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 KASULKE, ROBERT J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $172,657.14 | Date 12/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PECK, THOMAS M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $153,374.97 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLEVELAND, SCOTT A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $149,874.90 | Date 06/20/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'MEARA, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $143,197.33 | Date 07/31/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAGNON, BRIAN J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $142,122.78 | Date 09/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPOONER, BRIEN M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $137,658.05 | Date 09/19/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, PAT A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $134,155.12 | Date 06/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENNEY, LANSING G | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $132,524.57 | Date 01/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECKER, CHAD D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $131,293.41 | Date 08/31/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THERIAULT, ROBERT P | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $130,125.94 | Date 05/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANGO, ALLEN J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $129,148.17 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SERABAIN, EXCELSA P | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $126,619.05 | Date 12/15/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HICKS, RICKY F | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $123,236.07 | Date 03/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREGG, DAVID H, JR | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $121,579.81 | Date 09/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUMBARD, THOMAS E | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $121,353.94 | Date 06/13/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERR, JOHN W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $120,950.25 | Date 12/06/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENSON, DEREK C | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $120,309.98 | Date 08/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, RANDY C | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $119,608.38 | Date 08/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCCORMICK, MICHAEL J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $116,186.80 | Date 08/07/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORTIN, SUSAN M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $113,321.86 | Date 09/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AULT, TRACY J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $112,350.48 | Date 03/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEHMAN, CLAIRON D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $111,925.92 | Date 12/06/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANELL, THOMAS L | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $111,006.49 | Date 05/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARNELL, JOHN | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $110,250.13 | Date 06/27/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YURACK, TODD J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $106,748.52 | Date 01/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUITS, JOHN C | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $105,898.34 | Date 07/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLS, LEONARD S, III | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $104,747.46 | Date 08/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STROUGH, TIMOTHY S | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $104,397.03 | Date 11/22/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE VITO, DAVID | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $103,953.76 | Date 10/04/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEANE, JESSICA M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $102,587.07 | Date 06/11/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC COY, ROBERT D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $102,528.67 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, GRAYDON A, II | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $102,471.85 | Date 12/04/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COFFEY, JEFFREY E | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $102,008.38 | Date 09/05/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLTON, RICKY L | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $101,793.16 | Date 04/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENWARE, MICHAEL A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $101,730.01 | Date 08/09/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VILLENEUVE, JEFFREY D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $101,558.32 | Date 10/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, JULIETTE A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $101,367.63 | Date 01/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRENCH, EDWARD K | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $100,626.29 | Date 01/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIECHLE, KYLE D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $99,916.52 | Date 06/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HICKS, JASON A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $99,501.73 | Date 06/07/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNOR, CLINT C | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $99,118.91 | Date 09/28/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAW, JEFFREY A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $97,805.26 | Date 06/28/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRA, MATTHEW W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $97,305.02 | Date 10/30/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, JASON W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $97,260.68 | Date 05/23/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA ROCK, LEE A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $96,888.30 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COFFEY, BRANDON D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $95,162.42 | Date 01/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LYNCH, THOMAS M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $95,118.50 | Date 03/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOERICK, DONALD J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $94,505.88 | Date 11/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, HENRY W, JR | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $93,969.57 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FAVER, SCOTT A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $93,817.14 | Date 04/24/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, JUDD D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $92,576.19 | Date 06/12/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILL, DONALD L, II | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $92,565.27 | Date 11/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COWLES, CHRISTOPHER L | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $92,044.73 | Date 12/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HELVIE, SCOTT R | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $92,034.34 | Date 06/03/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILTON, RONALD G | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $91,769.97 | Date 09/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROSBY, FRANK J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $91,708.26 | Date 09/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOVIL, TIMOTHY A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $91,390.98 | Date 01/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TODD, ARTHUR G | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $90,155.97 | Date 02/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, DAVID M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,749.28 | Date 11/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSBROOK, LARRY D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,713.99 | Date 04/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONNO, ROBERT P | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,710.10 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLF, STEVEN M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,688.20 | Date 07/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMPBELL, GARY J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,461.39 | Date 10/04/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINCH, SCOTT R | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,441.01 | Date 04/03/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, JAMES R | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,399.27 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOOPER, HOWARD | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,288.08 | Date 04/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, CHARLES S | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $89,246.86 | Date 10/18/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EASTON, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $88,292.27 | Date 04/13/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEST, ERIC M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $87,781.08 | Date 09/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ST CROIX, JON H | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $87,753.16 | Date 09/07/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOERICK, DANIEL J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $87,549.17 | Date 11/17/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLEASON, ROBERT W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $87,508.63 | Date 02/05/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOBEK, CHARLES P | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $87,382.45 | Date 07/03/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINNIE, DAVID L | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $86,700.16 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALGUIRE, BRENT J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $86,662.64 | Date 06/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUYERE, PETER M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $86,635.88 | Date 10/18/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TWISS, SCOTT E | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $86,212.97 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEGAULT, DAVID C | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $86,144.65 | Date 07/31/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALEGO, ROBERT W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $86,108.64 | Date 05/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LE BARGE, BRIAN N | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $85,886.46 | Date 04/22/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHLEY, VINCENT N | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $85,663.96 | Date 06/12/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, THOMAS L | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $85,443.89 | Date 08/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALKER, WAYNE F | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $84,634.89 | Date 11/13/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUCAS, MARVIN J, JR | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $84,433.15 | Date 10/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHARDSON, JACK A | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $84,433.08 | Date 07/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURCRAY, BENJAMIN D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $84,275.41 | Date 12/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALDRICH, CYRIL H, JR | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $84,253.55 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLINTSMAN, ROBERT R | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $84,006.33 | Date 05/08/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARDER, GEORGE G | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,977.56 | Date 10/01/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA POINT, DEREK L | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,799.61 | Date 04/10/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, JOHN D | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,756.26 | Date 07/29/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMAR, LANCE G | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,592.82 | Date 04/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARDY, RICHARD W, JR | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,311.51 | Date 02/09/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, DAVID B | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,259.45 | Date 12/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOERICK, DOUGLAS J | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,207.40 | Date 09/19/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORBINE, ROYCE C | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $83,112.12 | Date 05/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORR, DARRYL W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $82,955.09 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEAVER, GARY P | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $82,811.05 | Date 11/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERRILL, TIMOTHY W | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $82,552.23 | Date 10/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBINSON, JENNIFER M | Employer name Gouverneur Correction Facility | Amount $82,433.38 | Date 07/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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