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 Lia, Vincent T | Start date 1/31/2001 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $69,356.40 |
| Name Zelasko, Wendy J | Start date 9/10/2001 | Last known employer Alden Central Schools | Amount $69,356.00 |
| Name Elniski, Bonnie J | Start date 10/3/2008 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,355.51 |
| Name Backus, Christine S | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Phelps-Clifton Springs Central Schools | Amount $69,354.97 |
| Name Milo, Lendy M | Start date 10/1/2008 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $69,354.59 |
| Name Bertram, Peter B | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $69,354.52 |
| Name Salamida, Kathleen M | Start date 11/19/1992 | Last known employer Binghamton City School District | Amount $69,354.35 |
| Name Olander, Catherine J | Start date 3/2/2001 | Last known employer Addison Central Schools | Amount $69,354.00 |
| Name Brightman, Holly L | Start date 6/1/2009 | Last known employer Addison Central Schools | Amount $69,353.98 |
| Name Santoro, Jill K | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Lancaster Central Schools | Amount $69,353.72 |
| Name Dodd-Nagel, Linda R | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Allegany-Limestone Central Schools | Amount $69,353.50 |
| Name Michaels, Valerie A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Newark Central Schools | Amount $69,353.40 |
| Name Rickmers, TinaMarie | Start date 9/1/2013 | Last known employer Three Village Central Schools | Amount $69,353.38 |
| Name Quigley, James B | Start date 3/1/2011 | Last known employer Blind Brook-Rye Union Free Schools | Amount $69,353.00 |
| Name Dorr, Christopher J | Start date 5/15/2001 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $69,352.96 |
| Name Vonhold, Wendy | Start date 10/1/1987 | Last known employer SUNY College at Brockport | Amount $69,352.70 |
| Name Hoey, Jaime L | Start date 5/1/2005 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $69,352.29 |
| Name Kush, Janice M | Start date 9/28/1998 | Last known employer Lancaster Central Schools | Amount $69,352.00 |
| Name Gutta, Jessica P | Start date 1/1/2008 | Last known employer Scarsdale Union Free Schools | Amount $69,351.75 |
| Name Becker, Debra L | Start date 11/24/1997 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $69,351.00 |
| Name DiLoro, Justin R | Start date 11/5/2004 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $69,350.32 |
| Name Matusek, Jessica E | Start date 9/2/1997 | Last known employer Akron Central Schools | Amount $69,350.00 |
| Name Simmons, Pamela L | Start date 4/16/1991 | Last known employer Penn Yan Central Schools | Amount $69,350.00 |
| Name Stellrecht, Michael A | Start date 9/27/1999 | Last known employer Akron Central Schools | Amount $69,350.00 |
| Name Riolo, Janelle L | Start date 5/31/2000 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $69,349.58 |
| Name Ritchie, Preston J | Start date 3/3/2003 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $69,349.08 |
| Name Smith, Lauren M | Start date 9/16/2010 | Last known employer Ardsley Union Free Schools | Amount $69,348.71 |
| Name Klement, Megan C | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Massapequa Public Schools | Amount $69,348.51 |
| Name Sprague, Kimberly D | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Union-Endicott Central Schools | Amount $69,348.23 |
| Name Bidosky, Kristen M | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Mount Vernon Public Schools | Amount $69,348.09 |
| Name Swanson, Katherine H | Start date 9/6/1995 | Last known employer Cortland City School District | Amount $69,347.89 |
| Name Reeve, Catherine L | Start date 8/1/2008 | Last known employer Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES | Amount $69,347.25 |
| Name Roman, Johnna S | Start date 12/20/1999 | Last known employer Hilton Central Schools | Amount $69,346.88 |
| Name Lazarus, Annette M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $69,346.70 |
| Name Vesty, Marina I | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Rush-Henrietta Central Schools | Amount $69,346.00 |
| Name Yawman, Linda R | Start date 9/8/1998 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $69,346.00 |
| Name O'Rourke, Colleen M | Start date 1/13/2000 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,345.65 |
| Name Jespersen, Maria P | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Middle Country Central Schools | Amount $69,345.00 |
| Name Eschmann, Danielle A | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Bethpage Union Free Schools | Amount $69,344.61 |
| Name Milord, Marie I | Start date 8/30/1999 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $69,343.09 |
| Name Savage, Shannon M | Start date 12/1/2008 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $69,342.10 |
| Name Houghtaling, April L | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Gilboa-Conesville Central Schools | Amount $69,342.00 |
| Name Contes, Caitlin A | Start date 1/1/2014 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $69,340.35 |
| Name Conese, Kathy S | Start date 1/26/1994 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $69,340.33 |
| Name Eustace, Timothy R | Start date 1/14/1994 | Last known employer Letchworth Central Schools | Amount $69,340.00 |
| Name Holter, Jessica L | Start date 1/1/2011 | Last known employer New Paltz Central Schools | Amount $69,340.00 |
| Name Daniels, Erica A | Start date 11/1/2011 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $69,339.21 |
| Name Thibado, Nichole Y | Start date 10/25/2007 | Last known employer Oswego BOCES | Amount $69,339.01 |
| Name Schettine, Richelle L | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $69,338.90 |
| Name Szulwach, Sarah M | Start date 10/27/1999 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $69,338.80 |
