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

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Employer 2017 employees 2017 total pay 2017 average pay 2016 employees 2016 total pay 2016 average pay
Employer Bill Drafting Commission 2017 employees 211 2017 total pay $10,065,846.36 2017 average pay $47,705.43 2016 employees 213 2016 total pay $9,888,277.97 2016 average pay $46,423.84
Employer NYS Assembly - Members 2017 employees 122 2017 total pay $10,032,087.06 2017 average pay $82,230.22 2016 employees 120 2016 total pay $10,488,277.53 2016 average pay $87,402.31
Employer SUNY College Techn Cobleskill 2017 employees 269 2017 total pay $10,001,476.00 2017 average pay $37,180.21 2016 employees 271 2016 total pay $9,649,319.00 2016 average pay $35,606.34
Employer NYS Bridge Authority 2017 employees 186 2017 total pay $9,955,850.29 2017 average pay $53,526.08 2016 employees 179 2016 total pay $10,289,369.14 2016 average pay $57,482.51
Employer City of Amsterdam 2017 employees 191 2017 total pay $9,944,361.59 2017 average pay $52,064.72 2016 employees 196 2016 total pay $9,730,565.79 2016 average pay $49,645.74
Employer Town of Lancaster 2017 employees 178 2017 total pay $9,906,089.93 2017 average pay $55,652.19 2016 employees 183 2016 total pay $9,746,726.30 2016 average pay $53,260.80
Employer Village of Tarrytown 2017 employees 107 2017 total pay $9,873,699.43 2017 average pay $92,277.56 2016 employees 108 2016 total pay $9,064,908.29 2016 average pay $83,934.34
Employer Hyde Park CSD 2017 employees 310 2017 total pay $9,759,570.96 2017 average pay $31,482.49 2016 employees 316 2016 total pay $9,565,318.00 2016 average pay $30,269.99
Employer Town of New Windsor 2017 employees 135 2017 total pay $9,741,027.70 2017 average pay $72,155.76 2016 employees 135 2016 total pay $9,813,703.43 2016 average pay $72,694.10
Employer Deer Park UFSD 2017 employees 269 2017 total pay $9,631,694.35 2017 average pay $35,805.56 2016 employees 255 2016 total pay $9,615,769.61 2016 average pay $37,708.90
Employer East Islip UFSD 2017 employees 224 2017 total pay $9,615,965.36 2017 average pay $42,928.42 2016 employees 229 2016 total pay $9,118,372.20 2016 average pay $39,818.22
Employer Kings Park CSD 2017 employees 236 2017 total pay $9,594,622.99 2017 average pay $40,655.18 2016 employees 245 2016 total pay $9,123,862.43 2016 average pay $37,240.25
Employer Edgecombe Corr Facility 2017 employees 145 2017 total pay $9,592,828.54 2017 average pay $66,157.44 2016 employees 145 2016 total pay $10,177,677.37 2016 average pay $70,190.88
Employer Guilderland CSD 2017 employees 290 2017 total pay $9,578,996.28 2017 average pay $33,031.02 2016 employees 296 2016 total pay $8,859,663.81 2016 average pay $29,931.30
Employer Rockville Centre UFSD 2017 employees 254 2017 total pay $9,558,341.69 2017 average pay $37,631.27 2016 employees 239 2016 total pay $9,781,000.20 2016 average pay $40,924.69
Employer Penfield CSD 2017 employees 354 2017 total pay $9,529,043.48 2017 average pay $26,918.20 2016 employees 348 2016 total pay $8,976,137.93 2016 average pay $25,793.50
Employer Southampton UFSD 2017 employees 249 2017 total pay $9,503,592.15 2017 average pay $38,167.04 2016 employees 250 2016 total pay $8,745,022.92 2016 average pay $34,980.09
Employer Brockport CSD 2017 employees 417 2017 total pay $9,434,967.06 2017 average pay $22,625.82 2016 employees 398 2016 total pay $9,084,312.55 2016 average pay $22,824.91
Employer City of Cortland 2017 employees 162 2017 total pay $9,415,573.52 2017 average pay $58,120.82 2016 employees 167 2016 total pay $9,113,878.29 2016 average pay $54,574.12
