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 MILROY, JAMES B | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $202,585.46 | Date 03/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KILCULLEN, THOMAS J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $129,630.89 | Date 03/13/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, PAUL M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $110,123.64 | Date 07/31/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMES, ROBERT M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $100,744.19 | Date 10/29/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIS, KIMBERLEY D | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $96,969.00 | Date 06/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUSTIN, MATTHEW B | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $95,818.41 | Date 10/23/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SCHWAN, DAVID M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $91,727.90 | Date 11/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MYERS, LYNN M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $90,438.75 | Date 02/25/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COX, WILLIAM M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $89,915.67 | Date 11/04/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EWANOW, SCOTT C | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $89,647.24 | Date 07/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name WILEY, STACEY A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $89,431.40 | Date 01/03/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALLIGAN-AVERY, ERIN M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $86,410.69 | Date 08/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANCHOR, REBECCA E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $85,944.96 | Date 02/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDREWS, TRAVIS | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $85,303.94 | Date 01/16/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NORTON, DAVID R | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $84,771.70 | Date 05/09/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATTS, DIANTHA B | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $84,476.79 | Date 08/29/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BORDEN, PHILIP R | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $80,824.84 | Date 02/01/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHELPS, ANDREW W | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $80,490.43 | Date 09/12/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name TOMASZEWSKI, MATTHEW P | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $78,924.01 | Date 02/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name SANDEFER, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $77,559.66 | Date 03/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOSTER, MARGARET | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $70,577.90 | Date 10/19/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRAINARD, SUE ANN | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $70,244.72 | Date 11/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOSS, PHILIP I | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $69,123.11 | Date 09/29/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEDWIN, REBECCA K | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $68,327.55 | Date 04/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FOWLER, GREGORY C | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $67,982.93 | Date 12/06/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name STALL, DAVID A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $67,723.00 | Date 02/11/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name YATES, SANDRA L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $67,392.78 | Date 07/16/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHUNK, STEVEN L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $65,226.26 | Date 07/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROWE, DAWN M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $65,173.99 | Date 10/25/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FORRESTER, DAVID J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $65,059.56 | Date 10/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name NECASTER, DARLENE M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $64,684.11 | Date 04/17/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SEXTON, TERESA L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $64,581.90 | Date 07/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEEGAN, KELLY M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $64,305.75 | Date 02/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREESE, AMY W | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $64,279.25 | Date 07/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TWICHELL, STEVEN P | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $63,766.31 | Date 04/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAWKINS-OWEN, CYNTHIA | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $62,851.94 | Date 09/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACQUES, DANIEL R N | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $62,672.66 | Date 05/25/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEORGE, MICHAEL R | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $62,567.27 | Date 12/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLEY, JONATHAN B | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $62,292.99 | Date 05/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREAS, TIMOTHY J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $61,645.97 | Date 03/29/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COWDRICK, SHANNON D | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $60,414.44 | Date 03/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MASTERS, JAY S | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $60,405.46 | Date 02/03/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KENNERKNECHT, MEGAN L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $60,343.15 | Date 10/18/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUSTIN, SHAWN M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $60,180.04 | Date 12/21/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHARDSON, SUSAN F | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,892.27 | Date 10/02/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDERICKS, KATHRYN E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,759.95 | Date 09/24/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUSH, SHERRI L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,751.15 | Date 01/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EVANS, LAURA J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,631.56 | Date 01/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATTHEWS, KYLE J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,512.46 | Date 09/05/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBY, LAWRENCE R | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,444.22 | Date 12/28/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANNON, DIANE M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $59,279.00 | Date 01/14/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ERRINGTON, SUSAN E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $58,567.29 | Date 01/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEERES, KRISTOPHER S | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,490.44 | Date 11/01/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COBURN, JAMES | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,426.02 | Date 08/19/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOK, FELECIA J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,410.10 | Date 09/21/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRY, JOY L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,305.62 | Date 10/24/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIBSONMOORE, KATHLEEN A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,148.55 | Date 04/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSE, STEVEN M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,139.57 | Date 03/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLT, STACY A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $57,051.59 | Date 11/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DYCKMAN, GAYLE M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $56,559.86 | Date 01/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROBERTS, TAVIS J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $56,470.16 | Date 08/06/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREAS, SHEILA A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $56,456.47 | Date 08/27/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANNA, DONNA L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $56,309.66 | Date 11/08/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINNIGAN, TIMOTHY S | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $55,909.86 | Date 09/22/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAMBERT, CHAD W | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $55,502.52 | Date 08/14/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GERHARDT, LINDSAY A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $55,454.06 | Date 09/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CARTY, CHERYL A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,971.00 | Date 12/05/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRUAX, KIMBERLY J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,752.52 | Date 07/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COVELL, SARAH E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,476.07 | Date 10/22/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, SUSAN R | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,247.65 | Date 01/08/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEROULD, DONNA L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,217.41 | Date 09/20/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARDAMONE, SAMUEL M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,125.93 | Date 07/05/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CANARVIS, RICHARD T | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,066.67 | Date 10/17/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, TODD A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $54,003.19 | Date 08/02/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHRISTIANO, GUY M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $53,476.09 | Date 09/18/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDNER, JOANN E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $53,337.53 | Date 10/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERSHNER, TRAVIS A | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $52,824.12 | Date 07/04/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHUTE, CHRISTINE M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $52,282.82 | Date 03/10/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC INTYRE, KATHLEEN S | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $52,279.30 | Date 04/21/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, WILLIAM E, III | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $52,151.57 | Date 03/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REX-MC KINNEY, BARBARA J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $52,078.91 | Date 09/19/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLY, JAMES E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $51,803.16 | Date 03/17/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, MADELINE E | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $51,801.10 | Date 07/30/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, DONALD W | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $51,264.78 | Date 09/18/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSEN, KRIS J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $51,045.67 | Date 06/27/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, CYNTHIA K | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $51,010.10 | Date 07/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOLFER, JULIE | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,931.76 | Date 07/01/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PECK, TERRY M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,894.82 | Date 06/04/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, ALLISON P | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,832.04 | Date 04/26/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORSCH, LORI R | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,740.31 | Date 02/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEHLENBACHER, YVONNE M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,711.19 | Date 12/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, TAMMY L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,683.90 | Date 01/26/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOAG, KELLY S | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,683.90 | Date 06/18/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORRIS, MONICA J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,683.90 | Date 11/17/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WIXOM, PHYLLIS L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,643.89 | Date 12/29/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETER, JOYCE M | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,623.59 | Date 11/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REX-BURLEY, BEVERLY J | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,623.59 | Date 08/17/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PASSAMONTE, DANA V, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,620.42 | Date 04/14/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORAN, BRANDON L | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,605.90 | Date 05/07/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAREY, TIMOTHY A, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $50,427.74 | Date 10/09/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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