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 Town of Hector | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $769,693.86 | 2017 average pay $32,070.58 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $741,056.46 | 2016 average pay $35,288.40 |
| Employer Town of Kinderhook | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $768,697.47 | 2017 average pay $26,506.81 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $683,896.70 | 2016 average pay $25,329.51 |
| Employer Town of Allegany | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $768,615.25 | 2017 average pay $34,937.06 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $732,109.27 | 2016 average pay $30,504.55 |
| Employer No Tonawanda Public Library | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $767,791.00 | 2017 average pay $30,711.64 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $725,509.07 | 2016 average pay $30,229.54 |
| Employer Metropolitan Reference Library | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $766,686.19 | 2017 average pay $63,890.52 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $962,428.23 | 2016 average pay $74,032.94 |
| Employer Town of Palmyra | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $765,608.89 | 2017 average pay $29,446.50 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $736,597.48 | 2016 average pay $28,330.67 |
| Employer Town of Oneonta | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $764,960.83 | 2017 average pay $34,770.95 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $724,941.48 | 2016 average pay $31,519.19 |
| Employer Village of Huntington Bay | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $764,036.93 | 2017 average pay $47,752.31 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $754,345.71 | 2016 average pay $44,373.28 |
| Employer Town of Keene | 2017 employees 33 | 2017 total pay $762,615.23 | 2017 average pay $23,109.55 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $697,229.94 | 2016 average pay $23,241.00 |
| Employer Town of Union Vale | 2017 employees 38 | 2017 total pay $762,526.05 | 2017 average pay $20,066.48 | 2016 employees 37 | 2016 total pay $729,147.98 | 2016 average pay $19,706.70 |
| Employer Village of Cold Spring | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $761,197.69 | 2017 average pay $27,185.63 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $780,855.52 | 2016 average pay $32,535.65 |
| Employer Town of Rochester | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $757,620.16 | 2017 average pay $30,304.81 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $815,999.11 | 2016 average pay $37,090.87 |
| Employer Harrisville CSD | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $755,098.16 | 2017 average pay $20,408.06 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $682,205.99 | 2016 average pay $20,672.91 |
| Employer Yonkers Indust Devel Agcy | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $752,592.77 | 2017 average pay $57,891.75 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $701,731.71 | 2016 average pay $63,793.79 |
| Employer Mid York Library System | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $751,020.95 | 2017 average pay $44,177.70 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $727,018.65 | 2016 average pay $38,264.14 |
| Employer Town of Jerusalem | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $751,001.92 | 2017 average pay $34,136.45 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $800,166.05 | 2016 average pay $36,371.18 |
| Employer Town of Canton | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $750,024.38 | 2017 average pay $32,609.76 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $704,217.36 | 2016 average pay $32,009.88 |
| Employer Mt Pleasant Blythedale UFSD | 2017 employees 43 | 2017 total pay $749,653.23 | 2017 average pay $17,433.80 | 2016 employees 39 | 2016 total pay $778,967.12 | 2016 average pay $19,973.52 |
| Employer Hempstead Housing Authority | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $749,600.24 | 2017 average pay $57,661.56 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $719,495.39 | 2016 average pay $55,345.80 |
| Employer Bayport Blue Point Pub Library | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $748,140.53 | 2017 average pay $26,719.30 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $846,323.74 | 2016 average pay $29,183.58 |
| Employer Town of Hadley | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $747,851.74 | 2017 average pay $33,993.26 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $770,083.30 | 2016 average pay $32,086.80 |
| Employer Lockport Public Library | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $747,832.10 | 2017 average pay $31,159.67 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $703,090.20 | 2016 average pay $30,569.14 |
| Employer Colton-Pierrepont CSD | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $747,417.84 | 2017 average pay $32,496.43 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $699,096.03 | 2016 average pay $30,395.48 |
| Employer Belleville-Henderson CSD | 2017 employees 40 | 2017 total pay $746,405.21 | 2017 average pay $18,660.13 | 2016 employees 39 | 2016 total pay $719,627.21 | 2016 average pay $18,451.98 |
| Employer Richmond Memorial Library | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $746,191.27 | 2017 average pay $33,917.79 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $675,754.22 | 2016 average pay $28,156.43 |
