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 Petrella, Karen E | Start date 9/4/1990 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $79,752.15 |
| Name Brucker, Mark D | Start date 9/5/2000 | Last known employer Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES | Amount $79,751.40 |
| Name Leach, Carrie E | Start date 8/11/1994 | Last known employer Monroe-Woodbury Central Schools | Amount $79,751.00 |
| Name Roux, Rose A | Start date 10/16/1998 | Last known employer Baldwinsville Central Schools | Amount $79,751.00 |
| Name Watts, Stephanie | Start date 9/1/2015 | Last known employer Port Chester-Rye Union Free Schools | Amount $79,751.00 |
| Name Fleshman, Karen M | Start date 6/12/2001 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $79,750.91 |
| Name Sherry, Kenneth L | Start date 2/28/1995 | Last known employer North Syracuse Central Schools | Amount $79,750.62 |
| Name Miller-Ward, Cynthia L | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Ogdensburg City School District | Amount $79,749.99 |
| Name Peo, Michael E | Start date 9/13/1993 | Last known employer Ogdensburg City School District | Amount $79,749.99 |
| Name Tessmer, Kathleen L | Start date 12/10/1990 | Last known employer Ogdensburg City School District | Amount $79,749.99 |
| Name Schepis, Jennifer L | Start date 2/13/1997 | Last known employer Orleans-Niagara BOCES | Amount $79,749.00 |
| Name Mitchell, Todd M | Start date 1/29/1998 | Last known employer Webster Central Schools | Amount $79,748.25 |
| Name Brechbiel, Taryn | Start date 6/1/2011 | Last known employer Cornwall Central Schools | Amount $79,748.00 |
| Name Moran, Meghan B | Start date 9/1/2004 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $79,748.00 |
| Name Reyda, Alex O | Start date 11/1/1995 | Last known employer Chautauqua Lake Central Schools | Amount $79,748.00 |
| Name Polo, Jennifer L | Start date 4/14/2000 | Last known employer Greece Central Schools | Amount $79,747.50 |
| Name Moran, Kathryn E | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer Cornwall Central Schools | Amount $79,747.00 |
| Name Zwart, William C | Start date 10/1/2008 | Last known employer Warwick Valley Central Schools | Amount $79,747.00 |
| Name Neratko, Laura L | Start date 9/1/2000 | Last known employer Brocton Central Schools | Amount $79,745.84 |
| Name Tompkins, Jill B | Start date 5/2/1988 | Last known employer Camden Central Schools | Amount $79,745.00 |
| Name Kollarus, Christa M | Start date 9/1/2011 | Last known employer Somers Central Schools | Amount $79,743.90 |
| Name Nolan, Heather M | Start date 10/14/1998 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $79,741.88 |
| Name Shaker, Amal A | Start date 6/4/2010 | Last known employer Nassau County Vocational Board | Amount $79,741.56 |
| Name Higgins, Jane K | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Brighton Central Schools | Amount $79,741.51 |
| Name Haney, Kara A | Start date 3/4/2004 | Last known employer Washingtonville Central Schools | Amount $79,741.21 |
| Name Bronchetti, Eleanor D | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Massena Central Schools | Amount $79,741.00 |
| Name Curry, Mary J | Start date 9/14/1993 | Last known employer Massena Central Schools | Amount $79,741.00 |
| Name Miller, Amy L | Start date 9/1/1993 | Last known employer Averill Park Central Schools | Amount $79,741.00 |
| Name Palmateer, Lauren M | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer North Colonie Central Schools | Amount $79,740.65 |
| Name Martinez, Keri E | Start date 8/31/2007 | Last known employer South Colonie Central Schools | Amount $79,740.55 |
| Name Cracco, Joseph P | Start date 9/1/1992 | Last known employer Lawrence Union Free Schools | Amount $79,740.28 |
| Name Opitz, Jenna M | Start date 4/1/2013 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $79,740.00 |
| Name Quandt, Christine W | Start date 9/2/1998 | Last known employer Schoharie Central Schools | Amount $79,739.89 |