Employer East Greenbush CSD 2017 employees 287 2017 total pay $9,357,459.86 2017 average pay $32,604.39 2016 employees 292 2016 total pay $8,917,131.02 2016 average pay $30,538.12
Employer Jamestown City School Dist 2017 employees 373 2017 total pay $9,282,640.08 2017 average pay $24,886.43 2016 employees 370 2016 total pay $9,279,658.46 2016 average pay $25,080.16
Employer Village of Larchmont 2017 employees 115 2017 total pay $9,202,115.86 2017 average pay $80,018.40 2016 employees 114 2016 total pay $8,248,574.59 2016 average pay $72,355.92
Employer Frontier CSD 2017 employees 421 2017 total pay $9,198,691.90 2017 average pay $21,849.62 2016 employees 421 2016 total pay $9,223,713.59 2016 average pay $21,909.06
Employer Boces-Ulster 2017 employees 211 2017 total pay $9,167,478.90 2017 average pay $43,447.77 2016 employees 216 2016 total pay $9,108,976.77 2016 average pay $42,171.19
Employer Housing Finance Agcy 2017 employees 100 2017 total pay $9,144,166.84 2017 average pay $91,441.67 2016 employees 99 2016 total pay $7,772,761.16 2016 average pay $78,512.74
Employer Fayetteville-Manlius CSD 2017 employees 288 2017 total pay $9,126,881.49 2017 average pay $31,690.56 2016 employees 293 2016 total pay $9,171,525.34 2016 average pay $31,302.13
Employer Minisink Valley CSD 2017 employees 280 2017 total pay $9,125,132.28 2017 average pay $32,589.76 2016 employees 266 2016 total pay $8,288,661.94 2016 average pay $31,160.38
Employer City of Geneva 2017 employees 138 2017 total pay $9,029,113.43 2017 average pay $65,428.36 2016 employees 145 2016 total pay $8,807,784.96 2016 average pay $60,743.34
Employer Ossining UFSD 2017 employees 174 2017 total pay $9,000,009.25 2017 average pay $51,724.19 2016 employees 174 2016 total pay $8,853,146.25 2016 average pay $50,880.15
Employer Sweet Home CSD Amrst&Tonawanda 2017 employees 315 2017 total pay $8,990,093.99 2017 average pay $28,539.98 2016 employees 322 2016 total pay $9,032,316.14 2016 average pay $28,050.67
Employer Executive Chamber 2017 employees 136 2017 total pay $8,950,094.55 2017 average pay $65,809.52 2016 employees 140 2016 total pay $9,015,345.93 2016 average pay $64,395.33
Employer SUNY Inst Technology at Utica 2017 employees 255 2017 total pay $8,934,871.58 2017 average pay $35,038.71 2016 employees 220 2016 total pay $8,525,398.02 2016 average pay $38,751.81
Employer City of Glens Falls 2017 employees 219 2017 total pay $8,909,206.55 2017 average pay $40,681.31 2016 employees 213 2016 total pay $9,028,933.14 2016 average pay $42,389.36
Employer NY City St Pk And Rec Regn 2017 employees 185 2017 total pay $8,896,733.06 2017 average pay $48,090.45 2016 employees 187 2016 total pay $9,105,674.63 2016 average pay $48,693.45
Employer Rochester Housing Authority 2017 employees 224 2017 total pay $8,843,146.22 2017 average pay $39,478.33 2016 employees 217 2016 total pay $8,609,918.44 2016 average pay $39,677.04
Employer Westbury UFSD 2017 employees 238 2017 total pay $8,836,192.53 2017 average pay $37,126.86 2016 employees 223 2016 total pay $8,133,919.04 2016 average pay $36,474.97
Employer Canandaigua City School Dist 2017 employees 356 2017 total pay $8,773,705.75 2017 average pay $24,645.24 2016 employees 345 2016 total pay $8,471,240.13 2016 average pay $24,554.32
Employer Town of Wallkill 2017 employees 168 2017 total pay $8,740,352.69 2017 average pay $52,025.91 2016 employees 169 2016 total pay $7,856,553.73 2016 average pay $46,488.48
Employer Central Square CSD 2017 employees 268 2017 total pay $8,713,121.04 2017 average pay $32,511.65 2016 employees 270 2016 total pay $8,219,420.07 2016 average pay $30,442.30
Employer Hilton CSD 2017 employees 353 2017 total pay $8,674,904.39 2017 average pay $24,574.80 2016 employees 342 2016 total pay $7,831,577.94 2016 average pay $22,899.35