| Employer Oswego Port Authority | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $745,831.06 | 2017 average pay $43,872.42 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $703,995.34 | 2016 average pay $39,110.85 |
| Employer Town of Chatham | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $745,292.57 | 2017 average pay $31,053.86 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $665,709.02 | 2016 average pay $30,259.50 |
| Employer Village of East Syracuse | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $744,987.12 | 2017 average pay $25,689.21 | 2016 employees 32 | 2016 total pay $726,161.56 | 2016 average pay $22,692.55 |
| Employer Lakeland Fire District | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $743,712.72 | 2017 average pay $23,990.73 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $969,529.74 | 2016 average pay $35,908.51 |
| Employer Four County Library System | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $741,977.73 | 2017 average pay $35,332.27 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $623,117.20 | 2016 average pay $32,795.64 |
| Employer Town of Callicoon | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $741,023.45 | 2017 average pay $28,500.90 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $678,374.35 | 2016 average pay $25,124.98 |
| Employer Baldwin Fire District | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $739,226.49 | 2017 average pay $56,863.58 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $699,117.30 | 2016 average pay $63,556.12 |
| Employer Lisbon CSD | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $736,443.09 | 2017 average pay $38,760.16 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $715,297.66 | 2016 average pay $39,738.76 |
| Employer No Hempstead Sol Wst Mgmt Auth | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $735,212.27 | 2017 average pay $52,515.16 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $1,112,739.19 | 2016 average pay $61,818.84 |
| Employer Village of Canajoharie | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $734,072.11 | 2017 average pay $25,312.83 | 2016 employees 32 | 2016 total pay $747,485.33 | 2016 average pay $23,358.92 |
| Employer Village of Walton | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $733,154.76 | 2017 average pay $19,814.99 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $697,211.52 | 2016 average pay $23,240.38 |
| Employer Mc Graw CSD | 2017 employees 34 | 2017 total pay $732,994.80 | 2017 average pay $21,558.67 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $757,454.62 | 2016 average pay $22,953.17 |
| Employer Town of Wheatland | 2017 employees 34 | 2017 total pay $731,677.82 | 2017 average pay $21,519.94 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $785,548.20 | 2016 average pay $23,804.49 |
| Employer Town of Alden | 2017 employees 36 | 2017 total pay $731,564.99 | 2017 average pay $20,321.25 | 2016 employees 35 | 2016 total pay $668,464.51 | 2016 average pay $19,098.99 |
| Employer Elba CSD | 2017 employees 33 | 2017 total pay $730,294.60 | 2017 average pay $22,130.14 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $664,742.56 | 2016 average pay $20,143.71 |
| Employer Village of Ravena | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $730,111.63 | 2017 average pay $30,421.32 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $687,648.01 | 2016 average pay $26,448.00 |
| Employer Village of Corinth | 2017 employees 27 | 2017 total pay $728,342.01 | 2017 average pay $26,975.63 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $686,848.99 | 2016 average pay $24,530.32 |
| Employer Hinsdale CSD | 2017 employees 35 | 2017 total pay $726,844.98 | 2017 average pay $20,767.00 | 2016 employees 37 | 2016 total pay $727,673.58 | 2016 average pay $19,666.85 |
| Employer Town of Busti | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $724,545.20 | 2017 average pay $34,502.15 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $688,416.13 | 2016 average pay $29,931.14 |
| Employer South Kortright CSD | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $724,007.58 | 2017 average pay $28,960.30 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $679,067.19 | 2016 average pay $30,866.69 |
| Employer Village of Honeoye Falls | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $722,551.57 | 2017 average pay $27,790.45 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $711,920.43 | 2016 average pay $24,548.98 |
| Employer Village of Asharoken | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $721,963.79 | 2017 average pay $60,163.65 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $655,614.06 | 2016 average pay $59,601.28 |
| Employer Belgrave Water Poll Control Dist | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $720,824.19 | 2017 average pay $80,091.58 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $653,868.78 | 2016 average pay $59,442.62 |
| Employer Morris CSD | 2017 employees 34 | 2017 total pay $720,060.78 | 2017 average pay $21,178.26 | 2016 employees 39 | 2016 total pay $702,989.44 | 2016 average pay $18,025.37 |
| Employer Carle Place Water District | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $718,260.86 | 2017 average pay $71,826.09 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $698,814.22 | 2016 average pay $69,881.42 |
