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 Piperakis, Anastasia | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $87,906.84 |
| Name Kowalczyk, Gregory C | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools | Amount $87,906.00 |
| Name Polak, Tracy L | Start date 9/6/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,905.26 |
| Name Whiteman, Michelle R | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Massapequa Public Schools | Amount $87,903.82 |
| Name Noody, Kathryn M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $87,903.75 |
| Name Gallo, Jamie L | Start date 1/16/2001 | Last known employer Minisink Valley Central Schools | Amount $87,903.00 |
| Name Nau, Frank T | Start date 10/15/1983 | Last known employer Palmyra-Macedon Central Schools | Amount $87,902.00 |
| Name Howes, Eric E | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $87,901.00 |
| Name Dellaposta, Thomas J | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Holland Patent Central Schools | Amount $87,900.81 |
| Name Preisch, Danielle L | Start date 9/9/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,900.75 |
| Name North, Amanda L | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools | Amount $87,898.50 |
| Name Kelly, Stacy A | Start date 11/25/2003 | Last known employer Rocky Point Union Free Schools | Amount $87,898.00 |
| Name Weiss, Victoria A | Start date 12/1/2010 | Last known employer Great Neck Public Schools | Amount $87,898.00 |
| Name Baluta, Jean H | Start date 2/11/2002 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $87,895.71 |
| Name Franklin, Julie B | Start date 8/31/1998 | Last known employer Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES | Amount $87,895.50 |
| Name Bushek, Kathleen H | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools | Amount $87,894.75 |
| Name Priest, Timothy A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Ulster BOCES | Amount $87,894.00 |
| Name Dalli, Marie | Start date 3/21/2005 | Last known employer Syosset Central Schools | Amount $87,893.34 |
| Name Colon Jr, Raul | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $87,893.00 |
| Name Schoff, Jean M | Start date 9/1/1979 | Last known employer East Syracuse-Minoa Central Schools | Amount $87,892.56 |
| Name Richardson, Paul A | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Cayuga Community College | Amount $87,891.17 |
| Name Dempf, Lori A | Start date 1/30/2004 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $87,890.00 |
| Name Harrica, Joshua P | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Northeastern Clinton Central Schools | Amount $87,890.00 |
| Name D'Ambrosio, Lanya T | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Plainview-Old Bethpage Central Schools | Amount $87,889.20 |
| Name Garatina, Christina F | Start date 11/1/2014 | Last known employer Garden City Union Free Schools | Amount $87,888.44 |
| Name Delity, William G | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Ellicottville Central Schools | Amount $87,888.00 |
| Name Truskey, Veronica A | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $87,887.00 |
| Name Mitchell, Julie K | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Pine Bush Central Schools | Amount $87,886.50 |
| Name Donovan, Elizabeth A | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Mount Vernon Public Schools | Amount $87,886.46 |
| Name Carson, Heather A | Start date 12/18/1997 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,886.26 |
| Name Walters, Adam D | Start date 3/9/2004 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $87,886.17 |
| Name Beza, Lori C | Start date 3/25/1982 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $87,885.63 |
| Name LaFuente, Brienne K | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Croton-Harmon Union Free Schools | Amount $87,883.00 |
| Name Sweeney, Jamie L | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Carthage Central Schools | Amount $87,882.48 |
| Name Burns, Michael J | Start date 9/6/1996 | Last known employer Jefferson Community College | Amount $87,881.15 |
| Name Reed, Christopher G | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Rush-Henrietta Central Schools | Amount $87,881.00 |
| Name Sarus, Michele L | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Central Valley Central Schools | Amount $87,880.40 |
| Name Allen, Jeanne M | Start date 9/7/1999 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $87,880.00 |
| Name Peconie, Anthony | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Scotia-Glenville Central Schools | Amount $87,879.99 |
| Name Hallgren, Janell M | Start date 5/6/1991 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $87,878.00 |
| Name Guardarramas, Dana M | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $87,877.20 |
| Name Swarthout, Gail D | Start date 5/1/1989 | Last known employer Penfield Central Schools | Amount $87,876.64 |
| Name Whitted, Allison C | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $87,876.00 |
| Name Eggleston, Jeremy M | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $87,875.20 |
| Name Schoen, Laurie L | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Whitesboro Central Schools | Amount $87,875.00 |
| Name Pyskaty, Beth A | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Niagara-Wheatfield Central Schools | Amount $87,874.87 |
| Name Conheady, Daniel O | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $87,874.63 |
| Name Carlson, Margie R | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Dunkirk Public Schools | Amount $87,872.89 |
| Name Peterson, Kelli | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Hendrick Hudson Central Schools | Amount $87,872.26 |
| Name Starr, Justin M | Start date 10/1/2008 | Last known employer Hicksville Public Schools | Amount $87,871.37 |
| Name Gabrielson, Tara M | Start date 8/31/2006 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $87,869.44 |