Employer City of Dunkirk 2017 employees 160 2017 total pay $8,665,431.54 2017 average pay $54,158.95 2016 employees 158 2016 total pay $8,919,381.98 2016 average pay $56,451.78
Employer Village of East Hampton 2017 employees 132 2017 total pay $8,648,451.28 2017 average pay $65,518.57 2016 employees 129 2016 total pay $8,346,394.70 2016 average pay $64,700.73
Employer Eastchester Fire Dist 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $8,647,021.79 2017 average pay $120,097.52 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $7,657,303.90 2016 average pay $104,894.57
Employer 10Th Jd Nassau Co Judges 2017 employees 49 2017 total pay $8,645,095.87 2017 average pay $176,430.53 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $7,597,857.31 2016 average pay $151,957.15
Employer Arlington Fire District 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $8,644,792.54 2017 average pay $113,747.27 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $8,247,083.82 2016 average pay $108,514.26
Employer Spencerport CSD 2017 employees 412 2017 total pay $8,642,153.27 2017 average pay $20,976.10 2016 employees 420 2016 total pay $8,685,223.19 2016 average pay $20,679.10
Employer Valley CSD at Montgomery 2017 employees 339 2017 total pay $8,639,116.99 2017 average pay $25,484.12 2016 employees 320 2016 total pay $8,351,851.14 2016 average pay $26,099.53
Employer Lincoln Corr Facility 2017 employees 127 2017 total pay $8,597,263.52 2017 average pay $67,694.99 2016 employees 137 2016 total pay $8,668,721.22 2016 average pay $63,275.34
Employer West Genesee CSD 2017 employees 326 2017 total pay $8,596,045.50 2017 average pay $26,368.24 2016 employees 317 2016 total pay $7,950,994.67 2016 average pay $25,082.00
Employer Rome City School Dist 2017 employees 275 2017 total pay $8,557,182.79 2017 average pay $31,117.03 2016 employees 268 2016 total pay $8,457,010.67 2016 average pay $31,556.01
Employer Environmental Facilities Corp. 2017 employees 111 2017 total pay $8,503,134.85 2017 average pay $76,604.82 2016 employees 116 2016 total pay $7,980,197.28 2016 average pay $68,794.80
Employer Clarence CSD 2017 employees 323 2017 total pay $8,494,379.16 2017 average pay $26,298.39 2016 employees 320 2016 total pay $7,741,716.43 2016 average pay $24,192.86
Employer Washington Hts Unit 2017 employees 118 2017 total pay $8,487,103.49 2017 average pay $71,924.61 2016 employees 114 2016 total pay $8,508,389.67 2016 average pay $74,635.00
Employer City of Olean 2017 employees 171 2017 total pay $8,443,545.89 2017 average pay $49,377.46 2016 employees 168 2016 total pay $8,667,983.69 2016 average pay $51,595.14
Employer Warwick Valley CSD 2017 employees 272 2017 total pay $8,425,485.42 2017 average pay $30,976.05 2016 employees 262 2016 total pay $8,037,736.74 2016 average pay $30,678.38
Employer City of Fulton 2017 employees 143 2017 total pay $8,401,041.48 2017 average pay $58,748.54 2016 employees 140 2016 total pay $8,238,517.45 2016 average pay $58,846.55
Employer Binghamton City School Dist 2017 employees 349 2017 total pay $8,382,913.35 2017 average pay $24,019.81 2016 employees 359 2016 total pay $7,572,552.89 2016 average pay $21,093.46
Employer Town of Orchard Park 2017 employees 154 2017 total pay $8,378,591.35 2017 average pay $54,406.44 2016 employees 153 2016 total pay $7,796,213.00 2016 average pay $50,955.64
Employer City of Tonawanda 2017 employees 156 2017 total pay $8,298,182.36 2017 average pay $53,193.48 2016 employees 152 2016 total pay $8,227,606.52 2016 average pay $54,128.99
Employer Ramapo CSD 2017 employees 169 2017 total pay $8,279,784.10 2017 average pay $48,992.81 2016 employees 171 2016 total pay $8,187,983.92 2016 average pay $47,882.95
