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
| Employer | 2017 employees | 2017 total pay | 2017 average pay | 2016 employees | 2016 total pay | 2016 average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer Amagansett UFSD | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $877,386.92 | 2017 average pay $79,762.45 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $840,795.03 | 2016 average pay $76,435.91 |
| Employer Village of Clayton | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $876,520.80 | 2017 average pay $30,224.86 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $832,804.49 | 2016 average pay $27,760.15 |
| Employer Avoca CSD | 2017 employees 40 | 2017 total pay $875,512.96 | 2017 average pay $21,887.82 | 2016 employees 41 | 2016 total pay $944,444.19 | 2016 average pay $23,035.22 |
| Employer East Quogue UFSD | 2017 employees 33 | 2017 total pay $873,415.80 | 2017 average pay $26,467.15 | 2016 employees 34 | 2016 total pay $782,190.75 | 2016 average pay $23,005.61 |
| Employer Town of Gardiner | 2017 employees 41 | 2017 total pay $871,503.29 | 2017 average pay $21,256.18 | 2016 employees 42 | 2016 total pay $940,053.32 | 2016 average pay $22,382.22 |
| Employer Town of Richland | 2017 employees 30 | 2017 total pay $870,664.90 | 2017 average pay $29,022.16 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $897,163.19 | 2016 average pay $29,905.44 |
| Employer Clifton-Fine CSD | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $870,238.49 | 2017 average pay $30,008.22 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $972,038.60 | 2016 average pay $29,455.72 |
| Employer Fort Ann CSD | 2017 employees 35 | 2017 total pay $869,573.16 | 2017 average pay $24,844.95 | 2016 employees 37 | 2016 total pay $724,745.56 | 2016 average pay $19,587.72 |
| Employer Town of Johnsburg | 2017 employees 42 | 2017 total pay $869,559.34 | 2017 average pay $20,703.79 | 2016 employees 38 | 2016 total pay $840,061.02 | 2016 average pay $22,106.87 |
| Employer Greenburgh Housing Authority | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $866,515.92 | 2017 average pay $66,655.07 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $882,231.56 | 2016 average pay $67,863.97 |
| Employer Village of Homer | 2017 employees 40 | 2017 total pay $863,810.90 | 2017 average pay $21,595.27 | 2016 employees 39 | 2016 total pay $834,554.52 | 2016 average pay $21,398.83 |
| Employer Town of Clarkson | 2017 employees 32 | 2017 total pay $863,068.46 | 2017 average pay $26,970.89 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $963,711.00 | 2016 average pay $29,203.36 |
| Employer Rocky Point Fire District | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $861,627.06 | 2017 average pay $29,711.28 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $924,610.43 | 2016 average pay $31,883.12 |
| Employer Village of Cazenovia | 2017 employees 41 | 2017 total pay $861,552.43 | 2017 average pay $21,013.47 | 2016 employees 37 | 2016 total pay $816,617.76 | 2016 average pay $22,070.75 |
| Employer Town of Cazenovia | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $861,448.31 | 2017 average pay $33,132.63 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $784,994.36 | 2016 average pay $29,073.87 |
| Employer Hermon-Dekalb CSD | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $859,813.01 | 2017 average pay $23,238.19 | 2016 employees 36 | 2016 total pay $835,496.13 | 2016 average pay $23,208.23 |
| Employer Town of Paris | 2017 employees 38 | 2017 total pay $857,237.14 | 2017 average pay $22,558.87 | 2016 employees 36 | 2016 total pay $798,046.00 | 2016 average pay $22,167.94 |
| Employer Long Beach Housing Authority | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $855,599.43 | 2017 average pay $50,329.38 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $779,601.70 | 2016 average pay $51,973.45 |
| Employer Hauppauge Public Library | 2017 employees 46 | 2017 total pay $853,704.89 | 2017 average pay $18,558.80 | 2016 employees 44 | 2016 total pay $880,767.78 | 2016 average pay $20,017.45 |
| Employer Town of Hastings | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $850,963.73 | 2017 average pay $40,522.08 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $809,381.71 | 2016 average pay $36,790.08 |
| Employer No Onondaga Library District | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $850,951.54 | 2017 average pay $27,450.05 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $824,159.93 | 2016 average pay $26,585.80 |
| Employer Town of Boston | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $850,471.27 | 2017 average pay $30,373.97 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $839,204.39 | 2016 average pay $25,430.44 |
| Employer Village of Fishkill | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $850,308.87 | 2017 average pay $34,012.35 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $846,017.27 | 2016 average pay $35,250.72 |
| Employer Town of Newstead | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $849,654.81 | 2017 average pay $22,963.64 | 2016 employees 38 | 2016 total pay $875,103.07 | 2016 average pay $23,029.03 |
| Employer Town of Coxsackie | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $848,631.40 | 2017 average pay $22,935.98 | 2016 employees 38 | 2016 total pay $804,340.54 | 2016 average pay $21,166.86 |
