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 Martorelli, Lauren T | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Ossining Union Free Schools | Amount $71,018.95 |
| Name Grassi, Mary A | Start date 9/5/1984 | Last known employer Binghamton City School District | Amount $71,018.89 |
| Name Silverstein, Sanford D | Start date 3/29/2001 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $71,018.26 |
| Name Balderrama-Durbin, Christina M | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer SUNY at Binghamton | Amount $71,017.50 |
| Name Kirschen, Bryan | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer SUNY at Binghamton | Amount $71,017.50 |
| Name Cusumano, Donna M | Start date 1/24/2008 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $71,017.40 |
| Name Knapp, Alicen C | Start date 3/5/2004 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,017.23 |
| Name Faust, Heather C | Start date 3/1/2012 | Last known employer Clarkstown Central Schools | Amount $71,016.85 |
| Name Schrader, Tracey T | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Union-Endicott Central Schools | Amount $71,016.75 |
| Name Mendola, Melissa A | Start date 6/1/2010 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $71,016.00 |
| Name Popoff, Tammy L | Start date 9/3/1991 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $71,014.96 |
| Name Anderson, Deborah L | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Willsboro Central Schools | Amount $71,014.00 |
| Name Morales, Carlos M | Start date 2/1/2014 | Last known employer Freeport Public Schools | Amount $71,013.57 |
| Name Morano, Alissa C | Start date 11/1/2009 | Last known employer Highland Central Schools | Amount $71,013.00 |
| Name Stupski, Michelle M | Start date 1/28/2003 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $71,012.29 |
| Name Griffo, Gary J | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Westhill Central Schools | Amount $71,012.00 |
| Name Kozak Jr, Richard W | Start date 12/17/1990 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $71,012.00 |
| Name Mintz, Beverly A | Start date 1/31/2000 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $71,012.00 |
| Name Eklum, Susan K | Start date 4/14/1999 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $71,011.95 |
| Name Ludlow, Marlene M | Start date 9/22/1997 | Last known employer Gates-Chili Central Schools | Amount $71,011.26 |
| Name Dileo, Harmony R | Start date 1/1/2010 | Last known employer Syosset Central Schools | Amount $71,011.21 |
| Name Belge, Dallas W | Start date 9/3/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,010.97 |
| Name Ellsworth, Cyrus J | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Saranac Lake Central Schools | Amount $71,010.50 |
| Name Byron, Hayley E | Start date 11/1/2009 | Last known employer Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central Schools | Amount $71,009.50 |
| Name Gouza, Shelly Jo | Start date 9/3/1997 | Last known employer Cairo-Durham Central Schools | Amount $71,009.00 |
| Name Lawton, Jerry L | Start date 10/23/1987 | Last known employer Norwich City School District | Amount $71,009.00 |
| Name Cady, Andrea J | Start date 12/22/2000 | Last known employer Addison Central Schools | Amount $71,007.80 |
| Name Driscoll, Joanna L | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Beacon City School District | Amount $71,007.72 |
| Name Weinman, Lindsay M | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $71,007.48 |
| Name Bilinski, Kathryn S | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Dolgeville Central Schools | Amount $71,005.26 |
| Name Aguirre, Yesenia E | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Wyandanch Union Free Schools | Amount $71,004.68 |
| Name Hoffman, Jodi L | Start date 11/5/2001 | Last known employer Cassadaga Valley Central Schools | Amount $71,004.50 |
| Name Palmer-Sacchitella, Kelley A | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $71,004.29 |
| Name Burke, Nicolle V | Start date 2/23/2015 | Last known employer Port Chester-Rye Union Free Schools | Amount $71,002.50 |
| Name Denner, David W | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Victor Central Schools | Amount $71,001.94 |
| Name Isabella, Joan M | Start date 6/11/1998 | Last known employer Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools | Amount $71,001.22 |
| Name Ashman, Janell M | Start date 2/12/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $71,001.03 |
| Name Blake, Michael N | Start date 4/12/2002 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $71,000.99 |
| Name Grassi, Paula L | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Binghamton City School District | Amount $71,000.74 |
| Name Schaal, Amanda R | Start date 8/31/2005 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $71,000.11 |
| Name Higgins, Killeen O | Start date 12/19/1991 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $71,000.00 |
| Name Schuyler, Debra M | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Le Roy Central Schools | Amount $71,000.00 |
| Name Buff, Cathleen J | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools | Amount $70,999.60 |
| Name Lohmann, Paige | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Port Jefferson Union Free Schools | Amount $70,999.25 |
| Name Ferrara, Melanie A | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Oneonta City School District | Amount $70,998.85 |
| Name Mc Carthy, Brent J | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Canton Central Schools | Amount $70,998.00 |
| Name Chauncey, Susan H | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Penfield Central Schools | Amount $70,996.18 |
| Name Wing, Jeffrey B | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Pittsford Central Schools | Amount $70,996.10 |
| Name Reilly, Christine M | Start date 11/1/2010 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $70,996.00 |