Employer Village of Endicott 2017 employees 158 2017 total pay $8,269,871.41 2017 average pay $52,340.96 2016 employees 163 2016 total pay $8,283,186.36 2016 average pay $50,817.09
Employer City of Cohoes 2017 employees 168 2017 total pay $8,266,040.26 2017 average pay $49,202.62 2016 employees 163 2016 total pay $7,912,710.82 2016 average pay $48,544.24
Employer City of Batavia 2017 employees 144 2017 total pay $8,228,815.85 2017 average pay $57,144.55 2016 employees 141 2016 total pay $7,752,404.51 2016 average pay $54,981.59
Employer Corning Painted Pst Enl Cty Sd 2017 employees 310 2017 total pay $8,187,720.70 2017 average pay $26,412.00 2016 employees 305 2016 total pay $7,625,910.57 2016 average pay $25,002.99
Employer Locust Valley CSD 2017 employees 186 2017 total pay $8,164,179.30 2017 average pay $43,893.44 2016 employees 185 2016 total pay $8,228,563.29 2016 average pay $44,478.72
Employer City of Gloversville 2017 employees 174 2017 total pay $8,118,927.61 2017 average pay $46,660.50 2016 employees 173 2016 total pay $8,475,798.94 2016 average pay $48,993.06
Employer Town of Niskayuna 2017 employees 205 2017 total pay $8,102,637.88 2017 average pay $39,525.06 2016 employees 189 2016 total pay $7,819,727.09 2016 average pay $41,374.22
Employer Town of Stony Point 2017 employees 126 2017 total pay $8,094,389.11 2017 average pay $64,241.18 2016 employees 140 2016 total pay $7,704,196.96 2016 average pay $55,029.98
Employer East Irondequoit CSD 2017 employees 315 2017 total pay $8,093,072.81 2017 average pay $25,692.29 2016 employees 310 2016 total pay $7,592,834.88 2016 average pay $24,493.02
Employer Boces-Cattaraugus Erie Wyoming 2017 employees 349 2017 total pay $8,026,382.62 2017 average pay $22,998.23 2016 employees 338 2016 total pay $8,017,378.78 2016 average pay $23,720.06
Employer Taconic St Pk And Rec Regn 2017 employees 216 2017 total pay $8,024,493.04 2017 average pay $37,150.43 2016 employees 237 2016 total pay $7,763,543.65 2016 average pay $32,757.57
Employer Village of Croton-On-Hudson 2017 employees 122 2017 total pay $8,011,334.52 2017 average pay $65,666.68 2016 employees 116 2016 total pay $7,738,675.86 2016 average pay $66,712.72
Employer 10Th Jd Suffolk Co Judges 2017 employees 48 2017 total pay $7,985,563.51 2017 average pay $166,365.91 2016 employees 49 2016 total pay $7,217,150.67 2016 average pay $147,288.79
Employer Court of Claims 2017 employees 101 2017 total pay $7,977,993.54 2017 average pay $78,990.04 2016 employees 105 2016 total pay $8,081,773.73 2016 average pay $76,969.27
Employer Plainedge UFSD 2017 employees 244 2017 total pay $7,971,388.43 2017 average pay $32,669.62 2016 employees 234 2016 total pay $7,703,526.23 2016 average pay $32,921.05
Employer Indian River CSD 2017 employees 274 2017 total pay $7,970,103.29 2017 average pay $29,087.97 2016 employees 272 2016 total pay $7,210,831.34 2016 average pay $26,510.41
Employer Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn 2017 employees 291 2017 total pay $7,946,865.10 2017 average pay $27,308.81 2016 employees 309 2016 total pay $8,202,577.59 2016 average pay $26,545.56
Employer Carthage CSD 2017 employees 266 2017 total pay $7,917,394.72 2017 average pay $29,764.64 2016 employees 253 2016 total pay $6,788,484.33 2016 average pay $26,831.95
Employer East Hampton UFSD 2017 employees 136 2017 total pay $7,895,913.18 2017 average pay $58,058.19 2016 employees 136 2016 total pay $7,237,303.40 2016 average pay $53,215.47
Employer Buffalo Mun Housing Authority 2017 employees 168 2017 total pay $7,887,297.35 2017 average pay $46,948.20 2016 employees 185 2016 total pay $8,360,139.11 2016 average pay $45,189.94
