State and local government payrolls

Outside of New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties have the largest individual groups of government employees in the state and the highest payrolls, according to data from the state comptroller. And when you look at average salaries, four Long Island villages turn up in the top 15, along with Long Island judges and the Nassau Interim Finance Authority.

This payroll list includes active employees enrolled in the New York State and Local Retirement System and as such does not include part-time or seasonal employees who would not be eligible for pensions. New York City employees are not included. State employees are grouped by department or division. You can read more here. And while clerical and other school district employees are included here by district, we have a separate database of for teachers and administrators.

Data were obtained under the state's Freedom of Information Act. This database was posted on Nov. 28, 2017.

Top 10 government units by payroll size

Top 15 government units by average pay

You can search and sort within this list of 3,230 governments and agencies such as the Division of State Police, Port Authority, or the Education Department for the past two fiscal years, which end on March 31. Clicking on an "employer" name will bring you to a list of employees for the two years. Or you can go directly to that database of individual pay. Charts powered by amCharts

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Employer 2017 employees 2017 total pay 2017 average pay 2016 employees 2016 total pay 2016 average pay
Employer Great Meadow Corr Facility 2017 employees 910 2017 total pay $58,082,488.44 2017 average pay $63,826.91 2016 employees 883 2016 total pay $57,982,844.84 2016 average pay $65,665.74
Employer South Beach Psych Center 2017 employees 845 2017 total pay $58,040,139.57 2017 average pay $68,686.56 2016 employees 849 2016 total pay $60,306,109.43 2016 average pay $71,031.93
Employer Elmira Corr Facility 2017 employees 819 2017 total pay $57,088,135.38 2017 average pay $69,704.68 2016 employees 888 2016 total pay $57,692,826.94 2016 average pay $64,969.40
Employer City of New Rochelle 2017 employees 620 2017 total pay $56,790,693.99 2017 average pay $91,597.89 2016 employees 613 2016 total pay $52,001,535.15 2016 average pay $84,831.22
Employer Brooklyn Public Library 2017 employees 1,116 2017 total pay $56,484,998.54 2017 average pay $50,613.80 2016 employees 1,085 2016 total pay $51,269,142.50 2016 average pay $47,252.67
Employer Mohawk Correctional Facility 2017 employees 885 2017 total pay $56,467,941.73 2017 average pay $63,805.58 2016 employees 836 2016 total pay $57,691,829.08 2016 average pay $69,009.36
Employer Saratoga County 2017 employees 1,111 2017 total pay $56,251,832.64 2017 average pay $50,631.71 2016 employees 1,095 2016 total pay $55,489,439.49 2016 average pay $50,675.29
Employer City of Mount Vernon 2017 employees 692 2017 total pay $55,908,596.23 2017 average pay $80,792.77 2016 employees 716 2016 total pay $49,005,739.08 2016 average pay $68,443.77
Employer Dept of Correctional Services 2017 employees 909 2017 total pay $55,701,834.47 2017 average pay $61,278.15 2016 employees 814 2016 total pay $51,092,291.08 2016 average pay $62,766.94
Employer Dept Transportation Region 10 2017 employees 902 2017 total pay $55,352,023.25 2017 average pay $61,365.88 2016 employees 906 2016 total pay $53,559,569.04 2016 average pay $59,116.52
Employer Supreme Ct Kings Co 2017 employees 676 2017 total pay $55,341,225.33 2017 average pay $81,865.72 2016 employees 687 2016 total pay $55,204,356.27 2016 average pay $80,355.69
Employer Bedford Hills Corr Facility 2017 employees 774 2017 total pay $54,903,476.70 2017 average pay $70,934.72 2016 employees 789 2016 total pay $57,640,755.04 2016 average pay $73,055.46
Employer Town of Clarkstown 2017 employees 547 2017 total pay $54,677,647.41 2017 average pay $99,959.14 2016 employees 553 2016 total pay $53,752,373.48 2016 average pay $97,201.40
