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 Onteora CSD at Boiceville 2017 employees 124 2017 total pay $4,599,550.68 2017 average pay $37,093.15 2016 employees 127 2016 total pay $4,487,462.28 2016 average pay $35,334.35
Employer Schalmont CSD 2017 employees 149 2017 total pay $4,591,712.17 2017 average pay $30,816.86 2016 employees 156 2016 total pay $4,175,217.12 2016 average pay $26,764.21
Employer Hudson River Park Trust 2017 employees 69 2017 total pay $4,559,751.52 2017 average pay $66,083.36 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $4,366,665.03 2016 average pay $64,215.66
Employer Waterfront Commis of NY Harbor 2017 employees 59 2017 total pay $4,557,178.47 2017 average pay $77,240.31 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $4,675,907.51 2016 average pay $76,654.22
Employer Wallkill CSD 2017 employees 158 2017 total pay $4,550,528.24 2017 average pay $28,800.81 2016 employees 162 2016 total pay $4,218,414.57 2016 average pay $26,039.60
Employer Town of Lewiston 2017 employees 109 2017 total pay $4,544,930.21 2017 average pay $41,696.61 2016 employees 118 2016 total pay $4,265,946.35 2016 average pay $36,152.09
Employer New Hartford CSD 2017 employees 162 2017 total pay $4,526,018.72 2017 average pay $27,938.39 2016 employees 162 2016 total pay $4,291,751.28 2016 average pay $26,492.29
Employer Dev Auth of North Country 2017 employees 83 2017 total pay $4,520,919.45 2017 average pay $54,468.91 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $4,225,596.45 2016 average pay $54,877.88
Employer Town of Glenville 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $4,519,892.67 2017 average pay $58,699.90 2016 employees 80 2016 total pay $4,417,056.63 2016 average pay $55,213.21
Employer Greenville Fire District 2017 employees 30 2017 total pay $4,519,146.40 2017 average pay $150,638.21 2016 employees 31 2016 total pay $4,336,118.62 2016 average pay $139,874.79
Employer Cortland City School Dist 2017 employees 183 2017 total pay $4,449,601.35 2017 average pay $24,314.76 2016 employees 189 2016 total pay $4,287,280.71 2016 average pay $22,684.02
Employer Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth 2017 employees 86 2017 total pay $4,441,283.20 2017 average pay $51,642.83 2016 employees 84 2016 total pay $4,214,446.95 2016 average pay $50,171.99
Employer Hampton Bays UFSD 2017 employees 146 2017 total pay $4,439,051.61 2017 average pay $30,404.46 2016 employees 132 2016 total pay $4,101,454.05 2016 average pay $31,071.62
Employer Village of Monticello 2017 employees 78 2017 total pay $4,436,685.89 2017 average pay $56,880.59 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $4,199,197.18 2016 average pay $55,252.59
Employer Palmyra-Macedon CSD 2017 employees 171 2017 total pay $4,429,283.59 2017 average pay $25,902.24 2016 employees 162 2016 total pay $4,023,840.75 2016 average pay $24,838.52
Employer Copake-Taconic Hills CSD 2017 employees 135 2017 total pay $4,400,833.23 2017 average pay $32,598.76 2016 employees 135 2016 total pay $3,913,628.92 2016 average pay $28,989.84
Employer Town of New Hartford 2017 employees 119 2017 total pay $4,400,480.55 2017 average pay $36,978.83 2016 employees 120 2016 total pay $4,419,741.47 2016 average pay $36,831.18
Employer Crime Victims Compensation Bd 2017 employees 88 2017 total pay $4,399,740.40 2017 average pay $49,997.05 2016 employees 83 2016 total pay $3,808,623.06 2016 average pay $45,887.02
Employer Village of Sands Point 2017 employees 32 2017 total pay $4,390,740.79 2017 average pay $137,210.65 2016 employees 32 2016 total pay $4,460,832.17 2016 average pay $139,401.01
Employer Sachem Public Library 2017 employees 109 2017 total pay $4,344,345.56 2017 average pay $39,856.38 2016 employees 106 2016 total pay $4,276,002.92 2016 average pay $40,339.65
