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 New Bremen | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $328,217.56 | 2017 average pay $27,351.46 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $308,051.65 | 2016 average pay $28,004.70 |
| Employer Town of Barker | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $327,691.82 | 2017 average pay $27,307.65 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $365,351.20 | 2016 average pay $30,445.93 |
| Employer Town of Tompkins | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $327,047.63 | 2017 average pay $23,360.55 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $301,178.22 | 2016 average pay $23,167.56 |
| Employer Leg Adv Task Force Reapp Co C | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $326,810.39 | 2017 average pay $108,936.80 | 2016 employees -1 | 2016 total pay $-1.00 | 2016 average pay $-1.00 |
| Employer Town of Palatine | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $326,258.53 | 2017 average pay $27,188.21 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $263,910.41 | 2016 average pay $18,850.74 |
| Employer Town of Lisle | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $326,215.87 | 2017 average pay $20,388.49 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $324,211.46 | 2016 average pay $24,939.34 |
| Employer Lt Governor's Executive Office | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $326,016.19 | 2017 average pay $46,573.74 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $341,881.05 | 2016 average pay $42,735.13 |
| Employer Town of Castile | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $325,926.74 | 2017 average pay $23,280.48 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $290,644.28 | 2016 average pay $20,760.31 |
| Employer Town of Ohio | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $325,626.84 | 2017 average pay $23,259.06 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $321,502.65 | 2016 average pay $21,433.51 |
| Employer Town of Morristown | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $325,484.90 | 2017 average pay $36,164.99 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $322,472.70 | 2016 average pay $32,247.27 |
| Employer Village of Thomaston | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $324,472.72 | 2017 average pay $81,118.18 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $312,885.34 | 2016 average pay $78,221.34 |
| Employer Cold Spring Harbor Fire Dist | 2017 employees 26 | 2017 total pay $323,631.07 | 2017 average pay $12,447.35 | 2016 employees 23 | 2016 total pay $310,313.86 | 2016 average pay $13,491.91 |
| Employer Town of Brookfield | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $323,259.99 | 2017 average pay $24,866.15 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $264,810.61 | 2016 average pay $26,481.06 |
| Employer Centr NY Reg Market Authority | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $323,106.54 | 2017 average pay $32,310.65 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $324,621.46 | 2016 average pay $24,970.88 |
| Employer Green Island UFSD | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $322,952.96 | 2017 average pay $24,842.54 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $368,784.64 | 2016 average pay $26,341.76 |
| Employer St Lawrence County Ida | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $322,488.76 | 2017 average pay $64,497.75 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $309,959.17 | 2016 average pay $61,991.83 |
| Employer Town of Philadelphia | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $322,145.37 | 2017 average pay $29,285.94 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $330,721.79 | 2016 average pay $30,065.62 |
| Employer Town of Starkey | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $322,104.12 | 2017 average pay $35,789.35 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $317,407.42 | 2016 average pay $31,740.74 |
| Employer City of Oneonta Housing Auth | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $321,576.91 | 2017 average pay $35,730.77 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $315,057.83 | 2016 average pay $28,641.62 |
| Employer Town of Martinsburg | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $321,297.35 | 2017 average pay $22,949.81 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $309,832.20 | 2016 average pay $25,819.35 |
| Employer Village of Central Square | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $320,116.05 | 2017 average pay $21,341.07 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $333,489.92 | 2016 average pay $20,843.12 |
| Employer Green Island Power Authority | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $318,984.38 | 2017 average pay $35,442.71 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $395,227.63 | 2016 average pay $39,522.76 |
| Employer Town of Knox | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $318,351.82 | 2017 average pay $24,488.60 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $310,449.47 | 2016 average pay $25,870.79 |
| Employer Town of Salem | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $318,125.56 | 2017 average pay $22,723.25 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $239,595.85 | 2016 average pay $15,973.06 |
| Employer Village of Otisville | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $317,333.75 | 2017 average pay $39,666.72 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $306,595.50 | 2016 average pay $43,799.36 |
