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 CARNEGIE, WILLIAM C | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $210,844.30 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLERAN, PATRICK | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $188,557.59 | Date 09/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENDRICKSON, SCOTT D | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $173,939.86 | Date 04/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRASELMANN, PETER A | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $171,844.31 | Date 03/05/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, MICHAEL P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $169,062.72 | Date 04/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, ELLIOT J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $168,005.47 | Date 06/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEPPARD, SCOTT E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $167,114.26 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, GARY M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $161,185.45 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, RICHARD S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $158,014.32 | Date 08/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPPIUS, PAUL W, JR | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $156,743.33 | Date 11/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUPP, MATTHEW B | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $154,207.09 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NAIDA, MEGAN V | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $151,319.06 | Date 12/18/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIRARDI, LUCIOUS J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $149,373.56 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERNY, MARY B | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $147,640.35 | Date 11/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EARLEY, BRETT M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $147,044.05 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARKNESS, BRIAN P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $143,283.22 | Date 01/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALPIN, ROBERT E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $137,037.09 | Date 06/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESTERVELT, ARNOLD W, JR | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $136,373.04 | Date 02/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLIGAN, PATRICK P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $136,336.78 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BABINEAUX, REMY L | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $136,073.10 | Date 03/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, ROBERT S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $136,032.12 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEEHAN, JAMES P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $133,457.03 | Date 07/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANDALL, JOHN P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $133,287.55 | Date 07/17/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARCOMB, THOMAS M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $133,149.70 | Date 11/22/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERFETTI, MAURIZIO | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $131,433.72 | Date 10/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, RAYMOND E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $130,826.55 | Date 08/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THATCHER, KEVIN M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $130,744.46 | Date 08/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRANMER, MICHAEL T | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $130,741.49 | Date 08/22/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NITTEROUR, JOHN W | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $130,174.32 | Date 05/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENZO, JOSEPH G | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $129,826.23 | Date 05/23/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RHODE, CRAIG S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $129,012.42 | Date 05/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOMERDA, SCOTT C | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $128,971.20 | Date 12/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PABIS, ROBERT J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $128,940.62 | Date 01/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, MATTHEW V | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $128,295.29 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARPENTER, JAY TODD | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $127,036.15 | Date 11/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEBSTER, RICHARD D | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $126,037.42 | Date 07/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALLEAR, ROBERT L, JR | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $124,850.67 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HETHERINGTON, EVELYN K | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $124,617.84 | Date 05/08/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MECHALKE, MARTIN F | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $123,219.23 | Date 05/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOX, RUSSELL J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $122,989.70 | Date 01/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, MARK W | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $122,719.88 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTHEWS, DENNIS C | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $122,084.28 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAYS, JAMES R | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $121,279.01 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACK, MAUREEN E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $120,548.70 | Date 08/29/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHTON, WILLIAM J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $120,360.30 | Date 02/24/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBERT, MARTIN R | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $120,080.56 | Date 07/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCULL, MATTHEW W | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $120,017.80 | Date 06/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHOPE, JOSHUA J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $118,879.91 | Date 11/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HABLE, DANIEL R | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $118,781.39 | Date 01/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VILLEGAS, BRIAN J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $118,556.86 | Date 01/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOWACZYK, STEVEN S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $117,800.05 | Date 12/17/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACKMAN, JAMES A | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $117,087.31 | Date 12/19/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAUGHERTY, MARTIN S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $116,860.81 | Date 03/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARNES, SHELLEY A | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,941.36 | Date 11/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAGERA, BOHADAN S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,919.25 | Date 10/07/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, JEFFREY P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,848.87 | Date 01/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, GARY L | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,505.60 | Date 06/18/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, SHANE ROBERT | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,327.24 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARTO, DAVID M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,277.55 | Date 05/09/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRINK, JENNIFER R | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $114,123.61 | Date 02/07/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBLYER, ERIC J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $113,918.68 | Date 06/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLARE, THOMAS R | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $113,861.60 | Date 03/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLEARWATER, PETER J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $113,686.08 | Date 02/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONALD, SHAWN C | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $113,524.15 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUMSMOKE, CHARLES D | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $113,513.06 | Date 12/04/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANTANDO, STEVEN D | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $113,070.45 | Date 03/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, JOSEPH J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $112,146.97 | Date 02/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TWEDT, ALAN V | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,888.68 | Date 03/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEONARD, JODY E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,694.62 | Date 05/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLETTE, ROY W | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,624.72 | Date 07/13/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, TIMOTHY F | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,539.51 | Date 05/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISNESKI, THOMAS J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,185.79 | Date 06/29/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUSSAW, KENNETH | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,094.38 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALOI, JAMES E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $111,032.56 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOFFE, PATRICK J, III | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,863.26 | Date 08/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORSI, MATTHEW J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,863.15 | Date 10/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PICCOLO, PAUL T | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,808.95 | Date 06/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FUSARE, ANTHONY F, JR | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,571.21 | Date 06/13/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EARLEY, DENNIS J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,547.93 | Date 03/12/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPMAN, DANIEL J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,382.05 | Date 03/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELLICANO, ANTHONY R | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $110,224.22 | Date 07/14/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOFFE, DOMINIC J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $109,863.62 | Date 04/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREWSTER, JOSEPH N | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $109,547.36 | Date 01/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, RYAN P | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $109,219.01 | Date 08/14/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISON, LYNN M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $108,680.41 | Date 02/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DININNY, THOMAS M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $108,679.84 | Date 05/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PILGRIM, STEVEN S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $107,755.20 | Date 07/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLF, EDWARD T | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $107,662.41 | Date 11/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOYCHAK, MICHAEL E | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $107,553.46 | Date 02/19/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENTLEY, BRIAN M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $106,863.58 | Date 09/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POTTINGER, LESLEY Y | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $106,831.84 | Date 06/14/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILCOX, STEPHEN C | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $106,225.06 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARTMAN, GEORGE J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $105,941.09 | Date 02/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, GREGORY K | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $105,735.23 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SENA, MICHAEL A, JR | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $105,713.83 | Date 03/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOWELL, WILLIAM J | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $105,638.74 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, JACQUELINE M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $105,163.50 | Date 10/09/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MINNERLY, JEFFREY S | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $104,942.04 | Date 04/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SILVERNAIL, CHAD M | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $104,864.06 | Date 05/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLS, RALPH B | Employer name Elmira Corr Facility | Amount $104,720.11 | Date 06/26/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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