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 Knight, Karen M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $70,638.00 |
| Name Willis, Alexandra E | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $70,638.00 |
| Name Donovan, Sara B | Start date 7/5/2001 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $70,637.69 |
| Name Sutton-Spike, Rene E | Start date 9/4/1979 | Last known employer Newark Central Schools | Amount $70,637.50 |
| Name Golovniuk, Tetiana | Start date 9/22/2010 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $70,636.65 |
| Name Peenstra, Mary K | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $70,636.40 |
| Name Straight, Maria | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Churchville-Chili Central Schools | Amount $70,636.10 |
| Name Stamp, Tiffin | Start date 4/13/1999 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $70,635.33 |
| Name Johanson, Janet A | Start date 5/24/1996 | Last known employer Chatham Central Schools | Amount $70,635.00 |
| Name Mazuroski, Hope Z | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Oswego City School District | Amount $70,634.56 |
| Name Zubrzycki, Kimberly A | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Lowville Central Schools | Amount $70,634.50 |
| Name Quick, Brian R | Start date 10/7/1996 | Last known employer Palmyra-Macedon Central Schools | Amount $70,634.00 |
| Name Corcione, Wendy L | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $70,633.25 |
| Name Mack, Sara L | Start date 8/1/2004 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $70,633.00 |
| Name Vermilyea, Kathleen S | Start date 12/14/1982 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $70,632.84 |
| Name Allen, Amy L | Start date 9/26/2005 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,632.51 |
| Name Gigliello, Steven S | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Bethlehem Central Schools | Amount $70,632.50 |
| Name Hughes, Kerri A | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer North Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $70,631.56 |
| Name Zehner, Sean J | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer La Fayette Central Schools | Amount $70,630.49 |
| Name Frescott, Rachel M | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Roslyn Public Schools | Amount $70,630.10 |
| Name Zak, Richard J | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer Averill Park Central Schools | Amount $70,630.00 |
| Name Glisson, Susan F | Start date 9/6/2000 | Last known employer Jamesville-Dewitt Central Schools | Amount $70,629.78 |
| Name Grimes, Tiffany | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Freeport Public Schools | Amount $70,629.56 |
| Name Jenkins, Desiree | Start date 9/15/2002 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,628.43 |
| Name Langton, Melanie A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Kendall Central Schools | Amount $70,628.25 |
| Name Roberts, Beth E | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Schuylerville Central Schools | Amount $70,628.21 |
| Name Valentine, Holly K | Start date 12/7/1998 | Last known employer Gates-Chili Central Schools | Amount $70,627.50 |
| Name Distin, Maureen C | Start date 4/5/2001 | Last known employer Fulton City School District | Amount $70,627.26 |
| Name Kokkinelis, Nicole | Start date 3/1/2010 | Last known employer Farmingdale Union Free Schools | Amount $70,627.03 |
| Name Krol, Kevin K | Start date 6/13/2003 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $70,627.00 |
| Name Gilhooly, Brian J | Start date 1/7/2000 | Last known employer Hamburg Central Schools | Amount $70,626.00 |
| Name Miedema, Jason E | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $70,626.00 |
| Name Sanchez, Ashley R | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Wallkill Central Schools | Amount $70,626.00 |
| Name Artini, Michael D | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $70,625.22 |
| Name Laurich, Lindsay T | Start date 9/1/2014 | Last known employer Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $70,625.09 |
| Name Iler, Lynda M | Start date 11/3/1994 | Last known employer Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BOCES | Amount $70,624.00 |
| Name Garbarino, Stephanie A | Start date 2/5/1988 | Last known employer Johnson City Central Schools | Amount $70,623.87 |
| Name Croft-Driscoll, Christy | Start date 1/3/1994 | Last known employer Whitney Point Central Schools | Amount $70,623.62 |
| Name Dukett, Juli A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Tupper Lake Central Schools | Amount $70,623.25 |
| Name Rasmus, Kelly J | Start date 6/5/2000 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,623.23 |
| Name Kachmar, Lori | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $70,623.13 |
| Name Glidden, Denise L | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Oakfield-Alabama Central Schools | Amount $70,623.00 |
| Name Barnard, Cindy L | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $70,622.00 |
| Name Pilon, Melissa A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Depew Union Free Schools | Amount $70,621.00 |
| Name Valentine, Lisa N | Start date 12/1/2000 | Last known employer Sauquoit Valley Central Schools | Amount $70,620.84 |
| Name Sullivan, Amy L | Start date 7/1/2006 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $70,620.47 |
| Name Soto, Margie | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Greenburgh Central Schools | Amount $70,619.63 |
| Name Durham, Deborah A | Start date 12/14/1987 | Last known employer Clifton Fine Central Schools | Amount $70,619.36 |
| Name Buschatzke, Linda S | Start date 7/23/1998 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $70,619.00 |
