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 Warunek, Stephen P | Start date 9/8/1995 | Last known employer SUNY at Buffalo | Amount $32,567.98 |
| Name Reinke, Julie M | Start date 10/13/1987 | Last known employer Canandaigua City School District | Amount $32,567.41 |
| Name Gifford, Susan M | Start date 4/10/1975 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $32,567.00 |
| Name Greene, Janae P | Start date 7/1/2016 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $32,566.54 |
| Name Lapinski, Matthew S | Start date 9/1/2013 | Last known employer Churchville-Chili Central Schools | Amount $32,566.34 |
| Name Edwards, Donna M | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Phoenix Central Schools | Amount $32,565.86 |
| Name Volk-Behnke, Alexandra C | Start date 4/1/2012 | Last known employer Monroe 1 BOCES | Amount $32,564.96 |
| Name Karlin, Howard L | Start date 9/1/1974 | Last known employer Great Neck Public Schools | Amount $32,563.37 |
| Name Barranca, Donna L | Start date 9/5/1996 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $32,562.66 |
| Name Orellana, Fernanda C | Start date 9/25/2008 | Last known employer Ossining Union Free Schools | Amount $32,561.00 |
| Name Bastar Jr, Richard | Start date 9/2/2008 | Last known employer Ossining Union Free Schools | Amount $32,556.56 |
| Name Zayle, Brooke L | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Voorheesville Central Schools | Amount $32,556.49 |
| Name McNamara, Nora E | Start date 8/1/2016 | Last known employer Cold Spring Harbor Central Schools | Amount $32,556.38 |
| Name Pinedo, Michelle | Start date 1/14/2004 | Last known employer Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES | Amount $32,553.16 |
| Name Hoy, Lindsey E | Start date 12/1/2015 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $32,552.65 |
| Name Schmidt, Elaine M | Start date 9/23/1999 | Last known employer Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $32,551.80 |
| Name Walters, Stacy M | Start date 5/4/2015 | Last known employer Plainedge Union Free Schools | Amount $32,551.54 |
| Name De la Rosa, Brenda J | Start date 8/29/2005 | Last known employer Westbury Union Free Schools | Amount $32,550.97 |
| Name Abbott, Kristen J | Start date 3/18/1996 | Last known employer Onondaga Central Schools | Amount $32,549.68 |
| Name Brown, Rochelle | Start date 11/2/2016 | Last known employer Mount Vernon Public Schools | Amount $32,549.53 |
| Name Shultis, Joann L | Start date 10/9/2003 | Last known employer Saugerties Central Schools | Amount $32,547.13 |
| Name Bolton, Matthew J | Start date 8/1/2016 | Last known employer Adirondack Community College | Amount $32,546.60 |
| Name Orapello, Lisa | Start date 5/1/2016 | Last known employer Amsterdam City School District | Amount $32,546.03 |
| Name Darrah, Stephanie M | Start date 1/16/2004 | Last known employer Owego-Apalachin Central Schools | Amount $32,545.00 |
| Name Bejin, Katiana M | Start date 10/11/2001 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $32,544.79 |
| Name Borkowski, Elizabeth A | Start date 3/29/1999 | Last known employer Cobleskill-Richmondville Central Schools | Amount $32,544.78 |
| Name Kunzig, Grace M | Start date 9/22/1999 | Last known employer Hauppauge Union Free Schools | Amount $32,543.02 |
| Name Herrington, Lisa M | Start date 9/27/1996 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $32,542.25 |
| Name Pitts, Tamara S | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $32,542.25 |
| Name Thiel, Tara G | Start date 2/1/2005 | Last known employer Oceanside Union Free Schools | Amount $32,541.74 |
| Name Miller, Rochelle B | Start date 9/23/1998 | Last known employer Yorktown Central Schools | Amount $32,541.57 |
| Name Freeman, Connie A | Start date 9/2/1997 | Last known employer Cornwall Central Schools | Amount $32,541.23 |
| Name Jinks, Timothy W | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $32,540.98 |
| Name Galante, Rosangela | Start date 4/1/2006 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $32,540.54 |
| Name Sgroi, Ryan A | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Troy City School District | Amount $32,540.18 |
| Name Martenis Jr, Edward D | Start date 1/6/1992 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $32,539.94 |
| Name Sajnog, Kelly A | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $32,538.65 |
| Name Yang, Lisa M | Start date 7/19/2002 | Last known employer Broadalbin-Perth Central Schools | Amount $32,538.50 |
| Name Jones, Linda P | Start date 7/23/1979 | Last known employer Lake Placid Central Schools | Amount $32,535.66 |
| Name Gill, Bethany L | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Churchville-Chili Central Schools | Amount $32,534.41 |
| Name Pafundi, Cathleen M | Start date 5/8/2009 | Last known employer West Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $32,534.40 |
| Name Findleyson-Webber, Sonia A | Start date 11/25/2013 | Last known employer Hempstead Public Schools | Amount $32,533.49 |
| Name Mello, Amy E | Start date 10/1/2015 | Last known employer Copiague Union Free Schools | Amount $32,532.69 |
| Name Faulkner-Heath, Mileesha | Start date 9/2/2015 | Last known employer Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES | Amount $32,531.72 |
| Name Scott, Andrea V | Start date 8/31/2016 | Last known employer Hendrick Hudson Central Schools | Amount $32,530.92 |
| Name Hodell, Mary F | Start date 1/5/1994 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $32,530.00 |
| Name Dodd, Karrie A | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Ogdensburg City School District | Amount $32,528.32 |
| Name Luchkiw, Marcia E | Start date 2/23/1998 | Last known employer Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools | Amount $32,527.40 |
| Name Schachner, Naomi F | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Rye Neck Union Free Schools | Amount $32,527.23 |
| Name Tunstall, Julia | Start date 10/1/2007 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $32,525.08 |
