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 Bauman, Kelly E | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $97,832.75 |
| Name DeSantis, Mary J | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,831.00 |
| Name Welling, Catherine S | Start date 9/3/1987 | Last known employer Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES | Amount $97,830.59 |
| Name Gallagher, Tara M | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Edgemont at Greenburgh Central Schools | Amount $97,830.38 |
| Name Kinsey Jr, Warren L | Start date 2/18/1993 | Last known employer Penn Yan Central Schools | Amount $97,830.00 |
| Name Daniels, Barbara J | Start date 10/14/1986 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $97,829.37 |
| Name Adams-Dobrasz, Lisa A | Start date 4/23/1993 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $97,828.85 |
| Name Ferrara, Carla | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $97,828.25 |
| Name DeGregory, James M | Start date 5/12/1995 | Last known employer Schuylerville Central Schools | Amount $97,826.83 |
| Name Ameres, Theresa A | Start date 9/8/1993 | Last known employer Southampton Union Free Schools | Amount $97,825.34 |
| Name Ghodbane, Donna C | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer Clarence Central Schools | Amount $97,825.15 |
| Name Harras, Joseph | Start date 8/31/2006 | Last known employer Mount Pleasant Central Schools | Amount $97,823.96 |
| Name Maffia, Christine G | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Farmingdale Union Free Schools | Amount $97,823.31 |
| Name Grega, Thomas G | Start date 7/1/1996 | Last known employer Spackenkill Union Free Schools | Amount $97,821.93 |
| Name Merriam, Jennifer C | Start date 8/28/2002 | Last known employer Orange County Community College | Amount $97,821.39 |
| Name LaBella, Frank J | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer East Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $97,820.00 |
| Name Spagnola, Deanna L | Start date 9/2/1994 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $97,820.00 |
| Name Ludwick, Patricia A | Start date 9/8/1981 | Last known employer Orchard Park Central Schools | Amount $97,819.80 |
| Name DiNoia, Kristin L | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Oceanside Union Free Schools | Amount $97,817.86 |
| Name Morrow, Jane M | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,817.75 |
| Name Martin, Margaret A | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Medina Central Schools | Amount $97,817.00 |
| Name Cusick, David A | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $97,816.00 |
| Name Gainey, Eleanor M | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $97,815.18 |
| Name Hamrah, Brianna K | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Plainview-Old Bethpage Central Schools | Amount $97,814.82 |
| Name Colligan, Lynne O | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Shelter Island Union Free Schools | Amount $97,814.32 |
| Name Costanza, Marlene C | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Harborfields Central Schools | Amount $97,814.00 |
| Name Thomson, Shalli A | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $97,812.46 |
| Name Layman, Rebecca | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Orange-Ulster BOCES | Amount $97,812.00 |
| Name Kutina, David K | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $97,811.48 |
| Name Ruffalo, Candice A | Start date 9/7/1993 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $97,811.00 |
| Name Cox-Smith, Ann H | Start date 11/27/1995 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $97,810.14 |
| Name Moriarty, Jessica L | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Roslyn Public Schools | Amount $97,810.00 |
| Name Shader, Holly A | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Pine Bush Central Schools | Amount $97,808.30 |
| Name Williams, Mary Beth | Start date 9/1/1983 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $97,807.00 |
| Name Bender, Jennifer C | Start date 1/2/2001 | Last known employer Spackenkill Union Free Schools | Amount $97,806.62 |
| Name Klafehn, Todd L | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $97,805.95 |
| Name St John, Lisa C | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer New Paltz Central Schools | Amount $97,804.70 |
| Name Grasso, Mary R | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools | Amount $97,804.58 |
| Name Campbell, Nicole R | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Hauppauge Union Free Schools | Amount $97,804.50 |
| Name Buckley, Thomas J | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $97,804.00 |
| Name Tobia, Leslie A | Start date 9/23/1985 | Last known employer Clarence Central Schools | Amount $97,804.00 |
| Name Rodriguez, Cynthia C | Start date 1/16/2002 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $97,802.00 |
| Name Graf, Joy A | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $97,801.51 |
| Name Mis, Joann V | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $97,800.05 |
| Name Crozier, John R | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Amherst Central Schools | Amount $97,800.00 |
| Name Francois, Melissa M | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Franklin Square Union Free Schools | Amount $97,800.00 |
| Name Hanratty, Christine | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Franklin Square Union Free Schools | Amount $97,800.00 |
| Name Kuntz, David R | Start date 2/15/1980 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $97,797.00 |
| Name DeNisco, Christina M | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $97,794.00 |
