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 Village of Mexico | Recipients 5 | Total $97,442.54 | Average $19,488.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Babylon Public Library | Recipients 6 | Total $116,819.48 | Average $19,469.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Sherburne | Recipients 15 | Total $291,967.86 | Average $19,464.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY College at Purchase | Recipients 177 | Total $3,444,606.03 | Average $19,461.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cincinnatus | Recipients 2 | Total $38,914.96 | Average $19,457.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greenburgh CSD | Recipients 114 | Total $2,216,812.45 | Average $19,445.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Organized Crime Task Force | Recipients 12 | Total $233,219.40 | Average $19,434.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Muttontown | Recipients 3 | Total $58,251.64 | Average $19,417.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Piseco Common Sd | Recipients 3 | Total $58,246.91 | Average $19,415.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mahopac CSD | Recipients 195 | Total $3,785,408.12 | Average $19,412.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hendrick Hudson CSD-Cortlandt | Recipients 146 | Total $2,833,130.75 | Average $19,405.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Auth | Recipients 21 | Total $407,451.95 | Average $19,402.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Addison | Recipients 5 | Total $96,920.53 | Average $19,384.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Scottsville | Recipients 10 | Total $193,731.23 | Average $19,373.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Porter | Recipients 19 | Total $368,028.77 | Average $19,369.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Water Auth of West Nassau Co | Recipients 11 | Total $212,848.20 | Average $19,349.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lockport Public Library | Recipients 17 | Total $328,929.82 | Average $19,348.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES Eastern Suffolk | Recipients 753 | Total $14,558,462.04 | Average $19,333.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ava | Recipients 2 | Total $38,644.71 | Average $19,322.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYC Educational Const Fund | Recipients 6 | Total $115,756.44 | Average $19,292.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oysterponds UFSD | Recipients 4 | Total $77,162.89 | Average $19,290.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hillside Public Library | Recipients 8 | Total $154,288.52 | Average $19,286.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hauppauge UFSD | Recipients 134 | Total $2,584,330.55 | Average $19,286.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sunmount Small Residence Unit | Recipients 4 | Total $77,104.00 | Average $19,276.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hanover | Recipients 21 | Total $404,673.34 | Average $19,270.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Suffolk Vocational Ed & Ext Bd | Recipients 7 | Total $134,822.53 | Average $19,260.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brentwood UFSD | Recipients 542 | Total $10,427,354.97 | Average $19,238.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library | Recipients 19 | Total $365,488.74 | Average $19,236.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Weedsport | Recipients 5 | Total $96,177.28 | Average $19,235.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of New Paltz | Recipients 54 | Total $1,038,461.49 | Average $19,230.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Richmondville | Recipients 6 | Total $115,378.69 | Average $19,229.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Facilities Dev Corp | Recipients 74 | Total $1,422,813.40 | Average $19,227.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Annsville | Recipients 6 | Total $115,332.34 | Average $19,222.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY College at New Paltz | Recipients 344 | Total $6,608,922.49 | Average $19,211.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Horseheads | Recipients 20 | Total $384,231.12 | Average $19,211.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sullivan | Recipients 16 | Total $307,362.57 | Average $19,210.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Saratoga County | Recipients 926 | Total $17,778,492.16 | Average $19,199.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Rhinebeck | Recipients 18 | Total $345,525.41 | Average $19,195.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Plattsburgh | Recipients 41 | Total $787,016.13 | Average $19,195.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Denning | Recipients 5 | Total $95,864.34 | Average $19,172.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jamestown Community College | Recipients 77 | Total $1,476,118.07 | Average $19,170.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wayne County | Recipients 638 | Total $12,222,759.14 | Average $19,157.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Malone | Recipients 11 | Total $210,727.35 | Average $19,157.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Valhalla UFSD | Recipients 33 | Total $632,087.06 | Average $19,154.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Grove | Recipients 4 | Total $76,583.43 | Average $19,145.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Clarence | Recipients 70 | Total $1,339,937.71 | Average $19,141.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Camillus | Recipients 86 | Total $1,645,934.64 | Average $19,138.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oneida Herkimer Sol Wst Mg Aut | Recipients 30 | Total $574,118.24 | Average $19,137.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Onondaga | Recipients 31 | Total $593,029.55 | Average $19,129.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cities | Recipients 2 | Total $38,216.28 | Average $19,108.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ellisburg | Recipients 9 | Total $171,961.05 | Average $19,106.