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 ROTELLA, RICHARD A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $132,849.14 | Date 04/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA GAMBA, JOSEPH M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $128,528.76 | Date 01/30/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DROF, PAUL J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $113,808.52 | Date 06/20/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUTEY, WILLIAM E, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $112,024.01 | Date 04/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, DONALD K, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $103,584.11 | Date 04/13/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROLL, RICHARD R | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $95,330.76 | Date 04/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, NORMAN D | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $90,897.73 | Date 09/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEFF, ANTHONY L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $89,259.54 | Date 12/29/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAHN, ANTHONY M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $89,203.68 | Date 08/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANIELS, LORA M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $83,491.12 | Date 01/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAMA, PATRICK A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $78,173.06 | Date 05/09/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARGONA, JOSEPH S | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $77,394.83 | Date 10/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WRIGHT, WILLIAM D | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $77,284.39 | Date 10/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWE, ROBERT G | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $74,137.65 | Date 03/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REID, ROBERT J, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $70,484.64 | Date 03/10/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILROY, WILLIAM D | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $69,090.03 | Date 01/07/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SICURELLA, ANTHONY L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $67,478.47 | Date 06/30/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUDDENHAGEN, MARY JEAN | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $67,360.03 | Date 09/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARADISE, JOEL | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $65,160.80 | Date 05/19/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHOOLOKIAN, GLENN A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $64,393.96 | Date 01/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMSON, DOUGLAS S | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $64,179.01 | Date 07/06/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KARGATIS, KIMBERLY L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $64,135.85 | Date 04/12/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUMMERSON, JOHN J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $62,345.40 | Date 10/12/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZYSK, NEIL A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $62,102.61 | Date 09/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EAGLER, MICHAEL S | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $56,526.09 | Date 07/07/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWART, STEPHEN C | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $55,942.38 | Date 05/14/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINEAU, DONALD J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $55,152.11 | Date 10/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, SCOTT B | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $54,035.84 | Date 06/16/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA GAMBA, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $53,077.22 | Date 11/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACRI, MICHAEL F | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $52,587.38 | Date 04/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLIVERIO SENIA, GINA L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $52,493.70 | Date 06/06/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JANESE, MICHAEL A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $51,485.89 | Date 02/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EMMICK, NICHOLAS R | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $51,306.51 | Date 02/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRACE, WILLIAM L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $49,952.08 | Date 01/16/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLOMBEK, GARY R | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $49,395.30 | Date 02/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLEMAN, KEVIN C | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $48,580.76 | Date 07/16/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONDE, NICHOLAS F | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $48,516.81 | Date 11/05/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRATELLO, LOUIS C | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $47,439.44 | Date 10/18/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLYNN, KEVIN S | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $47,208.29 | Date 10/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUMMERSON, JOHN T | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $47,078.51 | Date 09/27/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILNE, ROBERT | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $47,078.10 | Date 06/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUNN, ROBERT J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $46,808.08 | Date 01/04/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAUL, JOHN N | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $46,601.54 | Date 04/22/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANDONATO, FIFI A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $45,422.63 | Date 05/19/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JANZEN, ADAM D | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $44,809.58 | Date 12/15/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSS, MICHAEL J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $44,788.22 | Date 07/06/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BATEMAN, BRIAN P | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $44,647.12 | Date 12/09/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUPON, DAN E | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $44,337.64 | Date 01/16/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAEPFEL, PATRICIA A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $44,295.15 | Date 06/21/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRADBERRY, CORTEZ L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $43,988.81 | Date 08/03/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC NAUGHTON, JOHN H | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $43,952.97 | Date 07/08/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATSULAVAGE, JOSEPH A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $43,641.00 | Date 02/24/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DILLON, KEVIN M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $43,539.14 | Date 02/16/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WASHINGTON, CONDOLIUS | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $42,718.40 | Date 10/01/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, ERIC J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $42,042.77 | Date 02/27/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZAEPFEL, STEVEN G | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $41,694.21 | Date 10/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDERICK, PATRICIA L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $41,693.64 | Date 02/09/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANNA, NATHAN A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $41,233.95 | Date 03/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE RUBEIS, FERNANDO A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $40,730.01 | Date 05/05/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROTELLA, FRANK A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $40,718.90 | Date 01/14/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELDRIDGE, BRIAN G | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $39,065.46 | Date 07/10/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VESCI, RUSSELL F | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $38,783.41 | Date 03/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, RANDALL E | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $37,847.36 | Date 11/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KIRKLAND, DENNIS R | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $37,657.24 | Date 12/09/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, EDWARD M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $37,032.14 | Date 04/13/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANDERS, LISA L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $36,868.33 | Date 06/28/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA GAMBA, STEPHEN | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $36,611.06 | Date 03/31/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VIRTUOSO, VINCENT D | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $35,217.87 | Date 07/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEMPA, JOSEPH E, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $35,194.79 | Date 01/25/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA BELLE, BRIAN C | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $34,402.83 | Date 01/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEFF, MICHAEL P | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $33,946.21 | Date 01/25/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARNONE, TAMMY L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $33,746.88 | Date 03/30/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOYD, JORDAN C | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $32,626.71 | Date 03/30/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRISON, RALYNN M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $32,593.99 | Date 03/21/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALFIERE, MICHAEL R | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $30,840.90 | Date 08/04/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TIGHE, DAVID M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $30,273.36 | Date 04/18/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSS, JAMES A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $30,219.61 | Date 04/01/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAVIS, MARK P, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $24,869.96 | Date 01/25/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GROSE, RONDA L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $23,084.41 | Date 02/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ECKERSON, BRIAN A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $22,058.07 | Date 05/23/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOLLAND, DARREN J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $18,032.60 | Date 08/23/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOPA, TODD M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $16,015.81 | Date 02/06/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASTILE, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $16,003.87 | Date 10/24/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUM, DANIEL J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $13,879.64 | Date 11/21/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE FRANCO, IGNATIUS V | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $12,358.33 | Date 11/15/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRECO, MAX A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $3,834.09 | Date 02/21/2017 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA GAMBA, JOSEPH M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $121,976.40 | Date 01/30/1984 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILKINSON, ROBERT W, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $119,162.20 | Date 07/25/1977 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DROF, PAUL J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $110,000.80 | Date 06/20/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROTELLA, RICHARD A | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $109,675.50 | Date 04/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, DONALD J, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $100,090.78 | Date 04/13/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUTEY, WILLIAM E, JR | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $90,619.51 | Date 04/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROLL, RICHARD R | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $90,409.81 | Date 04/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUDDENHAGEN, MARY JEAN | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $86,529.15 | Date 09/10/1990 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALLEN, NORMAN D | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $86,529.13 | Date 09/26/2005 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWE, ROBERT G | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $85,069.68 | Date 03/31/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAHN, ANTHONY M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $85,064.22 | Date 08/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANIELS, LORA M | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $77,399.66 | Date 01/07/1980 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INFANTINO, THOMAS J | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $76,158.42 | Date 01/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHEFF, ANTHONY L | Employer name Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Amount $74,229.47 | Date 12/29/1989 | Fiscal year 2015-16 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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