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 NYS Joint Comm Public Ethics 2017 employees 56 2017 total pay $3,628,433.97 2017 average pay $64,793.46 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $3,091,171.95 2016 average pay $59,445.61
Employer Valley Stream UFSD 13 2017 employees 137 2017 total pay $3,626,715.16 2017 average pay $26,472.37 2016 employees 113 2016 total pay $3,528,071.11 2016 average pay $31,221.87
Employer Village of Monroe 2017 employees 57 2017 total pay $3,612,037.43 2017 average pay $63,369.08 2016 employees 58 2016 total pay $3,709,698.79 2016 average pay $63,960.32
Employer New Hyde Pk-Garden Cty Pk UFSD 2017 employees 131 2017 total pay $3,597,823.39 2017 average pay $27,464.30 2016 employees 125 2016 total pay $3,363,909.26 2016 average pay $26,911.27
Employer Dryden CSD 2017 employees 156 2017 total pay $3,593,231.67 2017 average pay $23,033.54 2016 employees 154 2016 total pay $3,702,781.99 2016 average pay $24,044.04
Employer East Meadow Public Library 2017 employees 82 2017 total pay $3,590,569.15 2017 average pay $43,787.43 2016 employees 85 2016 total pay $3,580,611.54 2016 average pay $42,124.84
Employer Onondaga Co Res Rec Agcy 2017 employees 70 2017 total pay $3,586,614.07 2017 average pay $51,237.34 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $3,424,391.24 2016 average pay $51,110.32
Employer Schuylerville CSD 2017 employees 155 2017 total pay $3,575,662.82 2017 average pay $23,068.79 2016 employees 143 2016 total pay $3,104,595.97 2016 average pay $21,710.46
Employer Sherrill City School Dist 2017 employees 148 2017 total pay $3,553,684.32 2017 average pay $24,011.38 2016 employees 141 2016 total pay $3,222,665.87 2016 average pay $22,855.79
Employer Town of Halfmoon 2017 employees 160 2017 total pay $3,537,949.59 2017 average pay $22,112.18 2016 employees 169 2016 total pay $3,295,516.63 2016 average pay $19,500.10
Employer Gowanda CSD 2017 employees 127 2017 total pay $3,512,600.50 2017 average pay $27,658.27 2016 employees 126 2016 total pay $3,284,089.61 2016 average pay $26,064.20
Employer Patchogue-Medford Pub Library 2017 employees 100 2017 total pay $3,505,695.55 2017 average pay $35,056.96 2016 employees 102 2016 total pay $3,150,722.30 2016 average pay $30,889.43
Employer Plattsburgh City School Dist 2017 employees 132 2017 total pay $3,492,734.31 2017 average pay $26,460.11 2016 employees 136 2016 total pay $3,294,889.20 2016 average pay $24,227.13
Employer City of Norwich 2017 employees 80 2017 total pay $3,489,979.33 2017 average pay $43,624.74 2016 employees 91 2016 total pay $4,059,375.98 2016 average pay $44,608.53
Employer Spackenkill UFSD 2017 employees 79 2017 total pay $3,480,909.55 2017 average pay $44,062.15 2016 employees 81 2016 total pay $3,348,823.43 2016 average pay $41,343.50
Employer North Merrick UFSD 2017 employees 128 2017 total pay $3,480,180.29 2017 average pay $27,188.91 2016 employees 122 2016 total pay $3,193,425.53 2016 average pay $26,175.62
Employer Dunkirk City-School Dist 2017 employees 162 2017 total pay $3,470,690.39 2017 average pay $21,424.01 2016 employees 156 2016 total pay $3,533,177.46 2016 average pay $22,648.57
Employer Gates Fire District 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $3,454,922.56 2017 average pay $65,187.22 2016 employees 45 2016 total pay $3,157,655.06 2016 average pay $70,170.11
Employer Oneida City School Dist 2017 employees 134 2017 total pay $3,437,985.48 2017 average pay $25,656.61 2016 employees 141 2016 total pay $3,281,375.08 2016 average pay $23,272.16
Employer Village of Scotia 2017 employees 58 2017 total pay $3,431,171.79 2017 average pay $59,158.13 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $3,198,558.19 2016 average pay $52,435.38
