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 Dearing, Brent E | Start date 5/22/2003 | Last known employer Hunter-Tannersville Central Schools | Amount $71,510.00 |
| Name Genkos, Sherry A | Start date 9/22/1997 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $71,510.00 |
| Name Putnam, Matthew J | Start date 9/2/2008 | Last known employer Liberty Central Schools | Amount $71,509.69 |
| Name Forrester, Christine C | Start date 5/27/2004 | Last known employer Patchogue-Medford Union Free Schools | Amount $71,509.33 |
| Name Janda, Christine | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Hicksville Public Schools | Amount $71,509.32 |
| Name Greenblatt, Jill S | Start date 2/1/2000 | Last known employer Plainview-Old Bethpage Central Schools | Amount $71,508.62 |
| Name Bradberry, Tiffany A | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $71,508.28 |
| Name Kardas, Victoria A | Start date 6/1/2006 | Last known employer Coxsackie-Athens Central Schools | Amount $71,508.17 |
| Name Space, Martha P | Start date 10/20/1999 | Last known employer Harpursville Central Schools | Amount $71,508.00 |
| Name Perez, Sarah E | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $71,507.70 |
| Name Garofalo, Melissa M | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Spencerport Central Schools | Amount $71,507.69 |
| Name Melfi, Andrea I | Start date 1/24/2005 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $71,507.68 |
| Name Johnson, Katharine | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $71,507.08 |
| Name O'Neill, Kelly M | Start date 11/1/2005 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,506.84 |
| Name Basher, Christine R | Start date 3/1/2006 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,506.49 |
| Name Scaccia, Angela M | Start date 9/3/2001 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $71,505.77 |
| Name Davison, Christine D | Start date 9/17/1990 | Last known employer Bellmore Union Free Schools | Amount $71,505.60 |
| Name Dzielski, Bethany L | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $71,505.00 |
| Name Peita, Douglas S | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $71,505.00 |
| Name Chiasson, Wendy L | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Victor Central Schools | Amount $71,504.75 |
| Name Tolbert, Christa J | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Central Square Central Schools | Amount $71,504.74 |
| Name Bazdaric, Jamie D | Start date 3/1/2016 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $71,504.38 |
| Name Liebi, Wendi K | Start date 1/12/1999 | Last known employer Baldwinsville Central Schools | Amount $71,504.25 |
| Name Bailey, Dean J | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Saratoga Springs City School District | Amount $71,504.00 |
| Name Neuhaus Lindner, Lindsey B | Start date 4/1/2005 | Last known employer East Syracuse-Minoa Central Schools | Amount $71,503.00 |
| Name Puzanskas, Lorraine | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Hancock Central Schools | Amount $71,503.00 |
| Name Fulda, Judith D | Start date 3/26/1991 | Last known employer Kiryas Joel Village Union Free Schools | Amount $71,502.69 |
| Name Cooper, Chris W | Start date 3/15/1993 | Last known employer Arkport Central Schools | Amount $71,502.00 |
| Name Marte, Marlix | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Peekskill City School District | Amount $71,502.00 |
| Name Leopold, Amy H | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Oswego City School District | Amount $71,501.97 |
| Name Lockner, Maureen M | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Genesee Community Charter School | Amount $71,501.84 |
| Name Root, Kim M | Start date 12/9/1997 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $71,501.80 |
| Name Ruiz, Sharis M | Start date 1/1/2013 | Last known employer Dobbs Ferry Union Free Schools | Amount $71,501.10 |
| Name Dufel, Shelly K | Start date 5/29/1998 | Last known employer Mayfield Central Schools | Amount $71,501.00 |
| Name Lewis, Matthew D | Start date 1/26/2001 | Last known employer Mayfield Central Schools | Amount $71,500.00 |
| Name Bennett, Jennifer L | Start date 9/6/2004 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,499.93 |
| Name Estevez, Erika M | Start date 12/2/2013 | Last known employer Westbury Union Free Schools | Amount $71,499.90 |
| Name Perez, Felipe R | Start date 2/1/2016 | Last known employer Hampton Bays Union Free Schools | Amount $71,499.50 |
| Name Akers, Dana M | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Rush-Henrietta Central Schools | Amount $71,499.00 |
| Name Cafarelli, Rebecca E | Start date 1/11/2000 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $71,499.00 |
| Name Czarnecki, Carol L | Start date 6/1/1989 | Last known employer Cato Meridian Central Schools | Amount $71,499.00 |
| Name Msuku, Maruka L | Start date 2/28/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,498.73 |
| Name Brice-Hyde, Jamy A | Start date 4/7/2000 | Last known employer Horseheads Central Schools | Amount $71,497.78 |
| Name Altier, Annamaria R | Start date 8/31/1998 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $71,497.67 |
| Name Devlin, Theresa E | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Glens Falls City School District | Amount $71,497.65 |
| Name Hickey, Nora L | Start date 6/1/2008 | Last known employer Port Washington Union Free Schools | Amount $71,497.44 |
| Name Carneglia, Vanessa T | Start date 5/13/2002 | Last known employer Catskill Central Schools | Amount $71,496.79 |
| Name Stone, Brian D | Start date 5/1/2009 | Last known employer Union Springs Central Schools | Amount $71,496.50 |
| Name Conti, Deborah Y | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools | Amount $71,495.25 |
| Name Kriss, Diana L | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Middle Country Central Schools | Amount $71,495.00 |
| Name Halbert, Thomas L | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Deposit Central Schools | Amount $71,494.56 |
