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 Middleburgh CSD 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $2,032,366.96 2017 average pay $32,780.11 2016 employees 64 2016 total pay $1,962,911.86 2016 average pay $30,670.50
Employer Town of Owego 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $2,031,046.23 2017 average pay $32,238.83 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,027,173.02 2016 average pay $32,177.35
Employer La Fayette CSD 2017 employees 92 2017 total pay $2,029,528.03 2017 average pay $22,060.09 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $2,023,193.91 2016 average pay $23,525.51
Employer Rensselaer City School Dist 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $2,029,146.23 2017 average pay $27,055.28 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $2,072,260.97 2016 average pay $28,387.14
Employer Village of Arcade 2017 employees 44 2017 total pay $2,027,566.78 2017 average pay $46,081.06 2016 employees 41 2016 total pay $2,062,199.66 2016 average pay $50,297.55
Employer Alexander CSD 2017 employees 83 2017 total pay $2,023,686.13 2017 average pay $24,381.76 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $1,800,301.24 2016 average pay $20,933.74
Employer Barnard Fire District 2017 employees 23 2017 total pay $2,021,247.98 2017 average pay $87,880.35 2016 employees 23 2016 total pay $2,002,449.86 2016 average pay $87,063.04
Employer Northern Adirondack CSD 2017 employees 87 2017 total pay $2,017,485.04 2017 average pay $23,189.48 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $2,055,384.07 2016 average pay $23,899.81
Employer Tonawanda City School Dist 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $2,011,270.22 2017 average pay $31,924.92 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $1,923,718.12 2016 average pay $31,536.36
Employer Ticonderoga CSD 2017 employees 85 2017 total pay $2,001,519.57 2017 average pay $23,547.29 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $1,835,177.19 2016 average pay $23,527.91
Employer Elmsford UFSD 2017 employees 39 2017 total pay $1,999,221.02 2017 average pay $51,262.08 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,979,012.01 2016 average pay $49,475.30
Employer Oceanside Library 2017 employees 55 2017 total pay $1,995,158.71 2017 average pay $36,275.61 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,833,145.40 2016 average pay $32,160.45
Employer Town of Waterford 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $1,989,501.81 2017 average pay $31,579.39 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,993,822.31 2016 average pay $34,979.34
Employer Lake George CSD 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $1,989,078.83 2017 average pay $26,172.09 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,875,187.86 2016 average pay $27,987.88
Employer Nassau Library System 2017 employees 31 2017 total pay $1,984,627.36 2017 average pay $64,020.24 2016 employees 30 2016 total pay $1,991,925.61 2016 average pay $66,397.52
Employer Millbrook CSD 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $1,973,771.92 2017 average pay $30,840.19 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $1,949,332.78 2016 average pay $30,941.79
Employer Harborfields Public Library 2017 employees 52 2017 total pay $1,969,026.27 2017 average pay $37,865.89 2016 employees 54 2016 total pay $1,858,011.94 2016 average pay $34,407.63
Employer Hicksville Public Library 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $1,967,621.03 2017 average pay $43,724.91 2016 employees 46 2016 total pay $1,717,457.43 2016 average pay $37,336.03
Employer Valley Stream UFSD 24 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $1,964,577.82 2017 average pay $32,206.19 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $2,036,052.24 2016 average pay $37,019.13
Employer Village of Hamilton 2017 employees 46 2017 total pay $1,960,666.98 2017 average pay $42,623.20 2016 employees 49 2016 total pay $1,777,081.02 2016 average pay $36,266.96
Employer Cato-Meridian CSD 2017 employees 96 2017 total pay $1,959,863.28 2017 average pay $20,415.24 2016 employees 94 2016 total pay $1,927,011.83 2016 average pay $20,500.13
Employer Commission of Correction 2017 employees 30 2017 total pay $1,956,700.84 2017 average pay $65,223.36 2016 employees 30 2016 total pay $1,892,136.10 2016 average pay $63,071.20
Employer Village of Ocean Beach 2017 employees 78 2017 total pay $1,956,529.45 2017 average pay $25,083.71 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,697,751.72 2016 average pay $24,605.10
Employer Lake Placid CSD 2017 employees 49 2017 total pay $1,950,842.27 2017 average pay $39,813.11 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $2,000,974.07 2016 average pay $38,480.27