| Employer Town of Rhinebeck | 2017 employees 39 | 2017 total pay $847,438.40 | 2017 average pay $21,729.19 | 2016 employees 37 | 2016 total pay $835,105.25 | 2016 average pay $22,570.41 |
| Employer Tug Hill Commission | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $846,709.45 | 2017 average pay $65,131.50 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $799,805.86 | 2016 average pay $61,523.53 |
| Employer Chazy CSD | 2017 employees 34 | 2017 total pay $844,005.51 | 2017 average pay $24,823.69 | 2016 employees 37 | 2016 total pay $880,306.21 | 2016 average pay $23,792.06 |
| Employer Village of Coxsackie | 2017 employees 38 | 2017 total pay $842,556.28 | 2017 average pay $22,172.53 | 2016 employees 45 | 2016 total pay $854,888.30 | 2016 average pay $18,997.52 |
| Employer Town of Hancock | 2017 employees 27 | 2017 total pay $840,969.93 | 2017 average pay $31,147.03 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $830,118.16 | 2016 average pay $29,647.08 |
| Employer Oyster Bay Public Library | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $840,782.97 | 2017 average pay $32,337.81 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $912,801.99 | 2016 average pay $31,475.93 |
| Employer Mount Morris CSD | 2017 employees 39 | 2017 total pay $836,813.89 | 2017 average pay $21,456.77 | 2016 employees 42 | 2016 total pay $776,558.47 | 2016 average pay $18,489.49 |
| Employer Fire Island UFSD | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $835,772.62 | 2017 average pay $59,698.04 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $734,359.90 | 2016 average pay $52,454.28 |
| Employer Village of Sloatsburg | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $835,543.54 | 2017 average pay $37,979.25 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $871,875.39 | 2016 average pay $36,328.14 |
| Employer Town of Southport | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $835,272.66 | 2017 average pay $37,966.94 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $813,364.86 | 2016 average pay $35,363.69 |
| Employer Village of Whitesboro | 2017 employees 27 | 2017 total pay $834,251.83 | 2017 average pay $30,898.22 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $697,348.88 | 2016 average pay $31,697.68 |
| Employer Port Chester Housing Authority | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $833,596.03 | 2017 average pay $69,466.34 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $723,542.41 | 2016 average pay $55,657.11 |
| Employer Leg Task Force Reapportionment | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $833,314.38 | 2017 average pay $69,442.87 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $799,232.72 | 2016 average pay $66,602.73 |
| Employer Town of Pleasant Valley | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $832,937.47 | 2017 average pay $32,036.06 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $783,553.37 | 2016 average pay $31,342.13 |
| Employer Frankfort-Schuyler CSD | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $832,444.04 | 2017 average pay $26,853.03 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $817,918.64 | 2016 average pay $24,785.41 |
| Employer Town of Sodus | 2017 employees 46 | 2017 total pay $831,436.57 | 2017 average pay $18,074.71 | 2016 employees 48 | 2016 total pay $812,922.73 | 2016 average pay $16,935.89 |
| Employer Village of Gowanda | 2017 employees 48 | 2017 total pay $830,594.67 | 2017 average pay $17,304.06 | 2016 employees 47 | 2016 total pay $865,865.64 | 2016 average pay $18,422.67 |
| Employer Town of Alexandria | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $830,495.92 | 2017 average pay $39,547.42 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $831,552.05 | 2016 average pay $37,797.82 |
| Employer Town of Ellicottville | 2017 employees 27 | 2017 total pay $830,231.97 | 2017 average pay $30,749.33 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $780,404.56 | 2016 average pay $26,013.49 |
| Employer Wynantskill UFSD | 2017 employees 38 | 2017 total pay $829,262.19 | 2017 average pay $21,822.69 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $694,215.74 | 2016 average pay $26,700.61 |
| Employer Remsen CSD | 2017 employees 35 | 2017 total pay $828,491.77 | 2017 average pay $23,671.19 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $870,107.04 | 2016 average pay $26,366.88 |
| Employer Authorities Budget Office | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $828,267.22 | 2017 average pay $51,766.70 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $744,751.17 | 2016 average pay $49,650.08 |
| Employer Middle Island Fire District | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $827,187.26 | 2017 average pay $35,964.66 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $784,530.95 | 2016 average pay $37,358.62 |
| Employer North Country Library System | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $825,691.80 | 2017 average pay $39,318.66 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $762,101.70 | 2016 average pay $38,105.09 |
| Employer North Bellmore Fire District | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $825,289.78 | 2017 average pay $63,483.83 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $924,642.02 | 2016 average pay $61,642.80 |
