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 Lyon, Cathelene A | Start date 10/18/1982 | Last known employer Warsaw Central Schools | Amount $99,869.42 |
| Name Garbacz, Amy L | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $99,867.33 |
| Name Murray, Jamie L | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Hicksville Public Schools | Amount $99,866.88 |
| Name Digiacomo, Vincent P | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Pittsford Central Schools | Amount $99,866.43 |
| Name Cotter, Alicia L | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Port Washington Union Free Schools | Amount $99,866.00 |
| Name Garzia, Gillian | Start date 6/4/2010 | Last known employer Bronxville Union Free Schools | Amount $99,864.94 |
| Name O'Leary-Adcock, Sheila | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer North Tonawanda City School District | Amount $99,864.15 |
| Name Aleiner, Veronika V | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free Schools | Amount $99,861.64 |
| Name Schnabel, Jessica R | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Yorktown Central Schools | Amount $99,861.43 |
| Name Biscardi, Amanda M | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Longwood at Middle Island Central Schools | Amount $99,861.41 |
| Name Dushensky, Christine C | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $99,861.18 |
| Name Bertalon, Jennifer A | Start date 8/15/1996 | Last known employer Farmingdale Union Free Schools | Amount $99,858.42 |
| Name Gutheil, Emily D | Start date 11/17/2000 | Last known employer Harborfields Central Schools | Amount $99,858.23 |
| Name Reilly, Anna M | Start date 1/5/1984 | Last known employer Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES | Amount $99,857.95 |
| Name Delahunty, Margaret A | Start date 12/21/2001 | Last known employer Baldwin Union Free Schools | Amount $99,856.17 |
| Name Peifer, Kathleen | Start date 1/3/1995 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $99,856.00 |
| Name Joyce, Anne T | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Locust Valley Central Schools | Amount $99,855.20 |
| Name Morrison, Kyle J | Start date 9/3/1984 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $99,855.05 |
| Name Hewkin, Kevin D | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Riverhead Central Schools | Amount $99,854.50 |
| Name Difalco, Kira | Start date 6/1/2010 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $99,849.59 |
| Name Maslin, Eric J | Start date 2/1/2000 | Last known employer Roosevelt Union Free Schools | Amount $99,849.05 |
| Name Throop, Carol E | Start date 10/9/1991 | Last known employer Saratoga Springs City School District | Amount $99,845.00 |
| Name Cawley, Michelle | Start date 5/20/2002 | Last known employer Roslyn Public Schools | Amount $99,844.41 |
| Name Martin, Michael J | Start date 11/13/2003 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $99,844.00 |
| Name Pupo, Kristen M | Start date 6/8/2000 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $99,844.00 |
| Name Weisberg, Dorene H | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $99,844.00 |
| Name Donates, Silvia M | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Wallkill Central Schools | Amount $99,840.40 |
| Name Howell, Donna L | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Cairo-Durham Central Schools | Amount $99,840.00 |
| Name Eschbach, Susan D | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Ithaca City School District | Amount $99,838.46 |
| Name Grover, Mary E | Start date 8/1/2009 | Last known employer Ithaca City School District | Amount $99,838.46 |
| Name Rieger, Lisa M | Start date 9/7/1993 | Last known employer Ithaca City School District | Amount $99,838.46 |
| Name Pritchard, Bradley J | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Barker Central Schools | Amount $99,838.00 |
| Name Travers, Geygy | Start date 11/1/2008 | Last known employer White Plains City School District | Amount $99,837.57 |
| Name Kennedy, Michael J | Start date 2/2/1998 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $99,837.49 |
| Name Smith, Lauren M | Start date 8/30/2006 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $99,835.00 |
| Name Wareing, David J | Start date 3/6/2000 | Last known employer Watervliet City School District | Amount $99,834.50 |
| Name Carter-White, Rachel E | Start date 11/1/2008 | Last known employer Connetquot Central Schools | Amount $99,829.70 |
| Name Foster, David G | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Wellsville Central Schools | Amount $99,829.31 |
| Name Holgerson, Christopher R | Start date 7/8/2003 | Last known employer Bayport-Blue Point Union Free Schools | Amount $99,829.12 |
| Name Banegas, German P | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Freeport Public Schools | Amount $99,829.00 |
| Name Gerkens, Elena C | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Wyandanch Union Free Schools | Amount $99,829.00 |
| Name DeGraw-Duczeminski, Connie | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $99,827.40 |
| Name Joseph, Guerline | Start date 3/14/2003 | Last known employer North Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $99,824.65 |
| Name Raab, Susan J | Start date 9/4/1991 | Last known employer Germantown Central Schools | Amount $99,823.00 |
| Name Arnesen, Jaimie L | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Rocky Point Union Free Schools | Amount $99,822.00 |
| Name Shojai, Cyrus | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $99,821.72 |
| Name Traver, Frederick W | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Amsterdam City School District | Amount $99,821.42 |
| Name Beaton-Corrigan, Teresa A | Start date 2/26/1996 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $99,820.00 |
| Name Rice-Gaiser, Maribeth S | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Clarence Central Schools | Amount $99,820.00 |
| Name Roche, Bridget C | Start date 5/20/2004 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $99,819.35 |
