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 Island Trees Public Library | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $424,911.52 | 2017 average pay $17,704.65 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $399,468.97 | 2016 average pay $18,157.68 |
| Employer Town of Barton | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $424,106.90 | 2017 average pay $30,293.35 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $422,036.50 | 2016 average pay $30,145.46 |
| Employer Town of Sidney | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $423,999.19 | 2017 average pay $35,333.27 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $408,971.87 | 2016 average pay $29,212.28 |
| Employer Town of Caroline | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $422,672.04 | 2017 average pay $32,513.23 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $414,775.63 | 2016 average pay $31,905.82 |
| Employer Village of Greenwich | 2017 employees 29 | 2017 total pay $421,342.27 | 2017 average pay $14,529.04 | 2016 employees 28 | 2016 total pay $421,814.58 | 2016 average pay $15,064.81 |
| Employer Village of Voorheesville | 2017 employees 20 | 2017 total pay $420,922.55 | 2017 average pay $21,046.13 | 2016 employees 24 | 2016 total pay $354,149.21 | 2016 average pay $14,756.22 |
| Employer Town of Milan | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $420,627.50 | 2017 average pay $30,044.82 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $390,622.96 | 2016 average pay $27,901.64 |
| Employer Olean Public Library | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $420,408.87 | 2017 average pay $28,027.26 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $497,581.85 | 2016 average pay $29,269.52 |
| Employer Town of Brownville | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $419,893.09 | 2017 average pay $38,172.10 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $400,781.64 | 2016 average pay $33,398.47 |
| Employer Tarrytown Mun Housing Auth | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $416,480.19 | 2017 average pay $69,413.37 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $398,353.56 | 2016 average pay $66,392.26 |
| Employer Newark Housing Authority | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $415,871.11 | 2017 average pay $37,806.46 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $454,493.90 | 2016 average pay $37,874.49 |
| Employer Town of Stony Creek | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $415,461.37 | 2017 average pay $18,063.54 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $439,865.20 | 2016 average pay $20,945.96 |
| Employer Town of Nassau | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $414,403.34 | 2017 average pay $25,900.21 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $473,472.23 | 2016 average pay $26,304.01 |
| Employer Village of Richmondville | 2017 employees 20 | 2017 total pay $413,464.57 | 2017 average pay $20,673.23 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $377,631.46 | 2016 average pay $17,165.07 |
| Employer Hampton Bays Fire District | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $413,406.59 | 2017 average pay $37,582.42 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $382,319.60 | 2016 average pay $31,859.97 |
| Employer New Hyde Park Fire District | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $413,137.25 | 2017 average pay $17,962.49 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $427,285.74 | 2016 average pay $22,488.72 |
| Employer Town of Black Brook | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $412,910.08 | 2017 average pay $24,288.83 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $511,614.78 | 2016 average pay $22,244.12 |
| Employer Village of Speculator | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $412,746.78 | 2017 average pay $25,796.67 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $414,337.18 | 2016 average pay $23,018.73 |
| Employer Village of Philmont | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $409,532.88 | 2017 average pay $17,063.87 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $391,692.27 | 2016 average pay $17,804.19 |
| Employer Medford Fire District | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $409,400.42 | 2017 average pay $37,218.22 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $405,260.95 | 2016 average pay $33,771.75 |
| Employer Village of Angola | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $408,766.84 | 2017 average pay $24,045.11 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $409,978.11 | 2016 average pay $25,623.63 |
| Employer Village of Hillburn | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $408,406.35 | 2017 average pay $29,171.88 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $360,587.92 | 2016 average pay $27,737.53 |
| Employer Town of West Bloomfield | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $408,034.30 | 2017 average pay $27,202.29 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $400,875.97 | 2016 average pay $26,725.06 |
| Employer Town of Brutus | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $407,933.38 | 2017 average pay $21,470.18 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $349,812.79 | 2016 average pay $16,657.75 |
| Employer Legislative Library | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $407,912.70 | 2017 average pay $58,273.24 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $388,079.13 | 2016 average pay $55,439.88 |
