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 East Aurora UFSD 2017 employees 128 2017 total pay $2,915,237.05 2017 average pay $22,775.29 2016 employees 125 2016 total pay $2,847,932.58 2016 average pay $22,783.46
Employer Central Valley CSD 2017 employees 120 2017 total pay $2,912,924.12 2017 average pay $24,274.37 2016 employees 122 2016 total pay $3,119,744.39 2016 average pay $25,571.68
Employer Village of Potsdam 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $2,898,512.47 2017 average pay $46,008.13 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $3,128,737.16 2016 average pay $51,290.77
Employer Great Neck Library 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $2,891,507.38 2017 average pay $42,522.17 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $3,163,310.41 2016 average pay $45,845.08
Employer Yonkers Parking Authority 2017 employees 37 2017 total pay $2,885,494.35 2017 average pay $77,986.33 2016 employees 37 2016 total pay $2,629,432.03 2016 average pay $71,065.73
Employer Town of Seneca Falls 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $2,876,481.21 2017 average pay $50,464.58 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,725,545.96 2016 average pay $43,262.63
Employer Rye Neck UFSD 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $2,870,131.63 2017 average pay $63,780.70 2016 employees 44 2016 total pay $3,011,823.51 2016 average pay $68,450.53
Employer Wayland-Cohocton CSD 2017 employees 136 2017 total pay $2,867,217.13 2017 average pay $21,082.48 2016 employees 129 2016 total pay $2,809,148.99 2016 average pay $21,776.35
Employer City of Little Falls 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $2,854,517.64 2017 average pay $43,915.66 2016 employees 72 2016 total pay $3,121,780.93 2016 average pay $43,358.07
Employer Henry Viscardi School 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $2,852,522.75 2017 average pay $39,618.37 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $2,813,874.39 2016 average pay $42,634.46
Employer Utica Mun Housing Authority 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $2,849,221.63 2017 average pay $53,758.90 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $2,750,940.12 2016 average pay $52,902.69
Employer Poughkeepsie Publ Library Dis 2017 employees 70 2017 total pay $2,846,682.83 2017 average pay $40,666.90 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $2,854,174.51 2016 average pay $41,973.15
Employer Brighton Fire Dist 2017 employees 35 2017 total pay $2,842,362.49 2017 average pay $81,210.36 2016 employees 34 2016 total pay $2,683,288.12 2016 average pay $78,920.24
Employer Town of Fishkill 2017 employees 98 2017 total pay $2,840,640.55 2017 average pay $28,986.13 2016 employees 99 2016 total pay $2,860,028.00 2016 average pay $28,889.17
Employer Ausable Valley CSD 2017 employees 135 2017 total pay $2,837,788.54 2017 average pay $21,020.66 2016 employees 139 2016 total pay $2,770,920.52 2016 average pay $19,934.68
Employer Town of Pound Ridge 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $2,828,998.08 2017 average pay $49,631.55 2016 employees 60 2016 total pay $2,838,081.52 2016 average pay $47,301.36
Employer Freeport Memorial Library 2017 employees 69 2017 total pay $2,825,389.69 2017 average pay $40,947.68 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $2,831,111.85 2016 average pay $41,634.00
Employer Town of Salina 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $2,824,752.32 2017 average pay $41,540.48 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $2,693,300.53 2016 average pay $40,807.58
Employer Village of East Aurora 2017 employees 55 2017 total pay $2,803,414.21 2017 average pay $50,971.17 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $2,658,671.36 2016 average pay $51,128.30
Employer Lagrange Fire District 2017 employees 32 2017 total pay $2,800,306.67 2017 average pay $87,509.58 2016 employees 32 2016 total pay $2,635,625.00 2016 average pay $82,363.28
Employer Village of East Rockaway 2017 employees 56 2017 total pay $2,795,790.08 2017 average pay $49,924.82 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $2,549,441.73 2016 average pay $46,353.49
Employer Town of Woodstock 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $2,795,736.38 2017 average pay $36,786.01 2016 employees 79 2016 total pay $2,636,591.05 2016 average pay $33,374.57
Employer Whitney Point CSD 2017 employees 143 2017 total pay $2,794,436.50 2017 average pay $19,541.51 2016 employees 147 2016 total pay $2,538,029.44 2016 average pay $17,265.51
Employer Town of Patterson 2017 employees 88 2017 total pay $2,793,882.06 2017 average pay $31,748.66 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $2,734,013.04 2016 average pay $35,051.45