| Name Collins, Kevin M | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $79,739.11 |
| Name Johnston, Meghan E | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Brewster Central Schools | Amount $79,738.88 |
| Name Oster, Ellen J | Start date 3/1/2003 | Last known employer Fashion Institute of Technology | Amount $79,738.74 |
| Name Graff, Melissa L | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $79,738.44 |
| Name Slichko, Joseph J | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $79,738.00 |
| Name Dooley, Ryan T | Start date 9/1/2006 | Last known employer West Hempstead Union Free Schools | Amount $79,737.16 |
| Name Margison, David P | Start date 9/7/1993 | Last known employer Queensbury Union Free Schools | Amount $79,736.00 |
| Name Kedley, Terrence P | Start date 9/6/2004 | Last known employer Rochester City School District | Amount $79,735.53 |
| Name Davis, Neclisha O | Start date 9/6/2005 | Last known employer Hempstead Public Schools | Amount $79,735.28 |
| Name Loos, Christine E | Start date 3/27/2006 | Last known employer Wappingers Central Schools | Amount $79,734.28 |
| Name Mulcahy, Patti | Start date 4/27/2000 | Last known employer Dutchess BOCES | Amount $79,733.00 |
| Name Pesenti, Benjamin | Start date 2/29/2012 | Last known employer Sewanhaka Central Schools | Amount $79,732.00 |
| Name Cullen-Dolce, Donna | Start date 9/2/2008 | Last known employer Pine Bush Central Schools | Amount $79,731.20 |
| Name Pappalardo, Deanna L | Start date 8/29/2001 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $79,730.02 |
| Name Brites, Anita L | Start date 9/1/1995 | Last known employer Lawrence Union Free Schools | Amount $79,729.28 |
| Name Cannan, Melissa F | Start date 9/6/1994 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $79,729.09 |
| Name Popkin-Zang, Stacy M | Start date 1/25/2016 | Last known employer Nassau BOCES | Amount $79,728.63 |
| Name Mac Connell, Douglas S | Start date 8/31/2006 | Last known employer Long Beach City School District | Amount $79,728.50 |
| Name Zagres, Shannon M | Start date 1/9/2002 | Last known employer Saranac Central Schools | Amount $79,728.16 |
| Name Callahan, Melanie M | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer West Genesee Central Schools | Amount $79,726.00 |
| Name Moore, Damon T | Start date 8/28/2015 | Last known employer Westbury Union Free Schools | Amount $79,725.83 |
| Name Adams, Vanessa M | Start date 9/1/1991 | Last known employer Indian River Central Schools | Amount $79,725.60 |
| Name James, Sandra S | Start date 9/1/1986 | Last known employer Whitehall Central Schools | Amount $79,725.51 |
| Name Poley, Danielle L | Start date 5/29/2002 | Last known employer Fallsburg Central Schools | Amount $79,725.10 |
| Name Daino, Jeremy E | Start date 9/1/2002 | Last known employer Vestal Central Schools | Amount $79,724.83 |
| Name Mcdonald, Jennifer S | Start date 9/1/2003 | Last known employer SUNY Canton Ag and Tech | Amount $79,724.57 |
| Name Hall, Mary Jane | Start date 10/19/1998 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $79,724.19 |
| Name Luczyski, David P | Start date 3/1/2012 | Last known employer Fallsburg Central Schools | Amount $79,724.00 |
| Name Ortiz, Renee F | Start date 8/5/1993 | Last known employer Fairport Central Schools | Amount $79,723.35 |
| Name Andrzejewski, Janet C | Start date 9/1/1999 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $79,723.12 |
| Name James, Rebecca R | Start date 2/7/2000 | Last known employer Oswego City School District | Amount $79,722.77 |
| Name Witul, Kyle E | Start date 9/2/2003 | Last known employer Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free Schools | Amount $79,721.09 |
| Name Resler, Steven J | Start date 1/1/2012 | Last known employer Poughkeepsie City School District | Amount $79,721.00 |
| Name Meisinger, Lee F | Start date 1/30/2004 | Last known employer Saugerties Central Schools | Amount $79,720.90 |