| Employer Nassau Co Interim Fin Auth | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $406,417.58 | 2017 average pay $135,472.53 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $413,903.26 | 2016 average pay $137,967.75 |
| Employer Village of Oxford | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $404,881.98 | 2017 average pay $25,305.12 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $358,165.83 | 2016 average pay $27,551.22 |
| Employer Town of Argyle | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $404,173.77 | 2017 average pay $33,681.15 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $386,053.94 | 2016 average pay $29,696.46 |
| Employer W Sayville-Oakdale Fire Dist | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $403,594.32 | 2017 average pay $21,241.81 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $371,605.08 | 2016 average pay $21,859.12 |
| Employer Glen Cove Housing Authority | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $402,537.12 | 2017 average pay $57,505.30 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $416,287.25 | 2016 average pay $59,469.61 |
| Employer Mohawk Valley Library System | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $401,824.77 | 2017 average pay $57,403.54 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $381,772.51 | 2016 average pay $54,538.93 |
| Employer Town of Adams | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $401,195.66 | 2017 average pay $25,074.73 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $379,745.58 | 2016 average pay $29,211.20 |
| Employer Town of Antwerp | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $401,106.55 | 2017 average pay $30,854.35 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $376,684.71 | 2016 average pay $28,975.75 |
| Employer Town of Springwater | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $400,636.01 | 2017 average pay $25,039.75 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $361,020.83 | 2016 average pay $21,236.52 |
| Employer W NY Library Resources Council | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $399,715.73 | 2017 average pay $49,964.47 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $393,320.23 | 2016 average pay $39,332.02 |
| Employer Town of Westport | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $399,520.59 | 2017 average pay $30,732.35 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $373,905.65 | 2016 average pay $23,369.10 |
| Employer Village of Sodus Point | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $399,183.58 | 2017 average pay $24,948.97 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $355,549.65 | 2016 average pay $19,752.76 |
| Employer Capital Dist Reg Planning Comm | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $398,752.62 | 2017 average pay $49,844.08 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $405,273.24 | 2016 average pay $57,896.18 |
| Employer Town of Crown Point | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $398,379.83 | 2017 average pay $24,898.74 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $372,050.90 | 2016 average pay $24,803.39 |
| Employer Town of Rose | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $397,310.08 | 2017 average pay $28,379.29 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $318,475.60 | 2016 average pay $22,748.26 |
| Employer Bohemia Fire District | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $395,797.36 | 2017 average pay $28,271.24 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $406,811.71 | 2016 average pay $33,900.98 |
| Employer Town of Lima | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $395,185.03 | 2017 average pay $23,246.18 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $335,407.34 | 2016 average pay $22,360.49 |
| Employer Town of Collins | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $395,175.67 | 2017 average pay $17,181.55 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $387,047.46 | 2016 average pay $16,828.15 |
| Employer Town of Stockholm | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $393,966.53 | 2017 average pay $32,830.54 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $361,087.15 | 2016 average pay $32,826.10 |
| Employer Village of Montour Falls | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $393,254.50 | 2017 average pay $28,089.61 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $363,729.86 | 2016 average pay $24,248.66 |
| Employer Town of Howard | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $392,887.96 | 2017 average pay $32,740.66 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $366,283.06 | 2016 average pay $33,298.46 |
| Employer Town of Maine | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $392,728.87 | 2017 average pay $30,209.91 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $376,228.24 | 2016 average pay $28,940.63 |
| Employer Town of Edinburg | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $392,602.56 | 2017 average pay $30,200.20 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $379,074.79 | 2016 average pay $34,461.34 |
| Employer Legislative Ethics Committee | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $391,875.56 | 2017 average pay $55,982.22 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $316,537.69 | 2016 average pay $52,756.28 |
| Employer Village of Phelps | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $391,535.01 | 2017 average pay $24,470.94 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $322,148.89 | 2016 average pay $24,780.68 |