Employer Syosset Public Library 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $2,793,462.28 2017 average pay $46,557.70 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,723,314.11 2016 average pay $43,227.21
Employer Broadalbin-Perth CSD 2017 employees 104 2017 total pay $2,792,941.81 2017 average pay $26,855.21 2016 employees 99 2016 total pay $2,745,181.47 2016 average pay $27,729.11
Employer Lansingburgh CSD at Troy 2017 employees 85 2017 total pay $2,787,056.46 2017 average pay $32,788.90 2016 employees 80 2016 total pay $2,614,440.71 2016 average pay $32,680.51
Employer Island Park UFSD 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $2,784,497.49 2017 average pay $36,162.31 2016 employees 81 2016 total pay $2,758,681.48 2016 average pay $34,057.80
Employer Town of North Greenbush 2017 employees 99 2017 total pay $2,774,936.76 2017 average pay $28,029.66 2016 employees 107 2016 total pay $2,723,456.48 2016 average pay $25,452.86
Employer Tri-Valley CSD at Grahamsville 2017 employees 83 2017 total pay $2,763,755.83 2017 average pay $33,298.26 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $2,564,909.68 2016 average pay $31,279.39
Employer Merrick UFSD 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $2,759,314.86 2017 average pay $45,234.67 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $2,689,586.04 2016 average pay $40,143.08
Employer Dept Ag & Markets 2017 employees 130 2017 total pay $2,757,555.10 2017 average pay $21,211.96 2016 employees 129 2016 total pay $2,648,725.18 2016 average pay $20,532.75
Employer Village of East Rochester 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $2,753,866.86 2017 average pay $36,235.09 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $2,679,708.69 2016 average pay $36,708.34
Employer Boces-Herkimer Fulton Hamilton 2017 employees 133 2017 total pay $2,752,839.69 2017 average pay $20,698.04 2016 employees 140 2016 total pay $2,551,605.17 2016 average pay $18,225.75
Employer Salamanca City School Dist 2017 employees 104 2017 total pay $2,742,583.34 2017 average pay $26,370.99 2016 employees 90 2016 total pay $2,422,427.27 2016 average pay $26,915.86
Employer Suffolk Coop Library System 2017 employees 42 2017 total pay $2,726,926.56 2017 average pay $64,926.82 2016 employees 47 2016 total pay $2,608,719.44 2016 average pay $55,504.67
Employer Plainview Old Bethpage Pub Lib 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $2,724,334.45 2017 average pay $44,661.22 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $2,642,712.21 2016 average pay $38,300.18
Employer Connetquot Public Library 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $2,722,905.59 2017 average pay $41,256.15 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,614,809.65 2016 average pay $41,504.92
Employer Sullivan West CSD 2017 employees 94 2017 total pay $2,718,344.26 2017 average pay $28,918.56 2016 employees 93 2016 total pay $2,589,427.47 2016 average pay $27,843.31
Employer Town of Wappinger 2017 employees 70 2017 total pay $2,716,996.01 2017 average pay $38,814.23 2016 employees 64 2016 total pay $2,455,693.95 2016 average pay $38,370.22
Employer Town of Wawarsing 2017 employees 80 2017 total pay $2,714,351.96 2017 average pay $33,929.40 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $2,620,637.27 2016 average pay $33,597.91
Employer Natural Heritage Trust 2017 employees 67 2017 total pay $2,711,534.80 2017 average pay $40,470.67 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $2,458,038.63 2016 average pay $43,123.48
Employer Half Hollow Hills Comm Library 2017 employees 92 2017 total pay $2,708,777.42 2017 average pay $29,443.23 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $3,020,324.69 2016 average pay $35,120.05
Employer Massapequa Public Library 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $2,706,761.55 2017 average pay $44,373.14 2016 employees 62 2016 total pay $2,534,883.67 2016 average pay $40,885.22
Employer Town of Schodack 2017 employees 107 2017 total pay $2,698,117.76 2017 average pay $25,216.05 2016 employees 100 2016 total pay $2,482,931.80 2016 average pay $24,829.32
Employer Windsor CSD 2017 employees 123 2017 total pay $2,697,424.41 2017 average pay $21,930.28 2016 employees 119 2016 total pay $2,672,420.25 2016 average pay $22,457.31
Employer Saranac CSD 2017 employees 123 2017 total pay $2,694,615.11 2017 average pay $21,907.44 2016 employees 121 2016 total pay $2,582,109.51 2016 average pay $21,339.75
Employer Office of Employee Relations 2017 employees 35 2017 total pay $2,692,651.54 2017 average pay $76,932.90 2016 employees 32 2016 total pay $2,613,154.70 2016 average pay $81,661.08
Employer Cazenovia CSD 2017 employees 95 2017 total pay $2,690,021.24 2017 average pay $28,316.01 2016 employees 93 2016 total pay $2,589,462.38 2016 average pay $27,843.68
Employer Fallsburg CSD 2017 employees 82 2017 total pay $2,689,162.85 2017 average pay $32,794.67 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $2,613,445.56 2016 average pay $30,388.90