Employer Portville CSD 2017 employees 92 2017 total pay $1,949,411.13 2017 average pay $21,189.25 2016 employees 85 2016 total pay $1,916,107.49 2016 average pay $22,542.44
Employer Beaver River CSD 2017 employees 89 2017 total pay $1,947,375.20 2017 average pay $21,880.62 2016 employees 75 2016 total pay $1,788,325.42 2016 average pay $23,844.34
Employer Westmoreland CSD 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $1,944,145.89 2017 average pay $36,682.00 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $1,864,479.54 2016 average pay $33,899.63
Employer Village of New Hyde Park 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $1,943,937.57 2017 average pay $36,678.07 2016 employees 53 2016 total pay $1,924,235.97 2016 average pay $36,306.34
Employer Greene CSD 2017 employees 100 2017 total pay $1,940,366.90 2017 average pay $19,403.67 2016 employees 96 2016 total pay $1,727,848.85 2016 average pay $17,998.43
Employer Unadilla Valley CSD 2017 employees 86 2017 total pay $1,935,843.44 2017 average pay $22,509.81 2016 employees 83 2016 total pay $1,864,208.80 2016 average pay $22,460.35
Employer No Westchester Joint Water Works 2017 employees 25 2017 total pay $1,935,773.01 2017 average pay $77,430.92 2016 employees 25 2016 total pay $1,990,893.33 2016 average pay $79,635.73
Employer Bethlehem Public Library 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $1,931,833.07 2017 average pay $31,669.39 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $1,831,284.54 2016 average pay $27,746.74
Employer Niagara Falls Housing Authorit 2017 employees 48 2017 total pay $1,931,454.44 2017 average pay $40,238.63 2016 employees 47 2016 total pay $2,046,751.04 2016 average pay $43,547.89
Employer Village of Wappingers Falls 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $1,927,868.37 2017 average pay $25,366.69 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $1,943,324.67 2016 average pay $29,444.31
Employer Village of Malone 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $1,919,558.33 2017 average pay $31,992.64 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,810,892.06 2016 average pay $31,770.04
Employer Town of Onondaga 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $1,919,446.12 2017 average pay $30,958.81 2016 employees 59 2016 total pay $1,728,304.15 2016 average pay $29,293.29
Employer Waverly CSD 2017 employees 83 2017 total pay $1,912,224.08 2017 average pay $23,038.84 2016 employees 94 2016 total pay $2,002,084.99 2016 average pay $21,298.78
Employer Village of Cedarhurst 2017 employees 38 2017 total pay $1,898,326.97 2017 average pay $49,955.97 2016 employees 37 2016 total pay $1,926,607.14 2016 average pay $52,070.46
Employer Corinth CSD 2017 employees 71 2017 total pay $1,890,897.55 2017 average pay $26,632.36 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,915,985.38 2016 average pay $28,596.80
Employer Clyde-Savannah CSD 2017 employees 97 2017 total pay $1,887,180.60 2017 average pay $19,455.47 2016 employees 92 2016 total pay $1,630,487.79 2016 average pay $17,722.69
Employer Randolph CSD 2017 employees 81 2017 total pay $1,887,176.38 2017 average pay $23,298.47 2016 employees 81 2016 total pay $1,778,192.23 2016 average pay $21,952.99
Employer Village of Menands 2017 employees 71 2017 total pay $1,886,322.12 2017 average pay $26,567.92 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,771,468.37 2016 average pay $26,051.01
Employer Bolivar Richburg CSD 2017 employees 85 2017 total pay $1,881,689.37 2017 average pay $22,137.52 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $1,877,012.40 2016 average pay $22,890.40
Employer Cleveland Hill UFSD 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $1,879,384.42 2017 average pay $29,365.38 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,704,551.59 2016 average pay $25,441.07
Employer Walton CSD 2017 employees 84 2017 total pay $1,879,059.16 2017 average pay $22,369.75 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $1,766,409.68 2016 average pay $21,541.58
Employer White Plains Housing Authority 2017 employees 29 2017 total pay $1,877,592.96 2017 average pay $64,744.58 2016 employees 29 2016 total pay $2,099,129.45 2016 average pay $72,383.77
Employer Westbury Water District 2017 employees 25 2017 total pay $1,875,543.12 2017 average pay $75,021.72 2016 employees 25 2016 total pay $1,943,036.15 2016 average pay $77,721.45
Employer Trumansburg CSD 2017 employees 98 2017 total pay $1,873,916.93 2017 average pay $19,121.60 2016 employees 95 2016 total pay $1,885,498.72 2016 average pay $19,847.35
Employer Oakfield-Alabama CSD 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $1,868,478.45 2017 average pay $27,477.62 2016 employees 64 2016 total pay $1,723,109.55 2016 average pay $26,923.59
