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 Hocoluk, Heath E | Start date 10/10/2006 | Last known employer Malverne Union Free Schools | Amount $93,826.00 |
| Name Ruckdeschel, Robert J | Start date 2/2/1993 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $93,826.00 |
| Name Karam, Richard D | Start date 8/9/2004 | Last known employer Utica City School District | Amount $93,824.96 |
| Name Levato, Anthony M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Orange-Ulster BOCES | Amount $93,824.00 |
| Name Ackerman-Shafer, Kathleen L | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools | Amount $93,823.00 |
| Name Zazynski, Daniel J | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Akron Central Schools | Amount $93,822.96 |
| Name Garcia, Amy B | Start date 4/3/2002 | Last known employer Ulster BOCES | Amount $93,821.70 |
| Name Mroczek, Brian D | Start date 12/14/1987 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $93,821.00 |
| Name Flaglor, Lori G | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Akron Central Schools | Amount $93,816.48 |
| Name Corrado, Mary E | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer North Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $93,815.55 |
| Name Stedman, Catherine K | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Newfane Central Schools | Amount $93,811.50 |
| Name Huot, Maria A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $93,811.40 |
| Name Short English, Heather A | Start date 8/1/2013 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $93,810.06 |
| Name Sylvia, Tracey A | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $93,810.02 |
| Name Simonetty, Michele L | Start date 9/21/1994 | Last known employer Dover Union Free Schools | Amount $93,809.64 |
| Name Hannibal, Julia | Start date 3/19/2001 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $93,809.04 |
| Name Chertiza, Lori M | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Freeport Public Schools | Amount $93,809.00 |
| Name Rivera, Leonardo | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Baldwin Union Free Schools | Amount $93,808.28 |
| Name Koteras, Gina M | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $93,807.05 |
| Name Greenberg, Carrie L | Start date 2/11/2002 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $93,807.00 |
| Name Mascetta, Kelly A | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $93,804.20 |
| Name Cosmer, Deborah A | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $93,804.00 |
| Name Dzikowicz, Renee E | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $93,804.00 |
| Name Heidtmann, Samantha B | Start date 6/3/2002 | Last known employer Riverhead Central Schools | Amount $93,801.95 |
| Name Polatschek, Danielle | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Franklin Square Union Free Schools | Amount $93,800.00 |
| Name Stalteri, Michael A | Start date 3/27/1995 | Last known employer Frankfort-Schuyler Central Schools | Amount $93,800.00 |
| Name Welti-Daddino, Kelly | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Franklin Square Union Free Schools | Amount $93,800.00 |
| Name Fields, Kathy M | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Cambridge Central Schools | Amount $93,799.95 |
| Name Crumb, Amy C | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Spencerport Central Schools | Amount $93,799.00 |
| Name Kirkwood, John W | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Batavia City School District | Amount $93,795.42 |
| Name Dolan, Lisa M | Start date 9/6/1996 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $93,795.00 |
| Name Moore, Dana E | Start date 9/5/2006 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $93,794.82 |
| Name Doris, Denise E | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $93,794.61 |
| Name Wurz, David A | Start date 11/4/1985 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $93,794.61 |
| Name Atkins, Ronald R | Start date 3/1/1993 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $93,792.62 |
| Name Zimmerman II, Robert E | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $93,792.61 |
| Name Beck, Christine B | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Three Village Central Schools | Amount $93,792.00 |
| Name Minton, Valerie L | Start date 3/30/1993 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $93,791.35 |
| Name Zagari, Denise A | Start date 9/8/2004 | Last known employer Northport-East Northport Union Free Schools | Amount $93,791.06 |
| Name Michel Jr, Robert O | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Clarence Central Schools | Amount $93,790.91 |
| Name Wolfson, Joshua M | Start date 2/1/2008 | Last known employer Suffolk County Community College | Amount $93,789.98 |
| Name Bowden, Janice A | Start date 6/1/2009 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $93,789.60 |
| Name Anderson, Margaret P | Start date 2/3/2003 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $93,789.00 |
| Name Lasky, Timothy J | Start date 10/10/2006 | Last known employer Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES | Amount $93,788.62 |
| Name Lajeunesse, Karen L | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $93,788.27 |
| Name Sciacchitano, Michael P | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer Seaford Public Schools | Amount $93,788.00 |
| Name Silvia, Heather A | Start date 2/1/1993 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $93,787.00 |
| Name Kirwan, John M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Scotia-Glenville Central Schools | Amount $93,786.00 |
| Name Marden, Stephanie D | Start date 2/1/2003 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $93,785.00 |
| Name Lewis, Suzanne T | Start date 8/1/2005 | Last known employer Hampton Bays Union Free Schools | Amount $93,784.00 |
