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 Morrisville-Eaton CSD 2017 employees 74 2017 total pay $1,721,157.89 2017 average pay $23,258.89 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,607,641.30 2016 average pay $23,299.15
Employer Town of Lake George 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $1,719,855.29 2017 average pay $26,058.41 2016 employees 59 2016 total pay $1,584,879.61 2016 average pay $26,862.37
Employer Cuba Rushford CSD 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $1,719,319.10 2017 average pay $23,879.43 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,630,090.02 2016 average pay $23,624.49
Employer Town of Bethel 2017 employees 56 2017 total pay $1,715,772.23 2017 average pay $30,638.79 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $1,529,059.62 2016 average pay $29,404.99
Employer Duanesburg CSD 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $1,710,137.11 2017 average pay $22,801.83 2016 employees 75 2016 total pay $1,553,965.43 2016 average pay $20,719.54
Employer Argyle CSD 2017 employees 51 2017 total pay $1,705,254.81 2017 average pay $33,436.37 2016 employees 49 2016 total pay $1,563,861.48 2016 average pay $31,915.54
Employer Town of Highlands 2017 employees 86 2017 total pay $1,703,930.20 2017 average pay $19,813.14 2016 employees 93 2016 total pay $1,657,638.80 2016 average pay $17,824.07
Employer Lindenhurst Memorial Library 2017 employees 39 2017 total pay $1,703,148.84 2017 average pay $43,670.48 2016 employees 37 2016 total pay $1,709,914.23 2016 average pay $46,213.90
Employer Frewsburg CSD 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $1,697,101.19 2017 average pay $23,570.85 2016 employees 71 2016 total pay $1,738,195.48 2016 average pay $24,481.63
Employer Town of Macedon 2017 employees 64 2017 total pay $1,696,310.75 2017 average pay $26,504.86 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,843,566.50 2016 average pay $27,515.92
Employer Mayfield CSD 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $1,692,044.66 2017 average pay $26,031.46 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,633,724.17 2016 average pay $24,383.94
Employer Florida UFSD 2017 employees 54 2017 total pay $1,689,669.10 2017 average pay $31,290.17 2016 employees 58 2016 total pay $1,517,017.95 2016 average pay $26,155.48
Employer Town of Parma 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $1,689,153.60 2017 average pay $23,139.09 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $1,537,814.78 2016 average pay $20,234.41
Employer Candor CSD 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $1,684,060.07 2017 average pay $29,544.91 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,643,850.99 2016 average pay $28,839.49
Employer Wayne Co Water & Sewer Auth 2017 employees 36 2017 total pay $1,683,647.97 2017 average pay $46,768.00 2016 employees 29 2016 total pay $1,360,780.23 2016 average pay $46,923.46
Employer Village of Muttontown 2017 employees 21 2017 total pay $1,680,127.42 2017 average pay $80,006.07 2016 employees 17 2016 total pay $1,618,622.46 2016 average pay $95,213.09
Employer Setauket Fire District 2017 employees 93 2017 total pay $1,675,592.55 2017 average pay $18,017.12 2016 employees 72 2016 total pay $1,506,464.84 2016 average pay $20,923.12
Employer Holland CSD 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $1,673,823.08 2017 average pay $23,247.54 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $1,362,471.08 2016 average pay $17,467.58
Employer East Islip Public Library 2017 employees 54 2017 total pay $1,672,962.84 2017 average pay $30,980.79 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $1,632,273.08 2016 average pay $29,677.69
Employer Town of Ticonderoga 2017 employees 50 2017 total pay $1,671,853.50 2017 average pay $33,437.07 2016 employees 53 2016 total pay $1,703,099.25 2016 average pay $32,133.95
Employer Village of Lancaster 2017 employees 41 2017 total pay $1,661,512.58 2017 average pay $40,524.70 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $1,640,240.62 2016 average pay $38,145.13
Employer Town of Ellicott 2017 employees 41 2017 total pay $1,654,162.95 2017 average pay $40,345.44 2016 employees 44 2016 total pay $1,633,934.64 2016 average pay $37,134.88
Employer Granville CSD 2017 employees 67 2017 total pay $1,652,710.64 2017 average pay $24,667.32 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $1,636,196.04 2016 average pay $23,374.23
Employer Islip Resource Recovery Agcy 2017 employees 29 2017 total pay $1,652,604.69 2017 average pay $56,986.37 2016 employees 31 2016 total pay $1,621,978.06 2016 average pay $52,321.87
Employer Kendall CSD 2017 employees 86 2017 total pay $1,651,347.76 2017 average pay $19,201.72 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $1,650,565.43 2016 average pay $19,192.62