| Name Kostrzebski, Thomas M | Start date 1/14/1991 | Last known employer Cohoes City School District | Amount $97,793.00 |
| Name Niles, Mona L | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Elmont Union Free Schools | Amount $97,792.00 |
| Name Thomas, Atiya K | Start date 12/6/2001 | Last known employer Elmont Union Free Schools | Amount $97,792.00 |
| Name Barner, Karen J | Start date 10/17/1983 | Last known employer Monroe 1 BOCES | Amount $97,789.90 |
| Name Shepherd, Colleen M | Start date 8/15/2011 | Last known employer Manhasset Union Free Schools | Amount $97,789.57 |
| Name Quinlan, Stacy L | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $97,787.73 |
| Name Wagar, Lorena C | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $97,787.50 |
| Name Valerino, Renee M | Start date 1/3/2002 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $97,787.36 |
| Name Blake, Cristine M | Start date 3/2/1998 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $97,786.14 |
| Name Vivenzio, Jeffrey P | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Voorheesville Central Schools | Amount $97,785.62 |
| Name Paige, Michelle J | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Grand Island Central Schools | Amount $97,785.32 |
| Name Tino, Lorraine L | Start date 2/1/1988 | Last known employer Ithaca City School District | Amount $97,784.34 |
| Name Martin, Leonard R | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Gloversville City School District | Amount $97,784.00 |
| Name Pimentel, Michelle J | Start date 9/6/2005 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $97,782.02 |
| Name Dillenbeck, Alan L | Start date 1/8/1996 | Last known employer Lyndonville Central Schools | Amount $97,781.68 |
| Name Hirschmugl, Cindy A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Bedford Central Schools | Amount $97,779.39 |
| Name Ludwig, Catherine S | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $97,777.60 |
| Name Huberth, Elizabeth J | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Monroe-Woodbury Central Schools | Amount $97,777.00 |
| Name Hummel, Russell M | Start date 9/7/2000 | Last known employer Connetquot Central Schools | Amount $97,777.00 |
| Name Sweikata, Joann M | Start date 11/3/2003 | Last known employer Valley Central Schools | Amount $97,777.00 |
| Name Wille, Danielle M | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Connetquot Central Schools | Amount $97,777.00 |
| Name O'Dell, Kristina M | Start date 9/6/1996 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $97,776.67 |
| Name Manley, Kathy M | Start date 9/1/1983 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $97,776.20 |
| Name Naughton, Rosaria M | Start date 11/1/2008 | Last known employer Oceanside Union Free Schools | Amount $97,776.11 |
| Name Avis, Lynn A | Start date 5/20/1988 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Bleichert, Chalene R | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Britz, Michele L | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Degennaro, Maureen | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Fredette, Norine T | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Meilak, Jacqueline M | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Mott, Anita A | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Richards, Carolyn | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Pioneer Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Robbins, Karen L | Start date 9/8/1987 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Sofko, Amanda L | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Spinello, Alison J | Start date 9/7/1990 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Ullmann, Susan M | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Waite, Raymond J | Start date 1/5/1987 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $97,774.00 |
| Name Digiacomo, Antonette | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Northport-East Northport Union Free Schools | Amount $97,773.56 |
| Name Kuryak, Kathleen A | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $97,772.00 |
| Name Rockhill, Jamie P | Start date 2/28/2000 | Last known employer Scotia-Glenville Central Schools | Amount $97,771.10 |
| Name Redd, Diane W | Start date 9/19/1990 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $97,770.68 |
| Name Hendrickson, Kelly J | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Roscoe Central Schools | Amount $97,770.17 |
| Name Sellitti, Kathleen A | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Ellenville Central Schools | Amount $97,770.00 |
| Name Michalak, Beth A | Start date 8/31/2007 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $97,765.10 |
| Name Cipolla, Elizabeth A | Start date 12/19/1997 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $97,765.01 |
| Name Stroughn, Keira | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Hempstead Public Schools | Amount $97,761.73 |
| Name Hummel, Robert A | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Queensbury Union Free Schools | Amount $97,760.99 |
| Name Jurich, Marco V | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $97,757.76 |
| Name Scaperrotta, Cathy J | Start date 10/4/2000 | Last known employer Greenburgh Eleven Union Free Schools | Amount $97,757.40 |
| Name Gourdine, Tara M | Start date 1/2/2007 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $97,757.18 |
| Name Long, John J | Start date 2/17/2000 | Last known employer Little Falls City School District | Amount $97,757.00 |
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