Employer Downstate Corr Facility 2017 employees 877 2017 total pay $54,243,655.99 2017 average pay $61,851.38 2016 employees 821 2016 total pay $54,385,102.38 2016 average pay $66,242.51
Employer Town of Huntington 2017 employees 942 2017 total pay $53,906,649.17 2017 average pay $57,225.74 2016 employees 949 2016 total pay $54,309,654.04 2016 average pay $57,228.30
Employer Gowanda Correctional Facility 2017 employees 794 2017 total pay $53,874,880.29 2017 average pay $67,852.49 2016 employees 820 2016 total pay $55,665,214.03 2016 average pay $67,884.41
Employer Chautauqua County 2017 employees 1,280 2017 total pay $53,089,575.85 2017 average pay $41,476.23 2016 employees 1,267 2016 total pay $52,740,729.74 2016 average pay $41,626.46
Employer Ontario County 2017 employees 1,030 2017 total pay $53,034,256.03 2017 average pay $51,489.57 2016 employees 1,034 2016 total pay $51,847,253.02 2016 average pay $50,142.41
Employer NYS Senate Regular Annual 2017 employees 1,016 2017 total pay $52,834,436.61 2017 average pay $52,002.40 2016 employees 988 2016 total pay $51,472,118.52 2016 average pay $52,097.29
Employer New York State Assembly 2017 employees 1,203 2017 total pay $51,430,018.36 2017 average pay $42,751.47 2016 employees 1,204 2016 total pay $51,082,381.51 2016 average pay $42,427.23
Employer SUNY Binghamton 2017 employees 1,326 2017 total pay $51,348,377.18 2017 average pay $38,724.27 2016 employees 1,303 2016 total pay $48,360,038.29 2016 average pay $37,114.38
Employer Sullivan County 2017 employees 1,155 2017 total pay $50,434,576.50 2017 average pay $43,666.30 2016 employees 1,174 2016 total pay $50,056,032.05 2016 average pay $42,637.17
Employer Dept Transportation Region 5 2017 employees 937 2017 total pay $50,226,704.71 2017 average pay $53,603.74 2016 employees 943 2016 total pay $49,152,563.04 2016 average pay $52,123.61
Employer Greene Corr Facility 2017 employees 939 2017 total pay $48,239,506.27 2017 average pay $51,373.28 2016 employees 927 2016 total pay $48,866,608.56 2016 average pay $52,714.79
Employer Mid-State Corr Facility 2017 employees 763 2017 total pay $48,185,626.25 2017 average pay $63,152.85 2016 employees 738 2016 total pay $49,376,925.69 2016 average pay $66,906.40
Employer Manhattan Psych Center 2017 employees 670 2017 total pay $48,169,541.42 2017 average pay $71,894.84 2016 employees 658 2016 total pay $48,240,359.27 2016 average pay $73,313.62
Employer Metro New York DDSO 2017 employees 912 2017 total pay $47,432,652.24 2017 average pay $52,009.49 2016 employees 877 2016 total pay $48,436,246.36 2016 average pay $55,229.47
Employer Div Housing & Community Renewl 2017 employees 669 2017 total pay $47,383,924.42 2017 average pay $70,827.99 2016 employees 709 2016 total pay $46,573,513.63 2016 average pay $65,689.02
Employer Chemung County 2017 employees 1,099 2017 total pay $47,330,728.44 2017 average pay $43,067.09 2016 employees 1,112 2016 total pay $45,852,463.11 2016 average pay $41,234.23
Employer Dept Transportation Region 1 2017 employees 886 2017 total pay $47,028,708.89 2017 average pay $53,079.81 2016 employees 889 2016 total pay $45,534,029.32 2016 average pay $51,219.38
Employer Bronx Psych Center 2017 employees 776 2017 total pay $46,702,975.84 2017 average pay $60,184.25 2016 employees 716 2016 total pay $47,319,780.99 2016 average pay $66,089.08
Employer Tompkins County 2017 employees 916 2017 total pay $46,630,042.49 2017 average pay $50,906.16 2016 employees 877 2016 total pay $45,108,832.59 2016 average pay $51,435.38
Employer Town of Amherst 2017 employees 767 2017 total pay $46,594,019.14 2017 average pay $60,748.40 2016 employees 725 2016 total pay $42,389,060.35 2016 average pay $58,467.67
Employer Appellate Div 2Nd Dept 2017 employees 458 2017 total pay $46,020,526.09 2017 average pay $100,481.50 2016 employees 458 2016 total pay $43,368,446.86 2016 average pay $94,690.93
Employer Cattaraugus County 2017 employees 1,127 2017 total pay $46,007,943.50 2017 average pay $40,823.37 2016 employees 1,170 2016 total pay $45,594,531.67 2016 average pay $38,969.69
