Pensions for state and local governments in New York
Nassau and Suffolk counties have the most former employees drawing a state pension and account for the largest total amount of pension payments.
Nassau and Suffolk counties have the most former employees drawing a state pension and account for the largest total amount of pension payments in the state system, which excludes New York City. According to data from the state comptroller obtained under the Freedom of Information Law, 11 governmental units on Long Island are among the top 20 in the state for average pensions paid. Six of those are villages: Kensington, Sands Point, Kings Point, Old Brookville, Woodbury and Westbury.
This database is based on former employees receiving payment under the New York State and Local Retirement System and as such does not include most part-time or seasonal employees who would not be eligible for pensions. State employees are grouped here by department or division. And while clerical and other school district employees are included here by district, we have a separate database of pensions for former teachers and administrators.
Top 10 government units by total pension
Top 20 government units by average pension
You can search and sort within this list of 3,792 governments and agencies such as the Division of State Police, Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J. and the Education Department for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ended 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 pension payments. There are two years' worth of data loaded here, with the more recent year on top. This database was posted on Nov. 8, 2018.
| Employer | Recipients | Total | Average | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer Town of Ellicott | Recipients 35 | Total $708,199.26 | Average $20,234.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Syracuse Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 91 | Total $1,841,203.55 | Average $20,233.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cold Spring | Recipients 12 | Total $242,708.69 | Average $20,225.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wayne Co Water & Sewer Auth | Recipients 4 | Total $80,889.15 | Average $20,222.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Saugerties | Recipients 24 | Total $485,274.53 | Average $20,219.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Chautauqua | Recipients 15 | Total $303,214.52 | Average $20,214.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Rouses Point | Recipients 21 | Total $424,491.57 | Average $20,213.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Dryden | Recipients 18 | Total $363,796.96 | Average $20,210.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jefferson County | Recipients 651 | Total $13,156,591.23 | Average $20,209.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rockville Centre UFSD | Recipients 133 | Total $2,683,992.83 | Average $20,180.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bethlehem Public Library | Recipients 17 | Total $342,965.71 | Average $20,174.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Brightwaters | Recipients 11 | Total $221,842.84 | Average $20,167.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Quogue UFSD | Recipients 7 | Total $140,996.38 | Average $20,142.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lake George | Recipients 20 | Total $402,750.73 | Average $20,137.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Dix | Recipients 5 | Total $100,655.76 | Average $20,131.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Middletown Psych Center | Recipients 490 | Total $9,862,574.70 | Average $20,127.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Albany Port District Commiss | Recipients 10 | Total $201,217.34 | Average $20,121.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Santa Clara | Recipients 3 | Total $60,348.74 | Average $20,116.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Westfield | Recipients 31 | Total $623,164.21 | Average $20,102.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pierrepont | Recipients 8 | Total $160,805.38 | Average $20,100.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Queens Borough Public Library | Recipients 635 | Total $12,750,856.91 | Average $20,080.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oneida County | Recipients 1,268 | Total $25,454,181.37 | Average $20,074.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rensselaer County | Recipients 1,161 | Total $23,270,394.32 | Average $20,043.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Department of Social Services | Recipients 741 | Total $14,849,537.04 | Average $20,039.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Lib Sys | Recipients 23 | Total $460,915.53 | Average $20,039.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tuckahoe Housing Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $80,115.99 | Average $20,029.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Allegany County | Recipients 372 | Total $7,450,751.41 | Average $20,028.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer White Plains City School Dist | Recipients 261 | Total $5,226,529.37 | Average $20,025.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kings Park Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $80,059.73 | Average $20,014.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wawayanda | Recipients 15 | Total $299,869.03 | Average $19,991.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Harrison CSD | Recipients 134 | Total $2,678,649.77 | Average $19,989.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Binghamton | Recipients 12 | Total $239,698.15 | Average $19,974.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ellery | Recipients 14 | Total $279,591.28 | Average $19,970.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hume | Recipients 3 | Total $59,889.11 | Average $19,963.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chemung County | Recipients 730 | Total $14,555,353.50 | Average $19,938.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bergen | Recipients 10 | Total $199,309.05 | Average $19,930.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Potsdam Housing Authority | Recipients 2 | Total $39,777.80 | Average $19,888.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer St Lawrence County | Recipients 722 | Total $14,355,058.33 | Average $19,882.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mamaroneck UFSD | Recipients 193 | Total $3,835,901.46 | Average $19,875.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rotterdam Fire District 3 | Recipients 1 | Total $19,871.68 | Average $19,871.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Manlius | Recipients 21 | Total $417,236.54 | Average $19,868.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer St Lawrence County Ida | Recipients 1 | Total $19,861.49 | Average $19,861.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Livingston County | Recipients 560 | Total $11,115,863.58 | Average $19,849.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Onondaga Co Res Rec Agcy | Recipients 42 | Total $833,202.52 | Average $19,838.