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.

Clear Search
Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name O'LEARY, TERENCE J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $164,127.91 Date 01/19/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DONAHUE, LINDA Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $158,515.90 Date 03/31/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CARREN, THOMAS K Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $156,598.10 Date 01/22/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WISELY, KEVIN E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $149,012.09 Date 08/01/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEIGERWALD, BARBARA L Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $145,395.98 Date 12/01/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PHILLIPS, CHARLES E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $134,514.20 Date 06/06/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WRIGHT, BRIAN K Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $133,201.73 Date 03/24/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CONBOY, BENEDICT J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $133,192.76 Date 01/31/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HASTINGS, TERRY Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $132,864.63 Date 03/31/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOARE, FRANCIS G Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $130,938.71 Date 03/10/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLACK, LISA M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $129,904.06 Date 01/31/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MESSINA, LINDA Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $129,888.00 Date 01/27/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BINK, ANNE M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $128,928.27 Date 07/05/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CLARK, JAMES R Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $125,310.08 Date 08/04/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WAHRLICH, MICHELE R Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $125,161.17 Date 12/19/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NERNEY, FRANCIS J, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $121,397.61 Date 03/24/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARTIN, PAUL D Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $120,565.44 Date 10/29/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name O'HARA, DANIEL D Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $120,052.81 Date 01/19/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CLAIN, CORY E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $119,215.34 Date 06/06/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NATARAJAN, NIKHIL Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $114,178.41 Date 04/12/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TOMKO, ELISHA S Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $113,432.05 Date 08/11/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LAYTON, JOHN W, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $113,140.47 Date 04/11/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ARMONY, JOE L Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $111,062.12 Date 04/13/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUSSELL, PATRICE Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $109,812.12 Date 11/01/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOLMES, CHRISTOPHER S Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $109,795.37 Date 08/21/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FASSBENDER, DOUGLAS S Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $109,696.39 Date 08/20/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LORD, RICHARD M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $108,641.78 Date 11/20/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DUGAN, WILLIAM M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $108,447.53 Date 08/19/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PICARILLO, SUSAN Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $108,438.07 Date 02/16/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GILMORE, JOHN B, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $103,999.11 Date 08/23/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CABLE, JAMES B Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $103,775.52 Date 06/27/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SWARTWOUT, GUY W Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $103,767.17 Date 08/02/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LA PLANTE, ROBIN E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $103,675.92 Date 12/29/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRENCH, RICHARD A Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $103,331.37 Date 08/09/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOWARD, THOMAS C Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $102,898.14 Date 10/22/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAMPBELL, WILLIAM H Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $102,526.95 Date 01/29/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PACIOREK, RANDOLPH S Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $102,519.69 Date 09/15/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC NAMARA, JOHN M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $101,932.25 Date 02/04/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FISCH, THEODORE J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $101,216.08 Date 08/07/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOFFMAN, KRISTINE J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $101,173.77 Date 09/25/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILLIAMS, HEPBURN L Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $99,616.68 Date 12/30/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LA TOURETTE, ERWIN Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $99,438.58 Date 05/01/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ABRAMSON, ERIC M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $99,369.92 Date 04/13/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name O'BRIEN, DANIEL E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $98,012.74 Date 01/30/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOLDEN, STEPHEN P Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $97,736.15 Date 01/01/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LAIRD, KAREN M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,973.65 Date 11/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MITCHELL, LAWRENCE R Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,679.38 Date 08/30/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STUMPF, CAROL J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,636.37 Date 12/03/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,412.97 Date 04/17/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DELANEY, MATTHEW R Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,391.99 Date 09/23/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GUEDKO, LARISSA Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,366.13 Date 02/28/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SAEZ, GILBERT Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,087.21 Date 11/24/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DUSHA, TOBY C Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,058.46 Date 11/08/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILLIAMS, DAVID C Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,032.86 Date 04/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIGGITT, PAUL J, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $96,006.90 Date 11/09/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SOTO, JAMES S Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $95,521.18 Date 01/08/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE MATTEO, DAVID M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $95,450.39 Date 08/20/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CALLEN, JAMES J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $94,740.85 Date 07/13/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DUDLEY, MEGHAN E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $94,035.57 Date 10/12/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KELLER, BENJAMIN S Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $94,024.80 Date 10/10/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HALLMAN, HANS W Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $93,945.84 Date 06/28/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JACKSON, BRIAN D Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,917.41 Date 02/03/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BAGSTAD, BRYAN B Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,910.55 Date 01/03/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MALLICK, MARK F Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,697.61 Date 10/04/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE PAZ, ALBERT P Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,695.84 Date 08/28/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KIRK, BERNARD E, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,695.84 Date 06/01/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VALENTI, LOUIS A, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,695.84 Date 08/08/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WRIGHT, CHARLES L Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,695.84 Date 12/24/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHELLIS, BRETT B Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,589.04 Date 09/19/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TYGAR, BRADLEY K Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,191.41 Date 10/23/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STALLMAN, ROBERT O, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $92,165.54 Date 08/18/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILBURN, REBECCA E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,794.43 Date 06/16/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SADLIK, PATRICIA A Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,754.27 Date 09/13/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RIFENBURGH, WILLIAM H, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,729.10 Date 10/12/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC GINNIS, DAWN M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,420.01 Date 07/25/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHEA, WILLIAM J Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,385.04 Date 06/24/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WHEELER, BENJAMIN A Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,380.81 Date 07/01/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ISBELL, DAVID M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,372.22 Date 02/06/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BATES, KAREN M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,356.15 Date 05/28/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RIVENBURG, JAMES E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,282.65 Date 07/07/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORESHAN, JACOB J, III Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,223.12 Date 04/23/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SPRAGUE, MICHAEL A Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $91,031.95 Date 10/17/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JONES, ANDREW T, JR Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $90,610.01 Date 06/13/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DEVOE, KRISTIN M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $90,072.11 Date 01/12/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZOBEL, JOHN F Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $89,894.31 Date 04/17/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WINNER, DOUGLAS P Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $89,056.76 Date 09/03/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MORTIS, TODD P Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $88,296.87 Date 10/19/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE GENNARO, MATTHEW R Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $87,655.25 Date 06/30/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ROY, SCOTT M Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $87,600.20 Date 02/05/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SIKORA, JOSEPH C Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $87,558.26 Date 04/12/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOYCE, ANDREW C Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $87,275.16 Date 07/11/2013 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HEID, ERIN Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $86,792.58 Date 11/29/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PERROTTA, NICHOLAS L Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $85,989.95 Date 09/18/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRIMHALL, SHAWN P Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $85,977.31 Date 11/11/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PORTER, NORA E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $85,460.66 Date 10/19/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FINEGAN, SHANNON D Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $85,415.98 Date 08/20/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CARTNEY, THOMAS E, II Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $85,386.92 Date 05/19/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNOWLES, EARL E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $85,385.24 Date 03/16/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FAIRCLOUGH, JOHN E Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $84,869.21 Date 10/11/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WAY, KATHLEEN A Employer name Office of Public Safety Amount $84,746.76 Date 11/16/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

Please choose a filter above to display results or

DISPLAY ALL

No results for your selection

RESET
BACK TO TOP