Employer City of Beacon 2017 employees 106 2017 total pay $7,854,672.92 2017 average pay $74,100.69 2016 employees 104 2016 total pay $7,282,131.36 2016 average pay $70,020.49
Employer Evans - Brant CSD 2017 employees 229 2017 total pay $7,844,823.48 2017 average pay $34,256.87 2016 employees 212 2016 total pay $7,139,335.20 2016 average pay $33,676.11
Employer SUNY College Environ Sciences 2017 employees 204 2017 total pay $7,835,651.30 2017 average pay $38,410.06 2016 employees 202 2016 total pay $7,599,953.41 2016 average pay $37,623.53
Employer E Syracuse-Minoa CSD 2017 employees 230 2017 total pay $7,799,894.40 2017 average pay $33,912.58 2016 employees 237 2016 total pay $8,002,764.01 2016 average pay $33,766.94
Employer Washingtonville CSD 2017 employees 212 2017 total pay $7,770,466.85 2017 average pay $36,653.15 2016 employees 226 2016 total pay $7,902,314.26 2016 average pay $34,965.99
Employer Battery Park City Authority 2017 employees 136 2017 total pay $7,748,837.92 2017 average pay $56,976.75 2016 employees 129 2016 total pay $5,597,797.98 2016 average pay $43,393.78
Employer Finger Lakes St Pk And Rec Reg 2017 employees 302 2017 total pay $7,732,294.67 2017 average pay $25,603.62 2016 employees 310 2016 total pay $7,408,829.29 2016 average pay $23,899.45
Employer Ballston Spa-Csd 2017 employees 275 2017 total pay $7,724,657.15 2017 average pay $28,089.66 2016 employees 276 2016 total pay $7,449,440.79 2016 average pay $26,990.73
Employer Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg 2017 employees 251 2017 total pay $7,722,768.54 2017 average pay $30,768.00 2016 employees 251 2016 total pay $7,311,246.70 2016 average pay $29,128.47
Employer Hendrick Hudson CSD-Cortlandt 2017 employees 162 2017 total pay $7,693,142.66 2017 average pay $47,488.53 2016 employees 154 2016 total pay $7,483,994.23 2016 average pay $48,597.37
Employer Pine Bush CSD 2017 employees 195 2017 total pay $7,689,034.93 2017 average pay $39,430.95 2016 employees 207 2016 total pay $7,599,646.91 2016 average pay $36,713.27
Employer Boces-Del Chenang Madis Otsego 2017 employees 272 2017 total pay $7,642,938.75 2017 average pay $28,099.04 2016 employees 265 2016 total pay $7,032,291.43 2016 average pay $26,536.95
Employer Office of Technology-Inst 2017 employees 91 2017 total pay $7,582,547.48 2017 average pay $83,324.70 2016 employees 105 2016 total pay $8,201,158.07 2016 average pay $78,106.27
Employer Moriah Shock Incarce Corr Fac 2017 employees 123 2017 total pay $7,555,417.96 2017 average pay $61,426.16 2016 employees 122 2016 total pay $7,738,558.74 2016 average pay $63,430.81
Employer Town of East Fishkill 2017 employees 124 2017 total pay $7,548,217.02 2017 average pay $60,872.72 2016 employees 123 2016 total pay $6,793,596.79 2016 average pay $55,232.49
Employer Boces St Lawrence Lewis 2017 employees 180 2017 total pay $7,543,239.40 2017 average pay $41,906.89 2016 employees 180 2016 total pay $7,408,583.50 2016 average pay $41,158.80
Employer W NY Veterans Home at Batavia 2017 employees 212 2017 total pay $7,504,252.20 2017 average pay $35,397.42 2016 employees 226 2016 total pay $7,877,881.84 2016 average pay $34,857.88
Employer Churchville-Chili CSD 2017 employees 274 2017 total pay $7,487,539.30 2017 average pay $27,326.79 2016 employees 282 2016 total pay $7,207,406.78 2016 average pay $25,558.18
Employer Town of Perinton 2017 employees 213 2017 total pay $7,471,420.87 2017 average pay $35,077.09 2016 employees 215 2016 total pay $6,854,678.07 2016 average pay $31,882.22
Employer Niagara-Wheatfield CSD 2017 employees 234 2017 total pay $7,469,246.64 2017 average pay $31,919.86 2016 employees 235 2016 total pay $7,483,219.42 2016 average pay $31,843.49

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