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 BAUSCH, JACQUELINE F Employer name New York Public Library Amount $278,624.34 Date 04/25/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CORBIN, TODD M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $265,000.00 Date 03/10/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARX, ANTHONY W Employer name New York Public Library Amount $265,000.00 Date 07/01/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PLATT, CHRISTOPHER D Employer name New York Public Library Amount $265,000.00 Date 09/18/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHEA, LOUISE Employer name New York Public Library Amount $265,000.00 Date 07/14/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEELE, JADRIEN F Employer name New York Public Library Amount $263,541.99 Date 08/28/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STROUSE, JEAN Employer name New York Public Library Amount $262,642.35 Date 09/01/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OLIVA, GENNARO J Employer name New York Public Library Amount $232,373.03 Date 03/27/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAVIS, JACQUELINE Z Employer name New York Public Library Amount $225,533.62 Date 09/11/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STALZER, RICHARD P Employer name New York Public Library Amount $220,385.69 Date 04/07/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEVESQUE, JENNIFER Employer name New York Public Library Amount $215,959.65 Date 09/26/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SPRAY, VANESSA N Employer name New York Public Library Amount $214,141.10 Date 01/17/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEAL, TERRANCE R Employer name New York Public Library Amount $213,658.65 Date 05/22/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, BRIDGET Employer name New York Public Library Amount $205,428.39 Date 07/14/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SWABY, GERFIELD L Employer name New York Public Library Amount $201,587.99 Date 04/02/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAQUE, JAHIRUL Employer name New York Public Library Amount $199,932.03 Date 11/15/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MIHALTSES, GEORGE Employer name New York Public Library Amount $199,587.12 Date 02/02/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MONTALBO, MARJOEL L Employer name New York Public Library Amount $190,480.78 Date 09/20/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOLDENGRABER, PAUL B Employer name New York Public Library Amount $182,688.72 Date 06/14/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUE, CHARLENE Employer name New York Public Library Amount $180,612.10 Date 04/12/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PATCH, JOHANNA M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,852.38 Date 01/03/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNUTZEN, MATTHEW A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,088.47 Date 04/30/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HONIG, RISA Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,000.00 Date 04/13/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JACOBS, MARGARET A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,000.00 Date 01/02/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KENNEDY, MARY LEE Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,000.00 Date 05/15/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAYES, MICHELE COLEMAN Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,000.00 Date 08/06/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WEINE, KENNETH N Employer name New York Public Library Amount $179,000.00 Date 02/01/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RESIDE, DOUGLAS L Employer name New York Public Library Amount $171,732.84 Date 01/31/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STINGONE, WILLIAM Employer name New York Public Library Amount $171,732.84 Date 07/10/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RIEGELHAUPT, KATHLEEN D Employer name New York Public Library Amount $169,966.92 Date 03/03/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALLEYNE, GEORGE N Employer name New York Public Library Amount $169,077.18 Date 01/10/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIBAY, DENISE A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $167,824.77 Date 09/14/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOLLER, BRUCE B Employer name New York Public Library Amount $166,666.70 Date 09/14/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEUER, JOHANNES K Employer name New York Public Library Amount $166,366.66 Date 11/16/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VARGHESE, JASON Employer name New York Public Library Amount $166,185.35 Date 01/04/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MONTEFINISE, ANGELA F Employer name New York Public Library Amount $163,487.18 Date 01/04/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MESHKOV, JESSE L Employer name New York Public Library Amount $157,646.13 Date 01/10/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MYRHOL, THERESA A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $157,428.66 Date 03/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HASTANAN, MONTALEE Employer name New York Public Library Amount $156,797.62 Date 07/30/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LUSSIER, MICHELE M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $156,189.38 Date 05/06/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OTA, SUMIE Employer name New York Public Library Amount $155,689.69 Date 02/24/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BACON, JOHN M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $152,538.46 Date 09/15/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAXWELL, GREGORY S Employer name New York Public Library Amount $150,986.13 Date 01/23/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLATT, DAPHNA Employer name New York Public Library Amount $150,147.14 Date 12/12/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SORIANO, CARYL C Employer name New York Public Library Amount $148,884.65 Date 02/23/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PARKIN, KENNETH Employer name New York Public Library Amount $148,313.72 Date 05/17/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRANGAKIS, EVELYN Employer name New York Public Library Amount $147,949.59 Date 03/22/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOEFT, YVONNE K Employer name New York Public Library Amount $147,169.63 Date 01/08/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KELLEY, ROBERT J Employer name New York Public Library Amount $147,101.53 Date 01/28/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GLEASON, YOLANDA R Employer name New York Public Library Amount $146,973.47 Date 06/12/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KUMAR, ASHOK