| Employer Town of Phelps | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $824,714.56 | 2017 average pay $32,988.58 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $763,631.24 | 2016 average pay $34,710.51 |
| Employer Town of Rush | 2017 employees 39 | 2017 total pay $823,335.47 | 2017 average pay $21,111.17 | 2016 employees 40 | 2016 total pay $830,597.78 | 2016 average pay $20,764.94 |
| Employer Legislative Messenger Service | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $821,294.75 | 2017 average pay $34,220.61 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $848,361.97 | 2016 average pay $32,629.31 |
| Employer Town of Binghamton | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $821,222.40 | 2017 average pay $35,705.32 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $771,504.04 | 2016 average pay $33,543.65 |
| Employer Roosevelt Public Library | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $820,135.99 | 2017 average pay $54,675.73 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $522,517.80 | 2016 average pay $43,543.15 |
| Employer Town of Arcadia | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $819,744.24 | 2017 average pay $37,261.10 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $759,406.54 | 2016 average pay $36,162.22 |
| Employer Town of Geneva | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $817,583.63 | 2017 average pay $48,093.15 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $851,870.11 | 2016 average pay $44,835.27 |
| Employer Town of Tully | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $817,569.15 | 2017 average pay $31,444.97 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $833,650.82 | 2016 average pay $33,346.03 |
| Employer Village of Maybrook | 2017 employees 30 | 2017 total pay $817,288.57 | 2017 average pay $27,242.95 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $856,851.23 | 2016 average pay $31,735.23 |
| Employer Town of Inlet | 2017 employees 35 | 2017 total pay $815,621.48 | 2017 average pay $23,303.47 | 2016 employees 32 | 2016 total pay $743,216.27 | 2016 average pay $23,225.51 |
| Employer Village of Minoa | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $813,772.95 | 2017 average pay $28,061.14 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $831,916.03 | 2016 average pay $26,836.00 |
| Employer Village of Saltaire | 2017 employees 35 | 2017 total pay $813,165.45 | 2017 average pay $23,233.30 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $774,606.00 | 2016 average pay $26,710.55 |
| Employer Oriskany CSD | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $813,073.21 | 2017 average pay $21,974.95 | 2016 employees 40 | 2016 total pay $876,072.93 | 2016 average pay $21,901.82 |
| Employer Amityville Public Library | 2017 employees 30 | 2017 total pay $812,248.47 | 2017 average pay $27,074.95 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $1,000,483.09 | 2016 average pay $43,499.26 |
| Employer Ridge Fire District | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $811,730.23 | 2017 average pay $32,469.21 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $885,689.20 | 2016 average pay $28,570.62 |
| Employer Town of Cambria | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $809,822.04 | 2017 average pay $27,924.90 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $747,923.54 | 2016 average pay $28,766.29 |
| Employer Richfield Springs CSD | 2017 employees 27 | 2017 total pay $809,464.89 | 2017 average pay $29,980.18 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $826,309.39 | 2016 average pay $27,543.65 |
| Employer Village of Fort Edward | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $809,230.10 | 2017 average pay $28,901.08 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $806,778.94 | 2016 average pay $26,892.63 |
| Employer Village of Elmira Heights | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $806,091.62 | 2017 average pay $33,587.15 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $909,335.89 | 2016 average pay $37,889.00 |
| Employer Town of Livonia | 2017 employees 32 | 2017 total pay $803,725.44 | 2017 average pay $25,116.42 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $782,741.91 | 2016 average pay $26,091.40 |
| Employer Greenlawn Fire District | 2017 employees 39 | 2017 total pay $803,035.21 | 2017 average pay $20,590.65 | 2016 employees 41 | 2016 total pay $704,382.58 | 2016 average pay $17,180.06 |
| Employer Village of Flower Hill | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $802,327.94 | 2017 average pay $72,938.90 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $743,834.36 | 2016 average pay $74,383.44 |
| Employer Babylon Public Library | 2017 employees 32 | 2017 total pay $798,027.78 | 2017 average pay $24,938.37 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $794,042.38 | 2016 average pay $25,614.27 |
| Employer Huntington Fire District | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $796,920.97 | 2017 average pay $56,922.93 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $802,746.38 | 2016 average pay $47,220.38 |
| Employer Town of Kingsbury | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $796,809.93 | 2017 average pay $21,535.40 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $664,424.29 | 2016 average pay $24,608.31 |
