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 STRATTON, BRIAN U | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $153,677.00 | Date 08/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE LUCA, JAIME C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $137,292.59 | Date 11/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CALLAGHAN, JOHN C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $129,065.65 | Date 08/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARBUTO, AMBROSE A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $123,789.84 | Date 11/04/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAVOIE, JOSEPH E | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $117,675.13 | Date 07/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANNS, RICHARD P | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $116,056.97 | Date 06/30/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, DAVID J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $114,035.58 | Date 04/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TATRO, GARY FRANK, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $112,513.24 | Date 04/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOPP, MICHAEL F | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $109,456.45 | Date 04/24/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOYCE, JOHN J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $105,411.24 | Date 04/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOSHART, DAVID G | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $102,941.06 | Date 01/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENNISTON, ANDREW G | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $101,664.40 | Date 09/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRASIER, TIMOTHY R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $101,664.40 | Date 12/29/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANDILORO, JAMES E | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $99,930.80 | Date 05/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACK, BRENT P | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $98,856.09 | Date 07/20/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRITSAVAGE, JEFFREY S | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $97,325.64 | Date 03/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, MARK D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $94,057.89 | Date 05/30/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, MATTHEW J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $92,944.52 | Date 02/13/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANGLIN, THOMAS D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $91,405.31 | Date 11/23/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC INERNEY, TIMOTHY J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $91,323.51 | Date 04/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRAINE, DAN C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $90,899.54 | Date 11/03/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RATHWELL, TERRENCE D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $90,280.67 | Date 05/20/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORAPELLO, KIM M | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $88,835.74 | Date 04/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWEITZER, WILLIAM D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $87,995.86 | Date 08/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEAMAN, PATRICK W | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $87,113.34 | Date 04/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DEORDIO, JANET A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $85,952.42 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERINS, KEVIN T | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $84,394.62 | Date 04/09/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAILEY, ROBERT | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $83,075.09 | Date 08/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, KELLY A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $82,831.41 | Date 03/30/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMPHERE, DAVID H | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $82,507.49 | Date 10/29/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC DONALD, THOMAS A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $79,801.43 | Date 04/21/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMPHERE, KEVIN L | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $79,767.71 | Date 05/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAZER, PETER J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $79,767.71 | Date 10/29/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWIFT, BRIAN J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $77,815.41 | Date 07/17/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, MICHAEL J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $74,817.58 | Date 01/13/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THORP, STEPHEN H | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $72,281.94 | Date 08/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCINERNEY, LINDA L | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $71,024.03 | Date 12/24/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEWBERRY, GEORGE M, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $70,743.72 | Date 08/24/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JENKINS, ADAM R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $70,669.01 | Date 10/01/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GUIRK, DARREN J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $70,366.83 | Date 09/16/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAGAN, JOSUE | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $70,146.90 | Date 12/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BETHEL, JAY H | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $69,727.27 | Date 12/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, PHILIP T | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $69,661.32 | Date 04/10/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZITER, JOSEPH A, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $69,581.23 | Date 06/25/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALWAY, PAUL T, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $69,485.08 | Date 04/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, ROBERT J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $69,019.29 | Date 05/14/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OSILOVSKIY, MARK | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $68,763.72 | Date 10/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNER, MICHAEL J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $68,502.50 | Date 02/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEIBERT, LAWRENCE P | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $67,406.68 | Date 09/19/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LIPPA, TODD W | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $67,145.43 | Date 06/30/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIFFLEY, PETER R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $66,833.73 | Date 05/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOPEZ, ALEJANDRO | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $66,347.45 | Date 04/24/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEUTEL, WILLIAM S | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $65,746.25 | Date 10/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERUZZINI, MICHAEL P | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $65,649.94 | Date 05/07/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAYLOR, MICHAEL S | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $65,456.60 | Date 04/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERIDAN, CATHERINE T | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $65,177.95 | Date 09/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHAFFER, STEVEN J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $65,150.86 | Date 06/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC EVOY, RICHARD J, SR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $63,651.53 | Date 05/11/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARCIA, ROBERT P | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $63,348.99 | Date 12/14/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLSON, DAMON C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $62,628.48 | Date 10/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name YOUNGLOVE, ROBERT C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $62,527.41 | Date 05/09/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONNELLY, WILLIAM G | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $62,119.80 | Date 03/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN VALKENBURG, JOHN R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $61,602.30 | Date 07/29/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATKINS, RONALD D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $61,597.42 | Date 04/19/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEMINWAY, DAVID C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $61,356.37 | Date 11/19/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISS, ROBERT D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $61,097.34 | Date 04/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NABEREZNY, JOHN T | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $60,720.66 | Date 04/16/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDICK, DAVID R, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $60,180.29 | Date 11/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROACH, DANIEL | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $60,103.09 | Date 06/19/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOTTISTI, NICHOLAS J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $60,066.46 | Date 04/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENEY, JOHN C, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $60,019.34 | Date 10/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTIAGO, JESUS M | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,845.40 | Date 02/18/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINSMAN, MICHAEL W | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,741.47 | Date 04/27/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEERS, BRADFORD A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,590.21 | Date 05/28/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MYERS, MICHAEL A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,436.55 | Date 04/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FAY, CYNTHIA C | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,403.01 | Date 11/03/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, MARK R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,356.90 | Date 08/23/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILBUR, JAMIE S | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,327.55 | Date 04/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DICKSON, JAMES E | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,150.94 | Date 03/05/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COON, MICHAEL J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $59,022.87 | Date 10/29/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TREMBLAY, JOHN R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,994.46 | Date 05/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FACTEAU, KARL F | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,973.59 | Date 07/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARLISS, TIMOTHY J | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,742.98 | Date 09/21/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCKMAN, RICHARD S | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,572.07 | Date 01/22/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOYCE, JAMES F, JR | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,561.82 | Date 06/11/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURDICK, RICHARD R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,550.84 | Date 07/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOPER, KENNETH L | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,394.59 | Date 08/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEAUDOIN, DANIEL F | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,378.04 | Date 10/30/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STARKWEATHER, DAVID | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,368.86 | Date 09/26/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYWARD, RUSSELL H, III | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $58,103.34 | Date 09/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORGET, LOUIS D | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $57,340.93 | Date 05/13/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONALDSON, MICHAEL T | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $57,221.20 | Date 09/14/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINKELMANN, MARK R | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $57,014.42 | Date 04/23/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, CHARLES A | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,880.35 | Date 08/17/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEWITT, JOHN M | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,815.89 | Date 06/05/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOODRICH, LARRY B | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,782.16 | Date 04/08/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUTSKY, SERGEY | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,733.18 | Date 11/29/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORIARITY, TIMOTHY S | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,719.40 | Date 10/25/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GODKIN, KEVIN P | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,707.46 | Date 05/01/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSELL, EUGENE | Employer name New York State Canal Corp. | Amount $56,445.10 | Date 04/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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