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 Poissant, Amanda C | Start date 10/9/2012 | Last known employer East Hampton Union Free Schools | Amount $80,278.30 |
| Name Madden, Michelle C | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Manhasset Union Free Schools | Amount $80,277.56 |
| Name Ramirez, Claudia | Start date 11/15/2002 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $80,277.03 |
| Name Valentino, Toby L | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $80,276.86 |
| Name Witter, Nancy J | Start date 3/19/1996 | Last known employer Rome City School District | Amount $80,276.83 |
| Name Whitley, Michele L | Start date 1/28/1999 | Last known employer Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools | Amount $80,276.81 |
| Name Cappellano, Donna M | Start date 9/3/1985 | Last known employer Cato Meridian Central Schools | Amount $80,276.00 |
| Name Rodriguez, Diane | Start date 10/1/2004 | Last known employer South Huntington Union Free Schools | Amount $80,276.00 |
| Name Wamboldt, Christina | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free Schools | Amount $80,276.00 |
| Name Clute, Louise A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Fort Plain Central Schools | Amount $80,275.50 |
| Name Mc Grath, Nancy W | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $80,275.26 |
| Name Flanagan, Daniel P | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Arlington Central Schools | Amount $80,275.00 |
| Name Englund, Margaret J | Start date 9/7/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,272.99 |
| Name Donadoni, Danielle C | Start date 8/1/2008 | Last known employer Connetquot Central Schools | Amount $80,272.50 |
| Name Helliwell, Georgia P | Start date 9/21/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,270.54 |
| Name Price, Kristine M | Start date 9/3/2001 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $80,270.10 |
| Name Lasky, Susan M | Start date 4/2/2001 | Last known employer Iroquois Central Schools | Amount $80,270.00 |
| Name Alves, Gregory J | Start date 2/1/2010 | Last known employer Pearl River Union Free Schools | Amount $80,268.86 |
| Name Sharkey, Rebecca E | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer William Floyd Union Free Schools | Amount $80,268.81 |
| Name Hagen, Sandra J | Start date 10/28/1993 | Last known employer Attica Central Schools | Amount $80,268.00 |
| Name Jones, Karen L | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Northeastern Clinton Central Schools | Amount $80,268.00 |
| Name Dwyer, Linda A | Start date 1/18/1994 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $80,267.84 |
| Name Huang, Wei | Start date 9/1/2013 | Last known employer North Shore Central Schools | Amount $80,267.82 |
| Name Mayorga, Bridgett L | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer SUNY Alfred Ag and Tech | Amount $80,267.50 |
| Name Merrill, Robin A | Start date 11/19/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,266.91 |
| Name Donovan, Suzanne J | Start date 7/30/1996 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $80,266.27 |
| Name Perison, Catherine M | Start date 2/3/1986 | Last known employer Iroquois Central Schools | Amount $80,266.00 |
| Name Monastero, Ashley M | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Long Beach City School District | Amount $80,264.78 |
| Name Snyder, Stacey Ann | Start date 1/26/1998 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $80,263.68 |
| Name Clark, Denise L | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer East Syracuse-Minoa Central Schools | Amount $80,262.60 |
| Name O'Mara, Colleen L | Start date 8/26/1996 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $80,261.94 |
| Name Mason, Timothy M | Start date 3/19/1993 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $80,261.69 |
| Name Williams, Ascension T | Start date 11/13/2000 | Last known employer Pawling Central Schools | Amount $80,261.51 |
| Name Mitchison, Linda C | Start date 2/28/2001 | Last known employer Taconic Hills Central Schools | Amount $80,261.50 |
| Name Robbins, Michael A | Start date 10/21/1996 | Last known employer Taconic Hills Central Schools | Amount $80,261.50 |
| Name Puliatte, Joanna E | Start date 10/1/2007 | Last known employer Lynbrook Union Free Schools | Amount $80,260.00 |
| Name Pfonner, Patricia A | Start date 2/15/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,259.61 |
| Name Finlan, Anne M | Start date 8/31/2015 | Last known employer Mamaroneck Union Free Schools | Amount $80,259.00 |
| Name Isaac, Patricia | Start date 7/1/2007 | Last known employer SUNY Empire State College | Amount $80,258.85 |
| Name Genco, Melinda C | Start date 9/30/2002 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,257.71 |
| Name Fenical, Brian J | Start date 6/10/2002 | Last known employer Pine Bush Central Schools | Amount $80,255.70 |
| Name Anderson, Richard | Start date 9/1/2012 | Last known employer Scarsdale Union Free Schools | Amount $80,253.93 |
| Name Branford, Deirdre R | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Kingston City School District | Amount $80,253.46 |
| Name Maier, Nicole M | Start date 1/12/2011 | Last known employer Valley Stream Central High School | Amount $80,253.41 |
| Name Fenik, Ann M | Start date 12/1/1997 | Last known employer Pembroke Central Schools | Amount $80,252.88 |
| Name Pernice, Kimberly A | Start date 9/24/2008 | Last known employer Middle Country Central Schools | Amount $80,251.00 |
| Name Hart, Jenny L | Start date 9/6/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,250.82 |
| Name Brooks, Christine M | Start date 9/3/1996 | Last known employer Cohoes City School District | Amount $80,250.00 |
| Name More, Jo-Ann M | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Croton-Harmon Union Free Schools | Amount $80,250.00 |
| Name Spinelli, Kristine M | Start date 2/17/2000 | Last known employer Gates-Chili Central Schools | Amount $80,250.00 |