Employer Village of Lloyd Harbor 2017 employees 30 2017 total pay $2,689,004.13 2017 average pay $89,633.47 2016 employees 31 2016 total pay $3,431,164.54 2016 average pay $110,682.73
Employer Dobbs Ferry UFSD 2017 employees 47 2017 total pay $2,679,739.27 2017 average pay $57,015.73 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $2,466,647.06 2016 average pay $49,332.94
Employer Valley Stream UFSD 30 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $2,678,373.00 2017 average pay $39,387.84 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $2,599,192.24 2016 average pay $37,131.32
Employer Waterloo CSD 2017 employees 133 2017 total pay $2,676,407.71 2017 average pay $20,123.37 2016 employees 120 2016 total pay $2,657,121.10 2016 average pay $22,142.68
Employer Lowville CSD 2017 employees 111 2017 total pay $2,672,849.35 2017 average pay $24,079.72 2016 employees 114 2016 total pay $2,745,048.20 2016 average pay $24,079.37
Employer Longwood Public Library 2017 employees 85 2017 total pay $2,668,108.68 2017 average pay $31,389.51 2016 employees 88 2016 total pay $2,731,476.52 2016 average pay $31,039.51
Employer Assembly: Annual Legislative 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $2,662,233.64 2017 average pay $44,370.56 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,803,324.49 2016 average pay $44,497.21
Employer Assembly: Annual Part Time 2017 employees 129 2017 total pay $2,655,135.08 2017 average pay $20,582.44 2016 employees 134 2016 total pay $2,776,451.60 2016 average pay $20,719.79
Employer Village of Saranac Lake 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $2,636,116.15 2017 average pay $38,766.41 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $2,446,580.87 2016 average pay $34,951.16
Employer NYS Education Department 2017 employees 94 2017 total pay $2,630,128.71 2017 average pay $27,980.09 2016 employees 134 2016 total pay $2,988,044.66 2016 average pay $22,298.84
Employer Village of Nyack 2017 employees 42 2017 total pay $2,622,968.80 2017 average pay $62,451.64 2016 employees 42 2016 total pay $2,410,236.63 2016 average pay $57,386.59
Employer Village of Babylon 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $2,613,697.62 2017 average pay $33,084.78 2016 employees 80 2016 total pay $2,121,713.82 2016 average pay $26,521.42
Employer Town of Goshen 2017 employees 50 2017 total pay $2,600,966.41 2017 average pay $52,019.33 2016 employees 45 2016 total pay $2,276,075.66 2016 average pay $50,579.46
Employer Schodack CSD 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $2,600,771.18 2017 average pay $33,776.25 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $2,399,618.60 2016 average pay $32,871.49
Employer Northeastern Clinton CSD 2017 employees 102 2017 total pay $2,593,861.85 2017 average pay $25,430.02 2016 employees 95 2016 total pay $2,242,944.15 2016 average pay $23,609.94
Employer Livonia CSD 2017 employees 111 2017 total pay $2,569,520.56 2017 average pay $23,148.83 2016 employees 102 2016 total pay $2,458,466.14 2016 average pay $24,102.61
Employer Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD 2017 employees 127 2017 total pay $2,568,301.33 2017 average pay $20,222.85 2016 employees 117 2016 total pay $2,547,385.81 2016 average pay $21,772.53
Employer Lansing CSD 2017 employees 129 2017 total pay $2,567,556.45 2017 average pay $19,903.54 2016 employees 122 2016 total pay $2,398,540.62 2016 average pay $19,660.17
Employer Village of Medina 2017 employees 50 2017 total pay $2,565,235.31 2017 average pay $51,304.71 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $2,160,450.78 2016 average pay $50,243.04
Employer Village of East Hills 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $2,561,647.83 2017 average pay $40,025.75 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $2,330,261.75 2016 average pay $42,368.40
Employer Capital Dist Child&Youth Serv 2017 employees 33 2017 total pay $2,560,870.86 2017 average pay $77,602.15 2016 employees 34 2016 total pay $2,599,813.89 2016 average pay $76,465.11
Employer Johnstown City School Dist 2017 employees 98 2017 total pay $2,551,880.66 2017 average pay $26,039.60 2016 employees 100 2016 total pay $2,499,370.24 2016 average pay $24,993.70
Employer Cairo-Durham CSD 2017 employees 87 2017 total pay $2,551,441.46 2017 average pay $29,326.91 2016 employees 87 2016 total pay $2,657,465.08 2016 average pay $30,545.58
Employer Skaneateles CSD 2017 employees 100 2017 total pay $2,542,074.65 2017 average pay $25,420.75 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $2,548,355.17 2016 average pay $29,632.04
Employer Saranac Lake CSD 2017 employees 92 2017 total pay $2,541,042.46 2017 average pay $27,620.03 2016 employees 90 2016 total pay $2,461,123.80 2016 average pay $27,345.82