Employer Town of Putnam Valley 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $3,421,082.40 2017 average pay $47,515.03 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $3,167,897.79 2016 average pay $47,282.06
Employer Village of Westhampton Beach 2017 employees 62 2017 total pay $3,420,507.74 2017 average pay $55,169.48 2016 employees 57 2016 total pay $3,191,350.12 2016 average pay $55,988.60
Employer Village of Hamburg 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $3,413,764.44 2017 average pay $44,334.60 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $3,365,355.99 2016 average pay $43,705.92
Employer Gorham Middlesex CSD 2017 employees 153 2017 total pay $3,401,323.25 2017 average pay $22,230.87 2016 employees 145 2016 total pay $3,356,010.35 2016 average pay $23,144.90
Employer Town of Hyde Park 2017 employees 90 2017 total pay $3,400,338.74 2017 average pay $37,781.54 2016 employees 87 2016 total pay $3,220,141.45 2016 average pay $37,013.12
Employer Town of Montgomery 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $3,399,058.83 2017 average pay $46,562.45 2016 employees 75 2016 total pay $3,444,346.68 2016 average pay $45,924.62
Employer Syracuse Urban Renewal Agcy 2017 employees 82 2017 total pay $3,398,088.63 2017 average pay $41,440.11 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $3,212,862.81 2016 average pay $41,190.55
Employer Village of Newark 2017 employees 52 2017 total pay $3,393,187.18 2017 average pay $65,253.60 2016 employees 49 2016 total pay $3,204,937.97 2016 average pay $65,406.90
Employer South Jefferson CSD 2017 employees 128 2017 total pay $3,385,765.90 2017 average pay $26,451.30 2016 employees 128 2016 total pay $3,385,900.32 2016 average pay $26,452.35
Employer Huntington Public Library 2017 employees 86 2017 total pay $3,379,449.19 2017 average pay $39,295.92 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $3,646,348.37 2016 average pay $47,978.27
Employer Town of Lewisboro 2017 employees 78 2017 total pay $3,371,579.55 2017 average pay $43,225.38 2016 employees 77 2016 total pay $3,318,668.59 2016 average pay $43,099.59
Employer Levittown Public Library 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $3,367,273.17 2017 average pay $51,019.29 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $3,149,527.20 2016 average pay $47,007.87
Employer Medina CSD 2017 employees 126 2017 total pay $3,367,180.72 2017 average pay $26,723.66 2016 employees 126 2016 total pay $2,999,832.93 2016 average pay $23,808.20
Employer Bronxville UFSD 2017 employees 78 2017 total pay $3,359,751.11 2017 average pay $43,073.73 2016 employees 84 2016 total pay $3,360,642.72 2016 average pay $40,007.65
Employer Newark CSD 2017 employees 154 2017 total pay $3,355,599.52 2017 average pay $21,789.61 2016 employees 151 2016 total pay $3,300,985.23 2016 average pay $21,860.83
Employer Glens Falls City School Dist 2017 employees 134 2017 total pay $3,349,432.58 2017 average pay $24,995.77 2016 employees 137 2016 total pay $3,143,488.23 2016 average pay $22,945.17
Employer Village of Great Neck Estates 2017 employees 37 2017 total pay $3,345,609.35 2017 average pay $90,421.87 2016 employees 35 2016 total pay $3,043,245.61 2016 average pay $86,949.87
Employer Nyack UFSD 2017 employees 66 2017 total pay $3,345,581.08 2017 average pay $50,690.62 2016 employees 66 2016 total pay $3,392,293.16 2016 average pay $51,398.38
Employer Blind Brook-Rye UFSD 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $3,342,688.26 2017 average pay $43,411.54 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $3,518,661.73 2016 average pay $45,111.05
