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 Lewis Co Soil & Water Con Dis | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $188,814.91 | 2017 average pay $31,469.15 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $171,247.68 | 2016 average pay $34,249.54 |
| Employer Genesee Val Reg Mark Authority | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $188,574.55 | 2017 average pay $47,143.64 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $142,675.00 | 2016 average pay $47,558.33 |
| Employer Town of French Creek | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $187,680.77 | 2017 average pay $23,460.10 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $183,845.96 | 2016 average pay $22,980.75 |
| Employer Town of Conquest | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $187,676.32 | 2017 average pay $18,767.63 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $183,033.42 | 2016 average pay $26,147.63 |
| Employer Town of Locke | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $187,588.36 | 2017 average pay $26,798.34 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $184,339.37 | 2016 average pay $30,723.23 |
| Employer Town of Steuben | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $186,979.15 | 2017 average pay $31,163.19 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $198,118.66 | 2016 average pay $33,019.78 |
| Employer Town of Nanticoke | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $186,955.20 | 2017 average pay $23,369.40 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $174,461.98 | 2016 average pay $19,384.66 |
| Employer Town of Napoli | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $186,418.16 | 2017 average pay $23,302.27 | 2016 employees 10 | 2016 total pay $181,908.21 | 2016 average pay $18,190.82 |
| Employer Town of Exeter | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $186,347.23 | 2017 average pay $31,057.87 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $167,499.97 | 2016 average pay $27,916.66 |
| Employer Chautauqua Soil,Water Cons Dist | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $185,869.60 | 2017 average pay $46,467.40 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $141,740.80 | 2016 average pay $47,246.93 |
| Employer Town of Sherman | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $185,611.11 | 2017 average pay $26,515.87 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $163,267.89 | 2016 average pay $23,323.98 |
| Employer Town of Gaines | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $185,165.37 | 2017 average pay $37,033.07 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $228,009.09 | 2016 average pay $25,334.34 |
| Employer Village of Chaumont | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $184,807.10 | 2017 average pay $36,961.42 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $181,378.41 | 2016 average pay $36,275.68 |
| Employer Village of Fultonville | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $184,279.68 | 2017 average pay $26,325.67 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $132,137.78 | 2016 average pay $22,022.96 |
| Employer Montauk Fire District | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $183,919.91 | 2017 average pay $61,306.64 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $170,719.69 | 2016 average pay $56,906.56 |
| Employer Town of Woodhull | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $183,896.14 | 2017 average pay $36,779.23 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $170,101.79 | 2016 average pay $42,525.45 |
| Employer Town of Ovid | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $183,167.52 | 2017 average pay $26,166.79 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $172,853.82 | 2016 average pay $34,570.76 |
| Employer Village of Nassau | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $183,106.57 | 2017 average pay $14,085.12 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $168,749.25 | 2016 average pay $12,053.52 |
| Employer Village of Valatie | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $182,919.91 | 2017 average pay $26,131.42 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $176,527.38 | 2016 average pay $29,421.23 |
| Employer Little Falls Housing Authority | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $182,895.52 | 2017 average pay $36,579.10 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $210,057.83 | 2016 average pay $35,009.64 |
| Employer Village of Tully | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $182,624.06 | 2017 average pay $30,437.34 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $175,177.96 | 2016 average pay $35,035.59 |
| Employer Wyoming Soil,Water Cons District | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $182,558.61 | 2017 average pay $30,426.44 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $162,187.24 | 2016 average pay $40,546.81 |
| Employer Town of Litchfield | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $182,119.43 | 2017 average pay $30,353.24 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $166,179.61 | 2016 average pay $27,696.60 |
| Employer Bd Commissioners of Pilots | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $181,937.58 | 2017 average pay $181,937.58 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $176,312.49 | 2016 average pay $176,312.49 |