Employer Bryant Library 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $2,537,516.12 2017 average pay $41,598.62 2016 employees 59 2016 total pay $2,444,598.26 2016 average pay $41,433.87
Employer Village of Wellsville 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $2,535,995.46 2017 average pay $38,424.17 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $2,539,384.64 2016 average pay $36,276.92
Employer Canastota CSD 2017 employees 126 2017 total pay $2,533,081.88 2017 average pay $20,103.82 2016 employees 118 2016 total pay $2,391,923.12 2016 average pay $20,270.53
Employer Finkelstein Memorial Library 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $2,521,155.89 2017 average pay $42,019.26 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $2,841,792.73 2016 average pay $42,414.82
Employer Dover UFSD 2017 employees 89 2017 total pay $2,520,529.82 2017 average pay $28,320.56 2016 employees 83 2016 total pay $2,551,100.32 2016 average pay $30,736.15
Employer Town of Wilton 2017 employees 89 2017 total pay $2,516,365.08 2017 average pay $28,273.76 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $2,304,627.94 2016 average pay $29,546.51
Employer Bath CSD 2017 employees 107 2017 total pay $2,493,127.23 2017 average pay $23,300.25 2016 employees 106 2016 total pay $2,333,643.15 2016 average pay $22,015.50
Employer Haldane CSD - Philipstown 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $2,481,668.39 2017 average pay $33,995.46 2016 employees 74 2016 total pay $2,581,649.31 2016 average pay $34,887.15
Employer Newfane CSD 2017 employees 114 2017 total pay $2,481,299.62 2017 average pay $21,765.79 2016 employees 122 2016 total pay $2,613,175.67 2016 average pay $21,419.47
Employer Town of La Grange 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $2,481,096.24 2017 average pay $38,767.13 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $2,212,286.91 2016 average pay $36,267.00
Employer Village of Liberty 2017 employees 51 2017 total pay $2,480,223.34 2017 average pay $48,631.83 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $2,433,326.39 2016 average pay $48,666.53
Employer Charter School Applied Tech 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $2,477,587.71 2017 average pay $32,176.46 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $2,181,211.15 2016 average pay $31,160.16
Employer Oneonta City School Dist 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $2,472,458.88 2017 average pay $36,359.69 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $2,425,557.20 2016 average pay $35,669.96
Employer Nassau Co Voc Edu & Ext Bd 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $2,472,408.38 2017 average pay $38,631.38 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $2,198,261.50 2016 average pay $36,037.07
Employer Village of Westbury 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $2,470,069.96 2017 average pay $39,207.46 2016 employees 62 2016 total pay $2,448,781.54 2016 average pay $39,496.48
Employer Tuckahoe UFSD 2017 employees 51 2017 total pay $2,464,860.61 2017 average pay $48,330.60 2016 employees 46 2016 total pay $2,293,833.74 2016 average pay $49,865.95
Employer Pub Employment Relations Bd 2017 employees 33 2017 total pay $2,464,609.52 2017 average pay $74,685.14 2016 employees 31 2016 total pay $2,951,518.39 2016 average pay $95,210.27
Employer Village of Brockport 2017 employees 48 2017 total pay $2,464,026.29 2017 average pay $51,333.88 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $2,308,228.15 2016 average pay $46,164.56
Employer Council of The Arts 2017 employees 31 2017 total pay $2,458,688.31 2017 average pay $79,312.53 2016 employees 25 2016 total pay $2,195,152.04 2016 average pay $87,806.08
Employer Village of Buchanan 2017 employees 37 2017 total pay $2,456,264.39 2017 average pay $66,385.52 2016 employees 35 2016 total pay $2,294,786.19 2016 average pay $65,565.32
Employer Hewlett Woodmere Pub Library 2017 employees 51 2017 total pay $2,449,933.06 2017 average pay $48,037.90 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $2,501,113.79 2016 average pay $48,098.34
Employer Westchester Joint Water Works 2017 employees 29 2017 total pay $2,449,324.13 2017 average pay $84,459.45 2016 employees 26 2016 total pay $2,359,021.08 2016 average pay $90,731.58
Employer Catskill CSD 2017 employees 99 2017 total pay $2,448,753.99 2017 average pay $24,734.89 2016 employees 101 2016 total pay $2,584,517.31 2016 average pay $25,589.28
Employer Berlin CSD 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $2,442,863.78 2017 average pay $37,582.52 2016 employees 71 2016 total pay $2,289,342.72 2016 average pay $32,244.26
Employer Leroy CSD 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $2,442,815.71 2017 average pay $31,724.88 2016 employees 79 2016 total pay $2,405,912.08 2016 average pay $30,454.58

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