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 SPRAGUE, KRISTY L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $188,147.25 | Date 11/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANNING, DANIEL T | Employer name Essex County | Amount $144,567.53 | Date 01/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAPOPORT, DOV | Employer name Essex County | Amount $132,721.25 | Date 11/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, DANIEL L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $131,145.99 | Date 01/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCAGLIONE, DAVID D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $109,666.46 | Date 01/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOUTELLE, BRANDON E | Employer name Essex County | Amount $105,769.02 | Date 01/03/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANGEY, MICHAEL P | Employer name Essex County | Amount $94,616.23 | Date 02/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEERS, LINDA L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $92,338.55 | Date 08/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VALLEY, STEPHEN J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $92,232.57 | Date 11/05/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTTING, RICHARD C | Employer name Essex County | Amount $89,905.03 | Date 11/17/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARROW, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $87,148.70 | Date 11/17/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COX, DEBORAH A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $85,418.77 | Date 06/20/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLF, LINDA M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $84,523.33 | Date 07/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAQUISH, DONALD S | Employer name Essex County | Amount $84,262.59 | Date 08/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOUGHTON, MEGAN H | Employer name Essex County | Amount $80,234.83 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREGORY, DAWN C | Employer name Essex County | Amount $79,213.81 | Date 12/15/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLOTT, SUSAN L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $78,402.76 | Date 08/31/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VENNER, HOLLY L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $77,757.06 | Date 02/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCKINLEY, ANNIE G | Employer name Essex County | Amount $77,394.40 | Date 01/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBER, CHRISTOPHER G | Employer name Essex County | Amount $76,681.15 | Date 09/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINEAU, JAMES E, JR | Employer name Essex County | Amount $76,426.51 | Date 09/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEATTY, JULIANN T | Employer name Essex County | Amount $75,403.92 | Date 01/27/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, CHARLI B | Employer name Essex County | Amount $74,903.18 | Date 11/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, WAYNE E, SR | Employer name Essex County | Amount $74,771.39 | Date 01/02/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PROVONCHA, JOSEPH A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $74,394.10 | Date 03/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWBERRY, JENNIFER M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $74,261.94 | Date 01/31/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, HANNAH B | Employer name Essex County | Amount $73,922.26 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASCARENAS, JOHN M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $73,516.85 | Date 06/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOUGAN, JAMES E | Employer name Essex County | Amount $73,087.82 | Date 08/31/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TURBINI, LEONARD L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $72,747.38 | Date 07/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEON, ALBERT D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $72,614.97 | Date 09/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOWNE, STEPHEN C | Employer name Essex County | Amount $72,477.20 | Date 08/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BADGER, MICHEAL D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $72,287.20 | Date 04/13/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYDAMORE, TERRY S | Employer name Essex County | Amount $70,267.20 | Date 12/10/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORRANCE, JACQUELINE A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $70,010.87 | Date 11/20/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEELEY, MONICA S | Employer name Essex County | Amount $69,018.39 | Date 10/02/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCGOLDRICK, ROBERT M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $68,977.76 | Date 08/07/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNOLDS, DAVID E | Employer name Essex County | Amount $68,614.07 | Date 11/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITTEMORE, KENNETH L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $68,184.15 | Date 07/15/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLAISE, MICHAEL D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $68,122.21 | Date 12/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOWEN, MICHELE A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $66,516.59 | Date 09/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANN, MOLLY S | Employer name Essex County | Amount $66,140.13 | Date 08/12/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARRISON, JUDITH A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $65,867.72 | Date 06/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, THOMAS W, II | Employer name Essex County | Amount $65,336.00 | Date 05/15/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARON, SUE A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $65,137.57 | Date 07/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASHAW, PATRICIA N | Employer name Essex County | Amount $65,114.55 | Date 02/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORCIER, ALANA H | Employer name Essex County | Amount $64,832.26 | Date 10/01/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ACKERMAN, JOSHUA D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $64,748.49 | Date 10/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, BRENDA M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $64,345.96 | Date 12/09/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVATT, EMILY L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $63,376.97 | Date 12/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, WILLIAM J, JR | Employer name Essex County | Amount $63,116.97 | Date 