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 Garofalo, Rocky E | Start date 11/1/1989 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $83,898.00 |
| Name Larsen, Bryce | Start date 5/1/2011 | Last known employer North Shore Central Schools | Amount $83,897.92 |
| Name Michalak, David J | Start date 8/27/1979 | Last known employer Broome Community College | Amount $83,896.73 |
| Name Russo, Tom A | Start date 10/16/1996 | Last known employer Taconic Hills Central Schools | Amount $83,896.00 |
| Name Bleiler, Kevin L | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Byron-Bergen Central Schools | Amount $83,895.60 |
| Name Thomas, Lauren C | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer East Ramapo Central Schools | Amount $83,894.76 |
| Name Williams, Sue-Ellen | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Whitesboro Central Schools | Amount $83,894.50 |
| Name Paul, Rhonda A | Start date 1/6/2000 | Last known employer Valley Central Schools | Amount $83,894.38 |
| Name Woods, Mark D | Start date 3/6/1998 | Last known employer Central Square Central Schools | Amount $83,894.05 |
| Name Sausville, Bruce M | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Cambridge Central Schools | Amount $83,893.35 |
| Name Cavallaro, Michelle E | Start date 10/19/1992 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $83,893.21 |
| Name Tooke, Patricia D | Start date 9/15/2000 | Last known employer Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free Schools | Amount $83,893.00 |
| Name Sanchez-King, Arisa | Start date 8/28/2003 | Last known employer Hyde Park Central Schools | Amount $83,891.00 |
| Name Cruz, Drioni E | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $83,890.38 |
| Name Caputo, Christopher J | Start date 9/1/2008 | Last known employer East Rockaway Union Free Schools | Amount $83,888.72 |
| Name Dyke, Erin A | Start date 10/16/2000 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $83,887.00 |
| Name Duprau, Robert J | Start date 2/2/2004 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $83,885.00 |
| Name Hubbard, Elizabeth L | Start date 9/1/2012 | Last known employer Hampton Bays Union Free Schools | Amount $83,885.00 |
| Name Drouin, Andrew M | Start date 8/30/2006 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $83,884.96 |
| Name Vitale, Alexandra L | Start date 4/28/2008 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $83,884.59 |
| Name Muzio, Christine M | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Schalmont Central Schools | Amount $83,883.96 |
| Name Ricker, Kenneth R | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $83,883.51 |
| Name Carll, Edward D | Start date 9/2/1997 | Last known employer Alden Central Schools | Amount $83,883.00 |
| Name Reid, Robert A | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Pine Plains Central Schools | Amount $83,882.20 |
| Name Shansky, Aaron D | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Mamaroneck Union Free Schools | Amount $83,882.00 |
| Name Caragine, Richard J | Start date 8/31/2006 | Last known employer Beacon City School District | Amount $83,881.63 |
| Name Lian, Michelle R | Start date 8/31/2016 | Last known employer Scarsdale Union Free Schools | Amount $83,881.50 |
| Name Lafferty-John, Laurie S | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Salamanca City School District | Amount $83,881.00 |
| Name Garcia, Jennifer | Start date 4/1/2013 | Last known employer Hempstead Public Schools | Amount $83,880.41 |
| Name Reukauf, Timothy D | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Orchard Park Central Schools | Amount $83,880.00 |
| Name Gambon-Dennis, Amy L | Start date 9/3/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $83,879.76 |
| Name Mac Lean, April C | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Hudson Falls Central Schools | Amount $83,879.00 |
| Name Nightingale, Christine P | Start date 10/1/2007 | Last known employer Hendrick Hudson Central Schools | Amount $83,878.77 |
| Name Der, Wendie A | Start date 12/12/2006 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $83,878.26 |
| Name Broadbent, Gloria M | Start date 10/17/2003 | Last known employer NYS School for the Deaf | Amount $83,877.87 |
| Name Botka, Joseph H | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $83,877.38 |
| Name Smith, Nicole M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer West Seneca Central Schools | Amount $83,877.24 |
| Name West, Lisa M | Start date 9/6/1989 | Last known employer Hadley-Luzerne Central Schools | Amount $83,877.00 |
| Name Silverman, Sasha C | Start date 10/26/1999 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $83,874.50 |
| Name McDonald, Natalie L | Start date 11/1/2009 | Last known employer Malverne Union Free Schools | Amount $83,873.68 |
| Name Rojas-Kessler, Claudia | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $83,873.42 |
| Name Hughes, Amanda M | Start date 3/1/2014 | Last known employer Half Hollow Hills Central Schools | Amount $83,873.27 |
| Name Wegner, Kimberly J | Start date 12/1/2004 | Last known employer Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES | Amount $83,873.25 |
| Name Moon, George T | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $83,873.00 |
| Name Gascott, Desiree V | Start date 9/7/2004 | Last known employer Uniondale Public Schools | Amount $83,871.92 |
| Name Mathews, MaryKate | Start date 11/18/2004 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $83,871.06 |
| Name Groginski, Kelly R | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Onondaga Community College | Amount $83,870.20 |
| Name Jaworski, Julie M | Start date 9/9/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $83,869.71 |
| Name Rockwell, Kevin S | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $83,869.20 |
