2016-2017 teacher and administrator pay
Nearly 250,000 teachers and administrators statewide, excluding in New York City, were paid $15,852,056,522.93 during the 2016-2017 school year, according to data reported to the New York State Teachers Retirement System obtained under the state's Freedom of Information Act. That amounts to an average of $64,512.95 per member of the retirement system, an increase of 3.7 percent from the year before.
Here are the unaudited details available to the state as of Sept. 1, 2017; those records may be updated as employers report additional data or amend prior reporting records. Here are links to comparable data for teachers and administrators for 2015-2016 and 2014-2015. This database was posted on Sept. 8, 2017.
| Name | Start date | Last known employer | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name Abulafia, Ovadia | Start date 11/17/1997 | Last known employer SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn | Amount $563,870.51 |
| Name Lucchesi, Michael P | Start date 5/2/1994 | Last known employer SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn | Amount $529,440.01 |
| Name Lazzaro, Douglas R | Start date 7/11/2001 | Last known employer SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn | Amount $477,340.43 |
| Name Brown, Joyce F | Start date 9/1/1968 | Last known employer Fashion Institute of Technology | Amount $420,576.28 |
| Name Fallon, Kelly A | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Half Hollow Hills Central Schools | Amount $397,933.03 |
| Name Takeuchi, Esther S | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer SUNY at Stony Brook | Amount $394,032.02 |
| Name Tuttle, Stephen P | Start date 10/17/2011 | Last known employer Fashion Institute of Technology | Amount $378,294.52 |
| Name Hunderfund, Anna F | Start date 9/3/1974 | Last known employer Locust Valley Central Schools | Amount $373,664.90 |
| Name Wool, Louis N | Start date 9/1/1981 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $371,060.85 |
| Name Grishman, Henry L | Start date 9/1/1967 | Last known employer Jericho Union Free Schools | Amount $365,354.02 |
| Name Kersich, Peter J | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $351,627.40 |
| Name Goodman, Amy J | Start date 12/14/1981 | Last known employer Greenburgh-Graham Union Free Schools | Amount $345,132.65 |
| Name Kuncham, Kishore | Start date 8/14/1989 | Last known employer Freeport Public Schools | Amount $339,038.62 |
| Name Johnson, William H | Start date 12/1/1979 | Last known employer Rockville Centre Union Free Schools | Amount $336,267.00 |
| Name Fukaya, Kenji | Start date 4/1/2013 | Last known employer SUNY at Stony Brook | Amount $331,203.04 |
| Name Napolitano, Ralph A | Start date 9/1/1977 | Last known employer Yorktown Central Schools | Amount $322,760.76 |
| Name Feirsen, Robert D | Start date 5/1/1978 | Last known employer Garden City Union Free Schools | Amount $320,684.35 |
| Name Liehr, Michael | Start date 8/3/2009 | Last known employer SUNY College of Technology | Amount $307,403.81 |
| Name Ring, Michael F | Start date 5/8/2003 | Last known employer Rocky Point Union Free Schools | Amount $305,013.05 |
| Name Lewis, Lorna R | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Plainview-Old Bethpage Central Schools | Amount $300,306.00 |
| Name Silverstein, Mark K | Start date 9/1/1975 | Last known employer Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free Schools | Amount $297,955.85 |
| Name Cardillo, Charles S | Start date 9/2/1975 | Last known employer Manhasset Union Free Schools | Amount $297,714.00 |
| Name Quattrone, David F | Start date 8/1/2005 | Last known employer Bronxville Union Free Schools | Amount $297,490.12 |
| Name DeTommaso, John N | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Bellmore-Merrick Central Schools | Amount $296,764.32 |
| Name Famularo, Joseph S | Start date 5/20/1991 | Last known employer Bellmore Union Free Schools | Amount $296,572.60 |
| Name Ciuffo, Benjamin | Start date 9/1/1970 | Last known employer Jericho Union Free Schools | Amount $295,989.36 |
| Name James, Donald A | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Commack Union Free Schools | Amount $295,484.00 |
| Name Harper, Albert L | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Elmont Union Free Schools | Amount $292,511.87 |
| Name Eastwood, Kenneth W | Start date 4/23/1979 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $290,398.45 |
