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 CINIELLO, DANIEL A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $181,151.10 | Date 09/30/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEE, THOMAS P | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $179,936.46 | Date 05/11/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINE, ELIZABETH R | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $178,351.98 | Date 04/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOUT, ROBIN J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $178,351.98 | Date 05/21/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, KATHERINE E | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $177,123.88 | Date 05/04/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASSIDY, MARIA E | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $173,001.45 | Date 12/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAE, KAREN J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $170,335.50 | Date 09/29/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLICKMAN, RHODA J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $168,611.87 | Date 04/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIZE, KATHLEEN | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $165,579.75 | Date 09/18/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GODLEY, ROBERT M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $164,541.62 | Date 11/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNIS, KEVIN A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $161,500.04 | Date 01/15/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOYT, WILLIAM B | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $156,948.69 | Date 05/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DORADO, RICHARD M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $156,355.26 | Date 09/27/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALABERRIOS, RAFAEL A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $155,227.24 | Date 02/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARCHER, CURTIS L | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $148,692.96 | Date 01/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNAN, THOMAS P | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $146,434.20 | Date 05/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOOKER, PATRICK M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $145,647.18 | Date 02/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEFEBVRE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $144,984.52 | Date 08/19/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVI, ROSS D | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $144,109.36 | Date 09/18/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, MICHAEL J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $142,103.95 | Date 10/22/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHOEPFLIN, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $140,337.40 | Date 01/29/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, EUNICE A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $140,313.22 | Date 10/11/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYNN, SIMON D | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $140,313.22 | Date 09/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEYER, JONATHAN | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $139,470.18 | Date 03/09/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KONOPKO, STEPHEN G | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $139,322.44 | Date 07/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOCHHEISER, FELISA R | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $139,161.48 | Date 09/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COBURN, RANDAL D | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $138,389.02 | Date 04/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAWLIK, STEPHEN | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $137,055.26 | Date 02/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAPATA, LOURDES | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $136,676.33 | Date 10/31/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSEFORT, RUDOLF | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $135,043.90 | Date 12/08/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIDEDJIAN, ANTOVK | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $135,011.05 | Date 12/07/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAZEWELL, JOSEPH | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $135,011.05 | Date 08/02/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOYLAN, LINDSEY C | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $134,639.96 | Date 03/23/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORRIS, MELVIN I | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $134,485.78 | Date 11/17/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAYLE, JAMES P | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $134,343.63 | Date 12/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, BENSON V | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $133,789.70 | Date 06/30/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRONOLONE, PAUL J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $131,950.46 | Date 11/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHS, STEVEN G | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $131,692.43 | Date 02/20/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEILBRUNN, PETER G | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $130,941.73 | Date 12/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASON, EILEEN S | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $130,621.71 | Date 05/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNOLDS, MARK W | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $128,922.93 | Date 01/30/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YEVOLI, MICHAEL J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $127,394.16 | Date 05/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, MARION, III | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $126,200.05 | Date 11/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHIN, MARY M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $125,385.11 | Date 09/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WONG, KENNETH | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $125,107.15 | Date 04/23/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONGWORTH, CARA | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $124,744.36 | Date 09/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHATZ, RACHEL | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $124,134.89 | Date 05/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUNT, STEPHEN M, II | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $123,914.06 | Date 06/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEIXEL, GOLDIE M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $123,394.26 | Date 12/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANALLI, STEVEN | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $122,253.97 | Date 07/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAINT-AMAND, SARAH O | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $121,501.90 | Date 09/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACALUSO, JOSEPH L | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $120,823.65 | Date 07/31/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLD, STEVEN R | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $119,477.62 | Date 12/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUTTER, SHARON P | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $118,095.79 | Date 11/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELM, BARBARA E | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $117,484.17 | Date 06/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARREN, BETH A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $115,056.45 | Date 04/16/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KWON, ROBERT O | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $114,792.58 | Date 01/23/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STENT, NICOLE M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $114,349.03 | Date 09/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECKFORD, JULENE E | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $114,274.93 | Date 12/23/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, MICHAEL F | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $113,136.19 | Date 08/17/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, MARK E | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $113,003.07 | Date 05/31/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BESCH, CLAYTON L, III | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $112,095.91 | Date 09/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COHEN, HARVEY | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $109,688.71 | Date 04/18/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LENT, PAMM L | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $109,687.70 | Date 09/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINN, DONALD J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $108,882.49 | Date 09/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONROY, DENNIS P | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $108,584.87 | Date 06/20/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AXELROD, LAUREN G | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $107,896.99 | Date 02/25/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLOSS, ELAINE A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $106,576.90 | Date 03/23/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, MICHAEL J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $106,213.95 | Date 10/29/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRAMER, HOWARD J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $105,830.44 | Date 05/20/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, ROBERT J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $104,448.08 | Date 10/13/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAVIOLETTE, LINDA A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $102,934.82 | Date 06/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUSZYNSKI, EDWARD G | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $101,909.31 | Date 01/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHUANG, HUEY-MIN | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $101,833.66 | Date 05/05/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRISON, CARL J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $101,311.03 | Date 01/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, EDWIN Y | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $101,102.07 | Date 06/12/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOSTINSKY, RODION | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $100,940.21 | Date 11/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIECUCH, MARTIN R | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $100,667.20 | Date 01/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHAPIRO, RANDY J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $99,789.26 | Date 09/10/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUBIN, RACHEL M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $98,923.85 | Date 02/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KWAN, WENDY W | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $98,843.74 | Date 12/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, ALEXANDRA M | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $96,819.70 | Date 09/27/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GORDON, VICTORIA A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $96,277.20 | Date 08/16/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORNSBY, JONEVAN C | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $96,277.20 | Date 08/03/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORTIZ, CHRISTOPHER B | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $96,119.59 | Date 09/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name XIE, BIN | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $95,967.38 | Date 11/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUNKE, THOMAS G | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $95,932.24 | Date 09/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUSTIN, BRADLEY J | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $95,861.35 | Date 01/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAXWELL, PETRA H | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $95,226.84 | Date 09/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WITZLEBEN, RAYMOND H | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $95,163.84 | Date 04/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEUNG, GLADYS C | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $94,886.15 | Date 12/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANG, SOO H | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $94,188.05 | Date 10/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KWIATKOWSKI, EUGENE F | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $92,743.00 | Date 01/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAPLAN, MARK H | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $91,607.73 | Date 06/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAN, JOSEPH F | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $91,019.30 | Date 10/05/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROYCE, DEBORAH A | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $91,011.37 | Date 04/01/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSSI, ANGELA | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $90,559.92 | Date 01/03/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLETCHER, ANDREW T | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $90,145.16 | Date 03/31/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUN, LINDA | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $89,400.04 | Date 06/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, LILIANA | Employer name Empire State Development Corp. | Amount $88,795.06 | Date 10/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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