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 Finnerty, Kelly M | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Canton Central Schools | Amount $87,378.33 |
| Name Zuccaro, Tania C | Start date 12/21/2006 | Last known employer Pleasantville Union Free Schools | Amount $87,378.07 |
| Name Smith, Laura A | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Taconic Hills Central Schools | Amount $87,378.00 |
| Name Souhrada, Michael J | Start date 6/17/2002 | Last known employer Connetquot Central Schools | Amount $87,378.00 |
| Name Stewart, Howard R | Start date 5/1/1987 | Last known employer Marathon Central Schools | Amount $87,377.81 |
| Name Reff, Laura J | Start date 9/7/1993 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $87,377.00 |
| Name Bennett, Michael T | Start date 10/14/1997 | Last known employer Elmira Heights Central Schools | Amount $87,376.90 |
| Name Schulken, Jennifer D | Start date 5/24/2002 | Last known employer Miller Place Union Free Schools | Amount $87,376.00 |
| Name LaSpisa, Leila A | Start date 9/6/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,375.82 |
| Name Wieckhorst, Joseph J | Start date 8/1/2016 | Last known employer Lawrence Union Free Schools | Amount $87,375.78 |
| Name Digiulio II, Anthony R | Start date 8/30/1995 | Last known employer Pembroke Central Schools | Amount $87,375.00 |
| Name Johnson, Jessica L | Start date 9/4/2001 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $87,375.00 |
| Name Kesselring, Sean C | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $87,375.00 |
| Name Sheedy, Denise J | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Hudson City School District | Amount $87,373.00 |
| Name Smith, Michael L | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Hyde Park Central Schools | Amount $87,373.00 |
| Name Millheiser, Matthew P | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Shoreham-Wading River Central Schools | Amount $87,372.17 |
| Name Cooney, Karen T | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer Valley Stream Central High School | Amount $87,371.43 |
| Name Gonez-Santos, Denise E | Start date 9/3/1984 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $87,370.00 |
| Name Moy, Megan E | Start date 10/1/2010 | Last known employer Commack Union Free Schools | Amount $87,369.84 |
| Name Belesi, Lauren J | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Smithtown Central Schools | Amount $87,369.13 |
| Name Mahar, Donna A | Start date 4/23/1984 | Last known employer SUNY Empire State College | Amount $87,369.11 |
| Name Zippi, Lisa V | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $87,368.41 |
| Name Friske, Cheryl M | Start date 2/1/1985 | Last known employer Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central Schools | Amount $87,367.25 |
| Name Buckner, Cara | Start date 12/14/2009 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $87,367.05 |
| Name Termini, Julie | Start date 9/28/2015 | Last known employer Mount Vernon Public Schools | Amount $87,366.04 |
| Name Sottile, Cassandra R | Start date 5/1/2005 | Last known employer North Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $87,365.83 |
| Name Nevin-Brown, Elizabeth M | Start date 1/29/1990 | Last known employer Oakfield-Alabama Central Schools | Amount $87,365.50 |
| Name Bain, Jonathan D | Start date 6/25/1999 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $87,364.00 |
| Name Diamond, Laurie M | Start date 9/29/1997 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $87,363.91 |
| Name Fischer, Brian M | Start date 12/18/1998 | Last known employer Lackawanna City School District | Amount $87,361.50 |
| Name Hazeltine, Andrew M | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $87,361.20 |
| Name Breen, Taryn A | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $87,361.00 |
| Name Groth, Jeremy | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Washingtonville Central Schools | Amount $87,361.00 |
| Name Clarke, Michael D | Start date 1/19/1989 | Last known employer Corning-Painted Post Public Schools | Amount $87,360.00 |
| Name Ferrara, Gerard | Start date 9/15/2006 | Last known employer East Meadow Union Free Schools | Amount $87,359.50 |
| Name Rodriguez-O'Connor, Amada M | Start date 7/1/2006 | Last known employer Central Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $87,359.44 |
| Name Clemons, Laura E | Start date 9/7/1993 | Last known employer Amherst Central Schools | Amount $87,359.00 |
| Name Amundsen, Karen M | Start date 10/28/1998 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $87,358.52 |
| Name Hunken, Barbara | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Yonkers Public Schools | Amount $87,358.49 |
| Name Madonia, Mary Kay | Start date 1/6/1986 | Last known employer Rome City School District | Amount $87,358.18 |
| Name Digiovanni, Melissa M | Start date 2/13/1997 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $87,358.00 |
| Name Dellosso, Lora Anne | Start date 3/14/2005 | Last known employer North Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $87,357.83 |
| Name Lara, Tammy S | Start date 5/16/2002 | Last known employer Port Jervis City School District | Amount $87,357.53 |
| Name Wyman-Shrubb, Deborah S | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free Schools | Amount $87,356.95 |
| Name Maceira, Janette O | Start date 9/9/2004 | Last known employer Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free Schools | Amount $87,356.84 |
| Name Lucy, Donna M | Start date 8/1/2016 | Last known employer Cooperstown Central Schools | Amount $87,356.00 |
| Name Sparber, Kim A | Start date 9/15/1982 | Last known employer Elmsford Union Free Schools | Amount $87,356.00 |
| Name Wade, Heather | Start date 2/2/2004 | Last known employer Florida Union Free Schools | Amount $87,356.00 |
| Name Snyder, Bonnie S | Start date 7/16/1981 | Last known employer Schoharie Central Schools | Amount $87,355.00 |