Employer City of Mechanicville 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $1,867,709.93 2017 average pay $35,239.81 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,827,584.92 2016 average pay $32,062.89
Employer Town of Elma 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $1,867,517.14 2017 average pay $41,500.38 2016 employees 54 2016 total pay $1,872,073.70 2016 average pay $34,668.03
Employer Village of Piermont 2017 employees 25 2017 total pay $1,866,198.43 2017 average pay $74,647.94 2016 employees 26 2016 total pay $1,970,658.17 2016 average pay $75,794.55
Employer Southwestern CSD 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $1,865,995.83 2017 average pay $23,620.20 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $1,753,290.50 2016 average pay $22,770.01
Employer Hoosic Valley CSD 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $1,865,094.18 2017 average pay $25,549.24 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,800,095.40 2016 average pay $26,088.34
Employer Chenango Forks CSD 2017 employees 97 2017 total pay $1,861,680.15 2017 average pay $19,192.58 2016 employees 99 2016 total pay $1,922,135.07 2016 average pay $19,415.51
Employer Village of Greenport 2017 employees 38 2017 total pay $1,852,623.73 2017 average pay $48,753.26 2016 employees 41 2016 total pay $1,843,132.93 2016 average pay $44,954.46
Employer Village of Colonie 2017 employees 56 2017 total pay $1,852,089.32 2017 average pay $33,073.02 2016 employees 54 2016 total pay $1,714,197.23 2016 average pay $31,744.39
Employer Town of Canandaigua 2017 employees 54 2017 total pay $1,841,386.23 2017 average pay $34,099.75 2016 employees 49 2016 total pay $1,727,590.50 2016 average pay $35,256.95
Employer South Seneca CSD 2017 employees 82 2017 total pay $1,832,701.60 2017 average pay $22,350.02 2016 employees 75 2016 total pay $1,804,154.05 2016 average pay $24,055.39
Employer Pulaski CSD 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $1,831,202.34 2017 average pay $25,084.96 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $1,819,704.89 2016 average pay $23,632.53
Employer Bridgewtr-Leonard-W Winfld CSD 2017 employees 81 2017 total pay $1,830,897.09 2017 average pay $22,603.67 2016 employees -1 2016 total pay $-1.00 2016 average pay $-1.00
Employer Village of Massapequa Park 2017 employees 50 2017 total pay $1,818,582.76 2017 average pay $36,371.66 2016 employees 47 2016 total pay $1,674,399.64 2016 average pay $35,625.52
Employer Village of West Haverstraw 2017 employees 41 2017 total pay $1,818,127.98 2017 average pay $44,344.58 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,736,093.19 2016 average pay $43,402.33
Employer Village of Lawrence 2017 employees 30 2017 total pay $1,816,162.69 2017 average pay $60,538.76 2016 employees 30 2016 total pay $1,741,391.05 2016 average pay $58,046.37
Employer Town of Mamakating 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $1,816,102.55 2017 average pay $28,376.60 2016 employees 65 2016 total pay $1,706,015.66 2016 average pay $26,246.39
Employer Fabius-Pompey CSD 2017 employees 71 2017 total pay $1,811,915.75 2017 average pay $25,519.94 2016 employees 72 2016 total pay $1,738,753.56 2016 average pay $24,149.36
Employer Baldwin Public Library 2017 employees 52 2017 total pay $1,804,903.63 2017 average pay $34,709.69 2016 employees 54 2016 total pay $1,847,755.87 2016 average pay $34,217.70
Employer Port Jefferson Free Library 2017 employees 47 2017 total pay $1,802,752.82 2017 average pay $38,356.44 2016 employees 45 2016 total pay $1,702,162.80 2016 average pay $37,825.84
Employer Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Auth 2017 employees 42 2017 total pay $1,793,262.51 2017 average pay $42,696.73 2016 employees 38 2016 total pay $1,570,882.81 2016 average pay $41,339.02
Employer Village of Waterloo 2017 employees 40 2017 total pay $1,791,148.52 2017 average pay $44,778.71 2016 employees 36 2016 total pay $1,769,032.06 2016 average pay $49,139.78
Employer Village of Canton 2017 employees 38 2017 total pay $1,790,489.81 2017 average pay $47,118.15 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,718,797.55 2016 average pay $42,969.94
Employer Newfield CSD 2017 employees 96 2017 total pay $1,789,233.29 2017 average pay $18,637.85 2016 employees 90 2016 total pay $1,568,796.32 2016 average pay $17,431.07
Employer Town of Philipstown 2017 employees 44 2017 total pay $1,789,003.58 2017 average pay $40,659.17 2016 employees 44 2016 total pay $1,726,959.80 2016 average pay $39,249.09
Employer Cambridge CSD 2017 employees 78 2017 total pay $1,787,241.98 2017 average pay $22,913.36 2016 employees 75 2016 total pay $1,825,886.59 2016 average pay $24,345.15
Employer Spencer Van Etten CSD 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $1,782,293.48 2017 average pay $27,419.90 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,757,057.72 2016 average pay $26,224.74
