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 COPPOLA, DEVIN A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $142,265.95 | Date 06/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANGLER, STEVEN P | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $137,436.88 | Date 05/05/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIDEBOTTOM, DANIEL R | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $122,735.00 | Date 11/16/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE PAULL, MARK T | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $110,960.83 | Date 09/11/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASELLA, RONNIE P | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $110,771.52 | Date 08/01/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELUSO, JOSHUA | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $110,148.87 | Date 05/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VANVALKENBURG, PAUL | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $107,077.75 | Date 08/18/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RABUSIN, ERIC F | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $102,717.85 | Date 08/09/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOW, HELEN E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $101,555.63 | Date 07/07/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, MARY E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $98,487.55 | Date 09/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PIERCE, FREDERIC J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $91,006.83 | Date 03/06/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DODDS, MARK A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $89,644.40 | Date 09/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUND, ELAINE A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $89,473.74 | Date 01/25/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARTIGIANONI, MELISSA A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $89,323.00 | Date 09/07/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DALTON, FRANKLIN T | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $86,107.04 | Date 01/09/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name RINEFIERD, GEMMA C | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $81,086.33 | Date 05/05/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUSTEN, CHRISTOPHER S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $80,820.48 | Date 02/22/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WIDDALL, CHRISTINE L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $80,620.60 | Date 07/02/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CULLEN, FRANCIS H | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $80,483.49 | Date 06/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COYNE, RICHARD T | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $80,295.76 | Date 03/01/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WASSON, AMANDA L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $79,265.90 | Date 02/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MERLIN, ERIK S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $79,213.17 | Date 09/26/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROLFE, STEVEN K | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $78,481.21 | Date 06/11/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name PECK, JOSHUA A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $76,256.65 | Date 09/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, WENDY E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $75,759.58 | Date 09/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAWSON, JEREMIAH D | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $75,239.53 | Date 04/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GHADBAN, ROUEIDA | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $75,212.10 | Date 08/10/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUZUKI, TADAYUKI | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $74,523.72 | Date 09/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, KIMBERLY S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $74,034.06 | Date 10/04/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONLEY, DEENA J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $73,937.84 | Date 09/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HYDE, DOUGLAS M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $73,672.53 | Date 04/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name COAKLEY, DAVID M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $73,663.61 | Date 07/29/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STRATTON, SUSAN | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $72,044.22 | Date 09/15/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, JEAN D | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $71,511.04 | Date 09/25/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLETT, BRUCE R | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $70,827.53 | Date 11/24/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMYTH, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $70,131.95 | Date 02/23/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PORTER, LORI C | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $69,552.76 | Date 09/29/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHONEY, TARA Q | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $69,173.51 | Date 05/14/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANEGA, BRENT R | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $68,688.77 | Date 02/15/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARRABEE, JUANITA M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $68,032.21 | Date 08/08/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SUAREZ, JOHN J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $66,244.50 | Date 10/12/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE RADO, ANTHONY N | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $66,168.01 | Date 01/31/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEISS, MICHAEL A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $66,035.54 | Date 03/23/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SPEZIALE, ELIZABETH M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $65,658.20 | Date 04/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOWERS, LINETTE E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $64,700.11 | Date 10/17/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUBELLS, CHRISTOPHER M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $64,432.66 | Date 01/17/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CARTNEY, GREG | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $64,193.54 | Date 01/03/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINTERS, JOHN W | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $63,947.60 | Date 09/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VALENTI, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $63,744.34 | Date 11/21/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMON, ELI W | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $63,713.82 | Date 03/07/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CRYAN, MICHELLE S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $63,422.54 | Date 09/17/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLANDEN, MARIE A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $63,113.20 | Date 11/10/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARWICK, MELONY A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $62,789.20 | Date 08/11/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AXTELL, STEVEN W | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $62,770.24 | Date 06/01/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARMSTEAD, DOUGLAS N | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $62,577.67 | Date 09/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINGHER, THOMAS R | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $62,384.17 | Date 03/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAIRCHILD, WENDY C | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $62,167.65 | Date 10/25/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BASTEDO, KAREN M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $61,824.31 | Date 01/19/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECKER, STEPHANIE K | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $61,727.22 | Date 09/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WORMUTH, COURTNEY A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $61,331.76 | Date 08/22/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE LEE, BENJAMIN D | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $61,201.83 | Date 09/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRYAN, REBECCA R | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $61,124.79 | Date 09/01/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARNOCK, DEBORAH M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $60,769.46 | Date 09/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KINNER, TRACY L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $60,257.56 | Date 09/06/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AVERY, SAMUEL S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,903.76 | Date 09/03/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTWOUT, KELLIE S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,633.41 | Date 09/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GALBRAITH, JEANNE S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,622.00 | Date 09/01/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOULTON, RHONDA H | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,571.08 | Date 09/10/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, PAMELA M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,340.13 | Date 08/18/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUBERT, CLAUS A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,227.56 | Date 08/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMEDEO, CHRISTOPHER S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,175.70 | Date 04/15/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BONAFIDE, KATHERINE E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $59,104.51 | Date 09/01/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LICKERT ORR, KELLY L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $58,542.66 | Date 09/15/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEDORKA, SHAYNE A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $58,275.89 | Date 05/19/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEITCH, WAYNE D | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $58,230.33 | Date 06/11/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANGELISTA, MARIANNE | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $58,067.80 | Date 10/20/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHROEDER, PAMELA A | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $58,066.76 | Date 04/12/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BACIGALUPI, DARCI E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $58,014.29 | Date 07/19/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUCKER, JILLIAN K | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,908.98 | Date 09/13/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARICLE, KRISTINA K | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,881.39 | Date 03/01/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHERON, DEBORAH J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,737.29 | Date 01/11/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NUESELL, MATTHEW P | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,539.98 | Date 07/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUTIA, MATTHEW | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,495.69 | Date 09/16/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VAN LIEW, SARAH E | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,405.06 | Date 10/19/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONGDON, MICHELLE M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,300.61 | Date 11/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PITARO, MICHAEL S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,299.38 | Date 01/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLIN, JENNIFER K | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,289.10 | Date 08/30/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BOLAND, MARY KATE | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,092.33 | Date 06/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWRENCE, JACLYN S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $57,042.13 | Date 12/01/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MINCHER, KERRY L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,595.34 | Date 07/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WIGHTMAN, SHANNON M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,536.43 | Date 09/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONNELLY, PATRICK M | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,383.24 | Date 08/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCOTT-MACK, LEE | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,354.90 | Date 12/15/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBRO, DORIS L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,309.66 | Date 09/05/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINES, CHERYL S | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,147.39 | Date 06/13/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, LORI G | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,121.84 | Date 02/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARKOWSKI, KEVIN J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $56,118.58 | Date 03/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CERVONI, MARY L | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $55,950.68 | Date 02/14/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICCARDI, RONALD J | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $55,936.34 | Date 09/26/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NAUSEEF, RICHARD J, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Cortland | Amount $55,852.00 | Date 08/27/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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