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 Graves, Spencer F | Start date 7/7/1993 | Last known employer Northeastern Clinton Central Schools | Amount $71,468.00 |
| Name Waite, Amanda M | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,467.81 |
| Name Tweeddale, Lisa M | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $71,467.70 |
| Name Bunyea, Kristine | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Westchester Community College | Amount $71,467.28 |
| Name Cyr, John E | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Suffolk County Community College | Amount $71,466.90 |
| Name Rueda, Cily E | Start date 2/8/2001 | Last known employer Education Department | Amount $71,465.88 |
| Name Cahill, Charlie Jean Gifford | Start date 3/5/2001 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $71,465.85 |
| Name Walsh, Margaret M | Start date 9/7/1993 | Last known employer Wellsville Central Schools | Amount $71,465.27 |
| Name Budd, Michelle L | Start date 2/1/2014 | Last known employer UFSD of the Tarrytowns Union Free Schools | Amount $71,465.00 |
| Name Congden, Diana M | Start date 6/20/1997 | Last known employer Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central Schools | Amount $71,465.00 |
| Name Preston, Amy L | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $71,465.00 |
| Name Mc Guirk-Stacy, Barbara L | Start date 9/4/1984 | Last known employer Monroe 1 BOCES | Amount $71,462.70 |
| Name Burgess, Darren K | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Watertown City School District | Amount $71,462.00 |
| Name Vanier, Helen D | Start date 9/2/2008 | Last known employer Monroe-Woodbury Central Schools | Amount $71,462.00 |
| Name Wolfe, Nancy E | Start date 9/8/1987 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $71,462.00 |
| Name Collins, Kristin A | Start date 11/7/2005 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $71,461.81 |
| Name Kinnaird, Paige J | Start date 4/11/1994 | Last known employer Allegany-Limestone Central Schools | Amount $71,461.54 |
| Name Cook, Carrie A | Start date 9/12/1994 | Last known employer Corning-Painted Post Public Schools | Amount $71,461.25 |
| Name Poccia, Carleen R | Start date 9/2/1985 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $71,460.72 |
| Name Davies, Michael P | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer South Glens Falls Central Schools | Amount $71,460.00 |
| Name Wilday, Rod L | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Amsterdam City School District | Amount $71,459.50 |
| Name Clark, Deanna L | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Troy City School District | Amount $71,459.00 |
| Name Mc Grath, Melissa K | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Bethlehem Central Schools | Amount $71,458.69 |
| Name Coldiron, Nancy L | Start date 12/13/1996 | Last known employer Elmira City School District | Amount $71,458.13 |
| Name Redican, Tara M | Start date 11/6/2014 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $71,458.00 |
| Name Papero, Danielle M | Start date 11/13/2002 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $71,457.90 |
| Name Hillage, Heather M | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Clinton Central Schools | Amount $71,457.89 |
| Name Perrotta, Vincent J | Start date 1/2/2001 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $71,457.32 |
| Name Adams-Armstrong, Guila P | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Bath Central Schools | Amount $71,457.00 |
| Name Cohen, Shannon E | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $71,457.00 |
| Name Ahn-Oria, Ji | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $71,456.96 |
| Name Samad, Ruqayyah M | Start date 9/9/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,456.70 |
| Name Fuller, Amanda M | Start date 7/1/2016 | Last known employer Tuckahoe Union Free Schools | Amount $71,456.16 |
| Name Lamb, Lauri F | Start date 1/18/1995 | Last known employer Victor Central Schools | Amount $71,456.00 |
| Name Stead, Michael B | Start date 5/5/1997 | Last known employer Chatham Central Schools | Amount $71,456.00 |
| Name Howard, Lindsey N | Start date 9/6/2005 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $71,455.00 |
| Name McDonald, Zackary A | Start date 9/4/2012 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $71,454.19 |
| Name Crisafulli, Danielle M | Start date 2/1/2008 | Last known employer Fulton City School District | Amount $71,454.07 |
| Name Damiano, Michelle G | Start date 8/31/2000 | Last known employer Phoenix Central Schools | Amount $71,453.23 |
| Name Beall, Barbara | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $71,453.00 |
| Name Schram, Kristen A | Start date 8/23/2004 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $71,452.56 |
| Name Lhotan, Michelle | Start date 2/9/2005 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $71,452.35 |
| Name Chartier, Christian A | Start date 5/15/2000 | Last known employer Livonia Central Schools | Amount $71,452.03 |
| Name Anderson, Mary M | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Waverly Central Schools | Amount $71,452.00 |
| Name McGuire, Rita C | Start date 9/24/1998 | Last known employer Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools | Amount $71,451.74 |
| Name Myslinski, Timothy M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $71,450.72 |
| Name Courtwright, Anne P | Start date 9/14/1993 | Last known employer La Fayette Central Schools | Amount $71,450.65 |
| Name Payton, Eleanor B | Start date 9/3/2001 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $71,450.37 |
| Name Dilaura, Jonathan J | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Byron-Bergen Central Schools | Amount $71,450.12 |
| Name Coryer, Heather M | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Beekmantown Central Schools | Amount $71,450.00 |
