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 RAIN, MARY E | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $188,397.14 | Date 01/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DOYLE, RUTH A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $114,034.68 | Date 01/27/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALLAN, STEVEN | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $113,359.80 | Date 06/13/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUTTON, STEPHEN D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $109,078.20 | Date 07/20/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STORIE, BRANDON L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $107,783.60 | Date 12/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHATTUCK, ARTHUR R | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $105,907.33 | Date 09/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WELLS, KEVIN M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $104,003.07 | Date 09/05/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONA, AMY L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $101,998.32 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REDIEHS, CHRISTOPHER R | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $101,991.28 | Date 11/03/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAMBERS, DONALD R | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $100,026.18 | Date 01/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENGLE, PATRICK R | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $99,000.90 | Date 12/17/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, PATRICK J | Employer name St Lawrence County Ida | Amount $97,218.40 | Date 11/03/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HOYT, GARY E, SR | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $93,326.79 | Date 06/10/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWN, MATTHEW J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $92,961.46 | Date 08/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZIMMERMAN, KEITH J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $88,637.43 | Date 06/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICH, JAMES O | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $88,480.06 | Date 09/01/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLER, DAVID D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $88,014.32 | Date 08/23/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUPP, MARY L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $87,391.01 | Date 06/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRELL, JAMES T | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $86,916.03 | Date 10/13/2011 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOHN-ROBINSON, SUNHEE | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $86,767.49 | Date 11/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'BRIEN, SEAN P | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $85,840.21 | Date 12/09/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LE PAGE, TIMOTHY P | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $84,520.86 | Date 04/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $84,441.98 | Date 10/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHOEN, STEPHEN O | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $84,239.15 | Date 09/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARPER, PEGGY M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $83,901.15 | Date 04/02/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KROEGER, ANDREW J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $83,368.46 | Date 06/23/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, TRAVIS L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $81,942.66 | Date 09/17/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, PAUL M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $81,678.16 | Date 09/22/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUCKLE, ALAN M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $81,254.84 | Date 11/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURCUME, JEFFREY D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $80,955.63 | Date 01/28/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSS, RICHARD T | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $80,925.55 | Date 09/21/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BIGWARFE, BROOKS J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $80,121.00 | Date 08/17/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, RENEE M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $80,016.25 | Date 07/01/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARMSTRONG, THOMAS L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $79,926.77 | Date 07/07/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONA, HEATHER A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $79,400.25 | Date 02/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PFOTENHAUER, JASON | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $79,324.14 | Date 11/19/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOSES, ANDREW S | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $78,562.68 | Date 10/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PARO, LAURIE L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $78,354.94 | Date 03/22/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HABERKOMHALM, JOSHUA A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $77,913.87 | Date 08/10/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CASIUK, AMY V | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $77,847.20 | Date 03/13/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMPSON, STEFANI A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $77,212.53 | Date 06/30/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GAHAN, JAMES M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $75,777.60 | Date 04/09/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLARD, ANDREW E | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $75,581.28 | Date 12/15/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRY, MICHAEL J, JR | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $75,536.09 | Date 08/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WAITE, JOHN A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $75,254.65 | Date 04/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name APPLEBY, ALISON B | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $74,958.30 | Date 10/15/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DU MOULIN, MARTIN | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $74,728.97 | Date 07/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALISBURY, SCOTT D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $74,727.83 | Date 10/17/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name REYNOLDS, BRUCE W | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $74,698.70 | Date 08/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON, RICHARD M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $73,909.15 | Date 08/07/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AMO, TIMOTHY J, II | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $73,685.00 | Date 08/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMMONS, JOSHUA F | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $73,471.16 | Date 02/18/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JESMER, VERONICA L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $73,111.57 | Date 01/04/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIGLIO, JANINE L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $73,092.74 | Date 10/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLTON, ERIC S | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $72,774.54 | Date 06/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLIAMS, WANDA B | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $72,709.34 | Date 02/20/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHLEY, ANDREW J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $72,542.03 | Date 09/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HURLBUT, BRIAN M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $72,150.20 | Date 07/16/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KROEGER, MATTHEW R | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $71,944.75 | Date 03/18/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARNEY, MARGARET | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $71,668.68 | Date 02/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CURLEY, CHRISTOPHER | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $71,615.04 | Date 09/01/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUPREE, KAREN A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $71,223.80 | Date 03/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WENZEL, HEATHER L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $70,740.58 | Date 02/21/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORGAN, MICHAEL R | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $70,713.97 | Date 07/07/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARINGI, THOMAS H | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $70,507.50 | Date 08/02/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHELLY, RYAN P | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $69,947.78 | Date 01/07/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRISTOL, SAI G | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $69,853.70 | Date 11/14/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAND, HEATHER A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $69,230.59 | Date 02/05/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICHOLS, JACKLYN M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $69,230.58 | Date 11/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MERRILL, ALAN J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $68,956.37 | Date 04/18/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THIVIERGE, BRIAN A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $68,528.49 | Date 03/26/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ORMSBY, ANTHONY W | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $68,408.66 | Date 03/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COUSINEAU, KINDRA E | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $68,186.39 | Date 11/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EGGLESTON, CHERIE L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $67,791.19 | Date 06/10/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STILES, VICKI-LYN P | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $67,419.48 | Date 01/21/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMPSON, DAVID S | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $67,098.44 | Date 01/17/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAVIGNE, JANE F | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $67,061.82 | Date 07/23/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUTCH, PETER F | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,904.90 | Date 08/23/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, DEVIN K | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,810.56 | Date 09/05/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOULTON, BRENDA A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,475.26 | Date 02/08/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKE, KEVIN J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,333.64 | Date 04/23/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FENTON, DEANNA M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,219.62 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MONTGOMERY, ANDREA M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,217.21 | Date 07/16/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLISON, ROBERT OMER | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,106.55 | Date 10/03/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUPREE, ROBERT A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $66,070.90 | Date 03/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHANNON, GERALD L, II | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,953.35 | Date 09/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOFFEL, RANDY J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,945.31 | Date 11/29/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLANDIN, PENNY S | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,646.51 | Date 01/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRATT, ROCHELLE L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,482.83 | Date 12/01/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BJORK, KAREN M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,481.03 | Date 03/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TRESIDDER, JOSEPH D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,392.95 | Date 05/03/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSAW, ROBERT | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,370.73 | Date 09/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARR, MORGAN J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,299.63 | Date 03/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OLMSTEAD, LARRY G | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $65,146.94 | Date 08/20/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARVEY, AMY L | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $64,447.28 | Date 05/09/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CONNOR, JAMES D | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $64,447.24 | Date 07/16/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SALISBURY, MARNIE A | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $64,446.79 | Date 11/14/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AYERS, KELLY M | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $64,446.66 | Date 04/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOUCIS, HEIDI H | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $64,446.63 | Date 07/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAND, PATRICK J | Employer name St Lawrence County | Amount $64,446.56 | Date 05/22/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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