Employer Roosevelt Island Oper Corp. 2017 employees 49 2017 total pay $3,324,591.11 2017 average pay $67,848.80 2016 employees 46 2016 total pay $3,100,882.39 2016 average pay $67,410.49
Employer Eden CSD 2017 employees 111 2017 total pay $3,323,696.68 2017 average pay $29,943.21 2016 employees 111 2016 total pay $3,063,692.79 2016 average pay $27,600.84
Employer Pine Plains CSD 2017 employees 105 2017 total pay $3,307,502.31 2017 average pay $31,500.02 2016 employees 108 2016 total pay $3,195,974.41 2016 average pay $29,592.36
Employer Mt Sinai UFSD 2017 employees 109 2017 total pay $3,299,217.06 2017 average pay $30,268.05 2016 employees 110 2016 total pay $3,191,068.00 2016 average pay $29,009.71
Employer Briarcliff Manor UFSD 2017 employees 58 2017 total pay $3,298,748.63 2017 average pay $56,874.98 2016 employees 65 2016 total pay $3,796,258.18 2016 average pay $58,403.97
Employer Gloversville City School Dist 2017 employees 156 2017 total pay $3,289,858.15 2017 average pay $21,088.83 2016 employees 148 2016 total pay $3,393,661.79 2016 average pay $22,930.15
Employer Pleasantville UFSD 2017 employees 84 2017 total pay $3,289,224.04 2017 average pay $39,157.43 2016 employees 88 2016 total pay $3,393,898.88 2016 average pay $38,567.03
Employer Dansville CSD 2017 employees 166 2017 total pay $3,288,740.88 2017 average pay $19,811.69 2016 employees 167 2016 total pay $3,017,796.59 2016 average pay $18,070.64
Employer Troy Housing Authority 2017 employees 72 2017 total pay $3,280,899.36 2017 average pay $45,568.05 2016 employees 78 2016 total pay $3,171,568.05 2016 average pay $40,661.13
Employer Village of Walden 2017 employees 100 2017 total pay $3,270,720.76 2017 average pay $32,707.21 2016 employees 103 2016 total pay $3,234,587.76 2016 average pay $31,403.76
Employer Cohoes City School Dist 2017 employees 112 2017 total pay $3,269,621.33 2017 average pay $29,193.05 2016 employees 112 2016 total pay $3,168,536.62 2016 average pay $28,290.51
Employer Bellmore UFSD 2017 employees 102 2017 total pay $3,266,809.81 2017 average pay $32,027.55 2016 employees 90 2016 total pay $3,059,553.99 2016 average pay $33,995.04
Employer Town of Victor 2017 employees 115 2017 total pay $3,263,316.76 2017 average pay $28,376.67 2016 employees 110 2016 total pay $3,127,760.72 2016 average pay $28,434.19
Employer Manhasset Lakeville Water Dist 2017 employees 52 2017 total pay $3,263,166.16 2017 average pay $62,753.20 2016 employees 47 2016 total pay $3,040,526.13 2016 average pay $64,692.05
Employer Maine-Endwell CSD 2017 employees 151 2017 total pay $3,257,782.40 2017 average pay $21,574.72 2016 employees 156 2016 total pay $3,446,311.61 2016 average pay $22,091.74
Employer Village of Herkimer 2017 employees 70 2017 total pay $3,206,493.86 2017 average pay $45,807.06 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $3,177,423.92 2016 average pay $43,526.36
Employer Brentwood Public Library 2017 employees 92 2017 total pay $3,201,293.57 2017 average pay $34,796.67 2016 employees 104 2016 total pay $3,197,621.77 2016 average pay $30,746.36
Employer Port Jefferson UFSD 2017 employees 73 2017 total pay $3,197,478.35 2017 average pay $43,801.07 2016 employees 74 2016 total pay $2,926,321.79 2016 average pay $39,544.89
Employer Sag Harbor UFSD 2017 employees 70 2017 total pay $3,184,554.30 2017 average pay $45,493.63 2016 employees 68 2016 total pay $3,136,038.29 2016 average pay $46,118.21
Employer Lackawanna City School Dist 2017 employees 96 2017 total pay $3,182,025.62 2017 average pay $33,146.10 2016 employees 102 2016 total pay $3,035,894.30 2016 average pay $29,763.67
Employer Village of Fredonia 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $3,176,278.85 2017 average pay $42,350.38 2016 employees 76 2016 total pay $3,358,129.24 2016 average pay $44,185.91