| Employer Town of Richmondville | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $317,179.68 | 2017 average pay $21,145.31 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $323,820.26 | 2016 average pay $20,238.77 |
| Employer Town of Gerry | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $316,803.85 | 2017 average pay $18,635.52 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $294,442.31 | 2016 average pay $16,357.91 |
| Employer Village of Cuba | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $316,754.84 | 2017 average pay $35,194.98 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $386,242.22 | 2016 average pay $35,112.93 |
| Employer Harrietstown Housing Auth | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $316,585.40 | 2017 average pay $39,573.18 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $304,257.05 | 2016 average pay $38,032.13 |
| Employer Town of Stockton | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $315,994.86 | 2017 average pay $31,599.49 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $266,510.71 | 2016 average pay $26,651.07 |
| Employer Village of Wolcott | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $314,441.61 | 2017 average pay $26,203.47 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $332,771.05 | 2016 average pay $23,769.36 |
| Employer Penn Yan Public Library | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $314,254.80 | 2017 average pay $26,187.90 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $319,635.52 | 2016 average pay $31,963.55 |
| Employer Village of Philadelphia | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $314,246.53 | 2017 average pay $34,916.28 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $322,737.01 | 2016 average pay $29,339.73 |
| Employer Mechanicville Housing Auth | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $314,241.00 | 2017 average pay $52,373.50 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $284,895.16 | 2016 average pay $47,482.53 |
| Employer Village of Macedon | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $314,115.80 | 2017 average pay $24,162.75 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $287,767.87 | 2016 average pay $20,554.85 |
| Employer Town of Aurelius | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $313,201.78 | 2017 average pay $44,743.11 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $317,826.34 | 2016 average pay $39,728.29 |
| Employer Town of Portville | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $312,601.08 | 2017 average pay $26,050.09 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $289,539.13 | 2016 average pay $24,128.26 |
| Employer Town of Nelson | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $312,557.33 | 2017 average pay $22,325.52 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $317,750.61 | 2016 average pay $21,183.37 |
| Employer Town of Groveland | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $312,044.74 | 2017 average pay $17,335.82 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $348,465.03 | 2016 average pay $19,359.17 |
| Employer Town of Florida | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $311,775.33 | 2017 average pay $22,269.67 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $266,672.44 | 2016 average pay $16,667.03 |
| Employer Town of Bennington | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $311,674.38 | 2017 average pay $22,262.46 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $301,797.90 | 2016 average pay $18,862.37 |
| Employer Kiryas Joel Housing Authority | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $311,588.00 | 2017 average pay $77,897.00 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $296,628.72 | 2016 average pay $74,157.18 |
| Employer Town of Pulteney | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $311,082.74 | 2017 average pay $34,564.75 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $267,998.28 | 2016 average pay $24,363.48 |
| Employer Town of West Turin | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $310,961.74 | 2017 average pay $28,269.25 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $284,542.52 | 2016 average pay $25,867.50 |
| Employer Town of Meredith | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $309,591.16 | 2017 average pay $20,639.41 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $279,176.88 | 2016 average pay $17,448.56 |
| Employer W Sullivan Public Library | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $308,847.60 | 2017 average pay $19,302.98 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $238,466.67 | 2016 average pay $15,897.78 |
| Employer Town of Kortright | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $308,817.68 | 2017 average pay $25,734.81 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $276,998.68 | 2016 average pay $27,699.87 |
| Employer Town of Schuyler | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $308,756.55 | 2017 average pay $28,068.78 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $292,605.53 | 2016 average pay $26,600.50 |
| Employer Village of Dundee | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $308,645.83 | 2017 average pay $23,741.99 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $320,555.35 | 2016 average pay $24,658.10 |
| Employer Laurelton Fire District | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $308,139.51 | 2017 average pay $77,034.88 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $256,001.09 | 2016 average pay $64,000.27 |