Employer SUNY Coll Ceramics Alfred Univ 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $1,639,938.26 2017 average pay $27,332.30 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,629,632.08 2016 average pay $28,590.04
Employer Oyster Bay Sewer District 2017 employees 22 2017 total pay $1,625,498.04 2017 average pay $73,886.27 2016 employees 23 2016 total pay $1,666,846.19 2016 average pay $72,471.57
Employer Unatego CSD 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $1,621,000.66 2017 average pay $21,613.34 2016 employees 74 2016 total pay $1,600,319.16 2016 average pay $21,625.93
Employer Mt Pleasant Cottage Sch UFSD 2017 employees 55 2017 total pay $1,619,019.83 2017 average pay $29,436.72 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,706,463.25 2016 average pay $29,937.95
Employer Town of Eden 2017 employees 86 2017 total pay $1,616,314.27 2017 average pay $18,794.35 2016 employees 91 2016 total pay $1,498,468.13 2016 average pay $16,466.68
Employer Farmingdale Public Library 2017 employees 39 2017 total pay $1,614,002.14 2017 average pay $41,384.67 2016 employees 39 2016 total pay $1,608,950.38 2016 average pay $41,255.14
Employer Westfield CSD 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $1,612,008.23 2017 average pay $22,389.00 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,420,909.79 2016 average pay $20,895.73
Employer Waterville CSD 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $1,611,401.53 2017 average pay $25,990.35 2016 employees 60 2016 total pay $1,488,468.15 2016 average pay $24,807.80
Employer Oxford CSD 2017 employees 87 2017 total pay $1,605,129.75 2017 average pay $18,449.77 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $1,534,130.63 2016 average pay $17,838.73
Employer Albany County Airport Authorit 2017 employees 21 2017 total pay $1,604,379.07 2017 average pay $76,399.00 2016 employees 21 2016 total pay $1,565,404.99 2016 average pay $74,543.09
Employer Honeoye CSD 2017 employees 69 2017 total pay $1,604,169.10 2017 average pay $23,248.83 2016 employees 62 2016 total pay $1,394,237.54 2016 average pay $22,487.70
Employer Guilderland Public Library 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $1,603,889.57 2017 average pay $30,262.07 2016 employees 48 2016 total pay $1,545,936.07 2016 average pay $32,207.00
Employer Village of Cornwall 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $1,602,596.89 2017 average pay $35,613.26 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $1,651,610.64 2016 average pay $38,409.55
Employer Geneseo CSD 2017 employees 80 2017 total pay $1,601,622.21 2017 average pay $20,020.28 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $1,445,659.98 2016 average pay $19,803.56
Employer Bath Mun Utility Commission 2017 employees 37 2017 total pay $1,591,162.13 2017 average pay $43,004.38 2016 employees 35 2016 total pay $1,672,907.27 2016 average pay $47,797.35
Employer Village of Horseheads 2017 employees 33 2017 total pay $1,587,788.09 2017 average pay $48,114.79 2016 employees 36 2016 total pay $1,578,898.05 2016 average pay $43,858.28
Employer Dalton-Nunda CSD 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $1,585,791.13 2017 average pay $21,723.17 2016 employees 71 2016 total pay $1,508,808.18 2016 average pay $21,250.82
Employer Marion CSD 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $1,580,972.58 2017 average pay $25,094.80 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,682,746.66 2016 average pay $24,746.27
Employer Nassau County Bridge Authority 2017 employees 34 2017 total pay $1,580,140.44 2017 average pay $46,474.72 2016 employees 36 2016 total pay $1,664,328.27 2016 average pay $46,231.34
Employer Commack Public Library 2017 employees 34 2017 total pay $1,579,648.36 2017 average pay $46,460.25 2016 employees 36 2016 total pay $1,573,689.44 2016 average pay $43,713.60
Employer Town of Batavia 2017 employees 36 2017 total pay $1,577,803.92 2017 average pay $43,827.89 2016 employees 36 2016 total pay $1,477,321.70 2016 average pay $41,036.71
Employer Opp/Ephr-St.John CSD 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $1,573,769.45 2017 average pay $24,211.84 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,495,273.61 2016 average pay $22,317.52
Employer Pavilion CSD 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $1,573,756.97 2017 average pay $27,609.77 2016 employees 56 2016 total pay $1,595,277.64 2016 average pay $28,487.10
Employer Rochester-Genesee Trans Auth 2017 employees 11 2017 total pay $1,571,851.04 2017 average pay $142,895.55 2016 employees 12 2016 total pay $1,434,919.25 2016 average pay $119,576.60
Employer Southern Cayuga CSD 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $1,570,185.97 2017 average pay $20,935.81 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $1,461,249.14 2016 average pay $22,140.14