Employer Boces Eastern Suffolk 2017 employees 1,581 2017 total pay $45,998,171.15 2017 average pay $29,094.35 2016 employees 1,491 2016 total pay $45,085,106.93 2016 average pay $30,238.17
Employer Mid-Hudson Psych Center 2017 employees 618 2017 total pay $45,918,943.57 2017 average pay $74,302.50 2016 employees 587 2016 total pay $45,516,668.58 2016 average pay $77,541.17
Employer Putnam County 2017 employees 672 2017 total pay $45,599,719.27 2017 average pay $67,856.73 2016 employees 658 2016 total pay $42,737,401.16 2016 average pay $64,950.46
Employer Suffolk County Water Authority 2017 employees 580 2017 total pay $45,225,560.41 2017 average pay $77,975.10 2016 employees 580 2016 total pay $41,134,595.29 2016 average pay $70,921.72
Employer Coxsackie Corr Facility 2017 employees 662 2017 total pay $44,858,254.04 2017 average pay $67,761.71 2016 employees 681 2016 total pay $44,406,752.65 2016 average pay $65,208.15
Employer New York City Childrens Center 2017 employees 724 2017 total pay $44,583,242.60 2017 average pay $61,579.06 2016 employees 756 2016 total pay $49,020,475.22 2016 average pay $64,841.90
Employer Kingsboro Psych Center 2017 employees 666 2017 total pay $44,473,478.74 2017 average pay $66,777.00 2016 employees 688 2016 total pay $45,430,133.75 2016 average pay $66,032.17
Employer Town of Islip 2017 employees 1,058 2017 total pay $44,007,089.27 2017 average pay $41,594.60 2016 employees 1,046 2016 total pay $42,256,864.13 2016 average pay $40,398.53
Employer Staten Island DDSO 2017 employees 848 2017 total pay $43,746,995.39 2017 average pay $51,588.44 2016 employees 829 2016 total pay $45,719,761.50 2016 average pay $55,150.50
Employer NYS Dormitory Authority 2017 employees 506 2017 total pay $43,722,476.86 2017 average pay $86,408.06 2016 employees 481 2016 total pay $42,508,845.89 2016 average pay $88,375.98
Employer Supreme Ct-Queens Co 2017 employees 516 2017 total pay $43,305,558.70 2017 average pay $83,925.50 2016 employees 515 2016 total pay $43,375,388.39 2016 average pay $84,224.06
Employer Five Points Corr Facility 2017 employees 904 2017 total pay $43,297,945.71 2017 average pay $47,895.96 2016 employees 969 2016 total pay $45,016,285.00 2016 average pay $46,456.43
Employer Albion Corr Facility 2017 employees 690 2017 total pay $42,349,843.52 2017 average pay $61,376.58 2016 employees 665 2016 total pay $43,289,915.94 2016 average pay $65,097.62
Employer Supreme Ct-1St Criminal Branch 2017 employees 522 2017 total pay $42,286,906.72 2017 average pay $81,009.40 2016 employees 514 2016 total pay $42,308,474.37 2016 average pay $82,312.21
Employer Bernard Fineson Dev Center 2017 employees 746 2017 total pay $41,933,127.66 2017 average pay $56,210.63 2016 employees 820 2016 total pay $48,192,638.51 2016 average pay $58,771.51
Employer Oswego County 2017 employees 1,064 2017 total pay $41,850,243.41 2017 average pay $39,332.94 2016 employees 1,062 2016 total pay $40,458,212.46 2016 average pay $38,096.25
Employer Brooklyn DDSO 2017 employees 733 2017 total pay $41,601,611.76 2017 average pay $56,755.27 2016 employees 935 2016 total pay $49,949,602.38 2016 average pay $53,422.03
Employer Wayne County 2017 employees 960 2017 total pay $41,340,093.78 2017 average pay $43,062.60 2016 employees 935 2016 total pay $42,484,207.52 2016 average pay $45,437.66
Employer Dept Transportation Region 9 2017 employees 801 2017 total pay $41,190,785.25 2017 average pay $51,424.20 2016 employees 788 2016 total pay $38,809,881.60 2016 average pay $49,251.12
Employer Livingston County 2017 employees 1,098 2017 total pay $40,995,107.92 2017 average pay $37,336.16 2016 employees 1,078 2016 total pay $39,751,844.02 2016 average pay $36,875.55
Employer Jefferson County 2017 employees 981 2017 total pay $40,913,362.72 2017 average pay $41,705.77 2016 employees 971 2016 total pay $41,017,211.30 2016 average pay $42,242.24
Employer Dept of Public Service 2017 employees 520 2017 total pay $40,670,729.23 2017 average pay $78,212.94 2016 employees 505 2016 total pay $39,367,163.06 2016 average pay $77,954.78