| Employer Holbrook Fire District | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $716,669.47 | 2017 average pay $23,118.37 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $601,263.15 | 2016 average pay $26,141.88 |
| Employer NYS Senate - Member Expenses | 2017 employees 50 | 2017 total pay $716,000.00 | 2017 average pay $14,320.00 | 2016 employees 48 | 2016 total pay $707,375.00 | 2016 average pay $14,736.98 |
| Employer Town of Manchester | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $714,668.76 | 2017 average pay $29,777.87 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $764,095.93 | 2016 average pay $33,221.56 |
| Employer Village of Hoosick Falls | 2017 employees 35 | 2017 total pay $711,554.84 | 2017 average pay $20,330.14 | 2016 employees 36 | 2016 total pay $727,406.80 | 2016 average pay $20,205.74 |
| Employer Village of Little Valley | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $711,439.12 | 2017 average pay $39,524.40 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $662,736.61 | 2016 average pay $36,818.70 |
| Employer Town of Roxbury | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $709,320.01 | 2017 average pay $32,241.82 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $689,432.77 | 2016 average pay $28,726.37 |
| Employer Town of Conklin | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $708,998.11 | 2017 average pay $25,321.36 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $765,235.88 | 2016 average pay $28,342.07 |
| Employer Village of Chittenango | 2017 employees 32 | 2017 total pay $708,324.27 | 2017 average pay $22,135.13 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $759,777.37 | 2016 average pay $23,023.56 |
| Employer Upper Hudson Library System | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $708,295.58 | 2017 average pay $70,829.56 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $637,870.92 | 2016 average pay $63,787.09 |
| Employer Elmira Housing Authority | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $705,442.55 | 2017 average pay $44,090.16 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $711,317.46 | 2016 average pay $44,457.34 |
| Employer Village of Victor | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $704,464.53 | 2017 average pay $46,964.30 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $738,508.35 | 2016 average pay $46,156.77 |
| Employer Hammond CSD | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $700,096.25 | 2017 average pay $30,438.97 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $682,861.44 | 2016 average pay $29,689.63 |
| Employer Glens Falls Housing Authority | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $700,055.34 | 2017 average pay $53,850.41 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $626,901.15 | 2016 average pay $48,223.17 |
| Employer Cortland Housing Authority | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $695,751.72 | 2017 average pay $43,484.48 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $698,309.78 | 2016 average pay $38,794.99 |
| Employer Riverhead Fire District | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $693,641.64 | 2017 average pay $53,357.05 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $757,615.08 | 2016 average pay $54,115.36 |
| Employer Garrison UFSD | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $691,643.00 | 2017 average pay $36,402.26 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $692,950.39 | 2016 average pay $32,997.64 |
| Employer Deer Park Fire District #14 | 2017 employees 36 | 2017 total pay $691,178.78 | 2017 average pay $19,199.41 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $673,779.51 | 2016 average pay $25,914.60 |
| Employer Town of Dickinson | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $691,136.05 | 2017 average pay $24,683.43 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $627,003.05 | 2016 average pay $25,080.12 |
| Employer Town of Orleans | 2017 employees 20 | 2017 total pay $690,261.14 | 2017 average pay $34,513.06 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $696,772.83 | 2016 average pay $33,179.66 |
| Employer Town of Seneca | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $688,566.57 | 2017 average pay $43,035.41 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $690,544.73 | 2016 average pay $40,620.28 |
| Employer Ripley CSD | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $687,676.28 | 2017 average pay $23,712.98 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $631,059.14 | 2016 average pay $21,035.30 |
| Employer Village of Alfred | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $686,338.80 | 2017 average pay $29,840.82 | 2016 employees 26 | 2016 total pay $659,157.88 | 2016 average pay $25,352.23 |
| Employer Town of Lyons | 2017 employees 27 | 2017 total pay $684,306.49 | 2017 average pay $25,344.68 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $492,760.45 | 2016 average pay $20,531.69 |
| Employer Farmingville Fire District | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $682,896.75 | 2017 average pay $29,691.16 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $670,664.98 | 2016 average pay $23,952.32 |
| Employer Town of Corning | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $681,852.73 | 2017 average pay $35,886.99 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $574,174.63 | 2016 average pay $26,098.85 |
