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 Piiparinen, Nikki L | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Sackets Harbor Central Schools | Amount $60,250.00 |
| Name Reed, Shawn A | Start date 2/10/2003 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $60,249.46 |
| Name Kaufman, Melynda L | Start date 10/8/1999 | Last known employer Hannibal Central Schools | Amount $60,249.15 |
| Name Thalmann, Alyssa | Start date 5/1/2009 | Last known employer Liberty Central Schools | Amount $60,249.11 |
| Name Richards, Leigh Ann | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Phelps-Clifton Springs Central Schools | Amount $60,249.07 |
| Name Hadlock, Peggy L | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Elmira City School District | Amount $60,249.00 |
| Name Newman, Mark D | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Saratoga Springs City School District | Amount $60,249.00 |
| Name Stack, Victoria | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Commack Union Free Schools | Amount $60,249.00 |
| Name Moulton, Jo-Ellen M | Start date 8/1/2001 | Last known employer Salmon River Central Schools | Amount $60,248.00 |
| Name Shecter, Susan M | Start date 11/2/2005 | Last known employer Three Village Central Schools | Amount $60,247.79 |
| Name Ste-Marie, Dianna L | Start date 8/23/1999 | Last known employer Herkimer County Community College | Amount $60,246.89 |
| Name Wamsley, Justine R | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central Schools | Amount $60,246.83 |
| Name Gillio, Margaret E | Start date 8/30/2010 | Last known employer Finger Lakes Community College | Amount $60,246.79 |
| Name Verstraete, Elaine R | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer North Collins Central Schools | Amount $60,246.50 |
| Name Froschauer, Colleen M | Start date 12/15/2003 | Last known employer Johnstown Public Schools | Amount $60,246.00 |
| Name Gonzalez, Nicole E | Start date 12/16/2003 | Last known employer Camden Central Schools | Amount $60,246.00 |
| Name Mc Cormick, Diane M | Start date 2/10/1992 | Last known employer Watertown City School District | Amount $60,245.70 |
| Name Haentges, Anne M | Start date 8/30/2001 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $60,245.00 |
| Name Hooey, Carrie L | Start date 1/29/2002 | Last known employer Elmira City School District | Amount $60,245.00 |
| Name Snyder, Josie K | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Brockport Central Schools | Amount $60,244.92 |
| Name Wall-Crawford, Jessica A | Start date 1/5/1999 | Last known employer George Jr Republic Union Free Schools | Amount $60,244.85 |
| Name Excell, Michele M | Start date 4/23/2001 | Last known employer Dolgeville Central Schools | Amount $60,244.69 |
| Name Lynch, Molly E | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $60,243.16 |
| Name Wood, Sarah J | Start date 2/25/2008 | Last known employer Gouverneur Central Schools | Amount $60,243.00 |
| Name Carello, Janice A | Start date 8/29/2002 | Last known employer SUNY College at Buffalo | Amount $60,242.14 |
| Name Aman, Rebecca R | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Candor Central Schools | Amount $60,242.00 |
| Name Cotton, James H | Start date 4/23/1996 | Last known employer Bath Central Schools | Amount $60,241.82 |
| Name Stevens, Phineas L | Start date 10/1/2008 | Last known employer Fulton City School District | Amount $60,241.28 |
| Name Fagerstrom, Traci A | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Southwestern Central Schools | Amount $60,241.00 |
| Name Perkins, Josie M | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools | Amount $60,241.00 |
| Name Perry, Michael W | Start date 8/3/1993 | Last known employer Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES | Amount $60,240.71 |
| Name Barnes, Megan S | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Madison Central Schools | Amount $60,240.00 |
| Name Perrin, Sharon | Start date 9/5/2008 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $60,239.88 |
| Name Thomas, Caroline M | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Harpursville Central Schools | Amount $60,239.00 |
| Name Ashe, Katie R | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $60,238.47 |
| Name Fogu, Julie J | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $60,238.28 |
| Name Besaw, Kathryn E | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $60,238.17 |
| Name Cowart, Schurron D | Start date 1/1/2012 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $60,238.03 |
| Name Engelhardt, Nicole M | Start date 9/3/1998 | Last known employer East Aurora Union Free Schools | Amount $60,238.00 |
| Name Marlinski, Eric M | Start date 2/20/2004 | Last known employer Alden Central Schools | Amount $60,238.00 |
| Name Swanson, Bryan A | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer Spencerport Central Schools | Amount $60,238.00 |
| Name Dolan, Christine S | Start date 10/1/2013 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $60,237.95 |
| Name Stratton, Nikki M | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer St Lawrence-Lewis BOCES | Amount $60,237.10 |
| Name Robinson, Dawn M | Start date 6/15/1999 | Last known employer Jefferson Community College | Amount $60,237.00 |
| Name DeHay, Jonathan T | Start date 2/5/2002 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $60,236.98 |
| Name Ostrowski, Justin W | Start date 2/1/2006 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $60,236.85 |
| Name Mainville, Kelli E | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Salmon River Central Schools | Amount $60,235.27 |
| Name Smith, Kelly E | Start date 11/14/2003 | Last known employer New Hartford Central Schools | Amount $60,235.00 |
| Name Whelehan, Kevin M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Hilton Central Schools | Amount $60,235.00 |
| Name Woltjen, Jennifer A | Start date 11/25/2002 | Last known employer Broome Community College | Amount $60,234.86 |