Employer Rockville Centre Pub Library 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $1,568,467.95 2017 average pay $34,854.84 2016 employees 46 2016 total pay $1,618,673.07 2016 average pay $35,188.55
Employer Town of Milton 2017 employees 51 2017 total pay $1,568,023.07 2017 average pay $30,745.55 2016 employees 48 2016 total pay $1,653,890.66 2016 average pay $34,456.06
Employer Town of Kirkland 2017 employees 52 2017 total pay $1,567,217.64 2017 average pay $30,138.80 2016 employees 51 2016 total pay $1,462,399.31 2016 average pay $28,674.50
Employer Manhasset Public Library 2017 employees 35 2017 total pay $1,567,049.57 2017 average pay $44,772.84 2016 employees 38 2016 total pay $1,601,446.04 2016 average pay $42,143.32
Employer West Islip Public Library 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $1,564,600.03 2017 average pay $34,768.89 2016 employees 42 2016 total pay $1,454,418.66 2016 average pay $34,629.02
Employer Town of Stillwater 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $1,560,041.32 2017 average pay $29,434.74 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $1,453,740.88 2016 average pay $27,956.56
Employer Town of Brunswick 2017 employees 54 2017 total pay $1,556,659.08 2017 average pay $28,827.02 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $1,479,863.10 2016 average pay $29,597.26
Employer East Rochester UFSD 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $1,556,432.53 2017 average pay $24,705.28 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $1,582,481.39 2016 average pay $25,942.32
Employer West Canada Valley CSD 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $1,555,964.85 2017 average pay $29,357.83 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $1,363,426.28 2016 average pay $24,789.57
Employer Northeast CSD 2017 employees 71 2017 total pay $1,554,522.08 2017 average pay $21,894.68 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,480,194.72 2016 average pay $21,452.10
Employer Village of Fayetteville 2017 employees 43 2017 total pay $1,551,138.27 2017 average pay $36,072.98 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $1,466,698.48 2016 average pay $34,109.27
Employer North Collins CSD 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $1,548,880.67 2017 average pay $23,467.89 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $1,486,998.36 2016 average pay $20,369.84
Employer Town of Lansing 2017 employees 38 2017 total pay $1,542,493.26 2017 average pay $40,591.93 2016 employees 35 2016 total pay $1,457,087.48 2016 average pay $41,631.07
Employer Whitehall CSD 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $1,538,702.83 2017 average pay $20,516.04 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,378,812.83 2016 average pay $20,276.66
Employer Harpursville CSD 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $1,537,421.55 2017 average pay $20,498.95 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $1,607,750.90 2016 average pay $19,606.72
Employer So Farmingdale Water District 2017 employees 25 2017 total pay $1,534,928.60 2017 average pay $61,397.14 2016 employees 24 2016 total pay $1,536,823.86 2016 average pay $64,034.33
Employer Tupper Lake CSD 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $1,533,502.50 2017 average pay $22,551.51 2016 employees 69 2016 total pay $1,401,881.17 2016 average pay $20,317.12
Employer Greenburgh Eleven UFSD 2017 employees 46 2017 total pay $1,533,048.49 2017 average pay $33,327.14 2016 employees 53 2016 total pay $1,834,790.00 2016 average pay $34,618.68
Employer Caledonia-Mumford CSD 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $1,532,126.08 2017 average pay $24,711.71 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $1,567,889.43 2016 average pay $23,401.33
Employer Village of Montgomery 2017 employees 52 2017 total pay $1,529,426.95 2017 average pay $29,412.06 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $1,371,549.37 2016 average pay $27,430.99
Employer Village of South Nyack 2017 employees 25 2017 total pay $1,528,234.55 2017 average pay $61,129.38 2016 employees 22 2016 total pay $1,498,396.74 2016 average pay $68,108.94
Employer Hicksville Water District 2017 employees 18 2017 total pay $1,525,904.40 2017 average pay $84,772.47 2016 employees 18 2016 total pay $1,668,563.24 2016 average pay $92,697.96
Employer Ulster Co Resource Recovery Ag 2017 employees 32 2017 total pay $1,525,058.64 2017 average pay $47,658.08 2016 employees 33 2016 total pay $1,548,063.49 2016 average pay $46,911.01
Employer NYS Corr Serv,NYC Central Adm 2017 employees 28 2017 total pay $1,523,812.35 2017 average pay $54,421.87 2016 employees 28 2016 total pay $1,374,988.44 2016 average pay $49,106.73
Employer Forestville CSD 2017 employees 56 2017 total pay $1,522,851.75 2017 average pay $27,193.78 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $1,491,080.59 2016 average pay $28,674.63