Employer Ravena Coeymans Selkirk CSD 2017 employees 130 2017 total pay $4,343,158.48 2017 average pay $33,408.91 2016 employees 130 2016 total pay $4,019,996.86 2016 average pay $30,923.05
Employer NYS School Bd Association 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $4,325,061.51 2017 average pay $69,759.06 2016 employees 60 2016 total pay $4,254,008.34 2016 average pay $70,900.14
Employer Malverne UFSD 2017 employees 149 2017 total pay $4,320,907.82 2017 average pay $28,999.38 2016 employees 139 2016 total pay $4,090,683.68 2016 average pay $29,429.38
Employer Beekmantown CSD 2017 employees 171 2017 total pay $4,320,672.32 2017 average pay $25,267.09 2016 employees 152 2016 total pay $3,939,847.29 2016 average pay $25,920.05
Employer Phoenix CSD 2017 employees 155 2017 total pay $4,313,698.48 2017 average pay $27,830.31 2016 employees 150 2016 total pay $4,252,304.05 2016 average pay $28,348.69
Employer Johnson City CSD 2017 employees 212 2017 total pay $4,304,106.98 2017 average pay $20,302.39 2016 employees 212 2016 total pay $4,358,398.19 2016 average pay $20,558.48
Employer Owego Apalachin CSD 2017 employees 239 2017 total pay $4,292,495.62 2017 average pay $17,960.23 2016 employees 222 2016 total pay $4,032,977.29 2016 average pay $18,166.56
Employer Marlboro CSD 2017 employees 140 2017 total pay $4,283,532.20 2017 average pay $30,596.66 2016 employees 147 2016 total pay $4,324,403.63 2016 average pay $29,417.71
Employer Norwich UFSD 1 2017 employees 207 2017 total pay $4,252,195.12 2017 average pay $20,542.01 2016 employees 192 2016 total pay $4,019,492.87 2016 average pay $20,934.86
Employer South Orangetown CSD 2017 employees 88 2017 total pay $4,246,071.66 2017 average pay $48,250.81 2016 employees 101 2016 total pay $4,589,521.19 2016 average pay $45,440.80
Employer Geneva City School Dist 2017 employees 181 2017 total pay $4,245,708.28 2017 average pay $23,456.95 2016 employees 183 2016 total pay $4,183,493.31 2016 average pay $22,860.62
Employer Town of Ithaca 2017 employees 84 2017 total pay $4,240,683.04 2017 average pay $50,484.32 2016 employees 79 2016 total pay $3,802,146.79 2016 average pay $48,128.44
Employer Hudson Falls CSD 2017 employees 194 2017 total pay $4,233,370.31 2017 average pay $21,821.50 2016 employees 195 2016 total pay $4,218,755.06 2016 average pay $21,634.64
Employer Northport E Northport Pub Lib 2017 employees 110 2017 total pay $4,231,675.23 2017 average pay $38,469.77 2016 employees 112 2016 total pay $4,236,277.35 2016 average pay $37,823.90
Employer Pawling CSD 2017 employees 116 2017 total pay $4,222,687.66 2017 average pay $36,402.48 2016 employees 116 2016 total pay $3,921,661.95 2016 average pay $33,807.43
Employer Franklin Square UFSD 2017 employees 137 2017 total pay $4,183,196.75 2017 average pay $30,534.28 2016 employees 135 2016 total pay $4,063,670.69 2016 average pay $30,101.26
Employer Town of Union 2017 employees 144 2017 total pay $4,168,340.52 2017 average pay $28,946.81 2016 employees 156 2016 total pay $4,162,958.33 2016 average pay $26,685.63
Employer Boces-Oswego 2017 employees 106 2017 total pay $4,164,088.18 2017 average pay $39,283.85 2016 employees 100 2016 total pay $3,749,200.68 2016 average pay $37,492.01
Employer Town of Chili 2017 employees 127 2017 total pay $4,163,214.14 2017 average pay $32,781.21 2016 employees 126 2016 total pay $3,966,322.69 2016 average pay $31,478.75
Employer Corning Community College 2017 employees 135 2017 total pay $4,159,023.71 2017 average pay $30,807.58 2016 employees 155 2016 total pay $4,975,133.25 2016 average pay $32,097.63