Employer Town of Geddes 2017 employees 75 2017 total pay $3,165,781.22 2017 average pay $42,210.42 2016 employees 72 2016 total pay $2,750,666.63 2016 average pay $38,203.70
Employer Westhill CSD 2017 employees 123 2017 total pay $3,157,244.92 2017 average pay $25,668.66 2016 employees 123 2016 total pay $3,045,296.12 2016 average pay $24,758.51
Employer Hornell City School Dist 2017 employees 194 2017 total pay $3,155,060.17 2017 average pay $16,263.20 2016 employees 197 2016 total pay $3,192,776.38 2016 average pay $16,206.99
Employer Town of Cornwall 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $3,154,893.20 2017 average pay $40,972.64 2016 employees 84 2016 total pay $3,081,744.31 2016 average pay $36,687.43
Employer Village of Port Jefferson 2017 employees 96 2017 total pay $3,148,177.63 2017 average pay $32,793.52 2016 employees 93 2016 total pay $3,116,509.88 2016 average pay $33,510.86
Employer Village of Lindenhurst 2017 employees 128 2017 total pay $3,146,654.55 2017 average pay $24,583.24 2016 employees 120 2016 total pay $3,126,086.83 2016 average pay $26,050.72
Employer NYS School For The Blind 2017 employees 81 2017 total pay $3,136,022.12 2017 average pay $38,716.32 2016 employees 81 2016 total pay $3,137,662.76 2016 average pay $38,736.58
Employer Town of Hempstead Housing Auth 2017 employees 38 2017 total pay $3,131,378.61 2017 average pay $82,404.70 2016 employees 45 2016 total pay $3,542,866.13 2016 average pay $78,730.36
Employer Town of Thompson 2017 employees 68 2017 total pay $3,116,758.50 2017 average pay $45,834.68 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,817,043.07 2016 average pay $44,714.97
Employer Town of Monroe 2017 employees 69 2017 total pay $3,115,240.59 2017 average pay $45,148.41 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $2,867,388.57 2016 average pay $42,796.84
Employer Village of Sag Harbor 2017 employees 53 2017 total pay $3,113,845.77 2017 average pay $58,751.81 2016 employees 52 2016 total pay $2,973,423.47 2016 average pay $57,181.22
Employer Homer CSD 2017 employees 128 2017 total pay $3,107,029.58 2017 average pay $24,273.67 2016 employees 135 2016 total pay $2,996,600.71 2016 average pay $22,197.04
Employer Marcellus CSD 2017 employees 125 2017 total pay $3,104,302.96 2017 average pay $24,834.42 2016 employees 122 2016 total pay $2,943,656.03 2016 average pay $24,128.33
Employer Schenectady Housing Authority 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $3,100,981.03 2017 average pay $47,707.40 2016 employees 61 2016 total pay $3,004,009.27 2016 average pay $49,246.05
Employer Town of Southeast 2017 employees 77 2017 total pay $3,077,967.53 2017 average pay $39,973.60 2016 employees 73 2016 total pay $3,109,383.72 2016 average pay $42,594.30
Employer Greenville CSD 2017 employees 108 2017 total pay $3,073,769.09 2017 average pay $28,460.82 2016 employees 107 2016 total pay $2,893,974.09 2016 average pay $27,046.49
Employer South Lewis CSD 2017 employees 120 2017 total pay $3,069,475.66 2017 average pay $25,578.96 2016 employees 127 2016 total pay $2,937,235.72 2016 average pay $23,127.84
Employer Gouverneur CSD 2017 employees 121 2017 total pay $3,060,719.46 2017 average pay $25,295.20 2016 employees 113 2016 total pay $2,842,008.81 2016 average pay $25,150.52
Employer Akron CSD 2017 employees 132 2017 total pay $3,058,068.31 2017 average pay $23,167.18 2016 employees 128 2016 total pay $2,842,211.41 2016 average pay $22,204.78
Employer Albany Public Library 2017 employees 101 2017 total pay $3,053,014.54 2017 average pay $30,227.87 2016 employees 95 2016 total pay $2,878,200.42 2016 average pay $30,296.85
