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 ROSNER, DAVID F | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $174,758.86 | Date 10/06/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCARDLE, BARRY J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $149,702.95 | Date 11/15/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZEHR, RONALD P | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $126,505.56 | Date 05/21/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEEKS, BRAD J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $124,722.25 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TUNDO, MICHAEL V | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $124,421.03 | Date 07/13/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RENSHAW, SCOTT A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $120,776.81 | Date 04/02/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HALE, TERENCE L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $118,865.28 | Date 08/02/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOODNOUGH, LORRAINE M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $114,858.61 | Date 01/11/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHIAPPONE, STEVEN M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $113,813.98 | Date 07/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDGAR, DONALD K | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $112,360.61 | Date 06/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PHILLIPS, TREVOR L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $108,375.92 | Date 09/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VOGT, DEAN M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $107,970.71 | Date 01/03/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, RUSSELL K | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $105,693.60 | Date 08/16/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROHDE, ORLIN G, III | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $105,111.53 | Date 03/21/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name QUINTA, DION M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $105,013.85 | Date 01/11/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARKE, KENNETH | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $104,416.52 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CROSSWAY, DANIEL M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $99,532.44 | Date 01/07/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TROMBLEY, SEAN D | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $97,614.28 | Date 05/08/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMAS, SCOTT E | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $97,055.81 | Date 03/27/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JACKSON, STEPHEN W | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $97,033.24 | Date 01/12/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MCCORMICK, MICHELLE L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $96,645.62 | Date 06/26/2003 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FULLER, ROBERT J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $96,599.98 | Date 06/18/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRIGGS, JAMES M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $95,862.62 | Date 07/12/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOODWARD, STEPHEN M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $95,827.23 | Date 10/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name O'DELL, MARK T | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $94,872.89 | Date 09/21/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALWAHAIDY, OSAMEH | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $94,427.75 | Date 08/07/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DANDROW, GREGORY A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $94,381.75 | Date 01/01/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KINDERMAN, DEBORAH W | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $94,314.80 | Date 10/14/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DALE, ROBERT M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $94,086.92 | Date 11/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DECKER, STEVEN A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $93,121.13 | Date 04/02/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WARD, BERNARD | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $92,931.42 | Date 03/14/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FAZIO, BRYAN R | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $92,188.20 | Date 01/11/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TERRY, CHARLES L, JR | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $92,099.26 | Date 12/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BARKER, GEORGE T | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $91,389.31 | Date 09/13/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROZANSKI, MATTHEW J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $91,374.43 | Date 06/24/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DE VITO, CHRIS A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $91,163.24 | Date 02/10/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMPSON, GLENN R | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $90,426.88 | Date 11/17/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MIELNIK, JOYCE W | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $90,207.70 | Date 01/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PETRIE, CHRISTOPHER J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $89,738.53 | Date 06/19/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOWLES, ROBERT R | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $88,832.16 | Date 04/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LATOUR, MARK | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $88,692.73 | Date 06/20/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOGUT, DIANE F | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $88,347.83 | Date 05/08/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JEWETT, EDWARD H, JR | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $86,994.29 | Date 04/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LA FLESH, KEVIN A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $86,908.11 | Date 01/28/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNAPP, JEREMY A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $86,614.51 | Date 07/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANSON, RANDY P | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $85,573.29 | Date 02/14/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLMAN, WINFIELD | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,907.22 | Date 10/05/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LLOYD, SHELLY J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,417.69 | Date 03/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDNER, LANCE E | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,318.64 | Date 02/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIMPSON, ROY J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,312.71 | Date 08/06/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOOMHOWER, DOUGLAS P | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,179.28 | Date 01/16/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WISNER, BENJAMIN C | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $84,098.30 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELMER, DANIEL L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,694.76 | Date 12/12/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LARGETT, JOHN J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,655.35 | Date 11/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JAMIESON, JOEL A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,521.83 | Date 07/03/1975 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLEARY, JOHN A, JR | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,441.99 | Date 05/23/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAYNE, ROBERT L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,077.64 | Date 10/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HATCHELL, STEVEN R | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,042.41 | Date 06/12/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HARDY, BRIAN V | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $83,028.37 | Date 07/19/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, GIG | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $82,706.38 | Date 08/16/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SULLIVAN, JOHN A, II | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $82,698.43 | Date 07/10/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KNIGHTS, DAVID A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $82,574.42 | Date 10/23/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHAPMAN, DAVID T | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $82,321.54 | Date 04/08/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HAZELTON, JEFFREY W | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,744.38 | Date 10/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOORE, BENJAMIN A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,712.39 | Date 04/30/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PASHOW, RICHARD T | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,561.54 | Date 11/09/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATRICK, DENNIS C | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,531.77 | Date 01/29/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENDER, DUANE S | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,125.90 | Date 06/14/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STLOUIS, DUANE M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,080.20 | Date 07/26/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HYDE, BENJAMIN C | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $81,035.98 | Date 06/01/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PATTERSON, DANIEL H | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,933.44 | Date 08/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CORMICK, MICHAEL S | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,904.76 | Date 01/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TOWLES, PETER S | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,829.99 | Date 10/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MATHOUS, KENNETH R | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,809.98 | Date 12/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARDNER, JOHN E | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,734.55 | Date 05/07/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTWOOD, RODNEY J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,585.98 | Date 05/29/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAGO, LARRY L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,520.26 | Date 10/17/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAC DOUGAL, DARIN M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,431.77 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name URBANIAK, FRANK R | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,334.26 | Date 08/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VERNE, MARK J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,316.74 | Date 07/18/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MULLIN, TIMOTHY M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,309.88 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLEMENS, DANIEL W | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,297.30 | Date 07/24/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOMBER, JAMES A | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,287.60 | Date 02/25/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CABE, GREGORY S | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,272.69 | Date 05/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEARD, JAMES F | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,230.41 | Date 04/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NICOL, SCOTT L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $80,208.63 | Date 08/22/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name NEVILLS, THEODORE T | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,981.83 | Date 10/03/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMSA, EDWARD M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,867.82 | Date 01/08/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RAE, JOHN J | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,827.66 | Date 05/14/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ROSBROOK, LEE E | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,777.68 | Date 10/02/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACKFORD, STANLEY | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,686.07 | Date 12/11/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name POWELL, PETER M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,510.64 | Date 12/01/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DILLON, CHARLES M | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,490.21 | Date 10/16/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AUBIN, KENNETH G, JR | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,214.14 | Date 05/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARMSTRONG, MARK J. | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,212.71 | Date 11/16/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUGER, JAY H | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,197.77 | Date 04/06/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name EDGAR, NEAL I, JR | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,167.24 | Date 06/29/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BULTERMAN, DAVID E, JR | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,163.84 | Date 05/15/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ADAMS, RICHARD L | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,124.87 | Date 05/30/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEAR, LELAND E | Employer name Watertown Corr Facility | Amount $79,102.77 | Date 03/19/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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