| Employer Cornwall Public Library | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $391,488.14 | 2017 average pay $43,498.68 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $329,845.28 | 2016 average pay $25,372.71 |
| Employer Town of Conesus | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $391,371.51 | 2017 average pay $27,955.11 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $404,266.33 | 2016 average pay $28,876.17 |
| Employer Kings Park Fire District | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $391,032.10 | 2017 average pay $26,068.81 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $391,639.74 | 2016 average pay $18,649.51 |
| Employer Town of Nunda | 2017 employees 24 | 2017 total pay $391,010.04 | 2017 average pay $16,292.09 | 2016 employees 21 | 2016 total pay $332,926.15 | 2016 average pay $15,853.63 |
| Employer Town of Canadice | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $390,798.04 | 2017 average pay $30,061.39 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $375,673.31 | 2016 average pay $28,897.95 |
| Employer Village of Adams | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $390,410.49 | 2017 average pay $22,965.32 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $383,362.69 | 2016 average pay $21,297.93 |
| Employer Nassau County Ida | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $389,893.43 | 2017 average pay $97,473.36 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $351,692.82 | 2016 average pay $87,923.21 |
| Employer Village of New Hartford | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $389,810.25 | 2017 average pay $20,516.33 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $339,336.53 | 2016 average pay $21,208.53 |
| Employer Village of Youngstown | 2017 employees 23 | 2017 total pay $389,143.60 | 2017 average pay $16,919.29 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $369,987.42 | 2016 average pay $14,799.50 |
| Employer Town of Canaan | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $388,307.71 | 2017 average pay $22,841.63 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $372,115.19 | 2016 average pay $20,673.07 |
| Employer Town of Russell | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $388,261.85 | 2017 average pay $27,732.99 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $367,533.09 | 2016 average pay $30,627.76 |
| Employer Village of Upper Nyack | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $388,076.61 | 2017 average pay $55,439.52 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $377,769.76 | 2016 average pay $53,967.11 |
| Employer Town of Greenwich | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $387,637.55 | 2017 average pay $15,505.50 | 2016 employees 25 | 2016 total pay $369,711.03 | 2016 average pay $14,788.44 |
| Employer Town of Eaton | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $387,412.54 | 2017 average pay $35,219.32 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $290,710.95 | 2016 average pay $24,225.91 |
| Employer Town of New Lebanon | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $387,358.69 | 2017 average pay $17,607.21 | 2016 employees 27 | 2016 total pay $408,981.30 | 2016 average pay $15,147.46 |
| Employer Town of Northampton | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $386,200.24 | 2017 average pay $27,585.73 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $360,419.85 | 2016 average pay $27,724.60 |
| Employer Holtsville Fire District | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $385,963.55 | 2017 average pay $12,450.44 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $263,070.96 | 2016 average pay $43,845.16 |
| Employer Town of Elizabethtown | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $384,221.07 | 2017 average pay $21,345.62 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $345,029.56 | 2016 average pay $20,295.86 |
| Employer Town of Lewis | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $383,657.48 | 2017 average pay $21,314.30 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $361,915.57 | 2016 average pay $21,289.15 |
| Employer Village of Weedsport | 2017 employees 25 | 2017 total pay $383,127.39 | 2017 average pay $15,325.10 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $392,569.31 | 2016 average pay $17,068.23 |
| Employer Village of Pittsford | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $382,049.57 | 2017 average pay $27,289.26 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $380,909.80 | 2016 average pay $22,406.46 |
| Employer Town of Wayland | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $381,821.73 | 2017 average pay $27,272.98 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $361,832.79 | 2016 average pay $27,833.29 |
| Employer Mohawk Municipal Commission | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $381,159.86 | 2017 average pay $42,351.10 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $381,962.21 | 2016 average pay $42,440.25 |
| Employer Town of Denning | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $381,090.19 | 2017 average pay $25,406.01 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $363,487.87 | 2016 average pay $24,232.52 |
| Employer Roch-Genesee Reg Trans Council | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $380,549.44 | 2017 average pay $63,424.91 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $459,867.48 | 2016 average pay $65,695.35 |