| Employer Roscoe CSD | 2017 employees 44 | 2017 total pay $795,031.35 | 2017 average pay $18,068.89 | 2016 employees 44 | 2016 total pay $770,013.85 | 2016 average pay $17,500.31 |
| Employer Parishville-Hopkinton CSD | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $793,683.56 | 2017 average pay $21,450.91 | 2016 employees 36 | 2016 total pay $823,447.38 | 2016 average pay $22,873.54 |
| Employer Town of Riga | 2017 employees 41 | 2017 total pay $792,556.16 | 2017 average pay $19,330.64 | 2016 employees 45 | 2016 total pay $736,856.08 | 2016 average pay $16,374.58 |
| Employer Germantown CSD | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $790,611.98 | 2017 average pay $34,374.43 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $842,636.81 | 2016 average pay $35,109.87 |
| Employer Stockbridge CSD | 2017 employees 38 | 2017 total pay $789,654.15 | 2017 average pay $20,780.37 | 2016 employees 41 | 2016 total pay $820,561.90 | 2016 average pay $20,013.70 |
| Employer Stamford CSD | 2017 employees 41 | 2017 total pay $788,177.32 | 2017 average pay $19,223.84 | 2016 employees 45 | 2016 total pay $733,550.29 | 2016 average pay $16,301.12 |
| Employer Mid Hudson Library System | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $785,659.18 | 2017 average pay $49,103.70 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $710,898.53 | 2016 average pay $41,817.56 |
| Employer Bolton CSD | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $785,545.12 | 2017 average pay $35,706.60 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $792,679.21 | 2016 average pay $36,030.87 |
| Employer Town of Porter | 2017 employees 32 | 2017 total pay $783,694.50 | 2017 average pay $24,490.45 | 2016 employees 34 | 2016 total pay $666,152.78 | 2016 average pay $19,592.73 |
| Employer Village of Palmyra | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $783,176.29 | 2017 average pay $46,069.19 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $766,579.98 | 2016 average pay $40,346.31 |
| Employer Village of Granville | 2017 employees 30 | 2017 total pay $782,431.09 | 2017 average pay $26,081.04 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $792,588.68 | 2016 average pay $28,306.74 |
| Employer Franklin Square Water District | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $782,246.95 | 2017 average pay $71,113.36 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $857,189.06 | 2016 average pay $65,937.62 |
| Employer Town of Hamptonburgh | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $780,572.14 | 2017 average pay $43,365.12 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $743,720.75 | 2016 average pay $41,317.82 |
| Employer Town of Pendleton | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $778,852.12 | 2017 average pay $27,816.15 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $803,178.59 | 2016 average pay $27,695.81 |
| Employer Mamaroneck Public Library Dist | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $778,200.35 | 2017 average pay $59,861.57 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $827,144.25 | 2016 average pay $59,081.73 |
| Employer Town of Fenton | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $778,013.81 | 2017 average pay $26,828.06 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $780,894.55 | 2016 average pay $28,922.02 |
| Employer Village of Sherburne | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $777,669.08 | 2017 average pay $25,086.10 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $757,050.17 | 2016 average pay $24,420.97 |
| Employer Town of Red Hook | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $777,384.52 | 2017 average pay $31,095.38 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $765,559.20 | 2016 average pay $28,354.04 |
| Employer East Greenbush Comm Library | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $776,744.60 | 2017 average pay $26,784.30 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $776,649.91 | 2016 average pay $25,053.22 |
| Employer Rye Free Reading Room | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $773,782.68 | 2017 average pay $59,521.74 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $759,846.64 | 2016 average pay $58,449.74 |
| Employer Village of Churchville | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $771,892.39 | 2017 average pay $42,882.91 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $742,549.89 | 2016 average pay $39,081.57 |
| Employer Andover CSD | 2017 employees 30 | 2017 total pay $771,641.58 | 2017 average pay $25,721.39 | 2016 employees 31 | 2016 total pay $760,146.03 | 2016 average pay $24,520.84 |
| Employer Town of Le Ray | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $771,613.56 | 2017 average pay $33,548.42 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $768,871.29 | 2016 average pay $32,036.30 |
| Employer Belfast CSD | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $771,273.48 | 2017 average pay $20,845.23 | 2016 employees 38 | 2016 total pay $826,572.68 | 2016 average pay $21,751.91 |
| Employer Town of Johnstown | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $770,240.17 | 2017 average pay $40,538.96 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $682,392.59 | 2016 average pay $34,119.63 |
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