| Name Greenthal, Susan D | Start date 9/3/1985 | Last known employer Hornell City School District | Amount $80,249.75 |
| Name Hawkins, Vikki L | Start date 9/8/1998 | Last known employer Greenville Central Schools | Amount $80,249.00 |
| Name Thompson, Kayla A | Start date 1/1/2009 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $80,249.00 |
| Name Mulcahey, Carrie A | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer East Syracuse-Minoa Central Schools | Amount $80,248.37 |
| Name Mroz, Robert E | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $80,246.83 |
| Name Biddle, Paul D | Start date 8/27/2003 | Last known employer Amherst Central Schools | Amount $80,246.00 |
| Name Tannenbaum, Scott B | Start date 12/1/2009 | Last known employer East Meadow Union Free Schools | Amount $80,245.71 |
| Name Smith, Mindy E | Start date 9/9/1994 | Last known employer Averill Park Central Schools | Amount $80,245.50 |
| Name Mahmud, Lauren | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Lawrence Union Free Schools | Amount $80,245.28 |
| Name Patterson, Valerie J | Start date 9/1/1985 | Last known employer Saranac Lake Central Schools | Amount $80,245.00 |
| Name Carpenter, Brenda J | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Hilton Central Schools | Amount $80,244.50 |
| Name Siderits, Amy J | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $80,243.99 |
| Name Ottochian, Kevan J | Start date 2/1/2008 | Last known employer Warwick Valley Central Schools | Amount $80,242.00 |
| Name Haessig, Megan M | Start date 10/19/1999 | Last known employer Ballston Spa Central Schools | Amount $80,241.87 |
| Name Collins, Lily R | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Marlboro Central Schools | Amount $80,241.24 |
| Name Hall, Dana A | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Mount Vernon Public Schools | Amount $80,240.93 |
| Name Schaper, Julia L | Start date 9/1/2009 | Last known employer Goshen Central Schools | Amount $80,239.20 |
| Name Nelson, Angela N | Start date 9/2/2008 | Last known employer Middletown City School District | Amount $80,239.00 |
| Name Sokolowski, Kimberly A | Start date 8/29/2001 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $80,238.45 |
| Name Williams, Phyllis L | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,238.23 |
| Name Gifford, Andrew | Start date 12/19/2011 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $80,238.15 |
| Name Fatta, Rebecca M | Start date 5/28/1998 | Last known employer Depew Union Free Schools | Amount $80,238.00 |
| Name Cavanaugh, Patricia A | Start date 2/27/2003 | Last known employer Little Flower at Wading River Union Free Schools | Amount $80,236.97 |
| Name Ricalo-Zucker, Libia | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer East Greenbush Central Schools | Amount $80,236.64 |
| Name Landers, Richard J | Start date 11/18/2013 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,236.59 |
| Name Hegler, Amanda R | Start date 9/1/2014 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $80,236.48 |
| Name Martinez, Katya G | Start date 9/7/2010 | Last known employer Bedford Central Schools | Amount $80,236.39 |
| Name Mergler, Kelly N | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Cleveland Hill at Cheektowaga Union Free Schools | Amount $80,235.86 |
| Name Bernard, Joan E | Start date 9/9/1999 | Last known employer Roosevelt Union Free Schools | Amount $80,235.00 |
| Name Porterfield, Elizabeth K | Start date 9/6/1999 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $80,232.97 |
| Name Storms, Michael J | Start date 3/10/1999 | Last known employer Erie 1 BOCES | Amount $80,232.72 |
| Name Walwyn, Kimberly B C | Start date 1/30/2003 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $80,231.67 |
| Name Austin, Sara E | Start date 6/4/2001 | Last known employer Williamsville Central Schools | Amount $80,231.60 |
| Name Sullivan, Meghan | Start date 2/10/2004 | Last known employer Levittown Union Free Schools | Amount $80,231.52 |
| Name Kwietniak, C Rosalia | Start date 9/1/2007 | Last known employer Haverstraw-Stony Point Central Schools | Amount $80,231.31 |
| Name Angus, Rebecca B | Start date 5/13/1991 | Last known employer Penfield Central Schools | Amount $80,229.16 |
| Name Musante, Amy E | Start date 8/1/2016 | Last known employer Hudson Falls Central Schools | Amount $80,228.40 |
| Name Bourne, Michael W | Start date 9/1/2005 | Last known employer Brockport Central Schools | Amount $80,225.00 |
| Name Hayes, Mary Ellen | Start date 9/4/1985 | Last known employer Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools | Amount $80,224.43 |
| Name West, Kristofer M | Start date 9/8/1998 | Last known employer Niskayuna Central Schools | Amount $80,222.52 |
| Name Trani, Meredith C. | Start date 1/1/2005 | Last known employer Shoreham-Wading River Central Schools | Amount $80,222.36 |
| Name Platt, Jennifer S | Start date 9/6/2011 | Last known employer East Meadow Union Free Schools | Amount $80,222.28 |
| Name Willing, Judith V | Start date 9/7/1982 | Last known employer Penn Yan Central Schools | Amount $80,222.25 |
| Name Geasling, Crystal D | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free Schools | Amount $80,222.00 |
| Name Buffalin, Jessica | Start date 11/17/2000 | Last known employer Valley Stream Central High School | Amount $80,220.42 |
| Name Rinaldo, Karrie A | Start date 9/20/1993 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $80,219.41 |
| Name Sewell, Paula | Start date 9/1/2010 | Last known employer Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free Schools | Amount $80,219.00 |
| Name Woods, Alan D | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Pulaski Academy Central Schools | Amount $80,218.10 |
| Name Clampet, Debra L | Start date 10/25/2010 | Last known employer Harrison Central Schools | Amount $80,216.12 |
| Name Spadaro, Christine A | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $80,216.00 |
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