| Name Thummler, Jon E | Start date 11/21/1988 | Last known employer Waterville Central Schools | Amount $87,869.43 |
| Name Murphy, Kevin J | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Baldwinsville Central Schools | Amount $87,868.50 |
| Name Drinon, Tammy R | Start date 7/17/1989 | Last known employer Schoharie Central Schools | Amount $87,868.00 |
| Name Martin, Melissa A | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Iroquois Central Schools | Amount $87,868.00 |
| Name Marturano, Kristen M | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Rockville Centre Union Free Schools | Amount $87,867.54 |
| Name Dils, Hope V | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer North Colonie Central Schools | Amount $87,867.40 |
| Name Palma, Farran L | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer Manhasset Union Free Schools | Amount $87,867.38 |
| Name Pennino, Melissa A | Start date 3/1/2012 | Last known employer Port Chester-Rye Union Free Schools | Amount $87,867.00 |
| Name Walsh, Julie L | Start date 8/25/2015 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,866.60 |
| Name Ornstein, Debra L | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Levittown Union Free Schools | Amount $87,865.45 |
| Name Parlato, Kellyann | Start date 2/16/2007 | Last known employer Riverhead Central Schools | Amount $87,865.11 |
| Name Hughes, Katherine H | Start date 1/1/2007 | Last known employer Pleasantville Union Free Schools | Amount $87,864.68 |
| Name Sherman, Elizabeth S | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Rockland BOCES | Amount $87,863.39 |
| Name Haase, Anne M | Start date 9/8/1992 | Last known employer Dunkirk Public Schools | Amount $87,862.92 |
| Name Kelly, Daniel Y | Start date 1/4/1993 | Last known employer Education Department | Amount $87,862.90 |
| Name Scanu, Martha K | Start date 1/24/2006 | Last known employer Education Department | Amount $87,862.90 |
| Name Tanner, Dianne D | Start date 10/6/1989 | Last known employer Education Department | Amount $87,862.90 |
| Name McCarthy, Alicia M | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Geneseo Central Schools | Amount $87,862.69 |
| Name Primeau, John J | Start date 9/28/1992 | Last known employer Middleburgh Central Schools | Amount $87,862.00 |
| Name Brown, Randall P | Start date 9/8/1987 | Last known employer Canton Central Schools | Amount $87,861.00 |
| Name Sanders, Lisa I | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,860.37 |
| Name Vermette, Sherry L | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Hampton Bays Union Free Schools | Amount $87,860.00 |
| Name Birnbaum, Michael J | Start date 9/1/2012 | Last known employer Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $87,859.76 |
| Name Hasselbeck, Helen K | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Holland Central Schools | Amount $87,858.50 |
| Name Goldstein, Suzanne M | Start date 1/4/1999 | Last known employer Smithtown Central Schools | Amount $87,857.44 |
| Name Bacon, Carl W | Start date 9/29/2004 | Last known employer Clarkstown Central Schools | Amount $87,857.04 |
| Name Brown, Sarah M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer AuSable Valley Central Schools | Amount $87,856.00 |
| Name Fox, Jamie L | Start date 9/19/2005 | Last known employer Mount Sinai Union Free Schools | Amount $87,856.00 |
| Name Storey, Scott A | Start date 1/15/1993 | Last known employer Belleville-Henderson Central Schools | Amount $87,854.00 |
| Name Kowalski, Deanine M | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Gloversville City School District | Amount $87,853.00 |
| Name Barlow, Deborah M | Start date 11/6/1992 | Last known employer Bath Central Schools | Amount $87,852.80 |
| Name Bonaffini, Melissa A | Start date 10/20/1993 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,852.78 |
| Name Hingston, Peter C | Start date 4/20/1988 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,852.78 |
| Name Vargas, Suzette | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Locust Valley Central Schools | Amount $87,851.60 |
| Name Pidsadnick, Debra L | Start date 9/8/1987 | Last known employer Pioneer Central Schools | Amount $87,851.50 |
| Name Springer, Sarah | Start date 12/21/2009 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $87,851.25 |
| Name Bishop, Brian R | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Averill Park Central Schools | Amount $87,851.00 |
| Name Casciotti, Joy J | Start date 2/19/1998 | Last known employer Elmira City School District | Amount $87,851.00 |
| Name Polite Horstman, Alysha C | Start date 9/4/2007 | Last known employer Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free Schools | Amount $87,851.00 |
| Name Wille, Kerry L | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $87,851.00 |
| Name Grisewood, Kari L | Start date 8/9/1993 | Last known employer Warsaw Central Schools | Amount $87,850.00 |
| Name Kristiansen, Rebecca L | Start date 9/24/2008 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $87,848.00 |
| Name Davies, Paul A | Start date 10/18/1996 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $87,847.96 |
| Name Ferrara, Sara M | Start date 11/1/2004 | Last known employer Monroe-Woodbury Central Schools | Amount $87,847.00 |
| Name Pisto, Marina L | Start date 12/6/2006 | Last known employer Pocantico Hills Central Schools | Amount $87,846.18 |
| Name Wierzba, Barbara A | Start date 12/12/1983 | Last known employer Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES | Amount $87,845.00 |
| Name Kubli, Martin | Start date 2/4/1980 | Last known employer Penn Yan Central Schools | Amount $87,844.00 |
| Name Wanzenried, Lillian R | Start date 9/1/1975 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $87,844.00 |
| Name Wright, Emily M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $87,844.00 |
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