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 Rcs Community Library | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $291,710.80 | 2017 average pay $24,309.23 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $276,895.01 | 2016 average pay $30,766.11 |
| Employer Town of Ashford | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $291,054.11 | 2017 average pay $17,120.83 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $281,572.21 | 2016 average pay $18,771.48 |
| Employer Town of Minetto | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $290,998.21 | 2017 average pay $36,374.78 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $344,973.62 | 2016 average pay $31,361.24 |
| Employer Town of Fleming | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $290,974.53 | 2017 average pay $22,382.66 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $282,678.21 | 2016 average pay $23,556.52 |
| Employer Town of Diana | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $290,815.21 | 2017 average pay $24,234.60 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $302,151.34 | 2016 average pay $27,468.30 |
| Employer Village of Vernon | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $290,785.52 | 2017 average pay $22,368.12 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $283,515.09 | 2016 average pay $21,808.85 |
| Employer Town of Putnam | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $289,252.22 | 2017 average pay $36,156.53 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $241,953.97 | 2016 average pay $24,195.40 |
| Employer Town of Almond | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $288,946.43 | 2017 average pay $36,118.30 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $272,044.78 | 2016 average pay $34,005.60 |
| Employer Town of Pine Plains | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $288,099.71 | 2017 average pay $15,163.14 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $312,061.11 | 2016 average pay $17,336.73 |
| Employer Town of Hartford | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $287,711.21 | 2017 average pay $19,180.75 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $258,887.07 | 2016 average pay $18,491.93 |
| Employer Town of Hinsdale | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $287,650.30 | 2017 average pay $28,765.03 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $302,661.45 | 2016 average pay $25,221.79 |
| Employer Town of Middlefield | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $286,734.28 | 2017 average pay $17,920.89 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $282,800.27 | 2016 average pay $15,711.13 |
| Employer Edinburg Common Sd | 2017 employees 21 | 2017 total pay $286,586.93 | 2017 average pay $13,647.00 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $312,531.86 | 2016 average pay $18,384.23 |
| Employer Amagansett Fire District | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $286,482.35 | 2017 average pay $16,851.90 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $258,630.05 | 2016 average pay $15,213.53 |
| Employer Town of Laurens | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $286,229.15 | 2017 average pay $23,852.43 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $239,422.76 | 2016 average pay $26,602.53 |
| Employer Town of Rodman | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $286,130.70 | 2017 average pay $26,011.88 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $276,546.01 | 2016 average pay $30,727.33 |
| Employer Village of Wesley Hills | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $285,733.05 | 2017 average pay $35,716.63 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $242,055.78 | 2016 average pay $26,895.09 |
| Employer Town of Easton | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $285,125.03 | 2017 average pay $19,008.34 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $245,263.00 | 2016 average pay $20,438.58 |
| Employer Town of Root | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $284,872.36 | 2017 average pay $21,913.26 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $276,967.79 | 2016 average pay $23,080.65 |
| Employer Town of Lexington | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $284,483.11 | 2017 average pay $20,320.22 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $257,925.61 | 2016 average pay $19,840.43 |
| Employer Town of Waverly | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $283,431.02 | 2017 average pay $25,766.46 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $282,786.51 | 2016 average pay $23,565.54 |
| Employer Town of Edwards | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $282,998.90 | 2017 average pay $35,374.86 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $261,669.23 | 2016 average pay $37,381.32 |
| Employer Town of Alabama | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $282,973.10 | 2017 average pay $23,581.09 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $242,398.92 | 2016 average pay $22,036.27 |
| Employer Village of Millbrook | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $282,151.75 | 2017 average pay $28,215.18 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $324,756.07 | 2016 average pay $29,523.28 |
| Employer Town of Essex | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $281,804.46 | 2017 average pay $25,618.59 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $287,800.07 | 2016 average pay $20,557.15 |