Employer Moravia CSD 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $1,781,878.50 2017 average pay $23,141.28 2016 employees 72 2016 total pay $1,823,052.82 2016 average pay $25,320.18
Employer Town of Cortlandville 2017 employees 41 2017 total pay $1,780,567.24 2017 average pay $43,428.47 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,775,538.75 2016 average pay $44,388.47
Employer Franklinville CSD 2017 employees 90 2017 total pay $1,778,959.71 2017 average pay $19,766.22 2016 employees 90 2016 total pay $1,751,377.88 2016 average pay $19,459.75
Employer Wheatland-Chili CSD 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $1,777,891.30 2017 average pay $24,354.68 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $1,671,339.65 2016 average pay $22,895.06
Employer Coram Fire District 2017 employees 40 2017 total pay $1,775,322.91 2017 average pay $44,383.07 2016 employees 39 2016 total pay $1,534,468.08 2016 average pay $39,345.34
Employer NYS Association of Counties 2017 employees 23 2017 total pay $1,774,010.84 2017 average pay $77,130.91 2016 employees 23 2016 total pay $1,671,280.93 2016 average pay $72,664.39
Employer Afton CSD 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $1,771,241.69 2017 average pay $23,305.81 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $1,745,473.78 2016 average pay $20,296.21
Employer Town of Catskill 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $1,769,990.79 2017 average pay $27,230.63 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $1,655,000.47 2016 average pay $23,642.86
Employer Village of Springville 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $1,768,999.91 2017 average pay $28,532.26 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,444,545.80 2016 average pay $25,342.91
Employer Red Creek CSD 2017 employees 78 2017 total pay $1,766,544.74 2017 average pay $22,648.01 2016 employees 79 2016 total pay $1,702,892.32 2016 average pay $21,555.60
Employer Village of Green Island 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $1,766,521.24 2017 average pay $22,361.03 2016 employees 85 2016 total pay $1,813,512.30 2016 average pay $21,335.44
Employer Bainbridge-Guilford CSD 2017 employees 74 2017 total pay $1,765,404.29 2017 average pay $23,856.81 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,595,774.20 2016 average pay $23,127.16
Employer Rochester Corr Facility 2017 employees 31 2017 total pay $1,764,959.10 2017 average pay $56,934.16 2016 employees 27 2016 total pay $1,558,368.84 2016 average pay $57,717.36
Employer Naples CSD 2017 employees 80 2017 total pay $1,763,870.29 2017 average pay $22,048.38 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $1,547,219.38 2016 average pay $20,358.15
Employer Galway CSD 2017 employees 83 2017 total pay $1,763,416.40 2017 average pay $21,245.98 2016 employees 95 2016 total pay $1,662,410.31 2016 average pay $17,499.06
Employer Town of Shandaken 2017 employees 69 2017 total pay $1,752,709.77 2017 average pay $25,401.59 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,519,045.03 2016 average pay $22,338.90
Employer Village of Hudson Falls 2017 employees 48 2017 total pay $1,747,277.83 2017 average pay $36,401.62 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $1,690,261.03 2016 average pay $39,308.40
Employer Village of Penn Yan 2017 employees 43 2017 total pay $1,745,806.08 2017 average pay $40,600.14 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $1,584,568.19 2016 average pay $36,850.42
Employer Village of Bath 2017 employees 36 2017 total pay $1,745,238.92 2017 average pay $48,478.86 2016 employees 36 2016 total pay $1,474,527.46 2016 average pay $40,959.10
Employer Copiague Memorial Library 2017 employees 34 2017 total pay $1,744,287.26 2017 average pay $51,302.57 2016 employees 32 2016 total pay $1,682,115.84 2016 average pay $52,566.12
Employer Gananda CSD 2017 employees 93 2017 total pay $1,736,377.46 2017 average pay $18,670.73 2016 employees 84 2016 total pay $1,710,519.16 2016 average pay $20,363.32
Employer Royalton-Hartland CSD 2017 employees 81 2017 total pay $1,734,280.01 2017 average pay $21,410.86 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $1,596,895.89 2016 average pay $20,738.91
Employer Off Prevent Domestic Violence 2017 employees 27 2017 total pay $1,731,278.90 2017 average pay $64,121.44 2016 employees 27 2016 total pay $1,763,209.76 2016 average pay $65,304.07
Employer Village of Highland Falls 2017 employees 49 2017 total pay $1,728,780.55 2017 average pay $35,281.24 2016 employees 45 2016 total pay $1,897,663.78 2016 average pay $42,170.31
Employer Village of Manlius 2017 employees 50 2017 total pay $1,723,781.19 2017 average pay $34,475.62 2016 employees 48 2016 total pay $1,628,937.42 2016 average pay $33,936.20

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