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 Messina, Meg E | Start date 9/4/2003 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $64,573.00 |
| Name Schoonmaker, Sheryl L | Start date 10/31/2002 | Last known employer Troy City School District | Amount $64,573.00 |
| Name Anderson, Susan P | Start date 4/9/1999 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $64,572.79 |
| Name Zona, Lisa M | Start date 1/16/1998 | Last known employer Spencerport Central Schools | Amount $64,572.15 |
| Name Gross, Aaron S | Start date 3/31/2003 | Last known employer Homer Central Schools | Amount $64,572.09 |
| Name Rains, Daniel J | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Hamilton Central Schools | Amount $64,572.00 |
| Name Herrling, Lindsay E | Start date 5/22/2003 | Last known employer Southern Cayuga Central Schools | Amount $64,571.96 |
| Name Pocai, Pamela E | Start date 11/1/2007 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $64,571.31 |
| Name Saporito-Springer, Michelle E | Start date 8/28/2000 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $64,570.89 |
| Name Clapp, Timothy J | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Victor Central Schools | Amount $64,570.00 |
| Name Stiles, Christopher J | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer North Warren Central Schools | Amount $64,570.00 |
| Name Hogues, Melissa R | Start date 2/28/2014 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $64,568.81 |
| Name Chestnut, Laura J | Start date 2/1/2008 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $64,567.52 |
| Name Giancola, Daniel J | Start date 12/1/2008 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $64,567.10 |
| Name Daniels, Megan | Start date 8/1/2016 | Last known employer Peekskill City School District | Amount $64,566.64 |
| Name Moutopoulos, Sheila A | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools | Amount $64,566.60 |
| Name Fox, Tonya M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $64,566.55 |
| Name Slater, Lynda M | Start date 1/6/1992 | Last known employer Fulton City School District | Amount $64,566.28 |
| Name Guiliano, Tracy A | Start date 1/4/1993 | Last known employer Rome City School District | Amount $64,566.26 |
| Name Hartmann, Heather J | Start date 1/19/2004 | Last known employer Clarence Central Schools | Amount $64,565.71 |
| Name Mitchell, Aubrey | Start date 10/1/2013 | Last known employer Central Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $64,565.10 |
| Name Rein, Deborah L | Start date 9/24/1998 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $64,564.63 |
| Name Wirth, Lawrence W | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Pittsford Central Schools | Amount $64,564.45 |
| Name Spilman, Mary E | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Baldwinsville Central Schools | Amount $64,563.91 |
| Name Hardy, Suzanne L | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Tully Central Schools | Amount $64,563.50 |
| Name Mc Ginnis, Donna M | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Colton-Pierrepont Central Schools | Amount $64,563.50 |
| Name Perry, Elizabeth A | Start date 5/1/2005 | Last known employer Fabius-Pompey Central Schools | Amount $64,563.50 |
| Name Coles, Griffin M | Start date 9/4/2006 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $64,562.02 |
| Name Spencer, William G | Start date 3/1/2008 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $64,562.00 |
| Name Ragusa, Stavroula D | Start date 3/22/2000 | Last known employer Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES | Amount $64,561.41 |
| Name Lapolla, Jessie C | Start date 2/26/2009 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $64,560.50 |
| Name O'Brien, Cathryn R | Start date 11/18/1991 | Last known employer Mexico Central Schools | Amount $64,560.00 |
| Name Skinner, Kateri S | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $64,560.00 |
| Name Gilbert, Marie Lou | Start date 3/1/2006 | Last known employer White Plains City School District | Amount $64,559.98 |
| Name Connelly, Meghan L | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Chatham Central Schools | Amount $64,559.00 |
| Name Momberger, Lisa G | Start date 11/6/2014 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $64,558.75 |
| Name Peck, Shelly R | Start date 5/19/1994 | Last known employer La Fargeville Central Schools | Amount $64,557.95 |
| Name Brown, Jeannine M | Start date 9/30/1999 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $64,557.59 |
| Name Geerlings, Meredith M | Start date 5/1/2012 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $64,557.00 |
| Name Weimer, Lynne A | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer Portville Central Schools | Amount $64,557.00 |
| Name Grastorf, Brian R | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $64,556.75 |
| Name Gazaille, Gary M | Start date 3/14/2001 | Last known employer Newcomb Central Schools | Amount $64,556.64 |
| Name Heberer, Donald H | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer SUNY at Stony Brook | Amount $64,556.50 |
| Name Anderson, Kari E | Start date 9/21/2001 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $64,556.31 |
| Name Borello, Jacquelyn A | Start date 4/1/2013 | Last known employer Tri Valley Central Schools | Amount $64,556.13 |
| Name Enser, Lori A | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Franklinville Central Schools | Amount $64,556.13 |
| Name Blasbalg, Jesse D | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Ramapo Central Schools | Amount $64,555.18 |
| Name Lauder, Christina | Start date 11/3/2008 | Last known employer Clarkstown Central Schools | Amount $64,554.80 |
| Name Smith, Keith | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Yorktown Central Schools | Amount $64,553.95 |
| Name Perks III, William H | Start date 4/3/1993 | Last known employer Marathon Central Schools | Amount $64,553.65 |