| Name Boyer, Regina U | Start date 11/7/1983 | Last known employer Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES | Amount $93,783.32 |
| Name Dunkley, Nolan G | Start date 11/1/2009 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $93,782.97 |
| Name Padd, Christopher A | Start date 9/3/2002 | Last known employer Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES | Amount $93,781.75 |
| Name Billington, Lisa M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $93,781.00 |
| Name Stark, Joseph P | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Potsdam Central Schools | Amount $93,776.84 |
| Name Freed, Lyndsay K | Start date 12/1/2011 | Last known employer Scarsdale Union Free Schools | Amount $93,775.24 |
| Name Halgash, Bradly S | Start date 7/1/2001 | Last known employer Lewiston-Porter Central Schools | Amount $93,775.00 |
| Name Shanahan, Catherine F | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $93,774.35 |
| Name Root, Jeffrey W | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $93,774.11 |
| Name O'Mara, Krystal N | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Valley Stream Central High School | Amount $93,773.51 |
| Name Fitzpatrick, Matthew M | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Scarsdale Union Free Schools | Amount $93,773.46 |
| Name Donnavan, Lynn | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Bedford Central Schools | Amount $93,772.59 |
| Name Skala, Cindy A | Start date 2/16/1982 | Last known employer Scotia-Glenville Central Schools | Amount $93,771.00 |
| Name Muscarello, Kevin R | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Lindenhurst Public Schools | Amount $93,770.24 |
| Name Rosenburg, Christine A | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $93,769.78 |
| Name Wilson-Guba, Susan | Start date 9/8/1981 | Last known employer Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools | Amount $93,767.83 |
| Name Thompson, Kathleen A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Hyde Park Central Schools | Amount $93,767.00 |
| Name Clifford, John T | Start date 9/4/1998 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $93,766.00 |
| Name Regan, Julie L | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free Schools | Amount $93,766.00 |
| Name Hadley, Wendy M | Start date 8/31/1989 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $93,765.76 |
| Name Childs, Margaret L | Start date 9/1/1979 | Last known employer Spencer-Van Etten Central Schools | Amount $93,765.00 |
| Name Mc Fadden, Christopher S | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Valley Central Schools | Amount $93,765.00 |
| Name Regan, Shane P | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Valley Central Schools | Amount $93,765.00 |
| Name Kendt, Jennifer L | Start date 9/26/1994 | Last known employer North Tonawanda City School District | Amount $93,764.66 |
| Name Devaren, Lisa A | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer Schoharie Central Schools | Amount $93,764.40 |
| Name Miller, Sarah E | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Haverstraw-Stony Point Central Schools | Amount $93,762.18 |
| Name Foster, Jennifer D | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $93,757.50 |
| Name Rooth, Kellie A | Start date 1/3/1997 | Last known employer Lake Shore Central Schools | Amount $93,756.12 |
| Name Dantono, Patricia M | Start date 11/15/1999 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $93,755.54 |
| Name Owens, Junelayne D | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $93,755.00 |
| Name Beckman, Jason M | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer Amherst Central Schools | Amount $93,754.00 |
| Name Rundell, Adam M | Start date 1/3/2005 | Last known employer South Seneca Central Schools | Amount $93,753.60 |
| Name Thompson, Shannon M | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free Schools | Amount $93,753.27 |
| Name Vega, Marieli | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $93,753.05 |
| Name Hasselback Jr, John P | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $93,752.75 |
| Name Spillane-Healy, Eileen M | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $93,750.63 |
| Name Dickerson, Mary J | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES | Amount $93,750.00 |
| Name Luka, Denise L | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES | Amount $93,750.00 |
| Name Haubeil, Brooke R | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $93,748.75 |
| Name Weisz, Eszter | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Chappaqua Central Schools | Amount $93,747.16 |
| Name Forman Jr, Ronald | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Massapequa Public Schools | Amount $93,746.00 |
| Name Riegler, Amanda L | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $93,745.76 |
| Name Moran, Lauren M | Start date 1/28/2008 | Last known employer North Shore Central Schools | Amount $93,745.00 |
| Name Voss, Barbara | Start date 10/1/1995 | Last known employer Tuxedo Union Free Schools | Amount $93,744.70 |
| Name Sammon, John J | Start date 1/22/2003 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $93,744.00 |
| Name Stephens, Joell M | Start date 11/22/1999 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $93,741.09 |
| Name Garriques, Nedra R | Start date 11/19/2009 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $93,741.00 |
| Name Michki, Renee S | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Grand Island Central Schools | Amount $93,738.94 |
| Name Koretsky, Kara E | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $93,738.13 |
| Name Garritt, Pamela S | Start date 9/8/1998 | Last known employer Fallsburg Central Schools | Amount $93,738.12 |
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