The Empire Center for New York State Policy now offers a database tool through the Seethroughny Network where you can search for salary information. NY Public Payroll Watch tracks labor issues that affect state and local government costs in New York. It features daily updates and news clips along with original investigative reports.
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In 2020, the data shows:
The highest-paid employee on the state payroll was Dr. Robert Corona Jr., CEO of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. His salary was $787,288. It is estimated that 1,263 state employees, including 1,228 members of the executive branch, received more than Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $225,000 salary.
Coaches at SUNY are among the top 100 most highly paid civil servants in the country, according to Bloomberg. Lance Leipold, the football coach at SUNY Buffalo, was paid $686,845 (4th place) and James Whitesell, the basketball coach at SUNY Buffalo, was paid $409,540 (95th place). As the head football coach of SUNY Stony Brook, Charles Priore received a salary of $424,180 (#80).
| Name | Employer | Total Pay | Subagency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marx, Anthony | Libraries | $775,433 | New York Public Library (General Employee) |
| Johnson, Linda | Libraries | $587,169 | Brooklyn Public Library (General Employee) |
| Hyman, Daniel | Ramapo | $453,171 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Mayes, Michele Coleman | Libraries | $451,855 | New York Public Library (General Employee) |
| Dalgish, James | Kings Point | $404,234 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Cayer, Gerald | Lewis | $396,143 | NYSLRS - General Employee |
| Rao, Anthony | Westchester | $395,282 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Wool, Gardy | Suffolk | $375,382 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Halpin, Patrick | Suffolk | $375,248 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Nasta, Joseph | Suffolk | $371,752 | NYSLRS - General Employee |
| Reilly, Martin | Ramapo | $364,839 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Sciara, John | Suffolk | $362,568 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Liberato, Vincent | Suffolk | $360,882 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Barrett, John | Nassau | $349,649 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Donnenfeld, Avital | Suffolk | $349,386 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Curow, William | Harrison | $347,098 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Weiss, Anthony | Suffolk | $346,407 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Hirsch, Ari | Suffolk | $345,213 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Mc Caffrey, Patrick | Nassau | $343,872 | NYSLRS - General Employee |
| Viola, Giacomo | Suffolk | $338,932 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Saracino, Francesco | Suffolk | $337,989 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Davis, Donald | Westchester | $336,914 | NYSLRS - General Employee |
| Cirenza, Guido | Suffolk | $335,320 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Leli, Ronald | Suffolk | $334,223 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Fitzpatrick, Stephen | Nassau | $330,417 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Mezzacappa, Joseph | Lake Success | $329,599 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Abramowitz, Franklin | Suffolk | $329,180 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Keenan, Jason | Suffolk | $328,471 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Anderson, Keith | Suffolk | $328,469 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |
| Fernandez, Thomas | Lake Success | $327,481 | NYSLRS - Police & Fire |