| Name Rignola, Vivian K | Start date 12/9/1994 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $32,522.91 |
| Name Buske, Steven E | Start date 10/1/2006 | Last known employer Fulton City School District | Amount $32,522.18 |
| Name Spiker, Beatrice M | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $32,521.35 |
| Name Visconti, Karen E | Start date 1/25/1993 | Last known employer Clinton-Essex-Warren-Wash BOCES | Amount $32,520.10 |
| Name Ward, Leah T | Start date 9/25/1996 | Last known employer Corning-Painted Post Public Schools | Amount $32,519.00 |
| Name Jones, Lisa M | Start date 10/3/2016 | Last known employer Cleveland Hill at Cheektowaga Union Free Schools | Amount $32,518.93 |
| Name Loscalzo, Alicia C | Start date 3/1/2017 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $32,517.36 |
| Name Curran, Gicela A | Start date 11/10/1994 | Last known employer Haverstraw-Stony Point Central Schools | Amount $32,517.14 |
| Name Meyer, Kirsten K | Start date 11/1/2009 | Last known employer Stockbridge Central Schools | Amount $32,516.24 |
| Name Attridge, Meghan E | Start date 1/1/2010 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $32,513.40 |
| Name Hommel, Sherry I | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Hunter-Tannersville Central Schools | Amount $32,513.00 |
| Name Olsson, Anna Maria | Start date 4/2/1980 | Last known employer Haverstraw-Stony Point Central Schools | Amount $32,511.10 |
| Name Patak, Kimberly | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Cornwall Central Schools | Amount $32,510.96 |
| Name McCowan, Nancy T | Start date 9/1/1982 | Last known employer Ichabod Crane Central Schools | Amount $32,509.25 |
| Name Enser, Jennifer M | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer East Irondequoit Central Schools | Amount $32,508.74 |
| Name Alati, Allison | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $32,508.40 |
| Name Forbes, Adelita E | Start date 10/1/2005 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $32,507.06 |
| Name Chirayath, Karen A | Start date 1/3/2005 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $32,506.80 |
| Name Lassone, Nicole E | Start date 2/1/2015 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $32,505.09 |
| Name Freebern, Natalie | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Somers Central Schools | Amount $32,504.00 |
| Name Marko, Renee M | Start date 7/1/2005 | Last known employer West Buffalo Charter School | Amount $32,503.47 |
| Name Gallipoli, Joanne C | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer West Hempstead Union Free Schools | Amount $32,502.63 |
| Name Middleton, Gail A | Start date 9/21/1978 | Last known employer Phoenix Central Schools | Amount $32,502.19 |
| Name Hahl, Trevor J | Start date 1/21/2014 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $32,500.71 |
| Name Messing, Gwen R | Start date 3/19/1998 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $32,500.52 |
| Name Yates, Christina M | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Wheelerville Union Free Schools | Amount $32,500.50 |
| Name Butcher, Loreen P | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer West Valley Central Schools | Amount $32,500.23 |
| Name Gmelin, Pamela S | Start date 10/1/2012 | Last known employer Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free Schools | Amount $32,500.00 |
| Name Tavolilla-Burrows, Christine | Start date 9/7/2005 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $32,499.98 |
| Name Hodgeman, Michelle A | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $32,498.23 |
| Name Szynkowski, Lauretta L | Start date 10/1/2015 | Last known employer Global Concepts Charter School | Amount $32,496.02 |
| Name Tomaino, Santina L | Start date 1/1/2010 | Last known employer Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES | Amount $32,493.11 |
| Name Harmon, Anna L | Start date 10/1/2013 | Last known employer Berlin Central Schools | Amount $32,492.46 |
| Name Murray, Flor D | Start date 3/21/2005 | Last known employer Westbury Union Free Schools | Amount $32,492.41 |
| Name Wimbush, Jonathan J | Start date 5/1/2011 | Last known employer Wyandanch Union Free Schools | Amount $32,491.80 |
| Name Townsend, Vera R | Start date 9/3/2007 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $32,491.41 |
| Name Cipolla, Antonio C | Start date 10/7/1998 | Last known employer Binghamton City School District | Amount $32,487.63 |
| Name Halton, Tina M | Start date 9/11/2000 | Last known employer Freeport Public Schools | Amount $32,487.27 |
| Name Paninski, Korinne L | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $32,485.49 |
| Name Grizanti, Cassandra E | Start date 9/1/2014 | Last known employer Western New York Maritime Charter School | Amount $32,483.97 |
| Name Gilbert, Margie | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Oceanside Union Free Schools | Amount $32,483.67 |
| Name Conklin, Jennifer B | Start date 9/3/2003 | Last known employer Middleburgh Central Schools | Amount $32,483.55 |
| Name Jackson, Abbie S | Start date 9/6/1991 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $32,483.24 |
| Name Dudzinski, Jason W | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools | Amount $32,482.85 |
| Name Janovsky, Kerri | Start date 10/1/2009 | Last known employer East Meadow Union Free Schools | Amount $32,482.70 |
| Name LaDuke, Tara J | Start date 4/1/2006 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $32,481.78 |
| Name Price, Emmanuel R | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $32,480.60 |
| Name Pham, Georgia | Start date 7/1/2016 | Last known employer Madison-Oneida BOCES | Amount $32,478.75 |
| Name Peck, Deborah A | Start date 3/1/2012 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $32,477.10 |
| Name Ordan, Sandra | Start date 7/1/2007 | Last known employer Newark Central Schools | Amount $32,476.23 |
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