Employer Waterford-Halfmoon UFSD 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $1,521,460.59 2017 average pay $26,692.29 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $1,565,252.81 2016 average pay $27,460.58
Employer Town of Aurora 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $1,520,158.80 2017 average pay $25,335.98 2016 employees 62 2016 total pay $1,541,566.38 2016 average pay $24,863.97
Employer Town of Sweden 2017 employees 54 2017 total pay $1,518,717.76 2017 average pay $28,124.40 2016 employees 58 2016 total pay $1,485,383.85 2016 average pay $25,610.07
Employer Town of Newfane 2017 employees 38 2017 total pay $1,518,341.93 2017 average pay $39,956.37 2016 employees 39 2016 total pay $1,408,904.46 2016 average pay $36,125.76
Employer Ramapo Catskill Library System 2017 employees 27 2017 total pay $1,517,779.15 2017 average pay $56,214.04 2016 employees 26 2016 total pay $1,440,090.50 2016 average pay $55,388.10
Employer Town of Dryden 2017 employees 42 2017 total pay $1,516,544.43 2017 average pay $36,108.20 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,561,657.32 2016 average pay $39,041.43
Employer Clinton CSD 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $1,516,248.96 2017 average pay $19,193.02 2016 employees 83 2016 total pay $1,552,555.88 2016 average pay $18,705.49
Employer Village of Watkins Glen 2017 employees 54 2017 total pay $1,511,933.57 2017 average pay $27,998.77 2016 employees 55 2016 total pay $1,505,269.01 2016 average pay $27,368.53
Employer Town of Olive 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $1,509,107.96 2017 average pay $26,475.58 2016 employees 51 2016 total pay $1,312,414.98 2016 average pay $25,733.63
Employer Clifton Pk-Halfmn Pub Libr Dis 2017 employees 87 2017 total pay $1,504,978.18 2017 average pay $17,298.60 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $1,302,591.97 2016 average pay $15,885.27
Employer Larchmont Mamaroneck Garb Comm 2017 employees 28 2017 total pay $1,501,825.59 2017 average pay $53,636.63 2016 employees 27 2016 total pay $1,506,855.07 2016 average pay $55,809.45
Employer Niskayuna Fire District #1 2017 employees 15 2017 total pay $1,501,273.71 2017 average pay $100,084.91 2016 employees 15 2016 total pay $1,421,390.93 2016 average pay $94,759.40
Employer Albany Parking Authority 2017 employees 41 2017 total pay $1,497,179.58 2017 average pay $36,516.58 2016 employees 39 2016 total pay $1,463,536.62 2016 average pay $37,526.58
Employer Office of Indigent Legal Serv 2017 employees 19 2017 total pay $1,491,570.98 2017 average pay $78,503.74 2016 employees 18 2016 total pay $1,105,383.64 2016 average pay $61,410.20
Employer Hadley-Luzerne CSD 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $1,490,647.04 2017 average pay $21,921.28 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $1,489,775.09 2016 average pay $22,572.35
Employer Crandall Library 2017 employees 39 2017 total pay $1,490,044.74 2017 average pay $38,206.28 2016 employees 39 2016 total pay $1,400,159.68 2016 average pay $35,901.53
Employer Village of North Syracuse 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $1,488,553.77 2017 average pay $33,078.97 2016 employees 44 2016 total pay $1,502,271.73 2016 average pay $34,142.54
Employer Brushton Moira CSD 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $1,482,530.57 2017 average pay $19,767.07 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $1,438,111.71 2016 average pay $18,922.52
Employer Ridge Culver Fire District 2017 employees 18 2017 total pay $1,481,066.27 2017 average pay $82,281.46 2016 employees 19 2016 total pay $1,557,065.79 2016 average pay $81,950.83
Employer Tioga CSD 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $1,476,767.92 2017 average pay $19,431.16 2016 employees 74 2016 total pay $1,437,750.69 2016 average pay $19,429.06
Employer Groton CSD 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $1,475,836.56 2017 average pay $22,705.18 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,458,707.96 2016 average pay $21,451.59
Employer Bemus Point CSD 2017 employees 61 2017 total pay $1,473,242.17 2017 average pay $24,151.51 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $1,500,784.70 2016 average pay $22,070.36
Employer Ossining Public Library 2017 employees 40 2017 total pay $1,472,175.25 2017 average pay $36,804.38 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,405,050.43 2016 average pay $35,126.26
Employer East Bloomfield CSD 2017 employees 60 2017 total pay $1,471,897.95 2017 average pay $24,531.63 2016 employees 60 2016 total pay $1,427,892.95 2016 average pay $23,798.22
Employer Village of Cayuga Heights 2017 employees 39 2017 total pay $1,471,253.65 2017 average pay $37,724.45 2016 employees 40 2016 total pay $1,428,156.62 2016 average pay $35,703.92

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