| Name Fischetti, Kristen M | Start date 3/1/2007 | Last known employer Pine Plains Central Schools | Amount $70,619.00 |
| Name Kottmann, Caryl A | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Pine Plains Central Schools | Amount $70,619.00 |
| Name Locker, Gregory W | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Pine Plains Central Schools | Amount $70,619.00 |
| Name Hagenah, John | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $70,618.69 |
| Name Merkt, Brian K | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Madison Central Schools | Amount $70,618.50 |
| Name Mojica, Candy | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $70,618.39 |
| Name Hunt, Kimberly M | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Baldwinsville Central Schools | Amount $70,618.14 |
| Name Carstensen, Poul T | Start date 1/5/2000 | Last known employer North Warren Central Schools | Amount $70,618.00 |
| Name Taranto, Alicia R | Start date 6/3/2002 | Last known employer Central Square Central Schools | Amount $70,617.65 |
| Name Shannon, Sharon U | Start date 2/4/2000 | Last known employer Brockport Central Schools | Amount $70,615.77 |
| Name Howes, Margaret E | Start date 10/21/1996 | Last known employer Stillwater Central Schools | Amount $70,615.63 |
| Name Geake, Gina M | Start date 10/1/2004 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,615.29 |
| Name Cerrone, Courtney A | Start date 9/27/1999 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $70,615.00 |
| Name Hoke, Jill L | Start date 5/22/1987 | Last known employer Adirondack Central Schools | Amount $70,615.00 |
| Name Jones, Amy E | Start date 9/20/1995 | Last known employer Mexico Central Schools | Amount $70,615.00 |
| Name Carrier, Jeremy A | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer West Irondequoit Central Schools | Amount $70,613.94 |
| Name Cameron, Ashley L | Start date 2/1/2005 | Last known employer Hunter-Tannersville Central Schools | Amount $70,613.40 |
| Name Ahlqvist, Kari A | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Sidney Central Schools | Amount $70,613.00 |
| Name Sessa, Paige J | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Washingtonville Central Schools | Amount $70,612.20 |
| Name Wiggins-Shriver, Rebecca J | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $70,612.11 |
| Name Casali, Jennifer C | Start date 3/1/2009 | Last known employer Niagara-Wheatfield Central Schools | Amount $70,610.36 |
| Name Stephany, Roberta A | Start date 12/16/2002 | Last known employer Rush-Henrietta Central Schools | Amount $70,608.84 |
| Name Uss, Veronica | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Elizabethtown-Lewis Central Schools | Amount $70,608.25 |
| Name Havey, Michele A | Start date 1/2/1994 | Last known employer Bloomfield Central Schools | Amount $70,608.00 |
| Name Khan, Rabab | Start date 11/1/2008 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $70,607.96 |
| Name Gawronski, Kim A | Start date 7/1/2002 | Last known employer Erie Community College | Amount $70,607.16 |
| Name Carey, Suzann P | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Union-Endicott Central Schools | Amount $70,607.00 |
| Name Brigati, Matthew J | Start date 11/5/1998 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,605.70 |
| Name Cardinal, Melissa | Start date 2/15/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Hill, Kelly M | Start date 9/4/2006 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Kenefick, Penny | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Kunz, George John | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Michlin, Randy K | Start date 7/26/2004 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Palau, Karen A | Start date 1/20/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Palumbo, Sara | Start date 2/2/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,604.21 |
| Name Stepien, Michelle E | Start date 4/29/1993 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $70,601.14 |
| Name Salvaggio, Jennifer L | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $70,601.00 |
| Name Roy, Kelliemarie | Start date 9/13/2004 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,600.96 |
| Name Loftus, Mark J | Start date 5/15/2002 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,600.49 |
| Name Schiener, Joni M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Pioneer Central Schools | Amount $70,600.00 |
| Name Gormley, Courtney B | Start date 3/1/2006 | Last known employer Grand Island Central Schools | Amount $70,599.60 |
| Name Clement, Tammy L | Start date 10/6/1994 | Last known employer Carthage Central Schools | Amount $70,599.00 |
| Name Francis, David J | Start date 8/1/1999 | Last known employer Saranac Lake Central Schools | Amount $70,596.75 |
| Name Krause, Mark D | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $70,596.72 |
| Name Weiner, Sue K | Start date 9/19/2003 | Last known employer Pittsford Central Schools | Amount $70,596.02 |
| Name Hicks, Rachel A | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools | Amount $70,596.00 |
| Name Ingerson, Kathryn M | Start date 9/2/1997 | Last known employer Thousand Islands Central Schools | Amount $70,596.00 |
| Name Connolly, Kristin M | Start date 3/1/2005 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $70,595.90 |
| Name Bedian, Lisa P | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $70,595.14 |
| Name Sibley, Benjamin C | Start date 8/26/2016 | Last known employer SUNY at Stony Brook | Amount $70,595.04 |
| Name Loschiavo, Lauren | Start date 10/1/2004 | Last known employer Great Neck Public Schools | Amount $70,594.93 |
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