The Payrolls section provides a database of names, positions, salaries and/or total earnings for individuals who have been employed by New York State, New York City, state and regional public authorities, public school districts, and New York's county, city, town and village governments. Downloads from this table to Excel are limited to a maximum of 5,000 records. Visit the Advanced Downloads Page to download full payroll files by year and branch. Click here for important Data Notes. In some browsers "accept cookies" or "never block cookies" must be checked to view data.