| Employer Town of Kingston | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $181,762.17 | 2017 average pay $36,352.43 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $177,043.60 | 2016 average pay $29,507.27 |
| Employer Village of Livonia | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $181,458.35 | 2017 average pay $30,243.06 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $172,668.00 | 2016 average pay $28,778.00 |
| Employer NYS Senate Temporary | 2017 employees 40 | 2017 total pay $181,257.52 | 2017 average pay $4,531.44 | 2016 employees 19 | 2016 total pay $81,953.78 | 2016 average pay $4,313.36 |
| Employer Catskill Housing Authority | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $180,941.65 | 2017 average pay $45,235.41 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $207,352.27 | 2016 average pay $41,470.45 |
| Employer Town of Lyonsdale | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $180,857.38 | 2017 average pay $30,142.90 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $171,966.92 | 2016 average pay $28,661.15 |
| Employer Village of Andover | 2017 employees 15 | 2017 total pay $180,136.55 | 2017 average pay $12,009.10 | 2016 employees 15 | 2016 total pay $221,269.50 | 2016 average pay $14,751.30 |
| Employer Town of Leyden | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $179,973.94 | 2017 average pay $35,994.79 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $121,862.76 | 2016 average pay $20,310.46 |
| Employer Village of Corfu | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $179,828.32 | 2017 average pay $12,844.88 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $178,564.43 | 2016 average pay $13,735.73 |
| Employer Niagara Co Soil&Water Con Dis | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $179,813.62 | 2017 average pay $44,953.41 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $172,814.94 | 2016 average pay $28,802.49 |
| Employer Village of Dexter | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $179,598.37 | 2017 average pay $25,656.91 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $170,481.64 | 2016 average pay $24,354.52 |
| Employer Broome Co Soil,Water Cons Dist | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $178,828.98 | 2017 average pay $44,707.25 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $154,530.35 | 2016 average pay $30,906.07 |
| Employer Town of Troupsburg | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $178,698.47 | 2017 average pay $19,855.39 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $247,634.04 | 2016 average pay $27,514.89 |
| Employer Town of Wirt | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $178,604.23 | 2017 average pay $19,844.91 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $129,337.03 | 2016 average pay $11,757.91 |
| Employer Cayuga Co Water & Sewer Auth | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $178,010.31 | 2017 average pay $29,668.39 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $183,133.50 | 2016 average pay $30,522.25 |
| Employer Village of Margaretville | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $177,803.65 | 2017 average pay $22,225.46 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $156,185.20 | 2016 average pay $17,353.91 |
| Employer Village of Sackets Harbor | 2017 employees 17 | 2017 total pay $177,508.42 | 2017 average pay $10,441.67 | 2016 employees 20 | 2016 total pay $186,907.77 | 2016 average pay $9,345.39 |
| Employer Town of Junius | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $177,367.89 | 2017 average pay $17,736.79 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $223,887.96 | 2016 average pay $15,992.00 |
| Employer Hempstead Community Dev Agcy | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $177,331.61 | 2017 average pay $59,110.54 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $165,392.95 | 2016 average pay $55,130.98 |
| Employer Village of Kaser | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $176,369.42 | 2017 average pay $35,273.88 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $145,743.68 | 2016 average pay $36,435.92 |
| Employer Town of Richford | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $176,162.26 | 2017 average pay $44,040.57 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $204,395.54 | 2016 average pay $40,879.11 |
| Employer Rensselaer County Ida | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $175,709.64 | 2017 average pay $35,141.93 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $167,336.88 | 2016 average pay $33,467.38 |
| Employer Town of Kiantone | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $175,404.95 | 2017 average pay $14,617.08 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $201,184.66 | 2016 average pay $18,289.51 |
| Employer Orangeburg Library District | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $174,653.43 | 2017 average pay $24,950.49 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $222,966.02 | 2016 average pay $27,870.75 |
| Employer Town of Clarksville | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $174,286.45 | 2017 average pay $34,857.29 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $177,953.06 | 2016 average pay $35,590.61 |
| Employer Town of Dayton | 2017 employees 11 | 2017 total pay $174,169.78 | 2017 average pay $15,833.62 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $138,617.94 | 2016 average pay $12,601.63 |