| Employer Town of Warsaw | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $380,350.10 | 2017 average pay $20,018.43 | 2016 employees 22 | 2016 total pay $373,856.11 | 2016 average pay $16,993.46 |
| Employer Village of Wayland | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $380,111.62 | 2017 average pay $20,005.87 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $354,271.13 | 2016 average pay $23,618.08 |
| Employer Town of Ellenburg | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $380,093.85 | 2017 average pay $25,339.59 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $353,984.41 | 2016 average pay $25,284.60 |
| Employer Field Library | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $379,416.15 | 2017 average pay $22,318.60 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $472,358.97 | 2016 average pay $23,617.95 |
| Employer Port Jervis Free Library | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $377,550.10 | 2017 average pay $34,322.74 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $365,392.09 | 2016 average pay $33,217.46 |
| Employer Town of Guilford | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $377,466.08 | 2017 average pay $25,164.41 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $361,423.30 | 2016 average pay $22,588.96 |
| Employer Town of Bergen | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $375,970.17 | 2017 average pay $31,330.85 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $365,939.30 | 2016 average pay $30,494.94 |
| Employer Freeport Housing Authority | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $375,884.79 | 2017 average pay $62,647.47 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $464,124.96 | 2016 average pay $66,303.57 |
| Employer Village of Falconer | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $375,820.04 | 2017 average pay $22,107.06 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $416,706.58 | 2016 average pay $23,150.37 |
| Employer Madison County S0Il & Water Cd | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $375,364.69 | 2017 average pay $46,920.59 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $385,900.80 | 2016 average pay $48,237.60 |
| Employer Village of East Williston | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $374,757.38 | 2017 average pay $26,768.38 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $366,357.91 | 2016 average pay $22,897.37 |
| Employer Ontario Co Soil & Water Cons Dis | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $374,382.65 | 2017 average pay $46,797.83 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $322,679.81 | 2016 average pay $32,267.98 |
| Employer Sound Beach Fire District | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $373,393.67 | 2017 average pay $19,652.30 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $337,523.13 | 2016 average pay $16,876.16 |
| Employer Village of Franklinville | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $373,371.43 | 2017 average pay $17,779.59 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $419,552.80 | 2016 average pay $20,977.64 |
| Employer Town of Clifton | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $373,095.29 | 2017 average pay $20,727.52 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $410,751.86 | 2016 average pay $20,537.59 |
| Employer Town of Gilboa | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $372,581.90 | 2017 average pay $37,258.19 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $389,831.04 | 2016 average pay $38,983.10 |
| Employer Sullivan County Swcd | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $372,043.75 | 2017 average pay $53,149.11 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $310,121.69 | 2016 average pay $44,303.10 |
| Employer Town of Rutland | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $371,913.55 | 2017 average pay $24,794.24 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $350,404.36 | 2016 average pay $21,900.27 |
| Employer Town of Brant | 2017 employees 31 | 2017 total pay $371,636.09 | 2017 average pay $11,988.26 | 2016 employees 30 | 2016 total pay $386,857.69 | 2016 average pay $12,895.26 |
| Employer Town of Mohawk | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $371,115.06 | 2017 average pay $23,194.69 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $377,068.82 | 2016 average pay $19,845.73 |
| Employer Menands UFSD | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $370,893.79 | 2017 average pay $33,717.62 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $331,355.50 | 2016 average pay $27,612.96 |
| Employer Town of Rushford | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $370,507.96 | 2017 average pay $23,156.75 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $321,382.65 | 2016 average pay $21,425.51 |
| Employer Town of Sennett | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $370,119.18 | 2017 average pay $46,264.90 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $391,887.54 | 2016 average pay $43,543.06 |
| Employer Village of Ellicottville | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $369,949.83 | 2017 average pay $30,829.15 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $353,485.31 | 2016 average pay $35,348.53 |
| Employer Islip Terrace Fire District | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $369,595.60 | 2017 average pay $19,452.40 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $403,815.64 | 2016 average pay $23,753.86 |
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