| Name Sitts, Christina | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Johnstown Public Schools | Amount $70,996.00 |
| Name Kiedrowski, Jennifer | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Penfield Central Schools | Amount $70,995.63 |
| Name Ecke, Carolyn M | Start date 2/1/2012 | Last known employer Plainedge Union Free Schools | Amount $70,995.60 |
| Name Krex, Valerie N | Start date 9/7/2010 | Last known employer Mamaroneck Union Free Schools | Amount $70,995.60 |
| Name Krysa, Carleen K | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $70,995.14 |
| Name Harrison, Mark A | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Bath Central Schools | Amount $70,995.00 |
| Name Prime, Grant W | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Taconic Hills Central Schools | Amount $70,995.00 |
| Name Weber, Peggy | Start date 9/21/1992 | Last known employer Ithaca City School District | Amount $70,994.95 |
| Name Clark, Marie C | Start date 4/19/1994 | Last known employer Oswego City School District | Amount $70,993.86 |
| Name Certo-Card, Lisa M | Start date 9/18/1995 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $70,992.87 |
| Name Bernasconi, Brian S | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Clarkstown Central Schools | Amount $70,992.78 |
| Name Forrest, Justin L | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Chatham Central Schools | Amount $70,992.50 |
| Name Nicholas-Hahn, Richard S | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $70,992.16 |
| Name Cabasso, Kelly T | Start date 9/1/2013 | Last known employer East Rockaway Union Free Schools | Amount $70,991.82 |
| Name Pskowski, Virginia A | Start date 11/28/1994 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $70,990.05 |
| Name Williams, Paula E | Start date 2/1/1977 | Last known employer Oxford Academy Central Schools | Amount $70,990.00 |
| Name Oliver, Meredith E | Start date 11/29/2004 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,989.80 |
| Name Pesarek, Laurel M | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $70,989.64 |
| Name Duquin, AnneMarie | Start date 5/12/2003 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,989.46 |
| Name Rose, Brian A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Hamilton Central Schools | Amount $70,989.39 |
| Name Falasco, Carmen J | Start date 1/20/2004 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,988.25 |
| Name OConnell, Christine L | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Saratoga Springs City School District | Amount $70,987.00 |
| Name Miller, Evan | Start date 12/19/2006 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $70,986.79 |
| Name Scotti, Roberta-Lynn D | Start date 11/7/2005 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $70,986.79 |
| Name Serafino, Heather | Start date 11/4/2008 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $70,986.79 |
| Name Vigrass, Diane L | Start date 12/14/2009 | Last known employer Orleans-Niagara BOCES | Amount $70,986.76 |
| Name Burke, Maria I | Start date 1/9/1995 | Last known employer Clarence Central Schools | Amount $70,986.00 |
| Name Hillman, John R | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Trumansburg Central Schools | Amount $70,986.00 |
| Name Hauser, Allison M | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $70,985.55 |
| Name Campbell, Amy M | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Frankfort-Schuyler Central Schools | Amount $70,985.00 |
| Name Watras, Heather A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $70,985.00 |
| Name Buchanan, Mark T | Start date 1/13/1994 | Last known employer Monroe 1 BOCES | Amount $70,983.80 |
| Name White, Chad D | Start date 9/24/2001 | Last known employer Gates-Chili Central Schools | Amount $70,982.00 |
| Name Spierling, Melissa J | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Maine-Endwell Central Schools | Amount $70,981.35 |
| Name Lutz, Melissa A | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Elmira Heights Central Schools | Amount $70,981.26 |
| Name Geraci, Joleyne I | Start date 3/25/1996 | Last known employer Whitesboro Central Schools | Amount $70,981.00 |
| Name Post, Dana A | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Monticello Central Schools | Amount $70,981.00 |
| Name Warth, Mary L | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Brockport Central Schools | Amount $70,980.92 |
| Name Strauss, Elizabeth K | Start date 11/18/2002 | Last known employer Rondout Valley Central Schools | Amount $70,980.18 |
| Name Magiera, Jay A | Start date 1/20/1993 | Last known employer Beekmantown Central Schools | Amount $70,980.00 |
| Name Melfi, Johnsteven | Start date 9/6/1999 | Last known employer Onondaga Central Schools | Amount $70,980.00 |
| Name Gunner, Keith W | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Hudson Valley Community College | Amount $70,979.09 |
| Name Amankwah, Solace E | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Jamesville-Dewitt Central Schools | Amount $70,979.00 |
| Name Caraher, Ryan P | Start date 3/4/1998 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $70,979.00 |
| Name Mc Lain, Janet M | Start date 4/14/1997 | Last known employer Waverly Central Schools | Amount $70,978.74 |
| Name Horan, Shaun D | Start date 9/5/2006 | Last known employer Norwich City School District | Amount $70,977.86 |
| Name Collins, Chywane | Start date 8/30/1999 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $70,977.83 |
| Name Bureau, Sandra | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer Indian Lake Central Schools | Amount $70,977.75 |
| Name Catena, Sarah M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $70,977.63 |
| Name Kennedy, Patricia K | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Whitesboro Central Schools | Amount $70,976.00 |
| Name Collins, Tara J | Start date 1/1/2007 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,975.50 |
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