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 LICHTENTHAL, ROBERT J, JR | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $156,801.48 | Date 10/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIESTER, PAUL H | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $147,024.20 | Date 01/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, JOSEPH T | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $142,276.96 | Date 10/06/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOLL, RUSSELL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $140,360.07 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRENDERGAST, KAREN A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $136,336.39 | Date 03/10/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITTAM, PAUL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $130,112.20 | Date 05/23/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOGAVERO, JOHN J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $127,470.41 | Date 03/19/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLARR, SPENCER C | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $126,929.32 | Date 06/20/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAMSTETTER, THOMAS P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $124,089.20 | Date 04/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AIPLE, SCOTT A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $122,096.02 | Date 06/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYERS, JAY F | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $122,010.41 | Date 04/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RINALDO, SUSAN LEONE | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $119,080.20 | Date 04/22/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEMOYER, DANIEL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $116,208.85 | Date 01/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COFFELT, DANA C | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $115,918.27 | Date 04/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KURYAK, JOHN J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $114,968.16 | Date 03/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATANZARO, JOHN M | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $113,977.52 | Date 08/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CRACKEN, TERRENCE D | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $113,939.99 | Date 02/26/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOWALSKI, LEONARD F | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $112,208.33 | Date 01/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, DENNIS A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $111,553.37 | Date 04/10/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, JOHN C | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $111,260.23 | Date 05/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name D'AMICO, STEVEN V | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $109,904.01 | Date 09/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOMASIK, TIMOTHY | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $109,792.87 | Date 02/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPRATZ, NICHOLAS G | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $108,457.75 | Date 06/21/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWKOWICZ, MICHAEL | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $106,871.15 | Date 06/18/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOMAKA, JOYCE | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $105,989.16 | Date 06/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAHEY, MICHAEL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $104,388.03 | Date 08/25/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALUCH, STEPHEN V | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $100,903.63 | Date 11/04/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPIER, C SCOTT | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $99,530.80 | Date 07/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSIN, DANIEL A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $98,603.13 | Date 03/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHLIERF, JEFFREY C | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $97,151.65 | Date 02/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEAHL, RICKY J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $96,374.89 | Date 03/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADVEY, WILLIAM E | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $95,301.03 | Date 06/30/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONG, SANDRA J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $94,226.41 | Date 11/08/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPENCER, STEVEN G | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $92,541.71 | Date 08/16/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENZLER, STEVEN W | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $90,183.89 | Date 06/06/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEMIOLO, STANLEY A, JR | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $89,819.60 | Date 02/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADLEY, RUSSELL F | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $89,635.47 | Date 09/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOYES, STEVEN F | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $89,387.31 | Date 05/19/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALESSI, ANTHONY J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $87,517.45 | Date 08/06/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBER, BENJAMIN J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $86,743.67 | Date 05/19/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLUBEK, SCOTT E | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $84,746.37 | Date 08/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHNIK, HENRY J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $84,621.53 | Date 03/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLING, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $84,131.61 | Date 07/06/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARVEY, JAMES C | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $83,593.29 | Date 01/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOK, SEAN P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $83,319.78 | Date 08/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHNIK, DANIEL A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $81,452.72 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SELPH, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $81,292.76 | Date 06/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIKORSKI, ROBERT | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $81,229.92 | Date 08/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOSOWICZ, GARY J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $80,483.96 | Date 04/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POREBSKI, PENELOPE A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $79,402.68 | Date 04/02/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEDLER, BRIAN | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $79,275.10 | Date 10/03/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CATANZARO, SAMUEL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $79,268.35 | Date 01/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTINA, JACQUELINE C | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $78,297.95 | Date 03/03/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATTAGLIA, STEPHEN D | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $77,851.17 | Date 12/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, SCOTT M | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $77,616.21 | Date 05/29/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SYLVESTER, JEFFREY R | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $77,049.50 | Date 01/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAFFEE, ROY A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $76,599.26 | Date 12/03/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOLAN, RYAN P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $76,272.52 | Date 08/11/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HLAVATY, JOSEPH J, III | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $76,016.61 | Date 11/04/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FABOZZI, PATRICIA J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $75,773.09 | Date 03/06/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOTZ, CARL W | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $75,481.02 | Date 05/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUGENHAGEN, WILLIAM G | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $75,166.59 | Date 02/22/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALAGNA, PAUL P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $75,085.13 | Date 03/09/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOJKOVSKI, JOHN | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $75,040.27 | Date 12/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NERVO, JOSEPH J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $74,128.06 | Date 09/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITING, JACK J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $73,222.75 | Date 05/31/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBA, MARK J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $72,883.45 | Date 04/11/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GOWAN, TIMOTHY P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $72,711.30 | Date 04/17/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIETRZAK, THOMAS J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $72,497.76 | Date 06/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORD, DOUGLAS P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $72,207.60 | Date 04/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GABBEY, THOMAS J, JR | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $71,910.59 | Date 05/05/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOCKDALE, BRETT A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $71,878.14 | Date 05/24/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STECHENFINGER, CARL L | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $71,819.43 | Date 01/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYERS, TODD J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $71,470.84 | Date 06/20/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RYAN, TIMOTHY P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $71,275.87 | Date 10/25/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NASCA, MARK A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $70,847.42 | Date 07/25/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IAFALLO, DAVID A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $70,783.23 | Date 12/12/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTISON, JOHN T | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $70,323.80 | Date 11/03/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POPEK, KARL J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $69,363.91 | Date 07/28/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURRAY, GARY | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $69,270.88 | Date 05/04/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAJDEL, SHARON L | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,992.44 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WADOSKY, KENNETH P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,867.23 | Date 07/22/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARMICHAEL, IVAN J | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,788.29 | Date 02/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOJKOVSKI, DRAGAN | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,623.25 | Date 02/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIKLOS, PAUL D | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,434.03 | Date 10/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, PAUL R | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,226.89 | Date 01/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINN, BRENDAN P | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $68,109.86 | Date 08/15/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHULTZ, RONALD W | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $67,967.81 | Date 03/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROGAN, LESLIE M | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $67,618.45 | Date 11/14/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUKIERSKI, JOSEPH | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $67,244.13 | Date 06/02/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STONE, WILLIAM F, III | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $67,213.96 | Date 03/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASON, STEVE T | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $67,209.97 | Date 02/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JUDA, DAVID M | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,749.64 | Date 01/23/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CZOSNYKA, THADDEUS B | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,690.88 | Date 05/28/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OBSON, MICHAEL M | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,591.38 | Date 04/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAKELKE, JOHN K | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,238.43 | Date 05/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GNOZZO, JAMES A | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,114.96 | Date 12/16/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLAUGHTER, TERRECE T | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,084.37 | Date 07/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KANE, PAUL T | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $66,022.69 | Date 01/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FIGLER, JAMES G | Employer name Erie County Water Authority | Amount $65,751.70 | Date 07/10/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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