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 Mattison, James D | Start date 1/2/1990 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $95,659.46 |
| Name Vatalaro, John C | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Troy City School District | Amount $95,658.09 |
| Name Solomon, Patricia A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $95,657.71 |
| Name Maney, Tara L | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $95,657.13 |
| Name Bonk, David A | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer North Tonawanda City School District | Amount $95,656.29 |
| Name Cardenas, Lizette D | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Brentwood Union Free Schools | Amount $95,654.54 |
| Name Koeppel III, Edouard J | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $95,654.00 |
| Name Waruch, Jonathan F | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Ellenville Central Schools | Amount $95,653.00 |
| Name Gustavson-DeNatalie, Dawn A | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Lindenhurst Public Schools | Amount $95,652.40 |
| Name Celeste, Monica A | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $95,650.00 |
| Name Ottavanio, Kathleen | Start date 12/15/1997 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $95,650.00 |
| Name Smith-Deluca, Dawn M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $95,650.00 |
| Name Grasso, Jill O | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $95,648.78 |
| Name Fermoile, Colleen M | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $95,648.16 |
| Name Acosta, Theresa C | Start date 11/5/1998 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $95,648.00 |
| Name Mathews, Mark H | Start date 1/4/1993 | Last known employer North Rose-Wolcott Central Schools | Amount $95,648.00 |
| Name Mantovani, Anthony | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Lindenhurst Public Schools | Amount $95,647.96 |
| Name Mc Farland, John F | Start date 5/13/2002 | Last known employer Highland Central Schools | Amount $95,647.50 |
| Name O'Connor-Dubois, Erin K | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Greenville Central Schools | Amount $95,646.00 |
| Name GaNun, Kaitlin D | Start date 8/31/2015 | Last known employer Lynbrook Union Free Schools | Amount $95,644.80 |
| Name Drozynski, Barbara H | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Skaneateles Central Schools | Amount $95,643.72 |
| Name Laffin, Stephanie A | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Ulster BOCES | Amount $95,642.61 |
| Name Kavanaugh, Deborah M | Start date 10/2/2000 | Last known employer Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools | Amount $95,641.00 |
| Name Ponzi, Marie C | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $95,640.54 |
| Name Ransom, Karen M | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $95,640.35 |
| Name Naughton, Sean B | Start date 3/26/2007 | Last known employer Wantagh Union Free Schools | Amount $95,639.75 |
| Name Cecchini, Marianna E | Start date 9/3/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $95,638.54 |
| Name Jakiel, Lynne P | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Lake Shore Central Schools | Amount $95,638.00 |
| Name Sinishtay, Diana M | Start date 5/1/2002 | Last known employer Washingtonville Central Schools | Amount $95,638.00 |
| Name Bailey, Donna | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Malverne Union Free Schools | Amount $95,637.42 |
| Name Decker, Amy H | Start date 1/4/1988 | Last known employer Coxsackie-Athens Central Schools | Amount $95,636.99 |
| Name Stewart, Karen L | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $95,636.91 |
| Name Giglia, Debra E | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer North Tonawanda City School District | Amount $95,636.89 |
| Name Silverman, Rachel E | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Half Hollow Hills Central Schools | Amount $95,635.82 |
| Name Deforge, Katherine A | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Marcellus Central Schools | Amount $95,633.33 |
| Name Burt, Elaine F | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $95,632.15 |
| Name Bailey, James C | Start date 7/8/1991 | Last known employer Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES | Amount $95,632.00 |
| Name Piotrowski, Kelly M | Start date 9/8/1987 | Last known employer Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES | Amount $95,632.00 |
| Name Langenmayr, Kristen D | Start date 5/1/2005 | Last known employer East Ramapo Central Schools | Amount $95,631.98 |
| Name Sarkees, Nancy A | Start date 11/4/1994 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $95,631.20 |
| Name Schucker, Kevin P | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Niagara-Wheatfield Central Schools | Amount $95,631.09 |
| Name Miller, Lynnette R | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Hyde Park Central Schools | Amount $95,630.05 |
| Name Kauffman, Alyssa H | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Suffolk County Community College | Amount $95,628.60 |
| Name Gillen, Rosemary A | Start date 1/30/1989 | Last known employer Randolph Central Schools | Amount $95,628.09 |
| Name DiNuzzo, Jacqueline | Start date 12/1/2006 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $95,628.00 |
| Name Slick, Tammy M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Fallsburg Central Schools | Amount $95,628.00 |
| Name Angerhauser, Athena M | Start date 6/1/2011 | Last known employer Riverhead Central Schools | Amount $95,627.59 |
| Name Hoch, Christopher G | Start date 10/21/2004 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $95,627.24 |
| Name Marcellino, Allyson J | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Syosset Central Schools | Amount $95,625.30 |
| Name Cornell, Amy M | Start date 11/22/1991 | Last known employer Berlin Central Schools | Amount $95,624.81 |
