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 LEE, LI-WEN G Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $241,801.26 Date 03/24/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, THOMAS E Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $240,586.52 Date 04/23/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PERKINS, MATTHEW B Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $240,167.52 Date 04/19/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARRUTHERS, JAY W Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $206,306.94 Date 09/12/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SEDERER, LLOYD I Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $203,031.31 Date 02/25/1974 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FINNERTY, MOLLY T Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $184,581.14 Date 07/01/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ERLICH, MATTHEW D Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $183,371.03 Date 07/14/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ENGEL, GERALD M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $180,295.82 Date 02/07/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHAEFER, MARTHA Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $179,954.30 Date 07/05/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COHEN, NEAL L Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $179,000.00 Date 04/07/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MYERS, ROBERT W Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $176,373.83 Date 03/01/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HALL, DONNA L Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $174,985.64 Date 10/17/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TAVELLA, CHRISTOPHER Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $172,472.15 Date 08/22/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DERMAN, MARISA Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $171,025.76 Date 07/01/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SLANE, EMIL J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $168,229.62 Date 09/21/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LUM, MAY S Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $163,845.59 Date 05/03/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRADBURY, DONNA M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $162,321.17 Date 08/22/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WEISKOPF, GARY M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $156,071.74 Date 11/02/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KILLEEN, EDWARD J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $153,545.96 Date 04/25/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HEATH, JANET LYNN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $151,150.27 Date 04/27/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PEPPER, JOSHUA B Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $149,189.37 Date 12/17/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MOON, ROBERT R Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $148,515.52 Date 04/02/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RADIGAN, MARLEEN S Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $146,228.75 Date 03/21/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARLIN, MARTHA A Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $145,549.74 Date 07/12/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARTNETT, TRICIA M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $144,683.94 Date 12/03/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC HUGH, MARY E Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $142,562.27 Date 11/15/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RODAK, JULIE A Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $139,298.78 Date 10/03/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WOLLNER, DAVID V Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $139,298.78 Date 09/14/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRINEY, REBECCA N Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $139,276.18 Date 12/07/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BENHAM, CATHERINE J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $139,265.64 Date 06/11/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GIARRUSSO, BETH G Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $139,167.58 Date 08/04/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TASHJIAN, MOIRA W Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $137,245.40 Date 02/01/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NELSON, LINDA M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $136,163.21 Date 09/14/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PASQUINI, JULIE M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $136,058.89 Date 03/27/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DOHERTYSMITH, CHRISTINA D Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $134,765.07 Date 06/23/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LECKMAN WESTIN, EMILY Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $132,860.00 Date 06/02/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HOAGWOOD, KIMBERLY E Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $132,330.05 Date 01/16/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GILBERT, LISA M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $126,559.32 Date 10/16/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HREN, HENRY E, JR Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $126,479.33 Date 08/17/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WOJTKIEWICZ, APRIL A Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $126,374.14 Date 06/10/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RADEMACHER, LEESA J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,310.08 Date 06/05/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ALLEN, JOHN B, JR Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,264.98 Date 03/06/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KUNKLE, CHRISTOPHER D Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,230.10 Date 09/07/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RUSSO, DAVID Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,219.19 Date 06/01/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DI BARI, ANNE K Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,203.02 Date 05/13/1976 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITKA, JOHN P Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,179.94 Date 03/31/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LORD, JOEL J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $125,153.72 Date 01/10/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PORTER, WILLIAM R Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $123,971.37 Date 05/11/1972 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BARD, A SCOTT Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $122,631.11 Date 10/21/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ABBATE, LYNN M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $122,552.47 Date 05/08/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC CARTHY, KEITH J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $120,292.55 Date 07/27/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCALESCI, CRYSTAL L Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $120,266.20 Date 06/08/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRIMPONG, ERIC Y Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $119,371.41 Date 08/18/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZALUCKI, DONALD T Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $117,670.25 Date 09/20/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CARITO, CHARLOTTE J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $117,465.62 Date 09/21/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RAY-LA BATT, MEREDITH L Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $116,411.61 Date 03/30/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LASHER, BARBARA J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $116,003.09 Date 09/24/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SATRIANO, JAMES J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $115,364.18 Date 10/26/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name THALER, SUSAN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $114,114.18 Date 06/07/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BRENNAN, KEITH J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,450.46 Date 03/22/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MC DERMOTT, WILLIAM A Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,450.46 Date 07/05/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SUNUKJIAN, ALAN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,450.46 Date 01/28/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MAHAR, AMY J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,443.68 Date 03/28/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNAPIK, SUSAN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,372.51 Date 11/01/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LAMBERT, APRIL P Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,142.32 Date 07/18/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PEPE, NANCY J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $113,118.85 Date 04/05/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ABATE, CAREN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $112,798.74 Date 04/21/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHARDER, FRANCES B Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $112,703.86 Date 12/03/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRITZ, JAMES E Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $112,312.12 Date 11/21/1968 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NICHOLSON, KAREN H Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $112,312.12 Date 04/18/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RODAK, AMY M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $111,940.20 Date 06/12/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name EISENSTEIN-ROSAN, POLA F Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $111,293.00 Date 12/13/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCARPELLI-DWYER, JUDY M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $111,247.88 Date 08/29/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BARTH LANZARA, CAROL B Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $111,062.12 Date 07/05/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUZ, STEVEN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $111,062.12 Date 06/03/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PAYACK, LAURA C Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $111,062.12 Date 10/20/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MORGIEWICZ, RIELE J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $110,937.97 Date 11/27/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JONES, JANYCE E. Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $110,096.82 Date 09/01/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SPLONSKOWSKI, NANCY P Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,805.97 Date 06/08/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NOCERA, JACK Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,795.80 Date 08/29/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WOODS, ROBERT J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,765.24 Date 11/28/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PANGILINAN, MARIA-BELEN I Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,742.68 Date 12/03/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KING, RICHARD J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,739.22 Date 11/03/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DICK, STEPHEN B Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,721.42 Date 03/21/1975 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAO, WENJUN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,710.45 Date 08/31/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WANG, RUI Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,619.51 Date 08/15/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TRACY, CATHERINE C Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,550.64 Date 06/16/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name IAPPINI, PAUL Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $109,424.83 Date 09/10/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KATZ, KATHERINE Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $108,732.43 Date 09/11/1979 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BARR, FRANCIS E Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $108,548.58 Date 06/17/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SABATINO, CAROL S Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $108,229.51 Date 03/31/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHOEMAKER, BRIAN M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $107,892.09 Date 07/14/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DE SIMONE-HOLT, VICTORIA J Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $107,095.94 Date 03/15/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FOX, WENDY S Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $106,926.17 Date 04/21/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PIRIE-ST PIERRE, MARI Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $106,843.72 Date 03/24/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEVENS, MARK A Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $106,647.47 Date 10/20/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GAUL, RACHEL A Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $106,375.48 Date 06/12/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMALLING, MAXINE M Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $106,225.01 Date 05/26/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHEN, QINGXIAN Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $106,066.60 Date 05/05/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SCHATZEL, MATTHEW S Employer name Office of Mental Health Amount $105,850.64 Date 01/16/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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