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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name MULLIGAN, KARLA L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $172,583.79 Date 09/28/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PAYYAPILLI, THOMAS G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $171,804.19 Date 08/24/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KRISHNAN, ALINA Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $169,213.09 Date 10/13/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SALTSMAN, LAURA A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $145,952.67 Date 11/29/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BROWNELL, GAIL A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $125,314.69 Date 09/14/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VANLARE, GREGORY Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $113,656.43 Date 06/30/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DILLON, KATHLEEN C Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $113,335.96 Date 06/30/1975 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WARD, JAMES P Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $111,833.16 Date 09/08/1969 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BARRY, ANNE P Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $110,364.88 Date 04/05/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHMIDT, AMELIA A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $102,977.73 Date 04/11/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BROWN, TERESA K Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $102,867.63 Date 10/27/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LACEY, LARRY D Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $101,743.44 Date 12/04/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNIGGE, ANN E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $101,384.37 Date 10/23/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WADE, CHRISTINE M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $101,173.32 Date 11/02/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WASHINGTON, PAMELA S Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $101,066.11 Date 07/28/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DELANEY, COLLEEN A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $101,012.12 Date 06/01/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MURPHY, SANDRA J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $97,418.71 Date 02/04/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOLBROOK, SCOTT M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $97,379.13 Date 03/17/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SWEENEY, MICHELLE D Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $95,974.47 Date 10/27/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC INTYRE, FRANCESCA Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $95,307.97 Date 12/15/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BHATNAGAR, NEERJA S Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $93,947.52 Date 11/07/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEONARD, OLGA S Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $93,947.52 Date 02/12/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MCGUIRE, RICHARD Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $93,947.52 Date 11/24/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MEINSTEREIFEL, RONALD L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $93,947.52 Date 05/16/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WISE, JEFFREY A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $93,947.52 Date 11/20/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, DEANNA G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $93,277.16 Date 10/04/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAPUTO, MICHAEL H Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,704.08 Date 01/04/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ANDERSON, ALEXIS L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,697.56 Date 10/31/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ABRAHAM, LEISA Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,697.52 Date 03/07/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARRIS, JOHN W Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,697.52 Date 05/08/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROTACH, KEVIN G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,697.52 Date 05/08/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STROLLO, JEFFREY G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,697.52 Date 12/06/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KRAUSE, JANET D Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,198.75 Date 05/24/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VIGGIANI, DAVID J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,188.76 Date 01/14/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HERBST, MARIE E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,183.63 Date 01/11/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNEEPPEL, ROBERT G, JR Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,128.44 Date 06/20/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOESTER, JULIE E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,122.91 Date 02/03/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PECKHAM, ELAINE Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,122.91 Date 08/20/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JAMES, NAVLETTE D Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,106.40 Date 01/09/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FEENEY, TERRI G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,101.30 Date 04/08/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC ALLISTER, DENNIS L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $92,100.70 Date 03/16/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FREMOUW, SCOTT A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,752.96 Date 10/29/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOOPER, JAMES R Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,569.42 Date 01/24/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ASKLOFF-DIVEN, PATRICIA M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,447.52 Date 09/23/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BROWN, DAVID E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,447.52 Date 04/15/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZOBEL, REBECCA A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,424.40 Date 08/29/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MOHAN, MANIKA Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,422.86 Date 10/14/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SALAMIDA, GREGORY G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,409.91 Date 05/05/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BURKE, LINDA G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,374.22 Date 06/29/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HABEEB, ANNE Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,339.97 Date 04/27/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PADDOCK, NATHAN Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,312.24 Date 09/21/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALLAIRE-LOVE, ELIZABETH J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,298.60 Date 09/08/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MORELAND, FRANCIS Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,286.68 Date 10/03/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DECKER, TASINA K Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $91,028.53 Date 08/04/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CELOTTI, TAMMY L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $90,938.47 Date 12/18/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REED, PRISCILLA A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $90,796.86 Date 07/01/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DENNIS, JAMES R, JR Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $90,777.06 Date 12/17/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FANTON, WILLIAM T Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $90,763.29 Date 12/09/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REID, EVELYNN Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $89,984.51 Date 11/05/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SALERNO, MARK J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $89,504.73 Date 05/14/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FOX-MONTEMAYOR, JEANINE Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $88,851.90 Date 01/09/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALTIZER, REGINA E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $88,325.21 Date 02/26/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HATHAWAY, JACQUELINE M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $87,312.34 Date 06/03/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOLMES, LINDA M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $87,255.48 Date 11/26/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TALLMAN, JENNIFER A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $86,729.43 Date 10/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $86,375.45 Date 03/21/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KARDYS, IAN D Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $86,289.47 Date 10/22/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YANIGA, ANDREW J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $86,061.25 Date 01/31/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $85,977.84 Date 06/15/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEARY, LISA B Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $85,929.04 Date 06/14/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOON, JEFFREY K Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $85,923.54 Date 08/09/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHUMACHER, KENNETH E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $85,872.71 Date 10/06/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILLIAMS, THOMAS P Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $85,730.31 Date 08/26/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GIESOW, VIRGINIA E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $85,323.82 Date 01/17/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KLINE, CARMEN M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $84,996.94 Date 06/14/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GARY, TRACY L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $84,348.04 Date 08/20/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KUMKEY, CHARLES G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $84,215.22 Date 08/03/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRACE, PATRICK D Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $84,073.78 Date 03/05/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEWART, SUSAN L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $84,073.13 Date 07/10/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ELWELL, CARIN E Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $83,952.21 Date 08/16/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DEHMLER, ELIZABETH Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $83,872.38 Date 11/18/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SULLIVAN, CAROL O Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $83,773.31 Date 09/01/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARY, FRANCIS C Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $83,588.55 Date 10/15/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEIL, KAREN L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $83,456.77 Date 12/12/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAMULA, MAUREEN K Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $83,127.49 Date 12/07/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CZERKAS, ANGELA G Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,988.77 Date 11/14/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PAGE, LAURA A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,958.22 Date 04/01/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRIFFIN, RENEE M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,893.86 Date 06/17/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COLE, MARY JO Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,837.61 Date 11/21/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NICHOLSON, AMY R Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,781.58 Date 06/23/1975 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PERRY, KATHY A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,768.45 Date 10/04/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARSDEN, RUTH A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,758.66 Date 07/28/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHEPLICK, WENDY J Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,431.11 Date 12/21/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOLLY, MARY B Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,150.47 Date 07/02/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WEST, ROCHELLE A Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,147.88 Date 03/21/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEWART, BRIANA L Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $82,039.15 Date 01/03/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PARRY, JAMIESON S Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $81,917.64 Date 03/12/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LUM, ROBERT H Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $81,588.68 Date 01/29/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COSMANO, DONNA M Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $81,342.85 Date 05/26/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIANTONIO, RANDI Employer name Finger Lakes DDSO Amount $80,997.49 Date 09/04/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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