| Employer Town of Altona | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $308,053.67 | 2017 average pay $25,671.14 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $290,487.62 | 2016 average pay $20,749.12 |
| Employer Town of Stephentown | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $308,005.88 | 2017 average pay $20,533.73 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $273,525.72 | 2016 average pay $19,537.55 |
| Employer Town of Otisco | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $307,599.21 | 2017 average pay $27,963.56 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $299,099.92 | 2016 average pay $27,190.90 |
| Employer Town of Ephratah | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $307,367.91 | 2017 average pay $27,942.54 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $252,873.01 | 2016 average pay $21,072.75 |
| Employer Town of Nichols | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $306,969.59 | 2017 average pay $25,580.80 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $295,379.40 | 2016 average pay $22,721.49 |
| Employer Town of Barrington | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $305,629.51 | 2017 average pay $33,958.83 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $325,452.82 | 2016 average pay $32,545.28 |
| Employer Town of Ancram | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $305,546.87 | 2017 average pay $33,949.65 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $242,607.73 | 2016 average pay $30,325.97 |
| Employer Town of Jefferson | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $305,380.79 | 2017 average pay $38,172.60 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $274,680.83 | 2016 average pay $27,468.08 |
| Employer Genesee Finger Lks Reg Plan Bd | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $305,181.58 | 2017 average pay $61,036.32 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $306,150.61 | 2016 average pay $51,025.10 |
| Employer Town of Whitehall | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $305,065.07 | 2017 average pay $21,790.36 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $283,198.67 | 2016 average pay $20,228.48 |
| Employer Town of Glen | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $304,246.23 | 2017 average pay $25,353.85 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $251,415.87 | 2016 average pay $22,855.99 |
| Employer Schenectady Soil Water Con Dis | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $304,176.02 | 2017 average pay $30,417.60 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $257,960.50 | 2016 average pay $51,592.10 |
| Employer Hewlett Bay Fire District | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $304,135.13 | 2017 average pay $21,723.94 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $268,629.07 | 2016 average pay $17,908.60 |
| Employer Town of Alexander | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $303,863.72 | 2017 average pay $17,874.34 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $270,727.66 | 2016 average pay $13,536.38 |
| Employer Village of Moravia | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $303,508.10 | 2017 average pay $27,591.65 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $304,349.27 | 2016 average pay $25,362.44 |
| Employer Dunkirk Housing Authority | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $303,224.31 | 2017 average pay $33,691.59 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $345,159.36 | 2016 average pay $43,144.92 |
| Employer Village of Cape Vincent | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $303,062.33 | 2017 average pay $21,647.31 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $275,151.63 | 2016 average pay $18,343.44 |
| Employer Stony Brook Fire District | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $302,299.70 | 2017 average pay $18,893.73 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $270,204.73 | 2016 average pay $15,011.37 |
| Employer Saratoga County Water Auth | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $301,705.80 | 2017 average pay $33,522.87 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $367,649.48 | 2016 average pay $40,849.94 |
| Employer Town of St Armand | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $301,417.25 | 2017 average pay $23,185.94 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $286,405.31 | 2016 average pay $23,867.11 |
| Employer Town of Byron | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $301,343.36 | 2017 average pay $21,524.53 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $237,325.45 | 2016 average pay $19,777.12 |
| Employer Village of Bainbridge | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $301,128.95 | 2017 average pay $25,094.08 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $289,321.42 | 2016 average pay $24,110.12 |
| Employer Malverne Public Library | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $301,058.11 | 2017 average pay $23,158.32 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $321,616.12 | 2016 average pay $22,972.58 |
| Employer Village of Lattingtown | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $300,989.80 | 2017 average pay $60,197.96 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $290,196.20 | 2016 average pay $58,039.24 |
| Employer Batavia Housing Auth | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $300,415.40 | 2017 average pay $37,551.93 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $356,406.19 | 2016 average pay $39,600.69 |