Employer Commission On Judicial Conduct 2017 employees 46 2017 total pay $4,157,786.07 2017 average pay $90,386.65 2016 employees 46 2016 total pay $4,111,146.40 2016 average pay $89,372.75
Employer Starpoint CSD 2017 employees 108 2017 total pay $4,152,317.77 2017 average pay $38,447.39 2016 employees 102 2016 total pay $3,721,858.80 2016 average pay $36,488.81
Employer Depew UFSD 2017 employees 158 2017 total pay $4,151,465.81 2017 average pay $26,275.10 2016 employees 161 2016 total pay $4,338,881.11 2016 average pay $26,949.57
Employer Binghamton Childrens Services 2017 employees 76 2017 total pay $4,146,333.82 2017 average pay $54,557.02 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $3,633,480.66 2016 average pay $54,231.05
Employer Town of Somers 2017 employees 88 2017 total pay $4,128,865.62 2017 average pay $46,918.93 2016 employees 86 2016 total pay $3,764,938.22 2016 average pay $43,778.35
Employer Henrietta Fire District 2017 employees 45 2017 total pay $4,120,360.49 2017 average pay $91,563.57 2016 employees 42 2016 total pay $4,113,265.21 2016 average pay $97,934.89
Employer Town of Cicero 2017 employees 101 2017 total pay $4,093,030.03 2017 average pay $40,525.05 2016 employees 88 2016 total pay $3,766,075.68 2016 average pay $42,796.31
Employer Water Auth of West Nassau Co 2017 employees 47 2017 total pay $4,091,564.86 2017 average pay $87,054.57 2016 employees 51 2016 total pay $3,901,028.37 2016 average pay $76,490.75
Employer North Greece Fire District 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $4,052,722.84 2017 average pay $61,404.89 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $3,942,961.61 2016 average pay $58,850.17
Employer Salmon River CSD 2017 employees 191 2017 total pay $4,048,991.17 2017 average pay $21,198.91 2016 employees 196 2016 total pay $3,973,969.86 2016 average pay $20,275.36
Employer Penn Yan CSD 2017 employees 130 2017 total pay $4,047,859.92 2017 average pay $31,137.38 2016 employees 126 2016 total pay $3,772,116.88 2016 average pay $29,937.44
Employer Town of Clay 2017 employees 108 2017 total pay $4,037,575.19 2017 average pay $37,384.96 2016 employees 113 2016 total pay $4,073,524.40 2016 average pay $36,048.89
Employer Amsterdam City School Dist 2017 employees 125 2017 total pay $4,036,895.46 2017 average pay $32,295.16 2016 employees 132 2016 total pay $4,322,185.47 2016 average pay $32,743.83
Employer Adirondack Park Agcy 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $4,034,830.06 2017 average pay $70,786.49 2016 employees 59 2016 total pay $3,996,588.45 2016 average pay $67,738.79
Employer City of Hudson 2017 employees 80 2017 total pay $4,029,174.21 2017 average pay $50,364.68 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $3,950,290.05 2016 average pay $48,174.27
Employer Scotia Glenville CSD 2017 employees 151 2017 total pay $4,020,259.79 2017 average pay $26,624.24 2016 employees 152 2016 total pay $4,086,782.34 2016 average pay $26,886.73
Employer Hastings-On-Hudson UFSD 2017 employees 93 2017 total pay $4,017,896.98 2017 average pay $43,203.19 2016 employees 88 2016 total pay $3,871,877.52 2016 average pay $43,998.61
Employer Cleary School Deaf Children 2017 employees 84 2017 total pay $4,000,242.42 2017 average pay $47,621.93 2016 employees 79 2016 total pay $4,098,938.59 2016 average pay $51,885.30
Employer Saugerties CSD 2017 employees 162 2017 total pay $3,998,317.16 2017 average pay $24,680.97 2016 employees 165 2016 total pay $3,930,880.77 2016 average pay $23,823.52
Employer Valhalla UFSD 2017 employees 87 2017 total pay $3,987,387.57 2017 average pay $45,832.04 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $3,611,524.90 2016 average pay $44,042.99