| Employer Town of Afton | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $281,799.51 | 2017 average pay $17,612.47 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $264,413.45 | 2016 average pay $20,339.50 |
| Employer Rensselaer Housing Authority | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $281,675.64 | 2017 average pay $40,239.38 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $303,299.06 | 2016 average pay $43,328.44 |
| Employer Town of Sheridan | 2017 employees 18 | 2017 total pay $280,788.10 | 2017 average pay $15,599.34 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $302,447.46 | 2016 average pay $17,791.03 |
| Employer Town of Fulton | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $280,666.22 | 2017 average pay $20,047.59 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $246,788.69 | 2016 average pay $17,627.76 |
| Employer Town of Deposit | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $280,479.65 | 2017 average pay $28,047.97 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $276,949.09 | 2016 average pay $27,694.91 |
| Employer Fairport Urban Renewal Agcy | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $279,933.81 | 2017 average pay $46,655.64 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $356,221.86 | 2016 average pay $59,370.31 |
| Employer Town of Hamden | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $278,909.80 | 2017 average pay $30,989.98 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $273,625.37 | 2016 average pay $27,362.54 |
| Employer Wayne Co Soil,Water Cons Dist | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $278,216.41 | 2017 average pay $30,912.93 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $222,359.50 | 2016 average pay $31,765.64 |
| Employer Town of Fenner | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $277,349.70 | 2017 average pay $23,112.48 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $232,487.13 | 2016 average pay $19,373.93 |
| Employer Town of Middlesex | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $277,019.69 | 2017 average pay $30,779.97 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $216,523.42 | 2016 average pay $24,058.16 |
| Employer Fulton Community Dev Agcy | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $275,316.44 | 2017 average pay $45,886.07 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $247,429.12 | 2016 average pay $41,238.19 |
| Employer Village of Naples | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $275,205.53 | 2017 average pay $19,657.54 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $250,547.24 | 2016 average pay $19,272.86 |
| Employer Town of Attica | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $274,645.01 | 2017 average pay $21,126.54 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $258,391.81 | 2016 average pay $18,456.56 |
| Employer Town of Burlington | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $273,715.65 | 2017 average pay $39,102.24 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $261,136.37 | 2016 average pay $37,305.20 |
| Employer Town of Leicester | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $273,338.12 | 2017 average pay $30,370.90 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $263,930.47 | 2016 average pay $23,993.68 |
| Employer Town of Bethany | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $272,911.88 | 2017 average pay $18,194.13 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $255,562.58 | 2016 average pay $19,658.66 |
| Employer Town of Summit | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $272,694.08 | 2017 average pay $22,724.51 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $268,759.93 | 2016 average pay $20,673.84 |
| Employer Newark Public Library | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $272,328.51 | 2017 average pay $20,948.35 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $231,567.75 | 2016 average pay $21,051.61 |
| Employer Town of Fabius | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $272,065.40 | 2017 average pay $19,433.24 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $262,627.71 | 2016 average pay $18,759.12 |
| Employer Town of Fowler | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $271,740.62 | 2017 average pay $16,983.79 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $271,389.86 | 2016 average pay $16,961.87 |
| Employer Greenway Conservancy | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $271,664.27 | 2017 average pay $45,277.38 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $224,893.94 | 2016 average pay $44,978.79 |
| Employer Town of Stamford | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $270,688.74 | 2017 average pay $24,608.07 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $244,705.76 | 2016 average pay $22,245.98 |
| Employer Town of Reading | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $270,647.24 | 2017 average pay $38,663.89 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $227,570.03 | 2016 average pay $32,510.00 |
| Employer Village of Shortsville | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $270,248.16 | 2017 average pay $45,041.36 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $251,811.45 | 2016 average pay $41,968.58 |
| Employer Town of Freedom | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $270,198.47 | 2017 average pay $16,887.40 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $248,934.80 | 2016 average pay $17,781.06 |