| Employer Town of Chateaugay | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $300,323.62 | 2017 average pay $18,770.23 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $272,358.63 | 2016 average pay $15,131.04 |
| Employer Town of Stafford | 2017 employees 22 | 2017 total pay $300,030.68 | 2017 average pay $13,637.76 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $267,161.69 | 2016 average pay $24,287.43 |
| Employer Middletown Housing Authority | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $299,655.03 | 2017 average pay $74,913.76 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $312,264.25 | 2016 average pay $78,066.06 |
| Employer Town of Great Valley | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $299,423.02 | 2017 average pay $19,961.53 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $281,701.40 | 2016 average pay $21,669.34 |
| Employer Village of Mill Neck | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $299,369.57 | 2017 average pay $59,873.91 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $274,573.65 | 2016 average pay $45,762.28 |
| Employer Fulton Housing Authority | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $299,328.67 | 2017 average pay $42,761.24 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $305,708.35 | 2016 average pay $43,672.62 |
| Employer North Merrick Fire District | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $299,325.06 | 2017 average pay $33,258.34 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $299,694.34 | 2016 average pay $33,299.37 |
| Employer Town of Otego | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $299,259.57 | 2017 average pay $27,205.42 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $285,458.00 | 2016 average pay $25,950.73 |
| Employer Town of Jewett | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $299,111.83 | 2017 average pay $29,911.18 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $280,273.11 | 2016 average pay $28,027.31 |
| Employer Village of Scottsville | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $298,917.64 | 2017 average pay $24,909.80 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $280,134.08 | 2016 average pay $23,344.51 |
| Employer Town of Hume | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $297,813.77 | 2017 average pay $24,817.81 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $267,757.29 | 2016 average pay $24,341.57 |
| Employer Gordon Heights Fire District | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $297,758.28 | 2017 average pay $21,268.45 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $294,715.86 | 2016 average pay $19,647.72 |
| Employer Town of Caneadea | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $297,197.73 | 2017 average pay $27,017.98 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $261,525.76 | 2016 average pay $29,058.42 |
| Employer Moffat Library Washingtonville | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $297,109.00 | 2017 average pay $27,009.91 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $290,411.93 | 2016 average pay $36,301.49 |
| Employer Oswego School Dist Pub Library | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $296,511.97 | 2017 average pay $21,179.43 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $315,870.69 | 2016 average pay $22,562.19 |
| Employer Village of Clinton | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $296,278.54 | 2017 average pay $32,919.84 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $322,627.15 | 2016 average pay $29,329.74 |
| Employer Town of Pavilion | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $296,183.90 | 2017 average pay $26,925.81 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $258,232.48 | 2016 average pay $25,823.25 |
| Employer Town of Italy | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $296,061.87 | 2017 average pay $26,914.72 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $256,055.09 | 2016 average pay $21,337.92 |
| Employer Town of Cherry Valley | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $294,964.46 | 2017 average pay $19,664.30 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $306,988.02 | 2016 average pay $20,465.87 |
| Employer Town of Middleburgh | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $294,730.16 | 2017 average pay $22,671.55 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $279,885.13 | 2016 average pay $18,659.01 |
| Employer Locust Valley Bd Fire Commis | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $294,514.23 | 2017 average pay $32,723.80 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $273,649.25 | 2016 average pay $30,405.47 |
| Employer Town of Madison | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $294,142.27 | 2017 average pay $26,740.21 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $296,913.75 | 2016 average pay $29,691.38 |
| Employer Town of Butler | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $293,657.12 | 2017 average pay $41,951.02 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $275,411.87 | 2016 average pay $39,344.55 |
| Employer Town of Parish | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $293,434.12 | 2017 average pay $20,959.58 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $304,444.44 | 2016 average pay $20,296.30 |
| Employer Norwich Housing Authority | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $293,269.90 | 2017 average pay $41,895.70 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $270,940.73 | 2016 average pay $38,705.82 |
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