| Name Spadoni, Amy F | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $83,868.67 |
| Name Amlaw-TenEyck, Jennifer | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $83,868.49 |
| Name Buergers, Andrea | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $83,867.38 |
| Name Redenback, Colleen S | Start date 11/7/1988 | Last known employer Homer Central Schools | Amount $83,867.00 |
| Name Huk, Rita M | Start date 9/24/2001 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $83,866.70 |
| Name Factor, Shannon M | Start date 12/17/2001 | Last known employer Hudson City School District | Amount $83,866.00 |
| Name Wyman, Beth J | Start date 1/17/1997 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $83,866.00 |
| Name Reilly, Hilary S | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene BOCES | Amount $83,865.00 |
| Name MacMaster, Sean M | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $83,864.56 |
| Name Sanchez, Crystal L | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $83,864.00 |
| Name Shultz, Donald W | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Owego-Apalachin Central Schools | Amount $83,864.00 |
| Name Westfall, Jessie L | Start date 3/6/2003 | Last known employer Worcester Central Schools | Amount $83,864.00 |
| Name Cleveland, Jaime D | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Oneida City School District | Amount $83,863.00 |
| Name Faraci, James A | Start date 12/1/1980 | Last known employer Averill Park Central Schools | Amount $83,862.00 |
| Name Brunetti, Angelica | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $83,861.00 |
| Name Breslin, Kevin | Start date 1/1/2011 | Last known employer Carle Place Union Free Schools | Amount $83,860.00 |
| Name Quinn, Sarah | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Shenendehowa At Clifton Park Central Schools | Amount $83,860.00 |
| Name Stickney, Thomas G | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Minisink Valley Central Schools | Amount $83,860.00 |
| Name Johnson, Marc E | Start date 9/7/2005 | Last known employer Central Islip Union Free Schools | Amount $83,859.07 |
| Name Smith, Michael P | Start date 3/1/2012 | Last known employer East Meadow Union Free Schools | Amount $83,858.80 |
| Name Abrams, Randy S | Start date 1/3/1994 | Last known employer Bath Central Schools | Amount $83,858.58 |
| Name Brown, Lawanda L | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $83,858.37 |
| Name Poll, Dagmara E | Start date 10/3/2003 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $83,857.96 |
| Name Moffett, Steven C | Start date 1/29/2001 | Last known employer Indian River Central Schools | Amount $83,857.50 |
| Name Riley, Meghan E | Start date 5/16/2005 | Last known employer East Syracuse-Minoa Central Schools | Amount $83,856.60 |
| Name Nickel, Jean S | Start date 9/17/1984 | Last known employer Olean City School District | Amount $83,855.47 |
| Name Ludu, Kathleen | Start date 9/4/1985 | Last known employer Canisteo-Greenwood Central Schools | Amount $83,855.00 |
| Name Bissonnette-Beskin, Karen | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Lawrence Union Free Schools | Amount $83,854.52 |
| Name Roche, Michael J | Start date 9/6/1978 | Last known employer Belfast Central Schools | Amount $83,854.03 |
| Name Romansky, Amie D | Start date 10/20/1995 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $83,854.00 |
| Name Harding, Elizabeth A | Start date 2/9/2004 | Last known employer Newburgh City School District | Amount $83,853.00 |
| Name Vaccaro, Christopher J | Start date 10/1/2006 | Last known employer Greenburgh Central Schools | Amount $83,852.48 |
| Name Moffitt, Jacquelyn L | Start date 2/21/1997 | Last known employer Barker Central Schools | Amount $83,852.29 |
| Name Moran, Thomas J | Start date 9/5/2006 | Last known employer Hempstead Public Schools | Amount $83,851.41 |
| Name Meade, Colleen A | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free Schools | Amount $83,851.00 |
| Name Kretzmer, Laura A | Start date 1/20/2011 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $83,849.20 |
| Name Tomasik, Gregory F | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Lake Shore Central Schools | Amount $83,848.66 |
| Name Flanagan, Laura A | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Rocky Point Union Free Schools | Amount $83,848.64 |
| Name Hall, Kathleen M | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Westhill Central Schools | Amount $83,848.00 |
| Name Motl, Phillip L | Start date 2/26/2004 | Last known employer Fallsburg Central Schools | Amount $83,848.00 |
| Name Joy, Beth J | Start date 1/3/1990 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $83,847.88 |
| Name Dotson, Karen A | Start date 10/1/2007 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $83,846.97 |
| Name Pariso, Shannon C | Start date 8/30/2000 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $83,846.80 |
| Name Mitchell, Shawn J | Start date 3/17/1997 | Last known employer Solvay Union Free Schools | Amount $83,846.32 |
| Name Egan, Kristen M | Start date 10/3/2005 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $83,845.00 |
| Name LaFalce, Jennifer M | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $83,845.00 |
| Name Sciales, Nicholas J | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $83,845.00 |
| Name Belanger, Randi C | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Whitney Point Central Schools | Amount $83,844.78 |
| Name Rosser, Enadrienne | Start date 9/9/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $83,843.76 |
| Name Markajani, Mechele M | Start date 8/30/1993 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $83,843.58 |
| Name Harty, Katie M | Start date 10/1/2014 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $83,843.26 |
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