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 City of Rome | Recipients 611 | Total $11,408,776.47 | Average $18,672.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cornwall | Recipients 35 | Total $653,513.94 | Average $18,671.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Rensselaer | Recipients 79 | Total $1,475,039.92 | Average $18,671.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Westchester Putnam | Recipients 216 | Total $4,030,006.95 | Average $18,657.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Field Library | Recipients 8 | Total $149,114.94 | Average $18,639.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Constantia | Recipients 5 | Total $93,191.71 | Average $18,638.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edgemont UFSD at Greenburgh | Recipients 55 | Total $1,025,090.61 | Average $18,638.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Marcellus | Recipients 10 | Total $186,327.48 | Average $18,632.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Chili | Recipients 60 | Total $1,117,797.96 | Average $18,629.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tupper Lake Housing Authority | Recipients 5 | Total $93,119.76 | Average $18,623.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bridgehampton UFSD | Recipients 7 | Total $130,329.29 | Average $18,618.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of West Union | Recipients 4 | Total $74,465.55 | Average $18,616.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Poland | Recipients 4 | Total $74,429.35 | Average $18,607.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Naples | Recipients 7 | Total $130,193.38 | Average $18,599.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Three Village CSD | Recipients 276 | Total $5,131,316.56 | Average $18,591.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mid York Library System | Recipients 19 | Total $353,140.91 | Average $18,586.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cleveland Hill UFSD | Recipients 49 | Total $910,326.15 | Average $18,578.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lansing | Recipients 20 | Total $371,472.49 | Average $18,573.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rye Free Reading Room | Recipients 12 | Total $222,625.67 | Average $18,552.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cattaraugus County | Recipients 845 | Total $15,669,074.95 | Average $18,543.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Moravia | Recipients 3 | Total $55,621.33 | Average $18,540.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Morris | Recipients 5 | Total $92,679.80 | Average $18,535.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rochester Housing Authority | Recipients 113 | Total $2,094,191.77 | Average $18,532.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Springs UFSD of East Hampton | Recipients 8 | Total $148,172.93 | Average $18,521.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Port Jervis Free Library | Recipients 4 | Total $74,015.76 | Average $18,503.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dept Corrections Trainee Pr | Recipients 12 | Total $221,610.96 | Average $18,467.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Locust Valley CSD | Recipients 88 | Total $1,624,875.93 | Average $18,464.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of South Glens Falls | Recipients 14 | Total $258,484.70 | Average $18,463.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer No Tonawanda Public Library | Recipients 14 | Total $258,469.84 | Average $18,462.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Canandaigua | Recipients 27 | Total $498,338.57 | Average $18,456.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oyster Bay Public Library | Recipients 15 | Total $276,830.42 | Average $18,455.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bolivar | Recipients 4 | Total $73,791.84 | Average $18,447.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Columbia County | Recipients 620 | Total $11,432,556.86 | Average $18,439.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Candor | Recipients 8 | Total $147,456.10 | Average $18,432.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Java | Recipients 2 | Total $36,850.01 | Average $18,425.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Sherman | Recipients 4 | Total $73,637.75 | Average $18,409.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Nanuet UFSD | Recipients 86 | Total $1,582,939.60 | Average $18,406.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Industrial Exhibit Authority | Recipients 29 | Total $533,431.90 | Average $18,394.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Herkimer Housing Authority | Recipients 8 | Total $147,140.67 | Average $18,392.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Port Dickinson | Recipients 6 | Total $110,232.00 | Average $18,372.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Carthage | Recipients 18 | Total $330,681.37 | Average $18,371.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Smithtown CSD | Recipients 412 | Total $7,564,770.96 | Average $18,361.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Metropolitan Reference Library | Recipients 11 | Total $201,963.87 | Average $18,360.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of New Hartford | Recipients 6 | Total $110,110.52 | Average $18,351.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rhinebeck CSD | Recipients 33 | Total $605,549.10 | Average $18,349.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer UFSD of the Tarrytowns | Recipients 75 | Total $1,376,016.07 | Average $18,346.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hempstead UFSD | Recipients 184 | Total $3,373,385.67 | Average $18,333.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Lindenhurst | Recipients 40 | Total $733,244.90 | Average $18,331.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Almond | Recipients 6 | Total $109,974.16 | Average $18,329.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mt Vernon City School Dist | Recipients 264 | Total $4,838,502.16 | Average $18,327.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Levittown UFSD-Abbey Lane | Recipients 314 | Total $5,752,854.54 | Average $18,321.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Tyrone | Recipients 3 | Total $54,961.21 | Average $18,320.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Birdsall | Recipients 1 | Total $18,318.16 | Average $18,318.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Gouverneur | Recipients 23 | Total $421,253.41 | Average $18,315.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hopkinton | Recipients 7 | