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 DE GUZMAN, DANTAIDA C Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $446,852.56 Date 11/08/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAGEE, ELSA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $150,062.70 Date 01/05/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRENNAN, THOMAS F Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $147,403.04 Date 08/19/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOWNEY, MATTHEW J Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $142,519.75 Date 06/07/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STUCCHI, VICTOR A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $139,298.78 Date 10/25/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BALLMANN, FRANK Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $137,903.93 Date 10/29/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MEAD, DEBRA J Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $128,298.07 Date 02/12/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WALLIN, WARREN E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $125,310.08 Date 07/22/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FISHER, CHERYL B Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $125,253.64 Date 06/01/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WARREN, NEAL P Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $120,942.04 Date 04/03/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STAH-COOPER, SUSAN M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $113,179.49 Date 09/26/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name THREATTE, LONNIE T Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $111,721.14 Date 11/17/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BROCKLEY, FRANK E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $111,062.12 Date 01/19/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOO, OWEN Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $109,796.66 Date 03/24/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SIMPSON, YVONNE E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $109,756.80 Date 06/21/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MURRAY, ANN B Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $109,697.55 Date 12/21/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LOCHNER, AMY E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $109,647.91 Date 10/03/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOCHBERG, BARBARA Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $107,934.88 Date 08/22/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WALTER, COLLEEN Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $105,690.65 Date 04/16/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRASER, JOHN W Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $103,769.69 Date 04/09/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GONSOWSKI, MARGARET M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $103,769.69 Date 11/27/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YOUNG, LISA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $102,519.69 Date 01/05/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GEHRER, TERESA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $102,248.24 Date 07/16/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALDEN, ANNE Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $97,385.54 Date 05/17/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOUGLAS, MATTIE Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $95,775.32 Date 11/14/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HODGETTS, LORI A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $94,180.78 Date 10/04/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HANLEY, JAMES B Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $93,945.84 Date 10/11/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GREGWARE, JAMES E, JR Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $92,695.84 Date 01/03/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARBOUR, SARAH LEE Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $92,695.84 Date 02/01/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RICKS, DAVID R Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $92,695.84 Date 07/26/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ENRICO, MARYANN E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $92,630.19 Date 10/12/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE LORENZO, BIANCA R Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $92,172.47 Date 06/12/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRANK, JAMIE C Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $91,675.48 Date 06/18/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GILBERT, EDWARD J Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $91,389.52 Date 02/25/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ANDERSON, THERESA A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $91,388.79 Date 09/11/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REYNOLDS, MICHAEL A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $91,387.41 Date 05/21/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOYLE, ANNE MCCARTIN Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $91,341.28 Date 07/07/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FURBERT, CRYSTAL A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $91,321.58 Date 03/26/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOWARD, KEITH Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $90,928.75 Date 02/08/2016 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TURNER, MICHAEL ST JOHN Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $89,900.12 Date 06/05/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SPANO, PEGGY ANN Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $87,550.60 Date 11/06/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOHALL, JAVEN D Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $85,818.42 Date 07/18/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FARRELL, JOSHUA D Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $81,143.43 Date 03/08/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAYO, ASHANTI D Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $78,024.56 Date 07/12/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAZZARD, JEFFREY A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $76,759.39 Date 09/03/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOMERY, PATRICK M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $75,780.49 Date 09/24/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FUNK, JUDY A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $75,566.35 Date 02/16/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RODRIGUEZ, ALEXANDER Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $75,486.77 Date 04/08/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VERREAU, MICHAEL A, SR Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $74,626.38 Date 02/16/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ACKLEY, CARL M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $73,505.59 Date 11/23/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHASE, ROBIN J Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $72,585.74 Date 06/12/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIGGINS, ANN M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $72,574.46 Date 05/25/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUGHES, LINDA T Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $72,255.59 Date 01/30/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DEFAZIO, JOHN M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $72,187.35 Date 01/18/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FARMER, CYNTHIA F Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $71,881.68 Date 02/06/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WENDELL, ALEAH R Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $71,252.76 Date 02/12/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RAFFERTY, JOHN A, JR Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,952.07 Date 04/07/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CUPRILL, GEORGE W Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,935.09 Date 10/29/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PETER, CHRISTINE R Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,922.20 Date 11/14/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIPIETRO, MARY ANNE Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,914.59 Date 08/24/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LENNON, KIMBERLY A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,888.14 Date 11/10/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HEARLEY, LISA A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,877.61 Date 02/04/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAMPO, JANIS R Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,870.83 Date 07/03/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FREEMAN, DANIELLE Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,677.66 Date 08/06/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FELLOWS, BRUCE A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $70,590.36 Date 07/31/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LIVINGSTON, EDNA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $68,522.75 Date 08/26/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RAY, CHERYL T Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $68,522.75 Date 07/06/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SNEDECOR, LINDA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $68,066.90 Date 08/03/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BIVIANO, CORINNE M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $61,790.22 Date 07/08/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BANNISTER, KEELY M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $60,692.09 Date 07/20/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WALSH, SUSAN M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $60,488.50 Date 04/02/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MACIONG, MICHAEL A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $59,356.41 Date 04/26/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WARNER, GEOCONDA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $59,356.41 Date 04/06/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM J, JR Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $59,349.78 Date 01/12/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name POMPEY, VALLISA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $59,349.78 Date 04/20/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZACCARDO, KRISTINE L Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $59,349.78 Date 05/22/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LABOY-RIVERA, RHONDA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $58,165.90 Date 02/01/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORBES, SHARON L Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $58,162.87 Date 10/16/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SALWAY, BRENDA A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $58,156.19 Date 07/01/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARSHALL, CHRISTINE L Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $58,154.79 Date 12/15/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SANCHEZ, CESAR Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $58,099.52 Date 12/27/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FYAN, ROBERT E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $58,057.40 Date 09/23/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHRISTIE, GERALD E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $57,666.81 Date 09/29/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOWNES, JO ANN Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $56,309.66 Date 08/21/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAYES, ROBERT K Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $56,309.66 Date 12/05/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DORR, MARILYN T Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $55,770.25 Date 05/02/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AGUE, KAREN E Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $53,441.90 Date 03/27/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARBONARO, ANNA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $53,441.90 Date 04/22/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OLIVER, FREDERICK A, JR Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $53,201.48 Date 01/26/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARRIS, KYLE B Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $52,442.55 Date 08/22/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHANEY, ROSE A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $52,169.46 Date 01/01/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNIGHT, BRENDA L Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $52,129.34 Date 12/01/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HATHAWAY, LAURIE A Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,971.16 Date 07/06/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAINVILLE, SUSAN M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,711.19 Date 11/17/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HITCHCOCK, WALTER Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,698.05 Date 06/18/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REID, THOMAS J Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,683.90 Date 12/12/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MOORE, JOAN J. Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,680.26 Date 11/06/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JEROME, PAMELA M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,369.40 Date 01/07/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORD-DEHART, JANET S Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,332.60 Date 12/17/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TURNER, NANCY M Employer name NYS Higher Education Services Amount $50,226.41 Date 03/04/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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