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 Ghiozzi, Eric | Start date 5/24/2000 | Last known employer Rye Neck Union Free Schools | Amount $90,580.20 |
| Name Laffin, Kimberly A | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $90,579.00 |
| Name Carney, Scott M | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Deer Park Union Free Schools | Amount $90,577.44 |
| Name Sawitsky, Suzanne | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Middle Country Central Schools | Amount $90,577.28 |
| Name Stillin-Dowman, Roberta A | Start date 1/27/2003 | Last known employer St Lawrence-Lewis BOCES | Amount $90,577.00 |
| Name Waite, Kimberly B | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $90,575.86 |
| Name Cacioppo, Elise M | Start date 5/1/2005 | Last known employer West Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $90,575.39 |
| Name Stabak, Maureen J | Start date 9/4/1996 | Last known employer Liberty Central Schools | Amount $90,575.37 |
| Name Lyons, Patrick J | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Frontier Central Schools | Amount $90,575.14 |
| Name Wetzel, Margaret M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $90,575.00 |
| Name Silvernail-Thomson, Cara A | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Red Hook Central Schools | Amount $90,574.59 |
| Name Nystrom, Jennifer L | Start date 9/14/1999 | Last known employer Liberty Central Schools | Amount $90,574.58 |
| Name Terzini, Fred T | Start date 9/4/1997 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $90,574.00 |
| Name Schooley, Robert E | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Pioneer Central Schools | Amount $90,573.33 |
| Name Bostrom, Dina | Start date 1/1/2008 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $90,573.00 |
| Name Keogh, Patricia K | Start date 2/4/1992 | Last known employer Chester Union Free Schools | Amount $90,573.00 |
| Name Horwitz, Rebecca L | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Rondout Valley Central Schools | Amount $90,570.78 |
| Name Ognibene, Eileen M | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Batavia City School District | Amount $90,570.66 |
| Name Cuyler, James L | Start date 1/14/1998 | Last known employer Baldwinsville Central Schools | Amount $90,570.00 |
| Name Green, Kimberly L | Start date 12/4/2000 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $90,569.80 |
| Name France, Wendie H | Start date 11/19/1990 | Last known employer Lansingburgh Central Schools | Amount $90,569.20 |
| Name Teitsch, Matthew J | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Rye City School District | Amount $90,569.00 |
| Name Gedney, Caroline M | Start date 9/5/1984 | Last known employer Queensbury Union Free Schools | Amount $90,568.75 |
| Name Alvarez, Lorraine M | Start date 12/17/1998 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $90,567.00 |
| Name Kempton, Rachele E | Start date 1/25/2007 | Last known employer East Rockaway Union Free Schools | Amount $90,567.00 |
| Name Romanski, Jennifer | Start date 3/1/2001 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $90,566.41 |
| Name Manso, Annamaria A | Start date 8/26/1991 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $90,566.08 |
| Name Ball Jr, Raymond B | Start date 1/4/1989 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $90,566.05 |
| Name Dumont, Stacy | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Pawling Central Schools | Amount $90,565.09 |
| Name Coughlin, Brian T | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Honeoye Falls-Lima Central Schools | Amount $90,565.00 |
| Name Roberts, Deborah L | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Cheektowaga Central Schools | Amount $90,565.00 |
| Name Dwyer, Denis V | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $90,564.95 |
| Name Aman, Wayne D | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Candor Central Schools | Amount $90,564.35 |
| Name Wright, Donna M | Start date 3/10/2003 | Last known employer Farmingdale Union Free Schools | Amount $90,562.61 |
| Name Fiorenza, Nicole C | Start date 1/1/2011 | Last known employer UFSD of the Tarrytowns Union Free Schools | Amount $90,561.62 |
| Name Coyne, Jaclyn | Start date 6/1/2007 | Last known employer Massapequa Public Schools | Amount $90,561.28 |
| Name Valan, Sarah E | Start date 2/1/2008 | Last known employer Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $90,560.00 |
| Name Newman, Nicholas J | Start date 12/20/1999 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $90,559.76 |
| Name Caputi, Christopher D | Start date 1/14/2008 | Last known employer Genesee Community College | Amount $90,559.62 |
| Name Lotter, Kimberly K | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Dunkirk Public Schools | Amount $90,559.38 |
| Name Maloney, Mary | Start date 8/1/2007 | Last known employer Nanuet Union Free Schools | Amount $90,558.00 |
| Name Stack, Kathleen J | Start date 12/11/1995 | Last known employer Smithtown Central Schools | Amount $90,557.67 |
| Name Kishbaugh, Jean M | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $90,557.00 |
| Name Borelli, Andrea L | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Plainview-Old Bethpage Central Schools | Amount $90,556.50 |
| Name Dils, Mara A | Start date 6/20/1995 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $90,556.24 |
| Name Balaguer, Daisy | Start date 1/1/2000 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $90,555.63 |
| Name Carlozzi, Ryan L | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $90,555.48 |
| Name Jimenez, Nelly Y | Start date 1/26/1998 | Last known employer Long Beach City School District | Amount $90,554.60 |
| Name Manzo, Shannon E | Start date 12/20/1999 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $90,553.50 |
| Name Hall, Jennifer E | Start date 1/31/2000 | Last known employer Galway Central Schools | Amount $90,552.50 |