| Name Mashhadi, Kimberly A | Start date 11/3/1999 | Last known employer Mayfield Central Schools | Amount $64,553.12 |
| Name Cotroneo, Jennifer M | Start date 9/14/2001 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $64,553.10 |
| Name Hankinson, Heather A | Start date 7/22/2010 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $64,553.00 |
| Name Haas, Heather A | Start date 2/29/1996 | Last known employer Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES | Amount $64,552.50 |
| Name Shaffer, Debra M | Start date 3/8/1999 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $64,552.44 |
| Name Johanson, Darlene M | Start date 11/24/1998 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $64,552.05 |
| Name Moses, Lucinda J | Start date 1/7/1991 | Last known employer Gorham-Middlesex Central Schools | Amount $64,551.89 |
| Name Sulecki, Jeffrey M | Start date 10/12/1993 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $64,551.58 |
| Name McMahon, Jill C | Start date 9/1/2014 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $64,551.04 |
| Name Welch, Jamie M | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $64,551.00 |
| Name Johnson, Tammie L | Start date 4/11/2011 | Last known employer Orange-Ulster BOCES | Amount $64,550.00 |
| Name Montague, Carrie A | Start date 9/2/1997 | Last known employer South Jefferson Central Schools | Amount $64,550.00 |
| Name Kinney, Kathleen A | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $64,549.85 |
| Name Elwell, Thomas E | Start date 12/8/1989 | Last known employer Hornell City School District | Amount $64,549.50 |
| Name Perrelli, John C | Start date 5/15/2003 | Last known employer Orchard Park Central Schools | Amount $64,549.00 |
| Name Belfield, Laura M | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Mexico Central Schools | Amount $64,548.75 |
| Name Bixby, Brianne M | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Broadalbin-Perth Central Schools | Amount $64,548.00 |
| Name Giovenco, Tina M | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Chenango Forks Central Schools | Amount $64,548.00 |
| Name Sessler, Mary E | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Livonia Central Schools | Amount $64,547.64 |
| Name Greenberg, Michele J | Start date 6/9/2004 | Last known employer Nassau BOCES | Amount $64,547.55 |
| Name Canonica, Maria | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $64,547.49 |
| Name Santiago, Laura E | Start date 9/8/2009 | Last known employer Wyandanch Union Free Schools | Amount $64,546.80 |
| Name Garvey, Lisa A | Start date 4/18/1994 | Last known employer Penn Yan Central Schools | Amount $64,546.75 |
| Name Van Nest, Lynnette M | Start date 5/18/1998 | Last known employer Lowville Central Schools | Amount $64,546.00 |
| Name Fingland, Kerry J | Start date 1/5/2001 | Last known employer Ticonderoga Central Schools | Amount $64,545.00 |
| Name Hillburn, Deborah A | Start date 9/7/2004 | Last known employer Orleans-Niagara BOCES | Amount $64,545.00 |
| Name Prince, Melissa J | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Albion Central Schools | Amount $64,545.00 |
| Name Hill, Kerry E | Start date 9/1/2013 | Last known employer Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES | Amount $64,544.84 |
| Name Bouchard, Megan L | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $64,543.03 |
| Name Brew, Allison J | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Greenwich Central Schools | Amount $64,542.25 |
| Name Bennett, Kimberly J | Start date 12/11/1998 | Last known employer Lake George Central Schools | Amount $64,542.00 |
| Name Hamlin, Susan M | Start date 2/8/1994 | Last known employer Broome-Delaware-Tioga BOCES | Amount $64,542.00 |
| Name Sager, Jeremy B | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Elmira City School District | Amount $64,542.00 |
| Name MacCollum, Melissa M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Lyncourt Union Free Schools | Amount $64,541.17 |
| Name Sterling, Laurie E | Start date 5/16/1995 | Last known employer Elmira City School District | Amount $64,541.02 |
| Name O'Dell, Allison L | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $64,541.00 |
| Name Behrle, William | Start date 9/14/2007 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $64,540.58 |
| Name Lane, Leslie E | Start date 11/1/2005 | Last known employer Onondaga Community College | Amount $64,540.58 |
| Name Batschelet, Michelle P | Start date 10/8/2003 | Last known employer Jamesville-Dewitt Central Schools | Amount $64,539.00 |
| Name Nasto, Jennifer E | Start date 5/13/1996 | Last known employer Rome City School District | Amount $64,539.00 |
| Name Turk, Sharri L | Start date 1/28/1998 | Last known employer Orleans-Niagara BOCES | Amount $64,538.00 |
| Name Plumb, Meghan E | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $64,537.34 |
| Name Crupe, Jennifer J | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Lake Shore Central Schools | Amount $64,537.04 |
| Name Hasenflue, Nicole M | Start date 12/1/2010 | Last known employer Putnam-Westchester BOCES | Amount $64,537.00 |
| Name LaFrance, Kathryn J | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Auburn City School District | Amount $64,537.00 |
| Name Bona, William M | Start date 9/18/1996 | Last known employer North Rose-Wolcott Central Schools | Amount $64,536.50 |
| Name Curtin, Jeni M | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $64,536.41 |
| Name Barse, Vanessa A | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Malone Central Schools | Amount $64,536.00 |
| Name Brownell, Heather L | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Williamson Central Schools | Amount $64,536.00 |
| Name Lehman, Victoria K | Start date 8/2/2000 | Last known employer Geneva City School District | Amount $64,536.00 |
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