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 WOODS, MARY E | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $167,563.54 | Date 10/22/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOTT, ELIZABETH A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $165,628.05 | Date 11/12/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WERTHEIM, DAVID F | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $156,372.16 | Date 07/01/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, STEVEN R | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $156,345.33 | Date 08/09/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOBOL BERGER, ELAIN | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $152,689.97 | Date 07/20/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALUISE, SUZANNE | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $144,796.50 | Date 04/28/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONOHUE, DAVID M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 09/01/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANTZER, MADELINE L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $139,298.78 | Date 01/04/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PAPA, MICHAEL | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $136,422.17 | Date 05/04/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WOOD, CHERYL M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $135,500.11 | Date 10/09/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZOUFALY, STEPHANIE E | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $135,357.78 | Date 08/06/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MALKS, CHAIM S | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $128,362.47 | Date 12/07/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEVENSON, HENRY E | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $128,362.47 | Date 10/08/1974 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLOOMFIELD, ALAN P | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $128,351.73 | Date 03/25/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLE, CLAUDERICK A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $128,257.69 | Date 11/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STOGEL, ELAINE T | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $126,880.64 | Date 02/07/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JONES, DEENA K | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,433.20 | Date 07/06/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LONGDEN, KEITH | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 11/18/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RILEY, LORI J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,310.08 | Date 10/25/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MICHELS, PETER J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,295.36 | Date 08/20/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHORE, PAUL B | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,281.18 | Date 04/12/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FINKELSTEIN, SUSAN | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,247.63 | Date 06/03/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MILLS, DOUGLAS J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,148.65 | Date 12/13/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HART, LAURIE A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $125,095.06 | Date 09/13/1979 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHANZ, SHARON M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $124,562.68 | Date 03/04/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GRODSKY, MARC A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $124,289.80 | Date 03/04/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONOVAN, WILLIAM P | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $123,952.06 | Date 01/17/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KOTWAS, PAUL T | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $121,877.61 | Date 02/17/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BERTULFO, NED B | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,903.54 | Date 12/04/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ANDERSON, ROBERT J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 05/19/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHANIS, ABIGAIL M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 02/10/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDSTEIN, STEPHEN L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 07/09/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENBERG, BARRY | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENBLATT, GEORGE R | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 06/30/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HANDLER, SOLOMON | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 03/20/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEIBOWITZ, JAY L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 12/30/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LERNER, JEFF D | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 09/29/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOMER, HERBERT I | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 12/28/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WATSON, GAIL H | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,818.65 | Date 04/17/1972 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GANNON, TRISHA M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $120,202.00 | Date 03/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AVIDON, SCOTT | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,568.65 | Date 12/11/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRETSCHER, CAROL A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,568.65 | Date 09/20/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COLODNER, BARBARA M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,568.65 | Date 02/10/1969 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEORGALOS, PETER | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,568.65 | Date 01/23/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILL, DONALD | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,568.65 | Date 08/18/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ZUCKER, PEGGY M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,568.65 | Date 11/14/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BELOTEN, ROBERT E | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,349.22 | Date 01/05/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MACMASTER, HEATHER M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,304.97 | Date 04/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERMELEE, BARRY | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,292.24 | Date 09/22/1983 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AGOSTINO, THOMAS | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $119,225.30 | Date 08/17/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMSON, ANNE MARIE | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,281.15 | Date 03/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MURPHY, SEAMUS S | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,277.81 | Date 05/31/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MARA, JOHN D | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,270.27 | Date 10/12/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARENA, LORI H | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,230.78 | Date 02/17/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WEIT, LYNN D | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,220.64 | Date 01/28/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name INDIK, GLORIA H | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,209.77 | Date 04/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUGAN, WILLIAM S | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,200.21 | Date 10/14/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name COHEN-MILLER, LAURIE B | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,089.19 | Date 01/28/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name IVEY, GILA | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $118,050.67 | Date 06/27/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOLIK, STEVEN | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.35 | Date 11/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ABREU, LAWRENCE J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 11/16/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLASSMAN, GEORGE A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 05/07/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CIAMBELLA, CORY J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 08/31/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GARCIA, JULIO M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 11/30/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KRIGSTEIN, KENNETH I | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 08/24/1981 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LAWLOR, DAVID F | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 06/03/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WHISPELL, RUSSELL S | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 11/14/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILK, GEOFFREY F | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 12/13/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MUNNELLY, KENNETH J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $117,394.86 | Date 06/30/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BOHRER, ANDREW | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 02/22/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DZIEKONSKI, THADEUS J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 10/11/1977 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FROST, JONATHAN M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 01/18/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEZZULO, CHRISTINA M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 01/21/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WALSH, JOHN P | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 04/06/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WITKOWSKI, LAURA J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,516.34 | Date 06/10/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PERRY, JOYCE M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,502.86 | Date 01/10/2008 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PILE, BRYAN | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $116,401.37 | Date 05/26/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALADE, BAMIDELE H | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,687.04 | Date 08/26/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FREEDMAN, KEITH D | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,266.34 | Date 04/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC LELLAN, SCOTT D | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,256.40 | Date 10/23/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RICHBURG, MELISSA R | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,246.62 | Date 01/30/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONNELLY-HEG, MARTIN E | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,228.93 | Date 09/05/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CREMO, PATRICK J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,198.26 | Date 09/13/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BURKE, CHERIE D | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,156.05 | Date 04/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHANZ, KEVIN L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,131.58 | Date 10/16/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TROMP, SHARON | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,128.71 | Date 04/12/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREINERT, JEAN G | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $115,003.73 | Date 11/12/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BANNISTER, PATRICK J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 04/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC FARLAND, ANDREW P | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 04/20/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMALL, B CASEY | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,920.93 | Date 06/18/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PANICCIA, MICHELLE L | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,918.86 | Date 02/20/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BITTNER, AMY M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,896.62 | Date 12/14/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PELOSI, SHARON M | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,896.62 | Date 12/01/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ENOBAKHARE, LUCKY O | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,442.65 | Date 04/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HUGHES, DENISE J | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,352.96 | Date 05/31/1984 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLDEN, ANTHONY A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,030.44 | Date 11/17/2005 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEEL, TRACY A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $114,030.44 | Date 02/03/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HERRON, SCOTT A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $113,906.32 | Date 03/06/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOODSELL, MARY BETH | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $113,652.22 | Date 01/24/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORGAN, MATTHEW A | Employer name Workers Compensation Board Bd | Amount $113,606.96 | Date 01/25/1973 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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