Employer Town of New Paltz 2017 employees 103 2017 total pay $3,984,995.17 2017 average pay $38,689.27 2016 employees 112 2016 total pay $4,073,150.67 2016 average pay $36,367.42
Employer Cheektowaga CSD 2017 employees 157 2017 total pay $3,956,595.22 2017 average pay $25,201.24 2016 employees 167 2016 total pay $3,804,233.76 2016 average pay $22,779.84
Employer Village of Goshen 2017 employees 69 2017 total pay $3,955,325.78 2017 average pay $57,323.56 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $4,026,089.37 2016 average pay $57,515.56
Employer Mastics Moriches Shirley Libr 2017 employees 134 2017 total pay $3,947,051.52 2017 average pay $29,455.61 2016 employees 146 2016 total pay $4,070,892.62 2016 average pay $27,882.83
Employer Babylon UFSD 2017 employees 125 2017 total pay $3,945,387.02 2017 average pay $31,563.10 2016 employees 123 2016 total pay $3,706,085.89 2016 average pay $30,130.78
Employer Center Moriches UFSD 2017 employees 156 2017 total pay $3,930,433.95 2017 average pay $25,195.09 2016 employees 145 2016 total pay $3,696,244.84 2016 average pay $25,491.34
Employer Olean City School Dist 2017 employees 180 2017 total pay $3,885,189.98 2017 average pay $21,584.39 2016 employees 173 2016 total pay $3,713,722.55 2016 average pay $21,466.60
Employer Highland CSD 2017 employees 129 2017 total pay $3,884,584.63 2017 average pay $30,113.06 2016 employees 130 2016 total pay $3,709,650.82 2016 average pay $28,535.78
Employer Mount Pleasant CSD 2017 employees 103 2017 total pay $3,880,463.66 2017 average pay $37,674.40 2016 employees 99 2016 total pay $3,868,672.44 2016 average pay $39,077.50
Employer Cobleskill Richmondville CSD 2017 employees 165 2017 total pay $3,880,229.42 2017 average pay $23,516.54 2016 employees 164 2016 total pay $3,861,214.96 2016 average pay $23,543.99
Employer Hudson City School Dist 2017 employees 143 2017 total pay $3,863,500.63 2017 average pay $27,017.49 2016 employees 147 2016 total pay $3,955,196.65 2016 average pay $26,906.10
Employer Peru CSD 2017 employees 151 2017 total pay $3,863,011.22 2017 average pay $25,582.86 2016 employees 144 2016 total pay $3,677,301.25 2016 average pay $25,536.81
Employer Village of Solvay 2017 employees 74 2017 total pay $3,852,003.43 2017 average pay $52,054.10 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $3,586,195.21 2016 average pay $45,976.86
Employer St Francis School For Deaf 2017 employees 67 2017 total pay $3,846,389.38 2017 average pay $57,408.80 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $3,470,770.75 2016 average pay $55,091.60
Employer Ellenville CSD 2017 employees 115 2017 total pay $3,845,532.40 2017 average pay $33,439.41 2016 employees 116 2016 total pay $3,619,781.55 2016 average pay $31,205.01
Employer Yorkshire Pioneer CSD 2017 employees 174 2017 total pay $3,845,177.67 2017 average pay $22,098.72 2016 employees 176 2016 total pay $3,788,923.82 2016 average pay $21,527.98
Employer Town of Shelter Island 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $3,840,903.46 2017 average pay $56,483.87 2016 employees 74 2016 total pay $3,739,155.24 2016 average pay $50,529.12
Employer Springville-Griffith Inst CSD 2017 employees 129 2017 total pay $3,838,491.14 2017 average pay $29,755.75 2016 employees 124 2016 total pay $3,385,700.88 2016 average pay $27,304.04
Employer Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls UFSD 2017 employees 101 2017 total pay $3,838,089.16 2017 average pay $38,000.88 2016 employees 124 2016 total pay $4,179,408.50 2016 average pay $33,704.91
Employer Alden CSD 2017 employees 157 2017 total pay $3,832,404.43 2017 average pay $24,410.22 2016 employees 149 2016 total pay $3,656,335.06 2016 average pay $24,539.16