Employer Steuben County 2017 employees 854 2017 total pay $40,393,270.92 2017 average pay $47,298.91 2016 employees 853 2016 total pay $38,093,764.43 2016 average pay $44,658.57
Employer Clinton County 2017 employees 998 2017 total pay $40,386,866.44 2017 average pay $40,467.80 2016 employees 1,002 2016 total pay $38,686,777.78 2016 average pay $38,609.56
Employer Town of Greenburgh 2017 employees 519 2017 total pay $40,245,241.58 2017 average pay $77,543.82 2016 employees 504 2016 total pay $38,780,979.47 2016 average pay $76,946.39
Employer Wyoming Corr Facility 2017 employees 638 2017 total pay $39,878,279.27 2017 average pay $62,505.14 2016 employees 632 2016 total pay $40,797,933.34 2016 average pay $64,553.69
Employer City of Niagara Falls 2017 employees 607 2017 total pay $39,560,577.57 2017 average pay $65,173.93 2016 employees 598 2016 total pay $34,491,998.63 2016 average pay $57,678.93
Employer Collins Corr Facility 2017 employees 601 2017 total pay $39,254,906.86 2017 average pay $65,315.98 2016 employees 617 2016 total pay $39,221,712.30 2016 average pay $63,568.42
Employer Columbia County 2017 employees 935 2017 total pay $39,226,974.17 2017 average pay $41,953.98 2016 employees 992 2016 total pay $43,372,346.41 2016 average pay $43,722.12
Employer Town of Ramapo 2017 employees 345 2017 total pay $39,221,661.00 2017 average pay $113,685.97 2016 employees 351 2016 total pay $37,166,596.34 2016 average pay $105,887.74
Employer Town of Southampton 2017 employees 661 2017 total pay $39,122,083.14 2017 average pay $59,186.21 2016 employees 683 2016 total pay $38,126,057.24 2016 average pay $55,821.46
Employer Buffalo City School District 2017 employees 1,182 2017 total pay $38,836,676.09 2017 average pay $32,856.75 2016 employees 1,109 2016 total pay $37,893,729.69 2016 average pay $34,169.28
Employer Syracuse City School Dist 2017 employees 927 2017 total pay $38,631,336.12 2017 average pay $41,673.50 2016 employees 905 2016 total pay $36,509,557.88 2016 average pay $40,342.05
Employer Marcy Correctional Facility 2017 employees 647 2017 total pay $38,461,790.75 2017 average pay $59,446.35 2016 employees 709 2016 total pay $39,934,252.27 2016 average pay $56,324.76
Employer SUNY Health Sci Center Brooklyn 2017 employees 505 2017 total pay $37,675,444.08 2017 average pay $74,604.84 2016 employees 521 2016 total pay $36,462,991.47 2016 average pay $69,986.55
Employer Warren County 2017 employees 876 2017 total pay $37,287,566.70 2017 average pay $42,565.72 2016 employees 987 2016 total pay $38,754,129.73 2016 average pay $39,264.57
Employer St Lawrence County 2017 employees 803 2017 total pay $37,227,224.01 2017 average pay $46,360.18 2016 employees 810 2016 total pay $35,394,160.42 2016 average pay $43,696.49
Employer Franklin Corr Facility 2017 employees 762 2017 total pay $37,141,609.52 2017 average pay $48,742.27 2016 employees 791 2016 total pay $39,051,603.10 2016 average pay $49,369.92
Employer Bare Hill Correction Facility 2017 employees 649 2017 total pay $36,974,196.82 2017 average pay $56,971.03 2016 employees 703 2016 total pay $38,514,334.86 2016 average pay $54,785.68
Employer Buffalo Psych Center 2017 employees 655 2017 total pay $36,596,423.34 2017 average pay $55,872.40 2016 employees 657 2016 total pay $36,933,727.17 2016 average pay $56,215.72
Employer City of Schenectady 2017 employees 551 2017 total pay $36,469,884.35 2017 average pay $66,188.54 2016 employees 580 2016 total pay $35,668,214.47 2016 average pay $61,496.92
Employer Lewis County 2017 employees 877 2017 total pay $36,125,742.39 2017 average pay $41,192.41 2016 employees 879 2016 total pay $36,492,088.92 2016 average pay $41,515.46
Employer Upstate Correctional Facility 2017 employees 588 2017 total pay $35,877,432.70 2017 average pay $61,016.04 2016 employees 591 2016 total pay $36,354,954.79 2016 average pay $61,514.31
Employer Rochester Psych Center 2017 employees 635 2017 total pay $35,507,414.55 2017 average pay $55,917.19 2016 employees 614 2016 total pay $35,749,461.00 2016 average pay $58,223.88
