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 PATIENCE, FRANCIS W | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $184,224.89 | Date 10/18/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARVEY, ELIZABETH C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $176,171.15 | Date 07/21/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONWAY, JOSEPH E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $170,361.82 | Date 01/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELL, JAMES | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $167,251.08 | Date 09/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICO, DANA R | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $165,769.40 | Date 07/25/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REIF, SCOTT M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $157,623.96 | Date 02/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC KENNA, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $155,721.50 | Date 03/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC KINNON, SHAWN M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $151,692.46 | Date 08/30/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NATOLI, DAVID J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $147,121.45 | Date 12/17/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOK, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $145,720.60 | Date 08/04/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAVEL, THOMAS P | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $144,561.53 | Date 01/08/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARLEY, ROBERT T | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $143,900.12 | Date 02/01/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANSEN, MARK E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $141,403.71 | Date 01/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOONEY, PETER H | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $140,937.05 | Date 06/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEACH, WILLIAM J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $139,280.75 | Date 03/31/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSTRANDER, MICHAEL S | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $138,623.55 | Date 01/04/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRINGTON, DAWN L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $137,435.77 | Date 05/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REED, ROBERT K | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $135,643.96 | Date 10/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZALEWSKI, KENNETH J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $133,662.76 | Date 01/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BREAKELL, DOUGLAS A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $133,000.00 | Date 04/11/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIAMPOLI, JOHN N | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $130,919.22 | Date 02/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOVULLO, REBECCA A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $130,047.03 | Date 12/14/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, SHELLEY M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $128,846.20 | Date 01/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, JOHN D | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $127,280.88 | Date 01/09/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDNER, STEPHEN J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $127,027.68 | Date 05/31/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIOVE, CANDICE M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $125,000.20 | Date 01/02/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CREADY, KELLY A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $120,371.42 | Date 12/23/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZPATRICK, JOSHUA K | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $120,182.68 | Date 03/07/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNARDO, RAYMOND M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $119,796.58 | Date 01/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARRIS, LISA R | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $118,346.22 | Date 06/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOLLUSO, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $118,000.22 | Date 02/05/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, SHONTELL M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $116,692.35 | Date 01/28/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LO GIUDICE, MARIA A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $116,531.75 | Date 06/10/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNYDER, JOHN I, JR | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $116,212.00 | Date 09/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOODY, WILLIAM | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $115,823.23 | Date 02/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOWNS, JENNIFER | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $115,200.02 | Date 07/09/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WICKHAM, J THOMAS, JR | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $114,461.55 | Date 07/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IVES, KIRK W | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $113,372.40 | Date 03/07/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUROSKI, RICHARD F, JR | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $112,992.37 | Date 06/02/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, EILEEN E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $111,769.44 | Date 01/28/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, MICHAEL T | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $111,745.77 | Date 02/19/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANGS, SARAH L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $111,269.34 | Date 07/13/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRAO, PETER C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $111,115.41 | Date 01/02/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLAZER, MARY KATE | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $110,736.21 | Date 02/23/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PREVITE, DAVID C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $110,577.09 | Date 01/22/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAUVIN, CAROLINE | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $110,000.02 | Date 01/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, JASON C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $110,000.02 | Date 07/02/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RODRIGUEZ, JOSE, JR | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $110,000.02 | Date 10/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, STEVEN A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $109,715.45 | Date 07/26/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAVAGE, GERARD C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $109,296.00 | Date 01/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOBIAS, LOUIE J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $108,863.17 | Date 01/11/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INGHAM, JOANN M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $108,000.10 | Date 12/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIERNACKI, JASON | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $107,142.41 | Date 10/06/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECK, FREDERICK A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $107,099.85 | Date 01/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KASSAR, GERARD J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $106,949.81 | Date 06/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NELLIGAN, MATTHEW D | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $106,500.16 | Date 09/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOVE, RYAN M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $105,702.89 | Date 08/31/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TARPINIAN, ANNE S | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $105,468.68 | Date 04/24/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAREY, MARY E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $103,153.29 | Date 07/11/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COSTELLO, JON D | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $102,807.59 | Date 01/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NACHBAR, MARK S | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $102,652.55 | Date 01/09/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLOUSE, MARY L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $102,337.22 | Date 08/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC KEARIN, FRANCIS J, IV | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $102,028.91 | Date 11/09/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIE, DUNCAN S | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $101,153.22 | Date 06/03/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINCHELL, ANDREW J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $100,961.65 | Date 08/31/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, MARY C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $100,480.91 | Date 01/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, DERRICK | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $100,000.16 | Date 01/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FITZGERALD, MEAGAN | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $100,000.16 | Date 02/17/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLISON, MICHAEL A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $99,598.91 | Date 01/21/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOULD, SHEILA J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $99,476.16 | Date 06/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHMIDT, DONNA | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $99,137.95 | Date 08/15/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARR, TRACY L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $98,508.03 | Date 10/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SINCLAIR, KRISTIN G | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $98,000.24 | Date 09/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANVILLE, JOHN K, III | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $97,850.22 | Date 11/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, LESLIE E | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $97,112.10 | Date 09/23/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUAGLIONE, JOHN F | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $96,574.33 | Date 01/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOK, MICHAEL R | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $96,534.28 | Date 07/27/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WREN, MAUREEN F | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $96,305.49 | Date 04/05/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUELLER, ROBIN J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $96,115.50 | Date 03/12/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONATO, RENATO, JR | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $95,882.44 | Date 12/29/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLS, CARL, III | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $95,635.90 | Date 09/09/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIEBER, HARRY L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $95,530.70 | Date 07/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEYER, GREGORY G | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $95,334.70 | Date 07/02/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOFMEISTER, ERIC M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $95,000.10 | Date 08/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POHLID, DOROTHY V | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $94,892.41 | Date 02/08/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, KRISTEN M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $94,603.55 | Date 12/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHEEHAN, REBECCA A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $94,404.04 | Date 11/11/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, NICOLA T | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $94,143.39 | Date 01/31/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'NEILL, BARBARA M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $94,000.03 | Date 01/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, DEAN L | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $93,799.50 | Date 11/17/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, KATHY D | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $93,721.42 | Date 02/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSCO, NICOLE C | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $93,676.93 | Date 12/14/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ATKINS, TIMOTHY D | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $93,320.51 | Date 10/24/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLAVIN, COLLEEN M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $93,320.51 | Date 01/03/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEED, CHRISTINE A | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $93,077.05 | Date 01/30/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAIS, MICHAEL | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $92,986.22 | Date 09/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASSCLES, JOSEPH S | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $92,500.20 | Date 04/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SLATER, MATTHEW J | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $92,500.20 | Date 05/27/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSH, CHRISTINE M | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $92,495.00 | Date 02/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RINALDI, SALVATORE J, JR | Employer name NYS Senate Regular Annual | Amount $92,395.03 | Date 01/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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