| Name Schuh, Laura A | Start date 11/9/1987 | Last known employer Lackawanna City School District | Amount $87,353.00 |
| Name Lake, Michael S | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $87,352.78 |
| Name Manzella, Victor | Start date 12/1/2005 | Last known employer North Babylon Union Free Schools | Amount $87,351.95 |
| Name Rhinehart, Robert M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Downsville Central Schools | Amount $87,351.00 |
| Name Travers, Kerri M | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Nyack Union Free Schools | Amount $87,351.00 |
| Name Lauricella, Valerie A | Start date 9/7/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,349.85 |
| Name Lettieri, Linda A | Start date 11/3/2003 | Last known employer Valley Central Schools | Amount $87,349.00 |
| Name Loiola, Janine | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Cornwall Central Schools | Amount $87,349.00 |
| Name Knapp, Kristen L | Start date 7/31/1994 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $87,348.53 |
| Name Anderson, Trudy S | Start date 2/20/1995 | Last known employer Brocton Central Schools | Amount $87,347.32 |
| Name Swinnerton, Alison E | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Lake Shore Central Schools | Amount $87,347.04 |
| Name Dielman, Charles | Start date 9/1/1981 | Last known employer Erie Community College | Amount $87,345.15 |
| Name Savino, Angela M | Start date 9/1/1984 | Last known employer Warsaw Central Schools | Amount $87,345.14 |
| Name Duffy, Kristen | Start date 11/1/2009 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $87,344.18 |
| Name Slaght, Sarah M | Start date 1/2/2001 | Last known employer Grand Island Central Schools | Amount $87,344.00 |
| Name Buggie-Hunt, Tabitha | Start date 8/14/2000 | Last known employer SUNY College at Geneseo | Amount $87,343.22 |
| Name Gamzon, Marcy L | Start date 10/1/1989 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $87,340.62 |
| Name Burgett, Karen J | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Tonawanda City School District | Amount $87,340.00 |
| Name Walsh, Patrick M | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $87,339.10 |
| Name Ravalli, Karen J | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $87,338.00 |
| Name Salvo, Susan M | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $87,338.00 |
| Name Cambria, Michael F | Start date 9/2/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,337.49 |
| Name Cup, Linda VS | Start date 9/8/1981 | Last known employer Honeoye Central Schools | Amount $87,337.05 |
| Name Filipetti, Michael J | Start date 2/1/1999 | Last known employer Lackawanna City School District | Amount $87,337.00 |
| Name Berschwinger, Christopher | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Bethlehem Central Schools | Amount $87,335.75 |
| Name Schmitt, Daniel J | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $87,335.00 |
| Name Arena, Kelly W | Start date 11/19/1997 | Last known employer Locust Valley Central Schools | Amount $87,334.00 |
| Name Jackson, Colleen M | Start date 9/24/1987 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $87,333.12 |
| Name Planck, Joe R | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Rockland Community College | Amount $87,332.86 |
| Name Chojnacki, Keith A | Start date 1/1/2011 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $87,332.64 |
| Name Masocco, Cherish L | Start date 1/15/1998 | Last known employer Lackawanna City School District | Amount $87,332.00 |
| Name Caliendo, Cara A | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Sachem Central Schools | Amount $87,330.60 |
| Name DelGiudice, Barbara Bianca | Start date 3/1/2011 | Last known employer New Rochelle City School District | Amount $87,328.25 |
| Name Wagner, Melissa A | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Rye Neck Union Free Schools | Amount $87,327.15 |
| Name Pike, Stacey L | Start date 9/6/2004 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $87,326.96 |
| Name LaSorsa, Sarah K | Start date 8/1/2013 | Last known employer Mineola Union Free Schools | Amount $87,326.30 |
| Name Funk, Allison L | Start date 10/1/2009 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $87,325.36 |
| Name Aurigemma, Alina | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Patchogue-Medford Union Free Schools | Amount $87,323.83 |
| Name Stevens, Margaret A | Start date 9/24/2001 | Last known employer Hoosick Falls Central Schools | Amount $87,323.80 |
| Name Unverzagt, Jennifer L | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Monticello Central Schools | Amount $87,323.30 |
| Name Stronz, Kristine A | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $87,323.17 |
| Name Papaccio, Patrick J | Start date 1/5/2009 | Last known employer Greenburgh Central Schools | Amount $87,323.00 |
| Name Malik, Kathryn I | Start date 3/15/1999 | Last known employer Fashion Institute of Technology | Amount $87,322.73 |
| Name Davis, Keri Lynn | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Sweet Home Central Schools | Amount $87,322.00 |
| Name Doak, Nicole A | Start date 9/2/1986 | Last known employer Queensbury Union Free Schools | Amount $87,320.00 |
| Name Gendron, Teresa M | Start date 9/9/1992 | Last known employer Cohoes City School District | Amount $87,319.00 |
| Name Renadette, Kristopher J | Start date 8/26/2013 | Last known employer Clinton Community College | Amount $87,318.67 |
| Name Harper, Cheryl L | Start date 3/19/1986 | Last known employer St Lawrence-Lewis BOCES | Amount $87,317.00 |
| Name Hendricks, Natasha M | Start date 12/9/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $87,316.29 |
| Name Giordano, Kevin M | Start date 1/6/1997 | Last known employer Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools | Amount $87,316.15 |
| Name Carmody, Tara R | Start date 9/25/1996 | Last known employer Pelham Union Free Schools | Amount $87,315.00 |
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