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 HALE, JOHN G | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $165,317.20 | Date 05/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOSEPH, JANET | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $162,291.56 | Date 01/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PITKIN, JEFFREY J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $162,291.56 | Date 07/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'SHEI, PATRICK M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $158,763.71 | Date 11/29/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEMBIA, PAUL J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $157,396.78 | Date 11/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULLER, KATHERINE T | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $157,396.78 | Date 08/15/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALDYGA, TODD A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $156,980.75 | Date 10/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, THOMAS J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $156,980.75 | Date 06/21/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, JOHN G | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $156,980.75 | Date 06/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAUFFMAN, RICHARD L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $156,523.63 | Date 02/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSGOOD, SARAH J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $155,483.94 | Date 07/24/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMILTON, KAREN E | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $154,693.62 | Date 02/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORPEY, MARK R | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $153,618.73 | Date 07/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAINTCROSS, JOHN, JR | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $152,084.32 | Date 04/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KAATZ, GLEN P | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $143,255.73 | Date 03/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOYER, SUSAN B | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $143,255.73 | Date 08/11/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHAR, PETER V | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $142,415.58 | Date 11/04/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALE, KEVIN C | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $141,899.48 | Date 05/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSTELLO, PETER J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $141,210.76 | Date 02/26/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COUP, JAMES D | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $139,847.36 | Date 11/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEISSNER, JENNIFER A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $138,853.17 | Date 06/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEANE, PETER R | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $138,265.73 | Date 11/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETERSON, JEFFREY M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $136,820.00 | Date 09/04/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHICK, MARY B | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $136,774.73 | Date 07/20/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLANTON, CHERYL M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $136,728.34 | Date 10/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RABITO, DONNA J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $136,483.95 | Date 01/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, MARK-ALLEN B | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $132,514.62 | Date 02/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHIMAZU, MICHAEL H | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $131,662.00 | Date 09/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOLING, JASON H | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $129,952.47 | Date 10/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLATT, BRIAN C | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $129,371.01 | Date 09/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRAKE, RICHARD L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $128,114.13 | Date 11/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANK, GREGORY A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $128,114.13 | Date 02/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOROWIEC, JOSEPH C | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $128,113.86 | Date 01/22/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MELLON, ANDREA L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $128,113.45 | Date 11/08/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREANOR, BRIAN M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $128,113.45 | Date 05/22/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERRY, BRYAN P | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $127,325.83 | Date 06/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERRANTI, ADELE | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $126,247.57 | Date 11/06/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVY, DANA L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $126,247.57 | Date 09/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHARDS, PRISCILLA J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $126,247.57 | Date 07/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESLEY, CHARLES M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $126,247.57 | Date 01/18/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, SCOTT A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $126,247.31 | Date 12/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAS, CARL J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $124,468.83 | Date 09/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LENIHAN, KIMBERLIE A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $124,380.49 | Date 03/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEAN, JANICE A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $124,122.54 | Date 09/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, MATTHEW C | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $123,519.51 | Date 10/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILONOVICH, VALERIE S | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $121,705.80 | Date 01/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TYLER, KELLY A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $121,661.12 | Date 05/30/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, DOREEN M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $120,103.30 | Date 10/25/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RITCHEY, JAIME R | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $119,332.19 | Date 08/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TETAMBE, RAVINDRA P | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $118,965.84 | Date 07/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKHARD, ELLEN J G | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 11/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAREY, KEVIN A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 05/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGEL, VICTORIA S | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 09/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUNDRUM, MARK R | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 01/03/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALL, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 04/14/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMPMAN, GREGORY G | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 08/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC PHERSON, WENDY M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 08/24/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC MULLAN, SEAN F | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,599.11 | Date 05/22/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBER, KEITH M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $117,571.15 | Date 08/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOLTON, PATRICK P | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $115,988.91 | Date 01/17/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLELLO, VICKI A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $115,988.91 | Date 02/14/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINKLE, EARL S | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $115,988.91 | Date 12/18/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERAGA, KELVIN | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $115,988.91 | Date 08/10/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TARIO, JOSEPH D | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $115,988.91 | Date 03/27/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TITO, BRADFORD J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $115,221.86 | Date 09/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARVER, ROBERT M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $114,299.01 | Date 11/04/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JARNEFELD, JUDITH L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $114,299.01 | Date 01/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOVE, JOHN F | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $114,299.01 | Date 03/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETERSON, ALYSE L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $114,299.01 | Date 08/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REOHR, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $114,299.01 | Date 01/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALTON, MARSHA L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $113,544.11 | Date 11/12/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THACHER, DAVETTA M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $113,319.23 | Date 09/28/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ULMER, VANESSA M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $113,187.04 | Date 06/11/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, ALLYSON D | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $111,122.98 | Date 11/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLL, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $110,707.13 | Date 07/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALES, PATRICIA M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $110,248.94 | Date 06/21/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAVES, LAURA L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $109,964.50 | Date 04/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNNER, MARCI L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $109,658.57 | Date 06/30/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACE, FRANCIS W | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $108,985.41 | Date 10/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LE CAIN, SARA L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $106,721.04 | Date 05/19/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DARE, MARILYN J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $106,479.87 | Date 08/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZGERALD, PATRICK G | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $106,479.87 | Date 09/30/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANTHA, ANN R | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $106,262.80 | Date 09/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRIFFITH, SHARON | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $106,038.51 | Date 02/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SABO, STACEY L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $105,644.17 | Date 02/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIESINGER, THOMAS W | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $104,535.66 | Date 12/04/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLOPFER, CYNTHIA L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $104,535.66 | Date 05/04/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAZANOUSKY, MICHAEL P | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $104,535.66 | Date 07/31/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COBLE, DOUGLAS W | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $104,435.66 | Date 08/15/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUDER, ADAM J | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $104,403.71 | Date 08/11/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'CONNOR, KATHLEEN M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $104,389.94 | Date 08/05/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRANK, BRADLEY M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,724.07 | Date 01/15/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, LEE W | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.63 | Date 01/11/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUNT, KEVIN L | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.63 | Date 12/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC KEON, ROBERT F, JR | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.63 | Date 08/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEDRICK, GREGORY A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.63 | Date 12/19/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROETH, JACQUES | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.63 | Date 08/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAINAUSKAS, PAUL M | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.63 | Date 08/31/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOYETTE, MICHELE A | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $103,012.18 | Date 11/12/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLD, SUE | Employer name Energy Research Dev Authority | Amount $102,784.77 | Date 10/23/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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