| Name Donohue, William M | Start date 7/1/1990 | Last known employer Byram Hills at Armonk Central Schools | Amount $289,716.00 |
| Name Lorentz, John | Start date 1/19/1988 | Last known employer Farmingdale Union Free Schools | Amount $289,152.27 |
| Name Shaps, Robert I | Start date 8/21/2006 | Last known employer Mamaroneck Union Free Schools | Amount $288,361.10 |
| Name Lonergan, Michael R | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Longwood at Middle Island Central Schools | Amount $286,230.00 |
| Name Osborne, Brian G | Start date 3/26/1997 | Last known employer New Rochelle City School District | Amount $285,437.42 |
| Name Rogers, Thomas L | Start date 8/1/1991 | Last known employer Syosset Central Schools | Amount $284,854.84 |
| Name Crabill, Kathleen E | Start date 11/12/1977 | Last known employer Onondaga Community College | Amount $284,211.39 |
| Name Harrington, Phyllis S | Start date 9/1/1980 | Last known employer Oceanside Union Free Schools | Amount $281,994.00 |
| Name Bannon, Kathleen C | Start date 2/1/1988 | Last known employer Copiague Union Free Schools | Amount $281,733.12 |
| Name Iconis, Lucille F | Start date 9/1/1976 | Last known employer Massapequa Public Schools | Amount $278,914.84 |
| Name Rafkin, Laurie E | Start date 2/15/1979 | Last known employer SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $277,614.58 |
| Name Clark, Terrence | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Bethpage Union Free Schools | Amount $277,124.52 |
| Name Myers, Brenda W | Start date 9/4/1984 | Last known employer Valhalla Union Free Schools | Amount $276,356.25 |
| Name Gerold, Roberta A | Start date 12/9/1974 | Last known employer Middle Country Central Schools | Amount $275,669.34 |
| Name Mooney, Kathleen A | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Port Washington Union Free Schools | Amount $274,916.00 |
| Name Kliszus, Edward A | Start date 7/1/2011 | Last known employer Port Chester-Rye Union Free Schools | Amount $274,171.64 |
| Name Salina Jr, Edward A | Start date 9/5/1994 | Last known employer Plainedge Union Free Schools | Amount $273,802.42 |
| Name Zahra-Guiney, Susan | Start date 1/2/1986 | Last known employer Mount Pleasant Central Schools | Amount $273,288.00 |
| Name Cartisano, Marianne F | Start date 12/17/1991 | Last known employer Miller Place Union Free Schools | Amount $273,226.64 |
| Name Schartner, Walter F | Start date 9/1/1973 | Last known employer Sayville Public Schools | Amount $272,626.60 |
| Name Camhi-Geller, Shari L | Start date 9/14/1987 | Last known employer Baldwin Union Free Schools | Amount $272,202.90 |
| Name Flatley, David J | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Carle Place Union Free Schools | Amount $272,000.10 |
| Name Blanch, Raymond H | Start date 8/20/2010 | Last known employer Somers Central Schools | Amount $270,209.90 |
| Name Stone, George E | Start date 7/1/2010 | Last known employer Lakeland Central Schools | Amount $269,134.49 |
| Name Freeston, Kenneth R | Start date 7/1/2007 | Last known employer North Salem Central Schools | Amount $268,804.00 |
| Name Mc Neill, Mark S | Start date 10/20/1980 | Last known employer Nanuet Union Free Schools | Amount $268,392.00 |
| Name Manno, Christopher M | Start date 7/1/2016 | Last known employer Bedford Central Schools | Amount $268,000.00 |
| Name Belmonte, John J | Start date 2/2/1987 | Last known employer Sayville Public Schools | Amount $267,942.60 |
| Name Pedisich, Cheryl P | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Three Village Central Schools | Amount $267,272.75 |
| Name Celano, Serafino M | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Herricks Union Free Schools | Amount $266,876.65 |
| Name Feldman, Allison M | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Roslyn Public Schools | Amount $265,000.00 |
| Name Marino Jr, Ralph | Start date 9/3/1992 | Last known employer Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free Schools | Amount $265,000.00 |
| Name Harrison, Kristopher M | Start date 3/6/2012 | Last known employer Irvington Union Free Schools | Amount $264,372.00 |
| Name Ross, Jonathan H | Start date 7/2/1991 | Last known employer Blind Brook-Rye Union Free Schools | Amount $264,125.18 |
| Name Burak, Melissa A | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Lynbrook Union Free Schools | Amount $264,004.00 |
| Name Salierno, Robert S | Start date 6/1/1990 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $263,972.29 |