| Name Dobbs, Nicole C | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $69,338.76 |
| Name Geary, Kristin L | Start date 3/13/2008 | Last known employer Orange-Ulster BOCES | Amount $69,338.00 |
| Name Slobodiak, Deborah L | Start date 11/29/1989 | Last known employer Port Byron Central Schools | Amount $69,337.84 |
| Name Pilvelis, Lisa S | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Windsor Central Schools | Amount $69,337.72 |
| Name Levine, Michael J | Start date 4/1/2012 | Last known employer Hempstead Public Schools | Amount $69,337.18 |
| Name Brown, Susan B | Start date 9/10/1985 | Last known employer Springs Union Free Schools | Amount $69,335.43 |
| Name Degon, Maureen R | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Brushton-Moira Central Schools | Amount $69,334.92 |
| Name Coppola, Kate | Start date 6/27/2013 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $69,334.90 |
| Name Struzik, Andrew J | Start date 1/7/1997 | Last known employer Wayne Central Schools | Amount $69,333.22 |
| Name Bodenstedt, Deborah A | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $69,333.00 |
| Name Haacker, Jennifer S | Start date 1/11/2005 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,332.53 |
| Name Ehlinger, Jennifer A | Start date 2/1/2005 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,332.51 |
| Name Foronjy, Nicole | Start date 7/1/2011 | Last known employer Three Village Central Schools | Amount $69,332.00 |
| Name Ouellette, Rebecca A | Start date 11/29/1993 | Last known employer Camden Central Schools | Amount $69,331.00 |
| Name Wood-McAneny, Lara J | Start date 9/5/2006 | Last known employer Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central Schools | Amount $69,330.00 |
| Name McDuffee, Sara M | Start date 4/1/2016 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $69,329.85 |
| Name Smyers-Downey, Leanne M | Start date 9/17/1999 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $69,328.96 |
| Name Hoyt, Lindsay L | Start date 8/31/2015 | Last known employer Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free Schools | Amount $69,328.00 |
| Name Moore Jr, Thomas E | Start date 9/2/1997 | Last known employer Edinburg Common Schools | Amount $69,328.00 |
| Name Nickerson, Nicole A | Start date 10/1/2012 | Last known employer Three Village Central Schools | Amount $69,328.00 |
| Name Ziomek, Alexis R | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $69,327.82 |
| Name Harney, Taylor J | Start date 9/12/2013 | Last known employer Bay Shore Union Free Schools | Amount $69,327.52 |
| Name Nasca, Samantha J | Start date 8/1/2015 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,327.46 |
| Name Melligan, Michele A | Start date 5/3/1999 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $69,327.30 |
| Name Yurecka, Danielle L | Start date 12/17/2007 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $69,327.07 |
| Name Birnham, Carly B | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Longwood at Middle Island Central Schools | Amount $69,326.09 |
| Name Chaves, Suzanne Z | Start date 2/19/1999 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $69,326.00 |
| Name Roman, Michelle M | Start date 2/11/1998 | Last known employer Holley Central Schools | Amount $69,325.50 |
| Name Cusma, Angelica V | Start date 9/1/2014 | Last known employer Mount Pleasant Central Schools | Amount $69,325.05 |
| Name Barlow, Elizabeth J | Start date 11/13/1990 | Last known employer Indian River Central Schools | Amount $69,325.00 |
| Name Moore, Melissa L | Start date 1/21/1997 | Last known employer Jamesville-Dewitt Central Schools | Amount $69,325.00 |
| Name Hogg, Holly A | Start date 5/1/2007 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,324.38 |
| Name Martin, AnnaMae | Start date 8/30/2005 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $69,323.83 |
| Name Abbe, Peter J | Start date 1/28/2014 | Last known employer Mohawk Valley Community College | Amount $69,323.00 |
| Name Anderton, Christopher D | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $69,322.45 |
| Name Adams, Matthew S | Start date 9/23/2008 | Last known employer Holland Central Schools | Amount $69,322.43 |
| Name Semerad, Jaime M | Start date 7/1/2006 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $69,322.00 |
| Name Popiela-Saia, Kimberly | Start date 7/1/2009 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,321.24 |
| Name Emmerling, Karen E | Start date 5/22/2000 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $69,320.81 |
| Name Burega, Melyssa B | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools | Amount $69,320.67 |
| Name Hartman, Rebecca E | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools | Amount $69,318.80 |
| Name Lake, Arianne | Start date 11/30/1998 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $69,318.00 |
| Name Weinlein, Stephanie M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Schoharie Central Schools | Amount $69,316.73 |
| Name Ruddy, Peter D | Start date 1/19/1996 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $69,314.82 |
| Name Bailey, Eliza S | Start date 5/8/2000 | Last known employer La Fayette Central Schools | Amount $69,314.31 |
| Name Killoran, Erin L | Start date 9/14/2000 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $69,313.98 |
| Name Pomainville, Deorah L | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Salmon River Central Schools | Amount $69,313.98 |
| Name Rogan, Paul D | Start date 8/26/2002 | Last known employer SUNY Delhi Ag and Tech | Amount $69,313.60 |
| Name Diesfeld, Kurt M | Start date 6/1/2009 | Last known employer NYS School for the Blind | Amount $69,312.32 |
| Name Tripi, Kelly A | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $69,312.32 |
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