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 North Evans Fire District | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $16,458.30 | 2017 average pay $5,486.10 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $17,499.96 | 2016 average pay $5,833.32 |
| Employer Naples Library | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $15,476.98 | 2017 average pay $5,158.99 | 2016 employees -1 | 2016 total pay $-1.00 | 2016 average pay $-1.00 |
| Employer Springs Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $13,623.00 | 2017 average pay $13,623.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $13,500.00 | 2016 average pay $13,500.00 |
| Employer Roslyn Garbage Dist No Hempstd | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $11,760.00 | 2017 average pay $3,920.00 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $11,520.00 | 2016 average pay $3,840.00 |
| Employer Village of Castorland | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $10,978.00 | 2017 average pay $10,978.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $37,139.34 | 2016 average pay $37,139.34 |
| Employer Rotterdam Fire District 3 | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $10,804.66 | 2017 average pay $10,804.66 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $22,568.67 | 2016 average pay $22,568.67 |
| Employer Stanford Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $10,164.00 | 2017 average pay $10,164.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $10,164.00 | 2016 average pay $10,164.00 |
| Employer Albany Water Finance Authority | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $9,999.84 | 2017 average pay $4,999.92 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $9,998.84 | 2016 average pay $4,999.42 |
| Employer Village of Bloomingburg | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $9,815.30 | 2017 average pay $9,815.30 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $2,596.15 | 2016 average pay $2,596.15 |
| Employer Canajoharie Housing Authority | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $9,700.00 | 2017 average pay $9,700.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $9,600.00 | 2016 average pay $9,600.00 |
| Employer Pawling Fire Dist | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $9,312.50 | 2017 average pay $9,312.50 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $9,062.50 | 2016 average pay $9,062.50 |
| Employer Speigletown Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $8,500.00 | 2017 average pay $8,500.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $5,000.00 | 2016 average pay $5,000.00 |
| Employer Slate Hill Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $7,470.00 | 2017 average pay $7,470.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $6,940.00 | 2016 average pay $6,940.00 |
| Employer Village of Parish | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $7,384.56 | 2017 average pay $7,384.56 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $7,951.78 | 2016 average pay $7,951.78 |
| Employer Colden Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $6,952.00 | 2017 average pay $6,952.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $6,883.00 | 2016 average pay $6,883.00 |
| Employer Fishers Island Fd | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $6,922.03 | 2017 average pay $6,922.03 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $6,704.62 | 2016 average pay $6,704.62 |
| Employer Melrose Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $5,000.00 | 2017 average pay $5,000.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $4,500.00 | 2016 average pay $4,500.00 |
| Employer Downsville Fire District | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $4,766.63 | 2017 average pay $4,766.63 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $5,199.96 | 2016 average pay $5,199.96 |
| Employer Town of Allen | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $4,148.04 | 2017 average pay $2,074.02 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $73,830.04 | 2016 average pay $18,457.51 |
| Employer Village of Galway | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $4,083.33 | 2017 average pay $2,041.67 | 2016 employees 4 | 2016 total pay $12,270.00 | 2016 average pay $3,067.50 |
| Employer Kenilworth Fire District #2 | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $3,825.00 | 2017 average pay $3,825.00 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $3,800.00 | 2016 average pay $3,800.00 |
| Employer Rotterdam Fire District 7 | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $2,869.98 | 2017 average pay $2,869.98 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $2,670.99 | 2016 average pay $2,670.99 |
| Employer Village of Richburg | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $2,199.96 | 2017 average pay $1,099.98 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $17,269.51 | 2016 average pay $8,634.76 |
| Employer Bayview Corr Facility | 2017 employees 3 | 2017 total pay $1,204.82 | 2017 average pay $401.61 | 2016 employees 5 | 2016 total pay $5,963.71 | 2016 average pay $1,192.74 |
| Employer Chateaugay Correction Facility | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $569.55 | 2017 average pay $284.78 | 2016 employees 3 | 2016 total pay $1,380.43 | 2016 average pay $460.14 |
| Employer No Ham'Tn No'Vil Consol Hth Di | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $300.00 | 2017 average pay $150.00 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $300.00 | 2016 average pay $150.00 |
| Employer Hudson River Psych Center | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $68.23 | 2017 average pay $68.23 | 2016 employees 1 | 2016 total pay $154.17 | 2016 average pay $154.17 |
| Employer Bronx Psych Center Children | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $59.04 | 2017 average pay $59.04 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $245.36 | 2016 average pay $122.68 |
| Employer Camp Beacon Corr Facility | 2017 employees 2 | 2017 total pay $12.43 | 2017 average pay $6.22 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $28.62 | 2016 average pay $14.31 |
| Employer Mt Mcgregor Corr Facility | 2017 employees 1 | 2017 total pay $4.33 | 2017 average pay $4.33 | 2016 employees 2 | 2016 total pay $54.60 | 2016 average pay $27.30 |
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