| Employer Town of Westville | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $174,043.20 | 2017 average pay $14,503.60 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $161,311.76 | 2016 average pay $14,664.71 |
| Employer Town of St Johnsville | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $173,940.30 | 2017 average pay $21,742.54 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $181,709.00 | 2016 average pay $22,713.63 |
| Employer Town of Tuscarora | 2017 employees 16 | 2017 total pay $173,914.70 | 2017 average pay $10,869.67 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $139,021.83 | 2016 average pay $9,930.13 |
| Employer Wyoming County I D A | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $173,731.92 | 2017 average pay $57,910.64 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $33,744.21 | 2016 average pay $11,248.07 |
| Employer Village of Kinderhook | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $173,391.77 | 2017 average pay $19,265.75 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $168,573.07 | 2016 average pay $18,730.34 |
| Employer Village of Pt Washington North | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $173,251.36 | 2017 average pay $34,650.27 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $172,003.74 | 2016 average pay $34,400.75 |
| Employer Town of Piercefield | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $172,786.90 | 2017 average pay $28,797.82 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $165,680.85 | 2016 average pay $33,136.17 |
| Employer Seymour Public Library Dist | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $172,774.04 | 2017 average pay $21,596.76 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $164,066.39 | 2016 average pay $18,229.60 |
| Employer Town of Winfield | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $172,343.13 | 2017 average pay $24,620.45 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $157,337.12 | 2016 average pay $26,222.85 |
| Employer Town of Broadalbin | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $172,055.25 | 2017 average pay $28,675.88 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $220,099.89 | 2016 average pay $24,455.54 |
| Employer Town of Marathon | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $171,462.84 | 2017 average pay $28,577.14 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $162,636.91 | 2016 average pay $23,233.84 |
| Employer Town of Harrisburg | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $171,164.99 | 2017 average pay $24,452.14 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $173,531.86 | 2016 average pay $24,790.27 |
| Employer Town of Bolivar | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $170,836.01 | 2017 average pay $24,405.14 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $223,208.17 | 2016 average pay $31,886.88 |
| Employer Essex Co Industrial Develop Ag | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $170,791.05 | 2017 average pay $56,930.35 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $155,460.82 | 2016 average pay $51,820.27 |
| Employer Town of Truxton | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $170,713.07 | 2017 average pay $18,968.12 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $170,423.32 | 2016 average pay $18,935.92 |
| Employer No Hempstead Commun Devel Agcy | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $170,618.03 | 2017 average pay $85,309.02 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $300,282.58 | 2016 average pay $100,094.19 |
| Employer Town of Montezuma | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $170,563.89 | 2017 average pay $13,120.30 | 2016 employees 13 | 2016 total pay $134,358.20 | 2016 average pay $10,335.25 |
| Employer Town of Thurston | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $170,532.91 | 2017 average pay $34,106.58 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $149,576.37 | 2016 average pay $37,394.09 |
| Employer Fallsburg Library | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $170,372.12 | 2017 average pay $28,395.35 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $129,399.39 | 2016 average pay $25,879.88 |
| Employer Town of Wright | 2017 employees 10 | 2017 total pay $170,219.70 | 2017 average pay $17,021.97 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $190,513.62 | 2016 average pay $17,319.42 |
| Employer Village of Fonda | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $169,406.65 | 2017 average pay $21,175.83 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $148,866.69 | 2016 average pay $21,266.67 |
| Employer Village of Hammondsport | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $169,029.18 | 2017 average pay $24,147.03 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $162,968.98 | 2016 average pay $20,371.12 |
| Employer Mechanicstown Fire District | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $167,269.89 | 2017 average pay $41,817.47 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $195,512.45 | 2016 average pay $39,102.49 |
| Employer Town of Turin | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $167,146.32 | 2017 average pay $20,893.29 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $181,472.64 | 2016 average pay $22,684.08 |
| Employer Town of Conewango | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $166,651.98 | 2017 average pay $23,807.43 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $175,785.64 | 2016 average pay $25,112.23 |