| Name Andrews, Cynthia L | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Penfield Central Schools | Amount $95,624.46 |
| Name Danvers, Jean-Maurice | Start date 9/25/2003 | Last known employer SUNY at Stony Brook Hospital | Amount $95,623.10 |
| Name Fucci, Monica C | Start date 1/2/2002 | Last known employer Northport-East Northport Union Free Schools | Amount $95,623.08 |
| Name Seider, Mary Beth | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES | Amount $95,623.03 |
| Name Ricchetti, Catherine A | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $95,622.36 |
| Name Natlo, Sara J | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Pleasantville Union Free Schools | Amount $95,621.74 |
| Name Minassian, Stephanie E | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $95,621.52 |
| Name Davis, Linda A | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Saratoga Springs City School District | Amount $95,621.00 |
| Name Mac Kinnon, Shirley N | Start date 9/6/1993 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $95,619.63 |
| Name O'Connor, James M | Start date 5/20/1996 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $95,617.05 |
| Name Stroud, Matthew C | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Alexander Central Schools | Amount $95,615.09 |
| Name King, Barbara J | Start date 9/1/1980 | Last known employer Cleveland Hill at Cheektowaga Union Free Schools | Amount $95,615.00 |
| Name McWalters, Katie R | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Levittown Union Free Schools | Amount $95,614.59 |
| Name Bier, James M | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES | Amount $95,614.00 |
| Name Spengler Sr, Thomas J | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $95,614.00 |
| Name Lankowski, Rosalyn M | Start date 1/1/2008 | Last known employer Bedford Central Schools | Amount $95,610.99 |
| Name Craft, Barbara L | Start date 1/18/2001 | Last known employer Harborfields Central Schools | Amount $95,609.61 |
| Name Hoff, Christina M | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $95,609.01 |
| Name Tirone, Susan M | Start date 9/1/1983 | Last known employer North Tonawanda City School District | Amount $95,607.49 |
| Name Kokoletsos, Jane S | Start date 9/4/1996 | Last known employer Johnsburg Central Schools | Amount $95,607.34 |
| Name Robinson, Elizabeth A | Start date 4/25/1980 | Last known employer Otselic Valley CSD at Georgetown-South Otselic Central Schoo | Amount $95,607.16 |
| Name Lopez, Lesley A | Start date 9/1/1980 | Last known employer Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools | Amount $95,605.30 |
| Name Shea, Elizabeth S | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Alexander Central Schools | Amount $95,605.08 |
| Name Ross, Amy J | Start date 2/14/2000 | Last known employer Monticello Central Schools | Amount $95,604.41 |
| Name Pedersen, Kristen M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Medina Central Schools | Amount $95,603.00 |
| Name Torregrossa, Patricia Ann | Start date 1/18/2000 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $95,602.80 |
| Name Wheeler, Fredrick S | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $95,602.44 |
| Name Colangelo, Colleen M | Start date 4/11/1984 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $95,601.78 |
| Name Maghrak, Timothy G | Start date 3/26/1993 | Last known employer Lockport City School District | Amount $95,600.53 |
| Name Duffy, Joseph M | Start date 5/29/2001 | Last known employer Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES | Amount $95,600.00 |
| Name McDonough, Michael J | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Manhasset Union Free Schools | Amount $95,599.85 |
| Name Horeis, Kristin R | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free Schools | Amount $95,599.00 |
| Name Mussell, Anne E | Start date 3/1/1996 | Last known employer Orleans-Niagara BOCES | Amount $95,596.00 |
| Name Gultek, Mark Murat | Start date 8/26/2002 | Last known employer SUNY College at Plattsburgh | Amount $95,595.15 |
| Name Lazarski, Benjamin | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $95,595.00 |
| Name Mann, Tawanda S | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer New Rochelle City School District | Amount $95,594.18 |
| Name Husung, Janet E | Start date 1/3/1984 | Last known employer Albion Central Schools | Amount $95,594.00 |
| Name Lalor, MaryJo | Start date 1/3/2005 | Last known employer Clarkstown Central Schools | Amount $95,593.37 |
| Name Castellano, Mary T | Start date 4/3/2003 | Last known employer Kings Park Central Schools | Amount $95,593.00 |
| Name Sicari, Tracy G | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Marlboro Central Schools | Amount $95,592.62 |
| Name Furmanski, Carol Lynne M | Start date 9/4/1979 | Last known employer Whitesboro Central Schools | Amount $95,592.50 |
| Name Cropo, Jennifer E | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Brockport Central Schools | Amount $95,592.41 |
| Name Orlando, Timothy P | Start date 8/1/2008 | Last known employer New Rochelle City School District | Amount $95,592.01 |
| Name Bartalo, Marcia L | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Brockport Central Schools | Amount $95,590.27 |
| Name Podesta, Devon R | Start date 1/26/2007 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $95,590.19 |
| Name Bates, Michelle L | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $95,590.00 |
| Name Lafornara III, Anthony J | Start date 11/6/1989 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $95,588.14 |
| Name Potter, Richard A | Start date 5/10/1990 | Last known employer Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES | Amount $95,587.50 |
| Name Jusino, Christopher E | Start date 9/14/1999 | Last known employer Nassau Community College | Amount $95,586.39 |
| Name Conroy, Sharon L | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Averill Park Central Schools | Amount $95,586.00 |
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