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 MOOSE, RICHARD E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $169,339.59 | Date 06/20/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, ENRICO A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $148,544.30 | Date 08/02/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACDONALD, SHANNON A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $103,210.20 | Date 08/01/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, ANDREW J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $96,772.99 | Date 04/30/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHLEY, TIMOTHY M, II | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $94,430.71 | Date 08/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOKOLOWSKI, RONALD E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $90,943.12 | Date 05/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name BASFORD, STACEY L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $90,189.19 | Date 08/25/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHAUD, STEVEN L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $89,273.15 | Date 07/23/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHLEY, SHANE M | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $89,055.87 | Date 06/05/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name DITULLIO, JANET E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $87,805.87 | Date 09/14/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GODREAU, SUSAN E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $83,076.46 | Date 09/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAGGETT, JODY W | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $82,685.79 | Date 05/09/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name FOSTER, JEFFREY W | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $81,867.50 | Date 07/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILSON, DANNIE G | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $78,165.60 | Date 08/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GUINEY, AMY J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $77,636.25 | Date 07/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLINT, JENNIFER J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $77,176.35 | Date 01/20/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, ROBERT S | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $77,157.01 | Date 01/03/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALLETTE, THOMAS JAMES | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $75,732.42 | Date 12/07/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLS, RICHARD W | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $73,135.13 | Date 08/04/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHAUD, MARK J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $72,828.00 | Date 09/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, MINDY E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $71,599.45 | Date 10/31/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TAMBURELLO, MATTHEW J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $71,314.96 | Date 10/04/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOUSE, SHARON E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $70,009.06 | Date 07/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TYO, LOUISE A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $69,371.57 | Date 01/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTINCHEK, MARK E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $65,496.29 | Date 02/23/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITHERS, JOHN B, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $65,246.65 | Date 10/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSSELL, TOREY J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $65,078.62 | Date 05/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BAKER, STANLEY P | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $64,816.58 | Date 07/27/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RILEY, JAYNE L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $64,624.87 | Date 07/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, DANIEL S | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $62,530.86 | Date 12/13/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HESS, NANCY L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $62,028.73 | Date 02/15/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RILEY, TERRENCE J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $61,882.71 | Date 08/17/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAROCK, GREGORY W | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $61,821.82 | Date 02/01/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEFEE, RODNEY L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $61,596.43 | Date 10/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEWART, LISA A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,673.63 | Date 11/13/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, RODRICK | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,634.93 | Date 12/13/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CENTRELLA, JEAN MORIN | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,599.78 | Date 10/04/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WICKE, JOHN M | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,511.70 | Date 12/26/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURRAY, DEBORAH B | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,221.68 | Date 03/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, PAUL | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,189.56 | Date 08/15/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DRESYE, SUSAN L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $60,075.16 | Date 08/23/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALKER, THEODORE F | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $58,825.07 | Date 06/27/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DELOSH, LESLIE E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $58,626.39 | Date 06/16/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREEN, THERESA MARIE | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $58,528.13 | Date 09/28/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLER, KAREN L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $58,292.48 | Date 11/20/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, JENNIFER ANN | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $58,080.80 | Date 01/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STONE, PATRICIA L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $58,063.96 | Date 05/12/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FLYNN, ALICIA J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $57,948.02 | Date 10/16/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIOTT, BILLIJEAN J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $57,690.57 | Date 11/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FELT, JAN E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $57,559.66 | Date 07/12/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NOSEWORTHY, RHEA LYNN | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $56,215.60 | Date 12/07/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHEELER, ADAM E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $56,013.29 | Date 01/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHITE, ROBERT J, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $55,910.20 | Date 01/14/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLAXTON, STEPHANIE L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $55,838.24 | Date 08/13/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HORTON, WENDY | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $55,503.89 | Date 09/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COBB, SUSAN M | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $55,023.52 | Date 08/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAMP, KATHLEEN S | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $54,691.90 | Date 11/03/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAROCK, MAURICE F | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $54,616.85 | Date 05/05/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOWDISH, RAYMOND P | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $54,572.02 | Date 02/21/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC LEAR, JOSHUA D | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $54,466.78 | Date 07/31/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERMAN, CHRISTOPHER L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $54,260.33 | Date 01/10/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRESCOTT, AMANDA C | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $53,505.44 | Date 05/31/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREDERICKS, VICKI | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $53,441.90 | Date 01/08/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, SUSAN D | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,367.92 | Date 11/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'HARA, HEATHER A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,317.77 | Date 05/17/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAVERSTOCK, IRENE M | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,284.00 | Date 08/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA PAGE, BRAD E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,263.95 | Date 03/06/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRISTOL, JEREMY W | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,166.46 | Date 06/08/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISNIEWSKI, JOSEPH T, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,155.76 | Date 05/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STONE, BRYAN | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,134.98 | Date 01/06/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRENNO, DEBRA R | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $52,025.36 | Date 08/07/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, COLIN L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $51,883.41 | Date 09/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PREMO, CYNTHIA A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $51,689.77 | Date 06/04/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEW TOWN, JOHN J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $51,322.37 | Date 06/02/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURGOYNE, DONALD G | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $51,097.63 | Date 07/28/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WAITE, RICHARD N | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $51,058.84 | Date 07/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENSON, LAURA J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $50,711.19 | Date 09/06/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHARLESTON, AMY L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $50,381.18 | Date 08/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, PATRICIA A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $50,087.09 | Date 10/02/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MITCHELL, SCOTT J | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,679.59 | Date 11/14/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUPPER, MELODY A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,570.17 | Date 05/07/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FEFEE, CLAUDETTE A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,398.07 | Date 12/26/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RIORDAN, LARRY W | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,383.41 | Date 12/05/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DILLON, LORI-ANE K | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,362.97 | Date 08/04/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COOTWARE, GERALD H, JR | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,348.57 | Date 03/24/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAGGETT, JESSICA L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $49,167.13 | Date 01/09/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONANT, NICOLE A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $48,836.78 | Date 10/04/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WINTERS, DARIUS D | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $48,662.24 | Date 07/08/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, ROBERTA A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $48,559.13 | Date 08/05/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEARY, LAURA L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $48,172.28 | Date 05/04/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONAH, ANGELA M | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $48,148.07 | Date 11/07/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARTIN, LISA | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $48,148.07 | Date 10/27/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, JOSHUA T | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,964.70 | Date 10/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURNS, MICHAEL F | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,953.95 | Date 09/04/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ATKINSON, TRACY L | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,656.83 | Date 09/21/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUSTIN, PETER A | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,610.64 | Date 03/08/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANKE, JOHN P | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,534.63 | Date 03/30/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARKER, STEVEN E | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,264.77 | Date 04/20/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRAVLIN, NATALIE F | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,100.53 | Date 01/16/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FENNELL, KYLE R | Employer name SUNY College at Potsdam | Amount $47,066.89 | Date 08/27/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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