Employer Town of Colonie 2017 employees 675 2017 total pay $35,256,255.33 2017 average pay $52,231.49 2016 employees 671 2016 total pay $34,203,763.25 2016 average pay $50,974.31
Employer Dept Transportation Region 4 2017 employees 665 2017 total pay $35,109,962.75 2017 average pay $52,796.94 2016 employees 659 2016 total pay $34,613,996.68 2016 average pay $52,525.03
Employer Dept Transportation Region 3 2017 employees 623 2017 total pay $35,048,525.83 2017 average pay $56,257.67 2016 employees 627 2016 total pay $33,753,449.78 2016 average pay $53,833.25
Employer Brentwood UFSD 2017 employees 1,008 2017 total pay $34,375,019.41 2017 average pay $34,102.20 2016 employees 1,024 2016 total pay $33,544,992.49 2016 average pay $32,758.78
Employer Dept Transportation Region 7 2017 employees 649 2017 total pay $34,135,955.84 2017 average pay $52,597.77 2016 employees 649 2016 total pay $33,112,949.23 2016 average pay $51,021.49
Employer Kirby Forensic Psych Center 2017 employees 439 2017 total pay $34,127,273.20 2017 average pay $77,738.66 2016 employees 434 2016 total pay $34,276,271.76 2016 average pay $78,977.58
Employer Wyoming County 2017 employees 916 2017 total pay $34,099,240.88 2017 average pay $37,226.25 2016 employees 901 2016 total pay $33,614,164.64 2016 average pay $37,307.62
Employer Long Island St Pk And Rec Regn 2017 employees 1,223 2017 total pay $34,097,955.71 2017 average pay $27,880.59 2016 employees 1,250 2016 total pay $33,833,806.67 2016 average pay $27,067.05
Employer Niagara Frontier Trans Auth 2017 employees 516 2017 total pay $33,979,895.19 2017 average pay $65,852.51 2016 employees 506 2016 total pay $32,980,601.64 2016 average pay $65,179.05
Employer Cayuga County 2017 employees 812 2017 total pay $33,901,706.88 2017 average pay $41,750.87 2016 employees 804 2016 total pay $33,180,670.74 2016 average pay $41,269.49
Employer Genesee County 2017 employees 882 2017 total pay $33,782,272.52 2017 average pay $38,301.90 2016 employees 927 2016 total pay $34,165,150.79 2016 average pay $36,855.61
Employer Eastern NY Corr Facility 2017 employees 568 2017 total pay $33,669,620.45 2017 average pay $59,277.50 2016 employees 588 2016 total pay $35,712,464.04 2016 average pay $60,735.48
Employer Helen Hayes Hospital 2017 employees 782 2017 total pay $33,419,801.54 2017 average pay $42,736.32 2016 employees 761 2016 total pay $34,346,230.98 2016 average pay $45,133.02
Employer Village of Freeport 2017 employees 428 2017 total pay $33,419,264.33 2017 average pay $78,082.39 2016 employees 431 2016 total pay $33,056,792.89 2016 average pay $76,697.90
Employer Groveland Corr Facility 2017 employees 597 2017 total pay $33,406,937.13 2017 average pay $55,958.02 2016 employees 590 2016 total pay $33,798,206.98 2016 average pay $57,285.10
Employer Office of Public Safety 2017 employees 776 2017 total pay $33,324,893.86 2017 average pay $42,944.45 2016 employees 730 2016 total pay $31,236,959.55 2016 average pay $42,790.36
Employer Div Alc & Alc Abuse Trtmnt Center 2017 employees 574 2017 total pay $33,087,985.37 2017 average pay $57,644.57 2016 employees 552 2016 total pay $32,449,293.42 2016 average pay $58,784.95
Employer Off of The Med Inspector Gen 2017 employees 453 2017 total pay $33,048,274.08 2017 average pay $72,954.25 2016 employees 476 2016 total pay $32,252,498.19 2016 average pay $67,757.35
Employer Dept of Agriculture & Markets 2017 employees 510 2017 total pay $33,023,367.64 2017 average pay $64,751.70 2016 employees 491 2016 total pay $31,488,885.55 2016 average pay $64,132.15
Employer Village of Hempstead 2017 employees 388 2017 total pay $32,685,094.92 2017 average pay $84,239.94 2016 employees 390 2016 total pay $32,306,205.16 2016 average pay $82,836.42
Employer City of Binghamton 2017 employees 594 2017 total pay $32,596,557.71 2017 average pay $54,876.36 2016 employees 615 2016 total pay $31,695,134.76 2016 average pay $51,536.80

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