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer S Tier East Reg Plan,Dev Bd | Recipients 8 | Total $152,853.12 | Average $19,106.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY Binghamton | Recipients 768 | Total $14,669,093.65 | Average $19,100.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lorraine | Recipients 4 | Total $76,398.25 | Average $19,099.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of North Greenbush | Recipients 30 | Total $572,424.90 | Average $19,080.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Crawford | Recipients 25 | Total $476,867.65 | Average $19,074.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Steuben County | Recipients 717 | Total $13,672,942.07 | Average $19,069.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Jefferson | Recipients 2 | Total $38,112.44 | Average $19,056.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ulster County | Recipients 1,280 | Total $24,388,546.09 | Average $19,053.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Genesee County | Recipients 627 | Total $11,946,473.96 | Average $19,053.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Bloomfield | Recipients 4 | Total $76,177.69 | Average $19,044.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clinton County | Recipients 629 | Total $11,975,527.59 | Average $19,038.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Irvington UFSD | Recipients 65 | Total $1,237,162.33 | Average $19,033.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sound Beach Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $19,027.13 | Average $19,027.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of New Hartford | Recipients 77 | Total $1,463,129.54 | Average $19,001.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Olympic Reg Dev Authority | Recipients 171 | Total $3,248,695.09 | Average $18,998.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pearl River UFSD | Recipients 78 | Total $1,481,461.52 | Average $18,993.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Gorham | Recipients 21 | Total $398,733.21 | Average $18,987.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chenango Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 5 | Total $94,890.75 | Average $18,978.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cayuga | Recipients 1 | Total $18,970.23 | Average $18,970.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Olean Public Library | Recipients 12 | Total $227,562.23 | Average $18,963.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Little Valley | Recipients 13 | Total $246,516.29 | Average $18,962.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Roswell Park Memorial Inst | Recipients 512 | Total $9,707,296.40 | Average $18,959.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Philipstown | Recipients 23 | Total $435,768.68 | Average $18,946.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mid Hudson Library System | Recipients 26 | Total $492,595.29 | Average $18,945.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Scarsdale UFSD | Recipients 165 | Total $3,124,928.42 | Average $18,938.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lewiston | Recipients 64 | Total $1,212,047.95 | Average $18,938.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chautauqua County | Recipients 1,168 | Total $22,094,376.92 | Average $18,916.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rathbone | Recipients 2 | Total $37,820.41 | Average $18,910.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Temp Comm On Real Prop Tax | Recipients 2 | Total $37,818.00 | Average $18,909.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Geddes | Recipients 51 | Total $963,919.17 | Average $18,900.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Castile | Recipients 5 | Total $94,495.31 | Average $18,899.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cazenovia | Recipients 8 | Total $151,181.27 | Average $18,897.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ulster Co Resource Recovery Ag | Recipients 5 | Total $94,455.80 | Average $18,891.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tuckahoe UFSD | Recipients 34 | Total $642,117.99 | Average $18,885.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Brunswick | Recipients 25 | Total $472,028.01 | Average $18,881.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cohoes Housing Authority | Recipients 23 | Total $434,033.32 | Average $18,871.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Red Hook | Recipients 16 | Total $301,935.41 | Average $18,870.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pavilion | Recipients 4 | Total $75,458.09 | Average $18,864.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sea Breeze Water District | Recipients 4 | Total $75,395.56 | Average $18,848.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Legislative Messenger Service | Recipients 16 | Total $301,435.35 | Average $18,839.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Syracuse Housing Authority | Recipients 143 | Total $2,688,699.03 | Average $18,802.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sennett | Recipients 7 | Total $131,594.67 | Average $18,799.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Com Crit Trans Choices Vc | Recipients 1 | Total $18,794.17 | Average $18,794.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Farmingdale | Recipients 22 | Total $413,386.53 | Average $18,790.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Gowanda | Recipients 22 | Total $413,131.21 | Average $18,778.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Huron | Recipients 10 | Total $187,423.30 | Average $18,742.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Enterprise Charter School | Recipients 2 | Total $37,434.75 | Average $18,717.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Salina | Recipients 56 | Total $1,047,695.82 | Average $18,708.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer St Lawrence Co Soil,Wtr Dist | Recipients 1 | Total $18,674.72 | Average $18,674.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
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