| Name Reinhardt, Abigail T | Start date 9/2/1996 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $90,551.86 |
| Name Siy, Kristen M | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Albany City School District | Amount $90,551.50 |
| Name Brauner, Genevieve | Start date 7/1/2010 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $90,550.00 |
| Name Candee, Mary-Ann | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Adirondack Central Schools | Amount $90,550.00 |
| Name Abdullah-Washington, Yolanda K | Start date 11/20/1996 | Last known employer Roosevelt Union Free Schools | Amount $90,549.00 |
| Name Langer, Isabella | Start date 3/26/2002 | Last known employer Roosevelt Union Free Schools | Amount $90,549.00 |
| Name Petschke, Darlene A | Start date 9/5/1989 | Last known employer Newfane Central Schools | Amount $90,547.60 |
| Name Kotchek, Ryan M | Start date 1/14/2005 | Last known employer Half Hollow Hills Central Schools | Amount $90,547.19 |
| Name Benham, Brandon W | Start date 9/15/1995 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $90,547.05 |
| Name DiGiuseppe, Paula M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Schalmont Central Schools | Amount $90,546.74 |
| Name Eiseman, Jamie A | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Jericho Union Free Schools | Amount $90,546.74 |
| Name Mulvey, Melissa A | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer North Shore Central Schools | Amount $90,546.18 |
| Name Carnevale, Colleen S | Start date 7/1/1990 | Last known employer Scotia-Glenville Central Schools | Amount $90,546.00 |
| Name Walter, Jeffrey J | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $90,545.48 |
| Name Byrne, Kathleen A | Start date 1/1/1982 | Last known employer Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES | Amount $90,545.00 |
| Name Eaton, Elisa M | Start date 1/5/1998 | Last known employer Johnson City Central Schools | Amount $90,545.00 |
| Name Sturge, Justin Z | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $90,543.88 |
| Name Kelly, Zachary J | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Manhasset Union Free Schools | Amount $90,543.28 |
| Name Battel, Jennifer K | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $90,542.00 |
| Name Vaglica, Anthony | Start date 3/1/2011 | Last known employer Bronxville Union Free Schools | Amount $90,541.99 |
| Name Boyce, Alicia M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Union-Endicott Central Schools | Amount $90,541.27 |
| Name Reding, Adrene M | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer Fillmore Central Schools | Amount $90,541.00 |
| Name Lynch Jr, James R | Start date 4/1/2009 | Last known employer Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $90,540.48 |
| Name Haughie, Frank C | Start date 10/26/1998 | Last known employer Beacon City School District | Amount $90,539.87 |
| Name Williams, Victoria A | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer South Country Central Schools | Amount $90,538.80 |
| Name Martinsen, Kara L | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $90,538.58 |
| Name Wesche, Candace A | Start date 1/5/1981 | Last known employer Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES | Amount $90,537.44 |
| Name Conn, Joshua M | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $90,537.00 |
| Name Ulrich, Kurt N | Start date 2/15/2000 | Last known employer New Paltz Central Schools | Amount $90,535.05 |
| Name Stutz, Kelly L | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Cleveland Hill at Cheektowaga Union Free Schools | Amount $90,534.29 |
| Name Theinert, James M | Start date 9/1/2012 | Last known employer Shelter Island Union Free Schools | Amount $90,534.28 |
| Name Gravel, Barbara J | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Valley Central Schools | Amount $90,533.75 |
| Name Mc Elheny, Susan F | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES | Amount $90,532.21 |
| Name Mc Donough, Linus P | Start date 12/12/1985 | Last known employer Niagara Falls City School District | Amount $90,531.06 |
| Name Conklin, Paula D | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Minisink Valley Central Schools | Amount $90,531.00 |
| Name Mangan, Nicholas M | Start date 2/1/2012 | Last known employer Mamaroneck Union Free Schools | Amount $90,530.62 |
| Name Szczerba, Raymond A | Start date 1/14/2009 | Last known employer Mount Pleasant Central Schools | Amount $90,530.50 |
| Name Kopacz, Craig A | Start date 9/20/1993 | Last known employer Lackawanna City School District | Amount $90,530.00 |
| Name Benanto, Lisa M | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $90,529.00 |
| Name Romesser, Eric M | Start date 1/18/1995 | Last known employer Attica Central Schools | Amount $90,529.00 |
| Name Bove, Angela T | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $90,528.63 |
| Name Audley, Robert E | Start date 9/1/1983 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $90,527.90 |
| Name Cull, Mary Ellen | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Nassau BOCES | Amount $90,525.73 |
| Name Jackson, Patricia E | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Vestal Central Schools | Amount $90,525.62 |
| Name Collins, Nancy G | Start date 9/3/1985 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $90,523.90 |
| Name Johnson, Melissa G | Start date 9/14/1995 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $90,523.72 |
| Name Baginski, Theresa R | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Jamestown Community College | Amount $90,523.69 |
| Name Kinzel-Peles, Michele B | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Education Department | Amount $90,523.45 |
| Name Schwab, Kevin J | Start date 7/1/2005 | Last known employer Farmingdale Union Free Schools | Amount $90,522.44 |
| Name Hahn, Susan N | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free Schools | Amount $90,522.00 |
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