10/18/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOOP-ANGELICOLA, ROSEMARIE | Employer name Essex County | Amount $62,776.50 | Date 07/15/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DARNEY-BUEHLER, JESSICA A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $62,606.76 | Date 09/08/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GANTER, SEAN M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $62,583.30 | Date 11/19/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EGGLEFIELD, DANIEL L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $61,806.40 | Date 01/29/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUREK, TRACY A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $61,696.00 | Date 06/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELDEN, DAWN M, MRS | Employer name Essex County | Amount $61,665.60 | Date 11/19/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GINN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $61,369.91 | Date 06/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPUK, AMY E | Employer name Essex County | Amount $61,279.14 | Date 05/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, KYLE D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $60,768.74 | Date 09/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC VICKER, CECILE E | Employer name Essex County | Amount $60,741.93 | Date 10/11/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SELKIRK, CATHLEEN M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $60,218.35 | Date 09/09/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPRAGUE, JED J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $60,159.02 | Date 04/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYDAMORE, SHAWN H | Employer name Essex County | Amount $60,085.42 | Date 01/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IVIMEY, MARGARET K | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,850.23 | Date 06/13/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOUGAL, NANCY L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,376.85 | Date 03/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUDWICK, ROBERT J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,375.45 | Date 08/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RANCOUR, GARY W, JR | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,339.95 | Date 10/14/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRUMMOND, JEFFREY A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,338.59 | Date 10/10/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEINBLOOM, STEPHEN E | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,287.05 | Date 06/30/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, STEVEN J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,035.86 | Date 08/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, TERRI A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $59,011.38 | Date 12/26/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, JACQUELINE C | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,972.12 | Date 06/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANAVAN, LANITA S | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,962.10 | Date 01/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUSO, STEPHEN F, JR | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,898.18 | Date 01/07/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEELEY, PETER A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,598.40 | Date 08/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSH, KELLY A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,585.34 | Date 11/19/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENWAY, PAUL J, II | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,509.80 | Date 04/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHRAUF, TERESA A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,475.69 | Date 08/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROHRER, DANIELLE H | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,451.12 | Date 02/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEERKES, KRISSY L | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,386.31 | Date 07/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KALTENBACH, GARY P | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,311.38 | Date 05/27/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIGALOW, JAMES H | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,253.31 | Date 08/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROWNINGSHIELD, PATRICIA A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $58,014.19 | Date 07/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRAUNIUS, MATTHEW J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,681.47 | Date 01/15/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOWNE, LUISA M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,581.60 | Date 03/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERGER, KRISTA | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,511.40 | Date 03/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, JOANN | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,456.00 | Date 03/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLSON, CHARLES D | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,241.14 | Date 07/09/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HASKINS, JANE C | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,106.12 | Date 03/14/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANAVAN, DANIEL S | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,005.60 | Date 11/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEEHAN, HEATHER A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $57,005.60 | Date 12/26/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEVEILLE, ROBERT R | Employer name Essex County | Amount $56,854.75 | Date 02/02/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONYO, DOUGLAS A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $56,556.31 | Date 02/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FOREST, KATHRYN M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $55,984.78 | Date 04/04/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CELOTTI, SETH J | Employer name Essex County | Amount $55,652.00 | Date 09/10/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENTON, NICHOLAS F | Employer name Essex County | Amount $55,289.72 | Date 01/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEPHENS, KRISTINE A | Employer name Essex County | Amount $54,553.10 | Date 12/27/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELIGAN, KELLY M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $54,479.79 | Date 11/19/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTER, MARGARET M | Employer name Essex County | Amount $54,411.05 | Date 09/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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