| Name Unson, Andrea F | Start date 2/20/1989 | Last known employer Hilton Central Schools | Amount $79,720.60 |
| Name Foster, Carrie J | Start date 9/16/1988 | Last known employer Fulton City School District | Amount $79,719.70 |
| Name Watson, Darren M | Start date 9/1/1990 | Last known employer Vestal Central Schools | Amount $79,719.39 |
| Name Schlegel, Steven R | Start date 10/29/1998 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $79,719.09 |
| Name Meides-Judge, Heidi J | Start date 11/18/1999 | Last known employer Batavia City School District | Amount $79,719.01 |
| Name Curtis, Jacquelyn | Start date 2/1/2011 | Last known employer Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free Schools | Amount $79,719.00 |
| Name Aldrich, Seth F | Start date 9/1/1988 | Last known employer Homer Central Schools | Amount $79,718.34 |
| Name Foster, Diana L | Start date 9/6/1983 | Last known employer Seneca Falls Central Schools | Amount $79,718.00 |
| Name Henderson, Debra S | Start date 9/1/1989 | Last known employer Chenango Valley Central Schools | Amount $79,717.26 |
| Name Crossman, Lisa A | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Malone Central Schools | Amount $79,717.00 |
| Name Kelly-Gondek, Nola J | Start date 6/1/2009 | Last known employer Hudson Valley Community College | Amount $79,715.78 |
| Name Kendrick, Maureen T | Start date 3/27/1996 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $79,715.60 |
| Name Matthews, Jennifer | Start date 9/1/2016 | Last known employer Mount Vernon Public Schools | Amount $79,714.67 |
| Name Limoncelli, Jeffrey W | Start date 9/1/1996 | Last known employer Horseheads Central Schools | Amount $79,714.33 |
| Name Towers, Dianna | Start date 9/4/2012 | Last known employer West Hempstead Union Free Schools | Amount $79,713.99 |
| Name Ward, Andrea | Start date 1/26/2000 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $79,712.88 |
| Name Zollner, Alan | Start date 7/10/1983 | Last known employer Hendrick Hudson Central Schools | Amount $79,712.82 |
| Name Williams, Margaret J | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES | Amount $79,712.63 |
| Name Rollins, Elizabeth J | Start date 9/1/1994 | Last known employer Honeoye Falls-Lima Central Schools | Amount $79,711.00 |
| Name Licht, Donna L | Start date 10/1/2007 | Last known employer Buffalo Public Schools | Amount $79,709.77 |
| Name Dodd, Charmagne F | Start date 9/6/1988 | Last known employer Churchville-Chili Central Schools | Amount $79,709.76 |
| Name George, Joseph | Start date 1/1/2014 | Last known employer Suffolk 2 BOCES | Amount $79,709.28 |
| Name Yarwood, Stacy S | Start date 9/5/1995 | Last known employer Schenectady City School District | Amount $79,707.66 |
| Name Fiacchi, Tamara K | Start date 9/1/1997 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $79,706.95 |
| Name Landversicht, Kenneth D | Start date 7/3/2000 | Last known employer Greenville Central Schools | Amount $79,706.75 |
| Name Rounds, Sandra S | Start date 9/1/1987 | Last known employer Sherburne-Earlville Central Schools | Amount $79,706.50 |
| Name Belcher, Sara L | Start date 9/1/1998 | Last known employer Wayland-Cohocton Central Schools | Amount $79,706.35 |
| Name Booan, Lisa J | Start date 9/21/2000 | Last known employer Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie-Greene BOCES | Amount $79,706.16 |
| Name Mead, Philip E | Start date 9/1/2001 | Last known employer Jamestown City School District | Amount $79,705.34 |
| Name Grafer, Elizabeth | Start date 10/1/2011 | Last known employer Eastern Suffolk 1 BOCES | Amount $79,704.70 |
| Name Panek, Kari L | Start date 2/28/2000 | Last known employer Liverpool Central Schools | Amount $79,704.24 |
| Name Rafferty, Lori M | Start date 8/29/1994 | Last known employer Guilderland Central Schools | Amount $79,704.12 |
| Name Pagan-Alford, Elsie | Start date 10/15/1993 | Last known employer Syracuse City School District | Amount $79,703.65 |
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