| Name Stirling, Nicholas A | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Valley Stream #30 Union Free Schools | Amount $263,795.45 |
| Name Allen, Susan K | Start date 1/26/1987 | Last known employer East Irondequoit Central Schools | Amount $263,367.00 |
| Name Mc Donald, Tonie A | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Levittown Union Free Schools | Amount $263,227.73 |
| Name Selesnick, Andrew M | Start date 9/9/1992 | Last known employer Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free Schools | Amount $262,155.75 |
| Name Heidenreich, William G | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Valley Stream Central High School | Amount $261,922.00 |
| Name Palma Jr, Dominick R | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Merrick Union Free Schools | Amount $261,637.72 |
| Name Brown, Clinton D | Start date 9/18/1984 | Last known employer SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn | Amount $261,492.85 |
| Name Kanas, Elaine B | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer East Williston Union Free Schools | Amount $261,119.10 |
| Name Prendergast, Teresa B | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Great Neck Public Schools | Amount $261,000.00 |
| Name Quezada, Edwin M | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $260,531.37 |
| Name Allan, Lauren | Start date 11/10/1983 | Last known employer Ardsley Union Free Schools | Amount $260,000.00 |
| Name Montesano, Roy R | Start date 7/1/2012 | Last known employer Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free Schools | Amount $259,384.00 |
| Name Litzman, Marianne | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Hicksville Public Schools | Amount $259,139.64 |
| Name Murphy, Charles J | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Island Trees Union Free Schools | Amount $258,972.90 |
| Name Ferrie, Ralph P | Start date 7/1/2008 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $258,784.00 |
| Name Testa, Marie L | Start date 1/20/1994 | Last known employer North Bellmore Union Free Schools | Amount $258,156.93 |
| Name Bossert, Kenneth R | Start date 5/9/1995 | Last known employer Elwood Union Free Schools | Amount $257,680.00 |
| Name Brown, Christopher R | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $257,565.20 |
| Name Gamberg, David A | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Southold Union Free Schools | Amount $257,176.12 |
| Name Mc Mahon, Francine R | Start date 9/1/1967 | Last known employer Middle Country Central Schools | Amount $256,976.50 |
| Name Bovino, Rosmarie T | Start date 3/27/1979 | Last known employer Island Park Union Free Schools | Amount $256,730.16 |
| Name Fox-Alter, Mary C | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Pleasantville Union Free Schools | Amount $256,517.30 |
| Name Bauer, Barbara A | Start date 9/1/1975 | Last known employer Jericho Union Free Schools | Amount $255,675.47 |
| Name Montesano, James J | Start date 6/29/2011 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $255,631.00 |
| Name Buononato, Patricia J | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Cornwall Central Schools | Amount $255,054.00 |
| Name Kaishian, James M | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Briarcliff Manor Union Free Schools | Amount $254,738.00 |
| Name Dupree, Tahira A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Greenburgh Central Schools | Amount $253,819.55 |
| Name Schnebel, Susan A | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $253,769.01 |
| Name Stewart, Russell J | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Center Moriches Union Free Schools | Amount $253,661.73 |
| Name Creedon, Dennis W | Start date 7/1/2015 | Last known employer Mahopac Central Schools | Amount $253,564.00 |
| Name Seinfeld, Laura S | Start date 9/9/1987 | Last known employer Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central Schools | Amount $253,278.00 |
| Name Giarrizzo, Peter | Start date 1/3/1994 | Last known employer Pelham Union Free Schools | Amount $253,121.23 |
| Name Kniewel, Victoria | Start date 11/8/1999 | Last known employer Edgemont at Greenburgh Central Schools | Amount $252,990.00 |
| Name Coster, Kevin M | Start date 4/30/1997 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $252,387.78 |
| Name Jumper, Michael D | Start date 9/2/1985 | Last known employer Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free Schools | Amount $252,367.40 |
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