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 SUNSER, JAMES M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $245,895.03 | Date 08/01/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDMAN, LAWRENCE | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $189,334.22 | Date 12/14/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAMILTON, KEVIN P | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $139,911.41 | Date 07/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOY, PETER M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $125,267.50 | Date 06/29/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALKER, GREGORY H | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $124,019.77 | Date 10/22/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GSELL, JAY A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $123,975.30 | Date 08/23/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAILE, JASON E | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $109,789.79 | Date 07/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENS, TIMOTHY | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $109,095.28 | Date 05/26/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANFRATELLO, THOMAS A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $107,210.37 | Date 02/29/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAZUR, BRADLEY D | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $105,354.00 | Date 01/31/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAIOCCO, JOHN L | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $101,627.70 | Date 08/19/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARLSON, HOWARD J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $101,558.40 | Date 03/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRKPATRICK, EILEEN M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $99,480.67 | Date 07/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEAVER, GINA M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $99,202.21 | Date 07/18/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADER, JERRY M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $98,979.57 | Date 01/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERION, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $96,177.15 | Date 03/04/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEIDES, RONALD E | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $95,960.03 | Date 03/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIEHL, JAMES M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $95,899.21 | Date 03/17/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERMAN, SCOTT D | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $95,598.38 | Date 04/01/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAMBITO, CHARLES N | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $95,459.20 | Date 06/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAFF, JOSEPH M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $94,805.36 | Date 03/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEPPALA, ERIC K | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $94,713.55 | Date 08/17/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALE, ANDREW B | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $93,433.66 | Date 06/17/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIANFRINI, MICHAEL T | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $92,863.82 | Date 02/08/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CARTHY, KEVIN R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $92,766.83 | Date 01/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MINUTO, CHAD J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $92,001.75 | Date 03/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REEVES, PATRICK J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $91,950.99 | Date 02/17/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $91,469.82 | Date 12/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZICKL, ROBERT R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $89,767.84 | Date 02/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELKER, RONALD G | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $89,252.26 | Date 05/11/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIMMER, STEPHEN R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $89,185.95 | Date 10/06/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDAY, BRIAN M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $88,666.37 | Date 05/13/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANDERS, LLOYD M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $87,237.94 | Date 04/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORSYTH, KEVIN P | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $87,022.20 | Date 06/06/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREWSTER, JEROME E | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $86,794.45 | Date 09/01/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEHM, JOHN K | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $86,673.44 | Date 09/04/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUTE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $86,408.32 | Date 12/23/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NATI, LONNIE A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $86,208.42 | Date 11/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINNELL, KEVIN T | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $86,166.01 | Date 12/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WESCOTT, TIMOTHY G | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $85,505.83 | Date 10/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUMMINGS, CHAD P | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $84,832.81 | Date 09/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHARDSON, DANA J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $84,452.39 | Date 03/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHILDWASTER, RICHARD S | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $83,597.37 | Date 09/03/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REAVES, ELLERY M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $82,663.44 | Date 02/21/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, KEVIN J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $82,331.56 | Date 05/10/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYER, ERIC J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $81,981.03 | Date 01/15/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARRIOTT, CAROL J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $81,904.72 | Date 03/17/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, BRIAN A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $81,744.48 | Date 11/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEBDON, JODIE K | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $81,436.57 | Date 09/26/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE LONG, RYAN M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $81,387.75 | Date 07/04/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, DEBORAH L | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $81,254.04 | Date 04/14/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONOHUE-BURNS, KELLY J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $80,056.34 | Date 05/24/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELSH, AUGUSTA A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $79,671.00 | Date 09/19/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, RYAN W | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $79,525.85 | Date 01/09/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEIS, JOHN P | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $79,423.13 | Date 01/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIEHL, RACHEL M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $79,311.24 | Date 10/16/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLELLAN, JEREMY M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $79,213.25 | Date 03/07/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALDUF, NATHAN W | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $78,391.67 | Date 05/23/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLOR, MATHEW J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $77,564.60 | Date 03/08/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOFTUS, JOSEPH D | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $76,887.94 | Date 01/25/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DZIEKAN, REBECCA L | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $76,783.99 | Date 08/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOWER, CORY W | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $76,327.54 | Date 12/28/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRIPP, ROBERT H | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $75,669.86 | Date 02/16/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIANFRINI, MELISSA L | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $74,607.47 | Date 02/28/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRAJEWSKI, LESLIE D | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $74,438.70 | Date 02/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTLER, MATTHEW R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $74,424.44 | Date 06/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL, PAULA A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $74,386.33 | Date 03/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEAD, COLLEEN S | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $74,179.78 | Date 10/17/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAGE, SCOTT R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $74,114.20 | Date 07/10/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HENNING, ROBERT C | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $73,572.53 | Date 03/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRICE, STEVEN R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $73,396.22 | Date 02/16/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLEVELAND, ANITA L | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $73,213.79 | Date 07/05/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHARPE, STEVEN C | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $73,178.19 | Date 12/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KLEIN, DARRELL J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $72,583.86 | Date 05/24/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPINK, RUTH E | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $72,293.07 | Date 10/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, HOWARD O, V | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $72,216.82 | Date 03/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROGERS, DURIN B | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $71,938.34 | Date 05/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAMIAN, JAMES J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $71,521.95 | Date 01/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINDSLEY, MICHAEL F | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $71,225.88 | Date 06/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRUENDIKE, WAYNE R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $71,111.23 | Date 09/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURGETT, MATTHEW R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $70,831.28 | Date 01/22/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONGHINI, CASSIDY N | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $70,356.48 | Date 03/08/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEFLIN, MICHAEL T | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $69,642.75 | Date 02/18/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRZEMIEN, KYLE D | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $69,563.47 | Date 04/08/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLMAN, JASON W | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $69,108.16 | Date 03/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDDY, BARBARA J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $68,621.97 | Date 07/17/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAEGER, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $68,201.79 | Date 11/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOZNIAK, DAVID B | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $67,984.81 | Date 09/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTICE, ROBERT W | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $67,848.38 | Date 02/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLEMING, KATHY A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $67,783.01 | Date 05/19/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPETA, CLAUDINE M | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $67,666.53 | Date 02/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAYA, CALEB C | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $67,485.13 | Date 05/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLTREMARI, FELIPE A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $67,094.03 | Date 09/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSBORN, PAUL A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $66,992.55 | Date 03/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHALAK, TIMOTHY | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $66,823.45 | Date 09/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALDUF, SARAH R | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $66,822.63 | Date 05/25/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TESCH, GRIEG A | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $66,775.14 | Date 06/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RENZ, DANIEL J | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $66,258.02 | Date 03/29/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANG, RUSSELL L | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $66,148.05 | Date 08/09/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICCOBONO, ROBERT P | Employer name Genesee County | Amount $65,399.57 | Date 10/20/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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