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Elbridge | Recipients 3 | Total $59,489.83 | Average $19,829.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oswego County | Recipients 883 | Total $17,508,430.50 | Average $19,828.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jonesville Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $39,646.84 | Average $19,823.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Fayetteville | Recipients 16 | Total $317,126.36 | Average $19,820.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY College at Old Westbury | Recipients 168 | Total $3,328,960.06 | Average $19,815.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bronxville UFSD | Recipients 45 | Total $890,951.08 | Average $19,798.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Norwich | Recipients 89 | Total $1,762,092.25 | Average $19,798.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer White Plains Parking Authority | Recipients 15 | Total $296,857.61 | Average $19,790.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lawrence UFSD | Recipients 237 | Total $4,690,276.05 | Average $19,790.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Herkimer | Recipients 94 | Total $1,860,022.85 | Average $19,787.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Woodridge Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $59,355.29 | Average $19,785.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer S Adirondack Library System | Recipients 16 | Total $316,490.01 | Average $19,780.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Island Trees Public Library | Recipients 6 | Total $118,639.93 | Average $19,773.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Port Jefferson UFSD | Recipients 55 | Total $1,087,206.93 | Average $19,767.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer W NY Veterans Home at Batavia | Recipients 83 | Total $1,640,225.56 | Average $19,761.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of North Hornell | Recipients 2 | Total $39,507.24 | Average $19,753.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schenectady Housing Authority | Recipients 56 | Total $1,105,286.30 | Average $19,737.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Connetquot Public Library | Recipients 40 | Total $789,153.84 | Average $19,728.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Murray | Recipients 3 | Total $59,162.57 | Average $19,720.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hamilton | Recipients 17 | Total $335,238.28 | Average $19,719.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Barker | Recipients 6 | Total $118,314.01 | Average $19,719.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Green Island | Recipients 25 | Total $492,895.90 | Average $19,715.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Albany Schenect Schohari | Recipients 267 | Total $5,257,291.02 | Average $19,690.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Newstead | Recipients 17 | Total $334,557.48 | Average $19,679.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cortland Housing Authority | Recipients 9 | Total $177,097.40 | Average $19,677.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Task Force Reapportionment | Recipients 8 | Total $157,404.25 | Average $19,675.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of West Almond | Recipients 2 | Total $39,319.16 | Average $19,659.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Surrogates Court-Queens Co | Recipients 4 | Total $78,621.72 | Average $19,655.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sullivan County | Recipients 814 | Total $15,994,702.36 | Average $19,649.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of West Monroe | Recipients 8 | Total $157,160.56 | Average $19,645.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Catskill | Recipients 41 | Total $804,861.42 | Average $19,630.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Massena | Recipients 255 | Total $5,005,517.36 | Average $19,629.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oswego Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $39,255.66 | Average $19,627.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rockland Co Solid Waste Auth | Recipients 3 | Total $58,874.70 | Average $19,624.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rockville Centre Comm Dev Agcy | Recipients 4 | Total $78,493.08 | Average $19,623.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Trenton | Recipients 12 | Total $235,431.09 | Average $19,619.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rensselaer Housing Authority | Recipients 5 | Total $98,083.83 | Average $19,616.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lockport | Recipients 35 | Total $686,321.56 | Average $19,609.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brooklyn Public Library | Recipients 707 | Total $13,859,012.50 | Average $19,602.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Clarkson | Recipients 15 | Total $294,013.52 | Average $19,600.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of La Grange | Recipients 33 | Total $646,818.93 | Average $19,600.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Valley Stream CHSD | Recipients 115 | Total $2,252,153.51 | Average $19,583.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Hampton UFSD | Recipients 74 | Total $1,448,822.16 | Average $19,578.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fishers Island UFSD 4 | Recipients 4 | Total $78,314.54 | Average $19,578.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Manhasset UFSD | Recipients 109 | Total $2,132,115.86 | Average $19,560.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Genesee Soil,Wtr Cons District | Recipients 5 | Total $97,775.33 | Average $19,555.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of North Pelham | Recipients 2 | Total $39,073.28 | Average $19,536.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Nioga Library System | Recipients 20 | Total $390,646.88 | Average $19,532.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Clay | Recipients 77 | Total $1,503,395.00 | Average $19,524.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Genesee St Park And Rec Regn | Recipients 80 | Total $1,561,637.14 | Average $19,520.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bayport-Bluepoint UFSD | Recipients 92 | Total $1,794,708.50 | Average $19,507.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Forestville | Recipients 3 | Total $58,519.96 | Average $19,506.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Mount Morris | Recipients 4 | Total $78,017.05 | Average $19,504.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Groton | Recipients 13 | Total $253,410.72 | Average $19,493.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rye City School Dist | Recipients 84 | Total $1,637,421.03 | Average $19,493.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gloversville Housing Authority | Recipients 12 | Total $233,874.87 | Average $19,489.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
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