Employer Liberty CSD 2017 employees 121 2017 total pay $3,041,732.40 2017 average pay $25,138.28 2016 employees 115 2016 total pay $2,949,574.33 2016 average pay $25,648.47
Employer Lake Mohegan Fire District 2017 employees 32 2017 total pay $3,040,204.94 2017 average pay $95,006.40 2016 employees 30 2016 total pay $3,149,156.65 2016 average pay $104,971.89
Employer Altmar-Parish-Williamstown CSD 2017 employees 135 2017 total pay $3,018,159.78 2017 average pay $22,356.74 2016 employees 137 2016 total pay $2,888,300.78 2016 average pay $21,082.49
Employer Solvay UFSD 2017 employees 123 2017 total pay $3,005,313.86 2017 average pay $24,433.45 2016 employees 123 2016 total pay $2,869,869.51 2016 average pay $23,332.27
Employer Kinderhook CSD 2017 employees 90 2017 total pay $2,999,011.39 2017 average pay $33,322.35 2016 employees 94 2016 total pay $3,116,033.69 2016 average pay $33,149.29
Employer Town of Ossining 2017 employees 55 2017 total pay $2,998,995.35 2017 average pay $54,527.19 2016 employees 58 2016 total pay $2,860,048.13 2016 average pay $49,311.17
Employer Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD 2017 employees 97 2017 total pay $2,997,747.49 2017 average pay $30,904.61 2016 employees 101 2016 total pay $2,811,062.89 2016 average pay $27,832.31
Employer Town of Lloyd 2017 employees 80 2017 total pay $2,984,766.67 2017 average pay $37,309.58 2016 employees 81 2016 total pay $2,861,781.68 2016 average pay $35,330.64
Employer Rhinebeck CSD 2017 employees 87 2017 total pay $2,969,617.83 2017 average pay $34,133.54 2016 employees 81 2016 total pay $2,946,664.28 2016 average pay $36,378.57
Employer Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD 2017 employees 56 2017 total pay $2,966,440.89 2017 average pay $52,972.16 2016 employees 58 2016 total pay $2,691,640.12 2016 average pay $46,407.59
Employer Village of Quogue 2017 employees 48 2017 total pay $2,965,916.89 2017 average pay $61,789.94 2016 employees 45 2016 total pay $2,940,797.80 2016 average pay $65,351.06
Employer Chenango Valley CSD 2017 employees 153 2017 total pay $2,959,581.70 2017 average pay $19,343.67 2016 employees 155 2016 total pay $3,000,955.80 2016 average pay $19,361.01
Employer Port Washington Library 2017 employees 65 2017 total pay $2,947,509.08 2017 average pay $45,346.29 2016 employees 63 2016 total pay $2,880,388.68 2016 average pay $45,720.46
Employer Holland Patent CSD 2017 employees 96 2017 total pay $2,946,543.63 2017 average pay $30,693.16 2016 employees 105 2016 total pay $2,989,103.59 2016 average pay $28,467.65
Employer Town of Plattsburgh 2017 employees 67 2017 total pay $2,946,369.24 2017 average pay $43,975.66 2016 employees 67 2016 total pay $2,829,751.34 2016 average pay $42,235.09
Employer South Beach Childrens Serv 2017 employees 42 2017 total pay $2,941,619.61 2017 average pay $70,038.56 2016 employees 43 2016 total pay $3,216,192.67 2016 average pay $74,795.18
Employer Phelps Clifton Springs CSD 2017 employees 108 2017 total pay $2,941,052.94 2017 average pay $27,231.97 2016 employees 102 2016 total pay $2,916,130.74 2016 average pay $28,589.52
Employer Susquehanna Valley CSD 2017 employees 135 2017 total pay $2,931,328.82 2017 average pay $21,713.55 2016 employees 135 2016 total pay $2,838,747.00 2016 average pay $21,027.76
Employer Voorheesville CSD 2017 employees 117 2017 total pay $2,931,028.97 2017 average pay $25,051.53 2016 employees 117 2016 total pay $2,858,685.39 2016 average pay $24,433.21
Employer Boces-Otsego Northern Catskill 2017 employees 83 2017 total pay $2,916,262.02 2017 average pay $35,135.69 2016 employees 80 2016 total pay $2,679,783.62 2016 average pay $33,497.30

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