| Employer Village of Newark Valley | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $269,585.36 | 2017 average pay $17,972.36 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $248,655.63 | 2016 average pay $15,540.98 |
| Employer Town of Richfield | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $269,475.64 | 2017 average pay $38,496.52 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $252,556.86 | 2016 average pay $31,569.61 |
| Employer Town of Russia | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $269,259.69 | 2017 average pay $20,712.28 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $252,838.58 | 2016 average pay $18,059.90 |
| Employer Malone Housing Authority | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $268,725.87 | 2017 average pay $38,389.41 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $267,446.19 | 2016 average pay $38,206.60 |
| Employer Glens Falls Common Sd | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $268,449.09 | 2017 average pay $26,844.91 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $250,370.50 | 2016 average pay $27,818.94 |
| Employer Town of Charleston | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $268,377.45 | 2017 average pay $22,364.79 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $238,345.64 | 2016 average pay $18,334.28 |
| Employer Town of Remsen | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $267,183.55 | 2017 average pay $29,687.06 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $206,923.10 | 2016 average pay $29,560.44 |
| Employer Town of Unadilla | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $266,681.73 | 2017 average pay $33,335.22 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $262,880.63 | 2016 average pay $26,288.06 |
| Employer Village of Richfield Springs | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $266,557.13 | 2017 average pay $22,213.09 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $242,420.86 | 2016 average pay $24,242.09 |
| Employer Andes CSD | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $266,507.34 | 2017 average pay $33,313.42 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $292,110.17 | 2016 average pay $26,555.47 |
| Employer Town of Schoharie | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $265,249.14 | 2017 average pay $22,104.10 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $235,777.10 | 2016 average pay $29,472.14 |
| Employer Village of Champlain | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $265,117.83 | 2017 average pay $37,873.98 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $262,450.47 | 2016 average pay $37,492.92 |
| Employer Warren Co Soil & Water Con Dis | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $263,608.93 | 2017 average pay $52,721.79 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $254,036.06 | 2016 average pay $50,807.21 |
| Employer Village of Theresa | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $263,268.62 | 2017 average pay $20,251.43 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $251,645.82 | 2016 average pay $22,876.89 |
| Employer Village of South Corning | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $262,786.00 | 2017 average pay $37,540.86 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $242,714.43 | 2016 average pay $34,673.49 |
| Employer Town of Taghkanic | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $262,104.77 | 2017 average pay $26,210.48 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $244,015.68 | 2016 average pay $24,401.57 |
| Employer Village of Nunda | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $262,013.21 | 2017 average pay $20,154.86 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $242,180.96 | 2016 average pay $22,016.45 |
| Employer Village of Bloomfield | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $262,009.46 | 2017 average pay $29,112.16 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $260,317.43 | 2016 average pay $32,539.68 |
| Employer Town of Lorraine | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $261,184.01 | 2017 average pay $26,118.40 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $266,022.53 | 2016 average pay $24,183.87 |
| Employer Town of Waddington | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $260,241.12 | 2017 average pay $28,915.68 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $265,409.46 | 2016 average pay $29,489.94 |
| Employer Town of Bainbridge | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $259,850.44 | 2017 average pay $23,622.77 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $218,268.99 | 2016 average pay $19,842.64 |
| Employer Town of Galen | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $259,640.17 | 2017 average pay $23,603.65 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $277,657.90 | 2016 average pay $18,510.53 |
| Employer Town of Oxford | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $259,547.96 | 2017 average pay $28,838.66 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $241,604.92 | 2016 average pay $26,844.99 |
| Employer Town of Bellmont | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $259,288.62 | 2017 average pay $32,411.08 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $248,158.30 | 2016 average pay $31,019.79 |
| Employer Town of Hornby | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $259,225.37 | 2017 average pay $37,032.20 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $217,170.02 | 2016 average pay $31,024.29 |