| Name Cretaro, Adam M | Start date 3/1/2012 | Last known employer Lyncourt Union Free Schools | Amount $60,234.84 |
| Name Heurtley, Rebecca H | Start date 12/1/1999 | Last known employer Monroe 1 BOCES | Amount $60,234.40 |
| Name Cantwell-Jones, Claire E | Start date 2/25/2004 | Last known employer Peru Central Schools | Amount $60,234.35 |
| Name Jeffords, Kristy L | Start date 9/21/2000 | Last known employer Cambridge Central Schools | Amount $60,233.88 |
| Name Daniels, Brandi N | Start date 8/31/2015 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $60,233.68 |
| Name Freeland, Alyssa E | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer South Jefferson Central Schools | Amount $60,233.00 |
| Name Smith, Bryan M | Start date 9/24/2004 | Last known employer Catskill Central Schools | Amount $60,232.84 |
| Name Arnold, Karen A | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Peru Central Schools | Amount $60,232.50 |
| Name Buff, Colleen M | Start date 12/18/2001 | Last known employer Lansingburgh Central Schools | Amount $60,232.22 |
| Name Carmichael, Kristen M | Start date 12/9/1996 | Last known employer Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BOCES | Amount $60,232.00 |
| Name Elmer, Kathleen M | Start date 5/10/1993 | Last known employer Clifton Fine Central Schools | Amount $60,231.51 |
| Name Nosky, Aaron M | Start date 9/1/2013 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $60,231.10 |
| Name Pollard, Jennifer L | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools | Amount $60,230.75 |
| Name Connor, Christine | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer North Colonie Central Schools | Amount $60,230.00 |
| Name Goodier, Michelle D | Start date 12/8/1999 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $60,230.00 |
| Name Adams, Amber L | Start date 11/20/2002 | Last known employer Hilton Central Schools | Amount $60,229.00 |
| Name Craig, Cayla S | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $60,228.87 |
| Name Houser, William M | Start date 1/29/1998 | Last known employer Rome City School District | Amount $60,228.53 |
| Name Simons, Julie L | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $60,228.32 |
| Name McNamee, Patricia A | Start date 4/1/2009 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $60,227.92 |
| Name Lupia, Kimberly A | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $60,227.88 |
| Name Robert, Valerie E | Start date 1/9/2004 | Last known employer Watertown City School District | Amount $60,227.03 |
| Name Lippitt, Harold G | Start date 1/30/2002 | Last known employer Cooperstown Central Schools | Amount $60,227.02 |
| Name Hurlbut, Melissa L | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Pulaski Academy Central Schools | Amount $60,226.00 |
| Name Sisbarro, Nancy H | Start date 9/3/1998 | Last known employer Dundee Central Schools | Amount $60,225.00 |
| Name Gregory, Kristie L | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Northern Adirondack Central Schools | Amount $60,224.00 |
| Name Ciccone, Megan M | Start date 12/1/2011 | Last known employer Pine Bush Central Schools | Amount $60,223.70 |
| Name Bauder, Melanie L | Start date 10/1/2007 | Last known employer Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools | Amount $60,223.60 |
| Name Bush, Fredrick L | Start date 10/1/2001 | Last known employer Fashion Institute of Technology | Amount $60,223.58 |
| Name Queenan, Rachel A | Start date 1/1/2015 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $60,223.38 |
| Name Johnson, Paul J | Start date 2/16/2007 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $60,222.75 |
| Name Ryan, Tiffany | Start date 8/1/2015 | Last known employer Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BOCES | Amount $60,222.00 |
| Name Henderson, Thomas J | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Union-Endicott Central Schools | Amount $60,221.80 |
| Name Savoy, Christopher A | Start date 7/5/2001 | Last known employer Campbell-Savona Central Schools | Amount $60,218.66 |
| Name Priscott, Valerie L | Start date 9/18/1997 | Last known employer Whitney Point Central Schools | Amount $60,218.62 |
| Name Meyer, Tamara L | Start date 8/28/2008 | Last known employer Westfield Central Schools | Amount $60,218.00 |
| Name Orynawka, T Stanley | Start date 8/30/2005 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $60,218.00 |
| Name Carr, Darwin G | Start date 4/26/2006 | Last known employer Lansingburgh Central Schools | Amount $60,217.98 |
| Name Moore, Kelley L | Start date 4/29/2003 | Last known employer North Tonawanda City School District | Amount $60,217.05 |
| Name Allen, Lauren N | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Port Jervis City School District | Amount $60,217.00 |
| Name Herman, Emily H | Start date 10/12/2000 | Last known employer Warsaw Central Schools | Amount $60,216.90 |
| Name Brice, Kelli C | Start date 12/3/1999 | Last known employer Gananda Central Schools | Amount $60,216.69 |
| Name Graham, Heather J | Start date 9/11/1995 | Last known employer Cooperstown Central Schools | Amount $60,216.00 |
| Name Sanderson-Hoey, Kate E | Start date 9/10/2014 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $60,216.00 |
| Name Paragi, Michael G J | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Little Falls City School District | Amount $60,215.80 |
| Name Conklin, Samantha R | Start date 6/1/2012 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $60,215.00 |
| Name Fini, Christine S | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Port Jervis City School District | Amount $60,214.75 |
| Name Brown, Carrie M | Start date 10/24/2000 | Last known employer Gananda Central Schools | Amount $60,213.51 |
| Name Hoffman, Amanda L | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $60,213.23 |
| Name Sabourin, Erin E | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Spencerport Central Schools | Amount $60,213.10 |
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