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 HERRMANN, FREDERICK W | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 04/04/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEE, THOMAS K | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $265,000.00 | Date 09/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLFE, MICHAEL A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $258,668.40 | Date 08/05/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILLAN, DAVID C | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $258,397.69 | Date 10/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDELLA, SHEILA | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $230,342.49 | Date 06/04/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUMMINS, PAUL D | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $204,578.36 | Date 09/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INDELICATO, JOSEPH J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $200,581.36 | Date 10/09/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALONEY, KEVIN P | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $199,079.78 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNG, RICHARD A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $198,587.75 | Date 11/12/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAHOUDY, GERALD | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $183,670.32 | Date 06/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHAEFER, KEVIN J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $171,648.33 | Date 08/13/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERGUSON, PAUL F | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $170,739.53 | Date 05/14/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONACQUIST, BETH M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $165,303.36 | Date 10/15/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KASPER, KENNETH R | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $165,202.20 | Date 10/01/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, NOREEN | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $165,032.65 | Date 08/31/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRELL, MICHAEL L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $158,325.20 | Date 10/24/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHROMCZAK, ANTHONY | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $154,336.02 | Date 08/26/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TODOROV, THEODORE G | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $146,038.99 | Date 02/15/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREGOIRE, MICHAEL J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $141,804.46 | Date 11/18/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARTELL, ANDREW S | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $141,437.19 | Date 10/02/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARNER, SUZANNE M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $141,263.04 | Date 05/21/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOTALING, LAURA M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $140,712.23 | Date 09/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANS, BRIAN M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $139,492.51 | Date 05/03/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMPANSIRI, DON, JR | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $135,522.51 | Date 03/31/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSENBURG, JOHN A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $134,092.63 | Date 09/22/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALLAGHER, MARK | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $129,782.88 | Date 12/27/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TESSITORE, DAVID P, JR | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $129,507.79 | Date 05/27/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, WALTER F, III | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $127,129.76 | Date 02/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOLLEY, BRUCE A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $126,363.13 | Date 12/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUILBO, JUDITH ELLEN | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $125,633.97 | Date 12/04/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORTIMORE, ERICA L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $125,387.39 | Date 08/06/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOLWORTH, BRAD D | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $123,683.74 | Date 12/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARPLE, BRIAN H | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $123,089.28 | Date 12/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECKER, WILLIAM A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $123,075.30 | Date 10/15/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN DERWIEL, AARON P | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $122,139.17 | Date 08/02/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PISCIOTTA, MICHAEL S | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $121,585.31 | Date 04/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARGUILO, LISA | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $121,049.21 | Date 10/07/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAKINSON, LEWIS A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $121,006.40 | Date 04/29/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUOSO, YISELLE R | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $120,987.10 | Date 08/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARDILLO, JOHN L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $120,934.69 | Date 08/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REZNY, EDWARD F | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $120,934.69 | Date 10/23/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NASH, JO ANN A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $120,558.78 | Date 06/25/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, MARK E | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $120,465.67 | Date 06/19/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KREIG, ADREAN J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $118,482.44 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAMBERLAIN, SCOT | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $116,822.12 | Date 06/02/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAHAM, JANET A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $115,831.08 | Date 04/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZHANG, LEI | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $114,731.06 | Date 10/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDRIOLA, MARGARET M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $114,458.26 | Date 06/10/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DU PONT, ELIZABETH A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $114,355.92 | Date 02/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, TEDD M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $114,010.35 | Date 01/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERMAN, DAWN M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $113,857.29 | Date 01/19/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIPINA, MARK J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $113,598.89 | Date 06/27/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ERIC J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $112,432.72 | Date 12/26/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NATALE, ROCCO A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $111,468.52 | Date 06/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YAFAYEVA, LYUBOV | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $111,397.26 | Date 06/12/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONTENTO, MICHAEL J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $111,190.54 | Date 07/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KONDRAT, SUSAN A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $111,088.45 | Date 05/31/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FESMIRE, JASON R | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $110,712.44 | Date 02/11/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TICE, MATTHEW F | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $110,570.61 | Date 10/16/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROGERS, MELISSA A | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $110,200.01 | Date 09/19/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RACE, PARKER D | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $110,145.47 | Date 01/14/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONRAD, JOHN J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $110,070.62 | Date 03/13/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNAN, HEIDI L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $109,028.92 | Date 03/25/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, MICHAEL F | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $108,737.91 | Date 02/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHENA, DIANE | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $108,145.03 | Date 07/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMAND, J ANTHONY | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $105,740.90 | Date 04/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEPHENS, CAROL D | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $105,497.47 | Date 08/01/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VINING, KIMBERLY E | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $103,513.52 | Date 07/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREEMAN, JASON F | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $103,359.21 | Date 12/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOURNO, PHILIP J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $103,124.49 | Date 06/06/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERBA, JANICE L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $101,505.92 | Date 08/17/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILCOX, JENNIFER L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,862.15 | Date 09/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROMERO, JASON E | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,624.25 | Date 03/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEYES, THOMAS M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,603.58 | Date 02/24/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PLEKAN, KAREN L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,434.32 | Date 09/24/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, DAWN | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,218.63 | Date 05/28/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKINNER, TIMOTHY C | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,180.06 | Date 06/30/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORSARO, DENISE M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,154.60 | Date 08/28/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRING, JENNIFER L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $100,117.89 | Date 11/16/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEEK, MARLENA C | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,818.82 | Date 01/24/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEARNEY, JASON M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,808.71 | Date 01/29/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWART, STEVEN M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,674.33 | Date 01/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, ERIC C | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,362.49 | Date 01/04/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHAR, PAUL E | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,259.41 | Date 03/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GURALNIK, BORIS M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,160.14 | Date 04/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, MARY J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,160.14 | Date 06/04/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARTER, GREGORY D | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,134.69 | Date 12/20/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOLAN, JAMES J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $99,055.37 | Date 01/13/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRAVIS, HEIDI | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $98,792.02 | Date 11/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GLEASON, KEVIN R | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,834.02 | Date 11/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KATONGOLE, MEDDIE | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,834.02 | Date 07/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIFENBERG, SUSAN M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,834.02 | Date 09/20/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUELKE, MARNA L | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,834.02 | Date 02/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAIRD, BRIAN E | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,663.04 | Date 12/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINA M | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,663.04 | Date 07/17/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POHLMANN, CINDY J | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $97,663.04 | Date 09/27/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GENOVESI, GWENDOLYN P | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $95,227.98 | Date 09/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBANO, MATTHEW C | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $95,072.32 | Date 11/20/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELANEY, JOHN W | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $94,414.65 | Date 06/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITLINGUM, ALICIA N | Employer name NYS Teachers Retirement System | Amount $93,432.91 | Date 09/23/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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