERGUSON, JOHN J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 06/12/1971 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRINGTON, JAMES B | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 07/06/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETTIT, PETER M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 06/25/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STRICKLAND, JAMES G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,243.72 | Date 07/29/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHTER, DANIEL E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,241.45 | Date 09/13/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SLUZAR, JOSEPH | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,241.33 | Date 01/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MENRATH, SCOTT M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,228.18 | Date 04/15/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRUDEN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 01/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONE, RICKY M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 03/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TANG, KOON S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 02/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOWNSEND, GREGG A | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 06/27/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATERFALL, ROBERT | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,212.65 | Date 06/04/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRIGGS, PETER S | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,172.02 | Date 06/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZEPPETELLI, LAURA M | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,163.56 | Date 05/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAY, BRIAN J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,147.86 | Date 03/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERNHARD, DOUGLAS E | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,057.09 | Date 07/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GORDON, AARON J | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,044.85 | Date 01/15/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name HEITZMAN, GEORGE W | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,042.36 | Date 11/28/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, REGINALD G | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $125,008.59 | Date 08/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DI MURA, JOSEPH, JR | Employer name Dpt Environmental Conservation | Amount $124,832.79 | Date 08/04/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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