| Name Cappello, Jeanine L | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Byram Hills at Armonk Central Schools | Amount $99,819.00 |
| Name Gilbert, Michael C | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $99,818.00 |
| Name Sedler, Jeffrey | Start date 2/10/2003 | Last known employer Smithtown Central Schools | Amount $99,815.88 |
| Name Ciaffone, Jean Marie | Start date 7/1/2008 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $99,815.76 |
| Name Digirolamo, Marie J | Start date 11/19/2001 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $99,815.39 |
| Name Gartlan, Danit | Start date 8/30/2016 | Last known employer White Plains City School District | Amount $99,814.70 |
| Name Frendel, Alissa C | Start date 1/14/1999 | Last known employer Nanuet Union Free Schools | Amount $99,812.00 |
| Name Gentili, Lauren | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Roosevelt Union Free Schools | Amount $99,811.00 |
| Name Rodriguez, Elizabeth | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Roosevelt Union Free Schools | Amount $99,811.00 |
| Name Rodriguez, Phyllis | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Clarkstown Central Schools | Amount $99,810.94 |
| Name Lefevre-Wood, Ann M | Start date 1/31/1991 | Last known employer Washingtonville Central Schools | Amount $99,809.00 |
| Name Whitcombe, Shannon L | Start date 3/5/2001 | Last known employer Alexander Central Schools | Amount $99,807.19 |
| Name Edwards, Keith A | Start date 6/6/1994 | Last known employer Fallsburg Central Schools | Amount $99,806.00 |
| Name Marcott, Pamela A | Start date 9/19/1997 | Last known employer Miller Place Union Free Schools | Amount $99,805.04 |
| Name Rohm, Anthony C | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Shoreham-Wading River Central Schools | Amount $99,804.44 |
| Name Bracciodieta, Eileen M | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Smithtown Central Schools | Amount $99,803.76 |
| Name Oesterle, Linda A | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Orchard Park Central Schools | Amount $99,803.50 |
| Name Conway, Katherine B | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $99,802.50 |
| Name Walter, Thomas J | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer Oakfield-Alabama Central Schools | Amount $99,802.17 |
| Name Mc Girr, Paula I | Start date 9/5/1989 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $99,800.94 |
| Name Doyle, John S | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Royalton-Hartland Central Schools | Amount $99,800.50 |
| Name Day, Michael C | Start date 11/27/2007 | Last known employer Chappaqua Central Schools | Amount $99,800.25 |
| Name Burke, Jennifer M | Start date 1/22/1998 | Last known employer Franklin Square Union Free Schools | Amount $99,800.00 |
| Name Pyskaty, Jeffrey W | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Barker Central Schools | Amount $99,800.00 |
| Name Elberg, Randi E | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Ramapo Central Schools | Amount $99,798.97 |
| Name Keleher, James M | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $99,797.67 |
| Name Knight, Jennifer A | Start date 7/1/1986 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $99,797.50 |
| Name Schneider, Deborah A | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $99,796.33 |
| Name Green, Richard C | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $99,796.00 |
| Name Ianne, Robert W | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Half Hollow Hills Central Schools | Amount $99,795.27 |
| Name Cowans, Sherida L | Start date 1/1/2005 | Last known employer Westbury Union Free Schools | Amount $99,795.02 |
| Name Jurewicz, Susan D | Start date 8/1/2001 | Last known employer Applied Technologies Charter School | Amount $99,791.61 |
| Name Tirabassi, David J | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $99,791.60 |
| Name Zeni, Michelina | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Roslyn Public Schools | Amount $99,790.00 |
| Name Bucci, Jeanne | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $99,789.75 |
| Name Weikel, Richard K | Start date 9/11/1989 | Last known employer Randolph Academy Union Free Schools | Amount $99,788.83 |
| Name Gage, Mary M | Start date 9/1/1972 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $99,788.49 |
| Name Fortuna, Ronald A | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Hamburg Central Schools | Amount $99,788.28 |
| Name Guzman, Milagros | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Peekskill City School District | Amount $99,788.16 |
| Name Molina, Roberto | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer New Rochelle City School District | Amount $99,787.74 |
| Name Howerter, Tina M | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer Minisink Valley Central Schools | Amount $99,787.50 |
| Name Reidell-Maczka, Kimberley c | Start date 5/1/1996 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $99,785.49 |
| Name Bender, Nora | Start date 3/18/1991 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $99,785.00 |
| Name Gonyeau, Christine A | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Schroon Lake Central Schools | Amount $99,783.36 |
| Name DiCosimo, Elizabeth G | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Chenango Valley Central Schools | Amount $99,782.95 |
| Name Santacapita, Thomas A | Start date 3/2/2004 | Last known employer Lynbrook Union Free Schools | Amount $99,781.00 |
| Name Squires, John P | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $99,780.08 |
| Name LaMont, Andrew P | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $99,780.00 |
| Name Mc Kernan, Cassandra A | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer East Ramapo Central Schools | Amount $99,780.00 |
| Name Knopp, Mary L | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Mount Pleasant Central Schools | Amount $99,779.96 |
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