| Name Lopez, Donovan M | Start date 1/31/1994 | Last known employer Gorham-Middlesex Central Schools | Amount $71,449.77 |
| Name Bruno, Josephine | Start date 8/31/2016 | Last known employer Herricks Union Free Schools | Amount $71,449.42 |
| Name Karle, Kathleen M | Start date 9/8/1987 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $71,449.10 |
| Name Klein, Keri A | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $71,449.03 |
| Name Cifone, Cynthia A | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Bainbridge-Guilford Central Schools | Amount $71,448.92 |
| Name Ricci, Christopher F | Start date 11/8/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,448.66 |
| Name Koldewey, Carl C | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Binghamton City School District | Amount $71,447.39 |
| Name Baudy, Amanda J | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer South Glens Falls Central Schools | Amount $71,447.00 |
| Name Fernandez, Joni A | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Lewiston-Porter Central Schools | Amount $71,446.94 |
| Name DeCarlo-Gomez, Kristen M | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,446.69 |
| Name Hathaway, Catherine T | Start date 9/29/1997 | Last known employer Churchville-Chili Central Schools | Amount $71,445.62 |
| Name Sogoian, Suzanne M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $71,445.21 |
| Name Billings, Amy E | Start date 9/19/1997 | Last known employer Central Valley Central Schools | Amount $71,444.00 |
| Name Gandolfo, Denise L | Start date 8/30/2001 | Last known employer Jericho Union Free Schools | Amount $71,443.48 |
| Name Burgess, John J | Start date 5/27/1998 | Last known employer Palmyra-Macedon Central Schools | Amount $71,443.00 |
| Name Ruff, Andrea D | Start date 7/1/2013 | Last known employer Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES | Amount $71,443.00 |
| Name Stevens, Maureen A | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $71,441.91 |
| Name Carter, Nancy A | Start date 9/14/1995 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $71,441.32 |
| Name Yeats, Megan K | Start date 9/5/2013 | Last known employer Ichabod Crane Central Schools | Amount $71,441.00 |
| Name Barrette, Patrick D | Start date 9/6/2016 | Last known employer Westchester Community College | Amount $71,440.86 |
| Name Zorn, Melissa L | Start date 9/9/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,440.51 |
| Name Neebe, Dominique | Start date 11/1/2006 | Last known employer Nassau BOCES | Amount $71,440.40 |
| Name Morales Gotsch, Guadalupe | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Brentwood Union Free Schools | Amount $71,439.60 |
| Name Salibrici, Nicolas J | Start date 4/2/2001 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $71,438.98 |
| Name Payne, Laurie R | Start date 5/24/1982 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $71,438.18 |
| Name Miele, Eric P | Start date 9/1/2012 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $71,436.50 |
| Name Peacock, James F | Start date 8/4/1986 | Last known employer SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse | Amount $71,436.42 |
| Name Mitchell, Laurie J | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $71,436.00 |
| Name Cristman, Bethany L | Start date 6/1/2005 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $71,435.34 |
| Name Hopkins, Doreen E | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Susquehanna Valley Central Schools | Amount $71,435.00 |
| Name Hryvniak, Mark S | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Albion Central Schools | Amount $71,435.00 |
| Name Miller, Deborah L | Start date 3/8/1990 | Last known employer Cooperstown Central Schools | Amount $71,434.85 |
| Name Manley, E'Shantee R | Start date 8/30/1999 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $71,434.62 |
| Name Heaney, Teresa A | Start date 7/17/1996 | Last known employer Belfast Central Schools | Amount $71,434.60 |
| Name Anderson, Lauren N | Start date 6/1/2010 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $71,434.20 |
| Name Belz, Jill N | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $71,434.00 |
| Name Lugo, Maria E | Start date 3/10/2000 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $71,434.00 |
| Name Ortiz, Sherley D | Start date 8/30/2007 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $71,434.00 |
| Name Johnson, Courtney Z | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $71,433.74 |
| Name Sheehan, Kathleen D | Start date 4/29/1996 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $71,433.62 |
| Name Cuipylo, Teresa A | Start date 1/13/1994 | Last known employer Fabius-Pompey Central Schools | Amount $71,432.50 |
| Name Griesemer, Lynette B | Start date 2/1/2001 | Last known employer Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools | Amount $71,432.00 |
| Name Pinto, Sara K | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Center Moriches Union Free Schools | Amount $71,432.00 |
| Name Meyer, Brian R | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,431.84 |
| Name Donovan, Kenneth M | Start date 5/1/2009 | Last known employer Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $71,429.83 |
| Name Evolo, Melissa H | Start date 3/30/1990 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $71,429.80 |
| Name Venne II, John A | Start date 4/16/2007 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,429.13 |
| Name Woods, Kimberly A | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $71,428.33 |
| Name Barton-Piwko, Meghann M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $71,428.19 |
| Name Warfel, Mari L | Start date 9/4/1996 | Last known employer Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene BOCES | Amount $71,428.00 |
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