| Employer Village of Chatham | 2017 employees 13 | 2017 total pay $166,517.81 | 2017 average pay $12,809.06 | 2016 employees 14 | 2016 total pay $155,606.19 | 2016 average pay $11,114.73 |
| Employer N Tarrytown Housing Authority | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $165,961.00 | 2017 average pay $41,490.25 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $86,962.88 | 2016 average pay $43,481.44 |
| Employer Town of Bleecker | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $165,897.95 | 2017 average pay $23,699.71 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $161,181.60 | 2016 average pay $26,863.60 |
| Employer Pittsford Fire District | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $164,860.33 | 2017 average pay $41,215.08 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $154,274.62 | 2016 average pay $38,568.66 |
| Employer Town of Sangerfield | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $163,933.59 | 2017 average pay $32,786.72 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $194,145.81 | 2016 average pay $24,268.23 |
| Employer Village of Whitney Point | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $163,852.83 | 2017 average pay $18,205.87 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $183,927.42 | 2016 average pay $20,436.38 |
| Employer Fishers Island UFSD 4 | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $163,510.63 | 2017 average pay $40,877.66 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $95,671.86 | 2016 average pay $23,917.97 |
| Employer Town of Ossian | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $162,880.30 | 2017 average pay $27,146.72 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $124,422.98 | 2016 average pay $20,737.16 |
| Employer Town of Manheim | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $162,649.02 | 2017 average pay $20,331.13 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $164,982.67 | 2016 average pay $18,331.41 |
| Employer Mattituck Fire District | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $162,567.72 | 2017 average pay $54,189.24 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $160,097.04 | 2016 average pay $53,365.68 |
| Employer Seneca County Ida | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $162,520.04 | 2017 average pay $81,260.02 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $151,953.52 | 2016 average pay $75,976.76 |
| Employer Town of Farmersville | 2017 employees 9 | 2017 total pay $162,160.57 | 2017 average pay $18,017.84 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $152,202.97 | 2016 average pay $19,025.37 |
| Employer Salamanca Public Library | 2017 employees 5 | 2017 total pay $161,924.55 | 2017 average pay $32,384.91 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $151,268.49 | 2016 average pay $30,253.70 |
| Employer Town of Columbus | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $161,279.05 | 2017 average pay $20,159.88 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $146,460.09 | 2016 average pay $18,307.51 |
| Employer Washington Co Soil & Water Con | 2017 employees 4 | 2017 total pay $161,005.38 | 2017 average pay $40,251.35 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $156,080.98 | 2016 average pay $39,020.25 |
| Employer Town of Villenova | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $160,727.85 | 2017 average pay $22,961.12 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $195,778.04 | 2016 average pay $21,753.12 |
| Employer Village of Cattaraugus | 2017 employees 14 | 2017 total pay $160,253.56 | 2017 average pay $11,446.68 | 2016 employees 18 | 2016 total pay $199,116.86 | 2016 average pay $11,062.05 |
| Employer Town of Clermont | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $160,070.30 | 2017 average pay $22,867.19 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $158,632.76 | 2016 average pay $26,438.79 |
| Employer Roosevelt Fire District | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $159,837.25 | 2017 average pay $26,639.54 | 2016 employees -1 | 2016 total pay $-1.00 | 2016 average pay $-1.00 |
| Employer Town of Preston | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $159,288.81 | 2017 average pay $26,548.14 | 2016 employees 6 | 2016 total pay $144,923.72 | 2016 average pay $24,153.95 |
| Employer Town of Petersburgh | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $159,129.57 | 2017 average pay $19,891.20 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $167,307.68 | 2016 average pay $23,901.10 |
| Employer Town of Leon | 2017 employees 6 | 2017 total pay $158,196.32 | 2017 average pay $26,366.05 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $160,009.35 | 2016 average pay $22,858.48 |
| Employer Town of Scott | 2017 employees 12 | 2017 total pay $158,148.49 | 2017 average pay $13,179.04 | 2016 employees 11 | 2016 total pay $161,293.84 | 2016 average pay $14,663.08 |
| Employer Village of Sherman | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $157,343.87 | 2017 average pay $22,477.70 | 2016 employees 8 | 2016 total pay $182,203.24 | 2016 average pay $22,775.41 |
| Employer Town of Arkwright | 2017 employees 7 | 2017 total pay $156,673.09 | 2017 average pay $22,381.87 | 2016 employees 9 | 2016 total pay $166,877.19 | 2016 average pay $18,541.91 |
| Employer Town of Pamelia | 2017 employees 8 | 2017 total pay $156,509.88 | 2017 average pay $19,563.74 | 2016 employees 7 | 2016 total pay $158,704.35 | 2016 average pay $22,672.05 |
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