| Employer Town of Savannah | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $258,487.89 | 2017 average pay $25,848.79 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $218,344.43 | 2016 average pay $24,260.49 |
| Employer Town of Moravia | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $258,217.75 | 2017 average pay $25,821.78 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $252,359.92 | 2016 average pay $19,412.30 |
| Employer Montauk Library | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $258,092.24 | 2017 average pay $36,870.32 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $154,485.91 | 2016 average pay $25,747.65 |
| Employer Town of Wilna Housing Auth | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $257,524.80 | 2017 average pay $32,190.60 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $245,561.20 | 2016 average pay $35,080.17 |
| Employer Town of Maryland | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $255,308.18 | 2017 average pay $17,020.55 | 2016 employees 17 | 2016 total pay $240,151.79 | 2016 average pay $14,126.58 |
| Employer Town of Perry | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $255,227.58 | 2017 average pay $23,202.51 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $251,942.35 | 2016 average pay $22,903.85 |
| Employer Town of Amboy | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $255,022.39 | 2017 average pay $23,183.85 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $238,921.43 | 2016 average pay $23,892.14 |
| Employer East Islip Fire District | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $254,433.68 | 2017 average pay $19,571.82 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $260,380.65 | 2016 average pay $16,273.79 |
| Employer Town of Stuyvesant | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $254,406.53 | 2017 average pay $25,440.65 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $182,110.06 | 2016 average pay $18,211.01 |
| Employer Town of Hopkinton | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $254,314.06 | 2017 average pay $36,330.58 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $229,367.65 | 2016 average pay $28,670.96 |
| Employer Town of Stratford | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $253,900.07 | 2017 average pay $31,737.51 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $229,121.43 | 2016 average pay $20,829.22 |
| Employer Village of Port Dickinson | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $253,889.90 | 2017 average pay $19,529.99 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $217,008.75 | 2016 average pay $16,692.98 |
| Employer Town of Brookhaven Ida | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $253,875.08 | 2017 average pay $50,775.02 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $202,098.40 | 2016 average pay $50,524.60 |
| Employer Town of Spafford | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $253,854.52 | 2017 average pay $31,731.82 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $227,580.79 | 2016 average pay $25,286.75 |
| Employer Town of Ira | 2017 employees 19 | 2017 total pay $253,663.07 | 2017 average pay $13,350.69 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $223,460.22 | 2016 average pay $12,414.46 |
| Employer Town of Stockport | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $253,145.10 | 2017 average pay $28,127.23 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $242,031.08 | 2016 average pay $24,203.11 |
| Employer Town of Yates | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $252,843.51 | 2017 average pay $28,093.72 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $221,168.22 | 2016 average pay $20,106.20 |
| Employer Woodstock Fire District | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $252,363.46 | 2017 average pay $21,030.29 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $209,150.14 | 2016 average pay $19,013.65 |
| Employer Village of Black River | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $252,181.56 | 2017 average pay $28,020.17 | 2016 employees 12 | 2016 total pay $285,577.11 | 2016 average pay $23,798.09 |
| Employer Village of Millerton | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $252,042.87 | 2017 average pay $16,802.86 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $216,760.52 | 2016 average pay $16,673.89 |
| Employer Town of Middlebury | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $251,211.57 | 2017 average pay $25,121.16 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $226,401.60 | 2016 average pay $22,640.16 |
| Employer Town of Van Etten | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $249,529.03 | 2017 average pay $31,191.13 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $242,052.18 | 2016 average pay $24,205.22 |
| Employer Town of Deruyter | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $248,892.25 | 2017 average pay $24,889.23 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $200,063.45 | 2016 average pay $20,006.35 |
| Employer Oysterponds UFSD | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $248,719.68 | 2017 average pay $35,531.38 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $269,804.90 | 2016 average pay $38,543.56 |
| Employer Town of Scio | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $248,594.95 | 2017 average pay $19,122.69 | 2016 employees 16 | 2016 total pay $170,364.03 | 2016 average pay $10,647.75 |
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