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 MORROW, DALE M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $86,359.25 Date 09/17/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ORVIS, CRAIG P Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $78,443.84 Date 10/27/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TOWNE, PHILIP J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $75,591.83 Date 02/18/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CLOUGH, DAVID L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $62,192.04 Date 10/13/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAMPBELL, DAVID W Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $62,158.64 Date 10/31/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CONKLIN, DONALD W Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $61,060.94 Date 10/12/1983 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NICHOLS, ADELBERT J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $57,937.65 Date 02/15/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ELLIOTT, JULIE C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $56,935.86 Date 09/01/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAUGHERTY, KELLY J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $56,333.43 Date 09/03/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CHARTRAND, DANIEL S Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $55,497.93 Date 08/27/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COWAN, HOWARD D Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $54,511.10 Date 10/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LA SHURE, ROBERT A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $53,569.91 Date 08/31/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TAYLOR, DAVID C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $51,308.12 Date 10/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BALDWIN, TAMRA M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $51,046.80 Date 11/14/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BLOUNT, BRENDA L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $51,026.00 Date 08/29/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HIGGINS, JENNIFER C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $50,586.44 Date 02/08/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HENRY, MICHELE A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $49,258.29 Date 01/18/1982 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name NEVIN, JO ANN M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $47,824.21 Date 08/29/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KNOWLTON, MICHAEL W Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $47,202.55 Date 11/17/1980 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PATTERSON, DARRYL J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $46,577.83 Date 08/15/1988 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COMPO, JASON D Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $46,231.71 Date 07/09/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAUGHNESSY, JOSEPH A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $45,928.50 Date 07/01/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CZERWINSKI, JOHN C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $45,851.34 Date 07/16/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SLATE, SCOTT S Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $45,593.94 Date 09/09/1996 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LUFFMAN, JERRY D, JR Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $45,212.87 Date 07/01/1985 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HODKINSON, MARSHA W Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $45,180.13 Date 09/23/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DODGE, CRAIG M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $44,744.83 Date 12/31/2001 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SNELL, ANN M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $44,122.62 Date 09/04/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COYNE, KEITH M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $43,119.41 Date 11/20/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DUDA, JAMES, III Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $42,518.39 Date 11/20/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GARDNER, JULIE A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $42,028.72 Date 09/26/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name CAVALLARIO, JOSEPH C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $41,740.96 Date 03/09/1993 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HARBERSON, MARGARET L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $41,372.13 Date 03/23/1967 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GALLAGHER, SHAWN C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $41,319.41 Date 09/01/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ARRUDA, ROBIN L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $41,142.30 Date 10/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRANDJEAN, MICHAEL J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $41,047.82 Date 06/09/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BISHOP, SHARON L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $40,905.91 Date 10/19/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TADDONIO, CYNTHIA L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $40,608.11 Date 09/21/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BATTISTA, DAPHNE D Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $40,605.06 Date 08/29/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MOSES, BRIAN C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $40,222.79 Date 05/02/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RITZ, JENNA J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $40,147.50 Date 03/30/2016 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WORDEN, LISA E Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $39,754.04 Date 09/15/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DAVIS, PATRICIA L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $39,447.12 Date 10/19/1994 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SMITH, PENNY J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $38,930.24 Date 05/22/1989 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PETRIE, BUCK R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $38,775.18 Date 02/05/1990 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HANLON, PHILIP R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $38,680.70 Date 08/20/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LAVERTY, NANCY Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $38,614.42 Date 02/09/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BEECHER, TINA LEE Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,967.21 Date 11/09/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MACHUGA, SUE ELLEN Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,964.08 Date 05/24/1972 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BAKER, MARC A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,908.62 Date 06/29/1992 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SAVAGE, ANNA-MARIE M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,755.35 Date 12/28/1998 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PACIFIC, CHARLOTTE A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,491.14 Date 09/27/1999 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STENARD, SUZANNE M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,356.99 Date 04/23/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AUGUSTUS, JANET M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,184.28 Date 01/03/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GILLIGAN, MICHAEL R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $37,075.85 Date 11/14/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FUHRMAN, ROSE A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $36,832.31 Date 04/12/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name SHAUGHNESSY, MARTIN L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $36,577.39 Date 01/26/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STANTON-JONES, DIANNA R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $36,369.54 Date 01/03/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FINLEY, HUBERT C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $36,219.63 Date 09/28/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TOPER, DANIEL J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $36,170.87 Date 11/18/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MEYER, BELTINA E Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $36,131.96 Date 12/30/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GOSS, MOLLY G Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $35,911.18 Date 03/30/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORSYTHE, NICHOLAS J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $35,666.98 Date 03/01/2012 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARLOW, BARBARA L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $35,311.43 Date 09/05/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JORDEN, WILLIAM R, JR Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $35,085.29 Date 06/30/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name VALLONE, ANTOINETTE M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $34,886.73 Date 10/13/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LEHMAN, SARAH M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $34,803.32 Date 09/07/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ADAMS, CHRISTOPHER R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $34,252.47 Date 09/03/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KENNEY, DIANNE M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $34,229.79 Date 09/12/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name TOWNSEND, JO R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $34,001.33 Date 04/14/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MERKLEY, MARK J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $33,802.40 Date 12/27/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WLODAREK, LORI A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $33,687.69 Date 12/04/1997 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name FORGIT, AMY N Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $33,357.61 Date 09/07/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MABEE, KARA A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $33,325.90 Date 08/09/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BOHANAN, JAMES M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $33,294.36 Date 09/26/2000 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name THOMPSON, TIMOTHY D Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $32,927.53 Date 01/15/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRIFFIN, LINDA S Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $32,563.05 Date 04/01/1991 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name RIGABAR, LYNNE S Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $31,775.45 Date 01/25/1973 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name LA DUE, JOHN R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $31,454.70 Date 01/03/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GRAVELLE, MICHELLE R Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $31,361.26 Date 05/04/2009 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name PICKETT, ROBERT K Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $30,994.87 Date 05/02/2011 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name COYNE, TAYLOR J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $30,060.76 Date 12/31/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BATES, CYNTHIA Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $29,066.54 Date 04/05/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GILBO, NORMAN H Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $29,017.36 Date 10/15/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name AMELIO, KIMBERLY L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $28,875.59 Date 09/11/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WRIGHT, TIMOTHY A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $28,530.50 Date 10/30/2015 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name ANGELLO, DAWN M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $27,719.17 Date 01/15/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name STEELE, LISA L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $27,178.00 Date 09/11/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name MARSHALL, PEGGY L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $27,099.49 Date 09/11/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name GETMAN, WANDA L Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $26,971.57 Date 09/12/2002 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name BURDICK, VALARIE J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $26,710.41 Date 09/24/2004 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name O'BRIEN, MICHELLE M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $26,571.28 Date 03/30/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HUGHES, MARY C Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $25,832.69 Date 01/09/2003 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JOHNSON, DAWN A Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $25,729.01 Date 03/05/2008 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name KIRBY, MARY E Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $25,227.64 Date 09/27/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DENNER, MARIA T Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $24,958.44 Date 05/17/2010 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name JENNINGS, SUSAN M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $24,532.32 Date 09/06/2005 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name HALL, NATALIE J Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $24,319.78 Date 03/03/2014 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name DASNO, CAROLYN M Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $24,062.03 Date 08/07/1995 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System
Name WILSON, AMANDA E Employer name Watertown City School District Amount $23,176.92 Date 09/04/2007 Fiscal year 2016-17 Pension group Employee Retirement System

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