| Name Friend, Hannah | Start date 10/1/2012 | Last known employer Brentwood Union Free Schools | Amount $71,492.48 |
| Name Matos, Michelle C | Start date 6/1/2008 | Last known employer Levittown Union Free Schools | Amount $71,492.32 |
| Name Hart, Megan B | Start date 7/2/2001 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $71,491.85 |
| Name Vespone, Janet C | Start date 12/18/1996 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $71,491.56 |
| Name Beinhacker, Danielle M | Start date 3/1/2011 | Last known employer East Meadow Union Free Schools | Amount $71,490.70 |
| Name Patronaggio, Erin R | Start date 5/1/2009 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $71,490.63 |
| Name Webster, Shelly E | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Saranac Central Schools | Amount $71,489.00 |
| Name DiGangi, Diana F | Start date 6/1/2015 | Last known employer Syosset Central Schools | Amount $71,487.64 |
| Name Sheelar, Renee J | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Churchville-Chili Central Schools | Amount $71,486.22 |
| Name Portipilo, Sarah E | Start date 5/19/1999 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $71,486.00 |
| Name Sullivan, Jennifer D | Start date 1/27/2003 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $71,485.94 |
| Name Lalonde, Scott M | Start date 9/30/1996 | Last known employer Thousand Islands Central Schools | Amount $71,485.71 |
| Name Ubriaco, Deborah M | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $71,485.00 |
| Name Hallgren Flynn, Laura E | Start date 9/29/1999 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $71,483.82 |
| Name Briggs, Christian M | Start date 9/3/1997 | Last known employer Newcomb Central Schools | Amount $71,483.16 |
| Name Widor, Renee P | Start date 8/14/1998 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $71,482.78 |
| Name Rodriguez, Amy | Start date 12/9/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,482.18 |
| Name Fraser, Rachel R | Start date 1/27/2004 | Last known employer Phoenix Central Schools | Amount $71,482.15 |
| Name Osovski, Jeffrey C | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Maine-Endwell Central Schools | Amount $71,482.11 |
| Name Ott, Julie A | Start date 6/11/1999 | Last known employer Starpoint Central Schools | Amount $71,482.00 |
| Name Moorby, Debra A | Start date 9/3/1991 | Last known employer Charlotte Valley Central Schools | Amount $71,481.76 |
| Name Van De Mark, Kristina P | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Marlboro Central Schools | Amount $71,481.53 |
| Name Lahr, Cathy A | Start date 9/4/1979 | Last known employer Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BOCES | Amount $71,481.00 |
| Name Schoeller, Kenneth C | Start date 6/1/2011 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $71,480.28 |
| Name Schlappich, Thomas J | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Highland Central Schools | Amount $71,480.22 |
| Name Nicol, Christopher F | Start date 8/31/2000 | Last known employer Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BOCES | Amount $71,480.00 |
| Name Dembinski, Kathryn M | Start date 2/5/1990 | Last known employer Warsaw Central Schools | Amount $71,479.26 |
| Name Mistretta, Marsha L | Start date 9/7/1994 | Last known employer Letchworth Central Schools | Amount $71,479.00 |
| Name Manske, Tad P | Start date 10/27/1994 | Last known employer Gananda Central Schools | Amount $71,478.53 |
| Name Kovalchik, Leandra M | Start date 1/29/2002 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $71,478.00 |
| Name Petschke, Gina E | Start date 5/9/1996 | Last known employer Rush-Henrietta Central Schools | Amount $71,478.00 |
| Name Brush, John P | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central Schools | Amount $71,477.70 |
| Name Mac Dougall, Michael D | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Hartford Central Schools | Amount $71,477.50 |
| Name Howlett, Karen A | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Brookfield Central Schools | Amount $71,476.97 |
| Name Polacco, Maryelizabeth | Start date 6/1/2009 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $71,476.94 |
| Name Lenhardt, Andrew D | Start date 8/23/2004 | Last known employer Bethlehem Central Schools | Amount $71,476.87 |
| Name Brand, Joseph J | Start date 10/1/2009 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $71,476.03 |
| Name Ecker, Michelle L | Start date 2/27/2004 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $71,475.28 |
| Name Shaingarten, Avrohom | Start date 1/11/2000 | Last known employer Kiryas Joel Village Union Free Schools | Amount $71,475.15 |
| Name Lehmann, Margaret L | Start date 10/1/2010 | Last known employer Hicksville Public Schools | Amount $71,474.04 |
| Name Iannotti, Alyssa M | Start date 10/1/2012 | Last known employer Valley Stream #13 Union Free Schools | Amount $71,474.00 |
| Name Mehan, Adrianne M | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Valley Stream #13 Union Free Schools | Amount $71,474.00 |
| Name Rose, Kathleen M | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Union-Endicott Central Schools | Amount $71,473.56 |
| Name Alberti, Lauren E | Start date 12/21/2009 | Last known employer Monroe-Woodbury Central Schools | Amount $71,470.70 |
| Name Hamill, Andrea J C | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Broadalbin-Perth Central Schools | Amount $71,470.47 |
| Name Zeiser, Kristin L | Start date 12/13/1999 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $71,469.98 |
| Name Pambianchi, Jaime L | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Valley Stream Central High School | Amount $71,469.61 |
| Name Lauretta, Donna J | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $71,468.59 |
| Name Babbie, Vicki L | Start date 1/3/1997 | Last known employer Northeastern Clinton Central Schools | Amount $71,468.00 |
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