Employer name New York Public Library Amount $146,671.06 Date 05/03/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CORRSIN, STEPHEN D Employer name New York Public Library Amount $146,632.67 Date 09/13/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILLIAMS, KENRICK H Employer name New York Public Library Amount $145,817.15 Date 05/06/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PUKACZ, LAUREN C Employer name New York Public Library Amount $144,999.99 Date 09/21/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUBIN, SAM E Employer name New York Public Library Amount $144,999.99 Date 08/13/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ENGLISH, JAMES C Employer name New York Public Library Amount $144,618.15 Date 05/20/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YEARWOOD, MARY F Employer name New York Public Library Amount $144,462.50 Date 11/16/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIXON, GESILLE A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $144,186.19 Date 03/27/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SILVER, HELENE N Employer name New York Public Library Amount $143,719.35 Date 04/22/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TORRENTI, STEVEN R Employer name New York Public Library Amount $143,491.32 Date 08/31/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KHOLDI, MOHAMMAD H Employer name New York Public Library Amount $142,887.08 Date 10/30/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WANG, JIAN-DA Employer name New York Public Library Amount $141,761.60 Date 07/03/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NG, JAN JAN Employer name New York Public Library Amount $141,711.34 Date 04/18/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOLOWKA, DAVID H Employer name New York Public Library Amount $141,024.36 Date 11/20/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZOLLER, ROBERT Employer name New York Public Library Amount $138,952.09 Date 07/19/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REDMOND, SEAN M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $138,300.33 Date 03/25/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LAU, GUY Employer name New York Public Library Amount $137,371.31 Date 11/07/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RODNEY, MARK G Employer name New York Public Library Amount $137,186.00 Date 09/03/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MISNER, MICHELLE L Employer name New York Public Library Amount $136,653.88 Date 06/15/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COHEN, MADELEINE L Employer name New York Public Library Amount $134,182.35 Date 04/16/1973 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOWALSKA, KATARZYNA S Employer name New York Public Library Amount $133,642.97 Date 12/12/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AMATO, LOUIS A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $133,298.65 Date 04/28/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HAYS, ELIZABETH S Employer name New York Public Library Amount $130,807.64 Date 12/06/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHANCE, DAWN C Employer name New York Public Library Amount $129,284.32 Date 02/23/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOULD-SCHMIT, KERRY A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $128,186.76 Date 11/02/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MATHIS, BOBBY, II Employer name New York Public Library Amount $127,954.79 Date 08/17/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DIOUF, SYLVIANE A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $127,910.63 Date 12/17/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YACOUBI, MEGAN Employer name New York Public Library Amount $127,119.85 Date 11/07/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEDAKOWICH, JASON A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $127,015.41 Date 07/10/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ARMENDARIZ, ROSA M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $125,965.34 Date 11/01/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GIRALDO ARTEAGA, MAURICIO Employer name New York Public Library Amount $125,965.34 Date 09/26/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TYLER, JOHN M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $125,775.38 Date 09/08/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name YOLLES, MELANIE A Employer name New York Public Library Amount $125,507.69 Date 02/14/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RABBINER, SUSAN E Employer name New York Public Library Amount $125,063.90 Date 05/08/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALVAREZ, MICHAEL Employer name New York Public Library Amount $124,680.00 Date 01/19/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOZIWICK, GEORGE E Employer name New York Public Library Amount $123,894.50 Date 08/11/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GEWIRTZ, ISAAC M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $123,385.72 Date 05/12/1975 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HADRO, JOSHUA E Employer name New York Public Library Amount $123,341.18 Date 07/15/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIRSCH, DEBORAH H Employer name New York Public Library Amount $122,001.71 Date 06/19/1967 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SWISHER-SPIERS, JESSIE C Employer name New York Public Library Amount $121,192.31 Date 10/25/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUNTER, RICKY Employer name New York Public Library Amount $120,428.01 Date 03/09/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LIRIANO, MAIRA I Employer name New York Public Library Amount $120,428.01 Date 03/04/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAY, MICAH B Employer name New York Public Library Amount $119,865.85 Date 09/28/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name URENA, ANGEL M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $119,239.34 Date 12/03/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RICHTER, BRETT J Employer name New York Public Library Amount $118,066.50 Date 07/14/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GONZALEZ, JOSE G Employer name New York Public Library Amount $118,031.66 Date 02/14/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BALOW, JOHN R Employer name New York Public Library Amount $116,494.78 Date 09/08/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHOONMAKER, LISA M Employer name New York Public Library Amount $116,212.35 Date 07/31/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALSTON, TIFFANY Y Employer name New York Public Library Amount $115,545.82 Date 10/15/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LI, SIMIN Employer name New York Public Library Amount $115,468.31 Date 08/16/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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