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.

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Name Employer name Amount Date Fiscal year Pension group
Name LEACH, NEIL T Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $150,838.91 Date 08/18/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name O'DONNELL, JOHN E Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $137,217.42 Date 07/06/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MILHAM, RAYMOND S, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $134,377.49 Date 11/06/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BELLES, DANIEL J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $134,227.57 Date 01/16/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GULLINESE, PETER J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $132,717.31 Date 01/16/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name THOMAIDES, GEORGE Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $131,296.89 Date 01/19/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GERACE, JAMES D Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $127,136.86 Date 08/31/1967 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TEALE, JONATHAN M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $126,833.06 Date 08/20/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SMITH, CHRISTOPHER R Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $124,514.12 Date 07/19/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TERRY, KEVIN P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $124,077.71 Date 03/21/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WILLEY, ROBERT M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $123,768.02 Date 03/30/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CROWLEY, MICHELLE L Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $121,844.80 Date 03/06/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name VANALSTYNE, JOHN M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $119,980.00 Date 10/12/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WOODS, MICHAEL D Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $119,980.00 Date 08/05/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CUNNINGHAM, JOHN H Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $118,855.40 Date 01/05/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WINN, ROBERT H Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $118,103.26 Date 08/05/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GERACE, JAMES J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $117,926.73 Date 07/17/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BEVILACQUA, JOHN J, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $117,573.16 Date 08/14/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DONNELLY, ROBERT S Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $116,578.54 Date 05/04/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PERO, KENNETH M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $116,469.30 Date 09/02/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GREBERT, DANIEL P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $116,331.92 Date 01/16/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRESLIN, THOMAS P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $116,125.48 Date 01/16/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TORREY, MICHAEL J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $115,262.94 Date 08/12/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRUNETTO, JOSEPH M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $114,803.53 Date 08/20/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SMITH, CHRIS A Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $114,478.48 Date 01/23/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SHAW, GERALD R, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $114,475.05 Date 08/11/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name WEISS, TODD H Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $114,321.25 Date 07/17/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DE PAULO, JASON M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $113,242.14 Date 07/19/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ROSENZWEIG, HENRY J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $113,165.81 Date 01/21/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MESSMER, DAVID J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $112,249.00 Date 01/27/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HERBST, JAMES V, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $112,001.37 Date 01/16/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name VILLA, RICHARD A Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $111,680.62 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DI NUZZO, LOUIS N Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $110,927.15 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MAGGUILLI, MICHAEL C Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $110,890.85 Date 09/11/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CRISCIONE, SAMUEL F Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $108,029.53 Date 07/21/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MINK, DAVID J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $107,722.34 Date 07/09/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MALINOSKI, AARON J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $107,233.39 Date 01/16/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PERIS, FRANK D Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $107,105.27 Date 04/07/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MUSSER, PAUL B Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,917.24 Date 02/13/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name TRAVIS, LISA M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,626.02 Date 03/01/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FRAZER, JOHN W, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,626.00 Date 12/04/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CRONIN, EDWARD P, IV Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,588.76 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MAURO, MARK P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,526.29 Date 09/30/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MARTINOVICH, TODD P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,418.46 Date 09/19/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRESLIN, DEREK M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,412.35 Date 07/10/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name FENNELLY, PATRICK J, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $106,213.39 Date 01/27/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SPLONSKOWSKI, JAMES M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $105,799.71 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, EDWARD O, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $105,458.44 Date 01/27/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BACH, JASON A Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $105,409.10 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name GUZY, JEFFREY M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $104,792.66 Date 08/19/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name CURRAN, BRIAN C Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $104,425.95 Date 01/16/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HAACKE, THOMAS D Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $103,771.75 Date 05/02/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SIDOTI, NICHOLAS T Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $103,115.55 Date 07/10/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name LAYNE, NICHOLAS S Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $102,757.73 Date 03/27/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SANTORIO, JOHN G Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $102,685.64 Date 01/26/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ROMANO, THOMAS R Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $102,450.50 Date 01/08/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BERRY, PETER D Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $102,077.08 Date 08/14/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUGHES, RAYMOND J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $102,075.16 Date 08/07/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RICCITELLI, ANTHONY J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $101,924.24 Date 07/10/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name VOERG, CHRETIEN T Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $101,551.97 Date 02/16/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JUBERT, GUY C, JR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $100,484.57 Date 07/08/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SEAVER, DANIEL C Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $100,467.27 Date 01/25/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KOSTYUN, CHRISTOPHER J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $100,381.39 Date 01/01/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LA CIVITA, JOSEPH J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $99,969.36 Date 07/23/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BISOGNANO, JOSEPH J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $99,748.17 Date 06/23/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KELSEY, PETER C Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $99,433.29 Date 10/01/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WINGLOSKY, PHILLIP J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $99,098.94 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MILLER, JOHN J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $99,097.91 Date 03/23/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GERMAINE, PATRICK M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $99,096.80 Date 06/30/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name RAY, DAVID M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $98,671.91 Date 12/05/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HORNBERGER, DAVID S Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $98,635.66 Date 12/04/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name ORKWIS, JASON R Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $98,253.75 Date 07/10/2006 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HEIDER, GREGORY J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $97,843.93 Date 07/17/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SIPPEL, DOUGLAS W Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $97,643.77 Date 04/01/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MONTIJO, ERIC R Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $96,892.08 Date 04/28/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BURNS, NICHOLAS M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $96,867.87 Date 07/19/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name PARKER, JOSEPH P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $96,709.42 Date 07/19/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name DANISH, DAVID P Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $96,414.90 Date 07/11/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DELTORTO, ELIZABETH A Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $96,392.92 Date 08/25/1977 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DONOVAN, STEPHEN N Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $95,749.17 Date 01/21/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name MONFILS, RONALD L Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $95,185.92 Date 06/07/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BARRETT, ROBERT W Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $94,926.15 Date 01/19/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name BRYK, HENRY J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $94,777.69 Date 01/27/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HOEFFNER, DOUGLAS C Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $94,400.54 Date 07/06/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SHEPARD, PAUL D Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $94,316.27 Date 10/18/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TREMBLAY, JACQUES A Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $94,092.41 Date 07/13/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name SUGRUE, PAUL W Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $93,584.86 Date 09/10/1987 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BIANCE, MICHAEL J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $93,546.18 Date 01/28/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name OVEROCKER, MATTHEW R Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $93,417.43 Date 07/08/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name HALLER, MICHAEL G Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $91,526.07 Date 03/26/1981 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARRA, DAVID M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $91,510.87 Date 07/11/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System
Name NEIL, THOMAS J Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $91,488.48 Date 03/21/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LYONS, MICHAEL J, IV Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $91,138.89 Date 04/10/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEELEY, WILLIAM F Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $91,105.11 Date 05/27/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BURICK, MICHAEL M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $90,952.53 Date 09/01/1978 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KELLY, ERIN M Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $90,919.41 Date 08/02/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ZILGME, C MICHELE Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $90,755.08 Date 09/22/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name REARDON, JOHN P, III Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $90,737.72 Date 01/13/1986 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HALLER, DAVID R Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $90,713.47 Date 04/01/1984 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SECOR, ALLAN C, SR Employer name Town of Colonie Amount $90,633.13 Date 11/13/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Police & Fire Retirement System

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