Employer Village of Ilion 2017 employees 82 2017 total pay $3,828,886.89 2017 average pay $46,693.74 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $3,925,463.36 2016 average pay $50,980.04
Employer Capital District Otb Corp. 2017 employees 110 2017 total pay $3,828,011.42 2017 average pay $34,800.10 2016 employees 118 2016 total pay $3,878,021.70 2016 average pay $32,864.59
Employer East Rockaway UFSD 2017 employees 110 2017 total pay $3,826,637.32 2017 average pay $34,787.61 2016 employees 118 2016 total pay $3,805,131.66 2016 average pay $32,246.88
Employer Camden CSD 2017 employees 177 2017 total pay $3,816,462.86 2017 average pay $21,561.94 2016 employees 192 2016 total pay $3,742,359.18 2016 average pay $19,491.45
Employer Adirondack CSD 2017 employees 138 2017 total pay $3,800,607.22 2017 average pay $27,540.63 2016 employees 129 2016 total pay $3,603,416.15 2016 average pay $27,933.46
Employer Long Island Power Authority 2017 employees 36 2017 total pay $3,782,637.50 2017 average pay $105,073.26 2016 employees 32 2016 total pay $3,472,174.98 2016 average pay $108,505.47
Employer Town of Woodbury 2017 employees 84 2017 total pay $3,769,706.37 2017 average pay $44,877.46 2016 employees 92 2016 total pay $4,452,880.51 2016 average pay $48,400.88
Employer Oneida Herkimer Sol Wst Mg Aut 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $3,767,007.41 2017 average pay $47,683.64 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $3,631,446.98 2016 average pay $44,285.94
Employer Village of Lake Placid 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $3,761,429.40 2017 average pay $55,315.14 2016 employees 74 2016 total pay $3,920,010.50 2016 average pay $52,973.11
Employer East Williston UFSD 2017 employees 105 2017 total pay $3,759,272.23 2017 average pay $35,802.59 2016 employees 101 2016 total pay $3,688,892.22 2016 average pay $36,523.69
Employer Malone CSD 2017 employees 160 2017 total pay $3,742,766.95 2017 average pay $23,392.29 2016 employees 165 2016 total pay $3,541,169.66 2016 average pay $21,461.63
Employer Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $3,740,188.23 2017 average pay $47,344.15 2016 employees 82 2016 total pay $3,921,714.20 2016 average pay $47,825.78
Employer Oceanside Sanitary District #7 2017 employees 63 2017 total pay $3,719,905.98 2017 average pay $59,046.13 2016 employees 58 2016 total pay $3,446,714.11 2016 average pay $59,426.11
Employer Town of Blooming Grove 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $3,707,891.49 2017 average pay $49,438.55 2016 employees 70 2016 total pay $3,534,475.43 2016 average pay $50,492.51
Employer Lewiston-Porter CSD 2017 employees 140 2017 total pay $3,699,735.83 2017 average pay $26,426.68 2016 employees 137 2016 total pay $3,747,124.95 2016 average pay $27,351.28
Employer Sherburne-Earlville CSD 2017 employees 159 2017 total pay $3,695,052.19 2017 average pay $23,239.32 2016 employees 148 2016 total pay $3,366,444.10 2016 average pay $22,746.24
Employer Chatham CSD 2017 employees 122 2017 total pay $3,689,518.61 2017 average pay $30,241.96 2016 employees 115 2016 total pay $3,363,555.35 2016 average pay $29,248.31
Employer NYS Senate - Members 2017 employees 51 2017 total pay $3,650,401.76 2017 average pay $71,576.51 2016 employees 50 2016 total pay $3,873,283.93 2016 average pay $77,465.68
Employer Town of Ogden 2017 employees 90 2017 total pay $3,644,739.85 2017 average pay $40,497.11 2016 employees 93 2016 total pay $3,544,352.37 2016 average pay $38,111.32
Employer Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD 2017 employees 103 2017 total pay $3,635,892.44 2017 average pay $35,299.93 2016 employees 108 2016 total pay $3,104,663.35 2016 average pay $28,746.88

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