| Employer Tioga Co Soil,Water Cons Dist | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $679,512.45 | 2017 average pay $37,750.69 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $485,420.66 | 2016 average pay $40,451.72 |
| Employer Town of Schaghticoke | 2017 employees 28 | 2017 total pay $679,347.26 | 2017 average pay $24,262.40 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $625,649.96 | 2016 average pay $21,574.14 |
| Employer West Babylon Fire District | 2017 employees 37 | 2017 total pay $677,322.26 | 2017 average pay $18,306.01 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $569,946.67 | 2016 average pay $19,653.33 |
| Employer Town of Schroeppel | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $674,491.74 | 2017 average pay $30,658.72 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $680,870.72 | 2016 average pay $27,234.83 |
| Employer Town of Kirkwood | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $672,463.69 | 2017 average pay $23,188.40 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $754,466.76 | 2016 average pay $26,016.10 |
| Employer Village of Nissequogue | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $670,835.99 | 2017 average pay $26,833.44 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $662,221.88 | 2016 average pay $28,792.26 |
| Employer Kingston Housing Authority | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $669,090.57 | 2017 average pay $41,818.16 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $694,633.60 | 2016 average pay $40,860.80 |
| Employer Town of Concord | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $668,374.64 | 2017 average pay $23,047.40 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $635,796.37 | 2016 average pay $22,707.01 |
| Employer Village of Painted Post | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $668,151.87 | 2017 average pay $27,839.66 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $718,385.91 | 2016 average pay $29,932.75 |
| Employer Village of Whitehall | 2017 employees 33 | 2017 total pay $667,098.24 | 2017 average pay $20,215.10 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $690,484.94 | 2016 average pay $23,016.16 |
| Employer Hauppauge Fire District | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $665,436.39 | 2017 average pay $47,531.17 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $631,707.72 | 2016 average pay $45,121.98 |
| Employer Town of Lumberland | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $665,100.18 | 2017 average pay $30,231.83 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $617,482.40 | 2016 average pay $28,067.38 |
| Employer Town of Mexico | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $662,449.80 | 2017 average pay $26,497.99 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $550,464.29 | 2016 average pay $19,659.44 |
| Employer Town of Pomfret | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $662,205.26 | 2017 average pay $30,100.24 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $610,326.22 | 2016 average pay $26,535.92 |
| Employer Town of Willsboro | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $661,089.84 | 2017 average pay $26,443.59 | 2016 employees 29 | 2016 total pay $633,218.59 | 2016 average pay $21,835.12 |
| Employer Town of Washington | 2017 employees 20 | 2017 total pay $659,184.34 | 2017 average pay $32,959.22 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $605,117.79 | 2016 average pay $33,617.66 |
| Employer Lyme CSD | 2017 employees 33 | 2017 total pay $657,852.11 | 2017 average pay $19,934.91 | 2016 employees 33 | 2016 total pay $630,975.83 | 2016 average pay $19,120.48 |
| Employer Village of Liverpool | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $657,509.28 | 2017 average pay $27,396.22 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $625,971.45 | 2016 average pay $26,082.14 |
| Employer Plainview Vol Fire Dept | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $656,376.55 | 2017 average pay $46,884.04 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $712,072.94 | 2016 average pay $47,471.53 |
| Employer Interest On Lawyer Account Fnd | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $652,477.07 | 2017 average pay $72,497.45 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $675,504.42 | 2016 average pay $84,438.05 |
| Employer Town of Galway | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $650,858.98 | 2017 average pay $29,584.50 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $577,982.26 | 2016 average pay $25,129.66 |
| Employer Locust Valley Water District | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $650,658.18 | 2017 average pay $81,332.27 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $631,135.92 | 2016 average pay $78,891.99 |
| Employer Town of Greene | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $650,236.24 | 2017 average pay $29,556.19 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $610,303.16 | 2016 average pay $24,412.13 |
| Employer Uniondale Fire Dist | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $649,809.91 | 2017 average pay $43,320.66 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $581,064.86 | 2016 average pay $48,422.07 |
| Employer Town of Floyd | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $647,748.95 | 2017 average pay $25,909.96 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $561,567.66 | 2016 average pay $22,462.71 |
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