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 HOOKER, MICHAEL E | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $156,945.12 | Date 10/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, JEFFREY D | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $134,499.72 | Date 06/26/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, GEOFFREY G | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $131,974.24 | Date 06/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARVIN, CURTIS R | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $116,959.64 | Date 12/05/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOTZ, WILLIAM T | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $113,685.26 | Date 02/22/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEISS, ANDREW J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $112,458.32 | Date 02/03/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLANCHARD, BARRY M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $105,396.85 | Date 08/29/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, THEODORE J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $103,756.08 | Date 04/02/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSYN, ROBERT W | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $101,971.86 | Date 06/07/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KHANZADIAN, LAUREEN J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $100,676.28 | Date 07/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARE, JOHN M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $99,863.09 | Date 01/17/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, MARK J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $98,904.37 | Date 05/24/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DENUE, JEFFREY J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $98,457.03 | Date 03/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELLOWS, CHRISTOPHER M, JR | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $97,651.64 | Date 11/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERLOCK, PATRICK M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $96,712.96 | Date 03/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRIOR, BRIAN D | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $96,227.66 | Date 01/13/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'MALLEY, PAUL T | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $96,013.90 | Date 05/26/1971 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENS, DICK J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $94,645.41 | Date 11/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERMAN, GEORGE S, JR | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $94,017.97 | Date 11/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARTWELL, JANICE L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $92,821.65 | Date 06/28/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCK, DANIEL L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $88,979.67 | Date 05/29/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CLARY, FREDERICK G | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $87,702.46 | Date 05/24/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TORRES, ANGEL M, JR | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $87,159.85 | Date 12/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOYER, TROY M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $85,286.86 | Date 01/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARANELLO, JOHN R | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $84,893.42 | Date 10/21/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OEMCKE, MICHAEL J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $83,794.66 | Date 02/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAFARELLI, DONALD T, JR | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $83,639.33 | Date 06/18/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAYES, SEAN PATRICK | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $82,074.65 | Date 09/16/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRISTLE, BRIAN M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $81,886.92 | Date 12/05/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPENCER, JAMES D | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $81,828.22 | Date 12/31/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VETTER, ALBERT S, III | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $81,463.19 | Date 01/02/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISELY, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $81,380.07 | Date 09/21/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SGROI, SAMUEL J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $80,575.43 | Date 04/19/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FRIEDMAN, HOWARD J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $79,781.15 | Date 03/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILBERT, TAVIA M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $79,546.12 | Date 11/28/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MECH, DAVID L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $77,934.35 | Date 01/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALAMARA, JOHN M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $76,397.97 | Date 01/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERPERIAN, JOHN S | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $76,202.51 | Date 08/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FERLENDA, GREGORY J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $76,177.97 | Date 05/24/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ECKERT, MICHAEL S | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $76,067.22 | Date 02/06/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VINSON, JEFFREY S | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $75,760.65 | Date 06/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, WILLIAM A | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $75,720.51 | Date 08/27/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACKO, JERROD J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $75,606.90 | Date 05/08/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLSON, CHAD A | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $74,825.78 | Date 01/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARNER, JAIMIE F | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $74,616.12 | Date 07/30/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GORSKI, STEPHEN W | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $74,305.06 | Date 11/15/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC PHERSON, MARK R | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $74,297.02 | Date 11/23/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMB, DAVID W | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $74,196.89 | Date 05/10/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSER, VAUGHN L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $73,729.62 | Date 04/14/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, JAMES A | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $73,656.27 | Date 04/28/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROUSE, KEVIN M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $71,105.86 | Date 01/03/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TEN EYCK, TIMOTHY S | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $71,045.83 | Date 10/18/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSE, MARY | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $70,728.80 | Date 05/17/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, PETER J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $69,480.81 | Date 06/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRAKE, STEPHEN J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $68,639.45 | Date 04/25/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SNOW, JEFFREY G | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $68,535.85 | Date 04/16/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALLONE, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $68,369.13 | Date 11/22/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHEWSON, TERRY L, JR | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $68,334.62 | Date 11/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PIRRO, JOSEPH T | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $68,238.01 | Date 09/16/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATAPOW, DAVID D | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $67,724.65 | Date 10/11/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHABOT, MATTHEW P | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $67,348.97 | Date 09/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAUTHIER, TIMOTHY D | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $67,176.02 | Date 12/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BECKERING, KENNETH J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $66,786.85 | Date 08/17/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONOVAN, THOMAS W | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $66,778.54 | Date 09/22/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC INTYRE, TODD M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $66,576.84 | Date 11/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNOLDS, RYAN M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $66,284.35 | Date 02/18/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BETTINGER, ANSON P | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $66,019.53 | Date 01/29/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, RICHARD W | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $65,924.74 | Date 05/25/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILBUR, JAMES R | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $65,916.20 | Date 06/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHARKEY, SCOTT H | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $65,854.69 | Date 01/13/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHELAH, MICHAEL C | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $65,528.92 | Date 05/23/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CEBENIAK, TIMOTHY J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $65,079.94 | Date 05/27/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DIX, LORI L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $65,011.52 | Date 04/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOSS, MARY C | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,854.96 | Date 08/25/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRACKLEY, MARGARET C | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,847.41 | Date 03/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUGGE, ANTHONY M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,829.16 | Date 11/25/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCARCELLA, ROCCO | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,741.35 | Date 01/21/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AVERY, CAL J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,606.72 | Date 01/29/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAWK, RYAN G | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,598.55 | Date 11/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEDRIZZI, DOUGLAS J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $64,311.07 | Date 01/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAWMILLER, GREGORY W, III | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $63,657.43 | Date 05/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LANGDON, GREGORY J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $63,495.71 | Date 08/09/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHIS, DAVID J | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $63,338.59 | Date 09/13/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAWICKI, STEVE, II | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $63,330.91 | Date 03/18/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NIGRO, MICHAEL N | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $63,195.94 | Date 11/05/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALBURGER, SETH D | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $62,984.02 | Date 08/23/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, KEVIN S | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $62,130.18 | Date 01/05/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, DONNA G | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $61,928.35 | Date 12/18/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOON, ANDREW W | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $61,546.85 | Date 12/15/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAKER, JEFFREY P | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $61,253.20 | Date 12/14/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, JOHN A | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $61,232.93 | Date 01/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC ELHANNON, JESSE | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $60,454.11 | Date 02/02/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURDICK, DAVID L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $60,435.21 | Date 09/03/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O SULLIVAN, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $60,260.94 | Date 05/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBERTS, JOEL B | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $59,465.59 | Date 02/12/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARAMANNA, KELLY L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $59,341.66 | Date 04/28/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OWENS, DEBBORAH A | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $59,269.78 | Date 08/03/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, BRYAN M | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $58,613.95 | Date 12/10/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZACHARIAS, DONALD L | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $58,212.93 | Date 06/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMPHERE, JEREMY R | Employer name Onondaga County Water Authority | Amount $57,727.10 | Date 08/23/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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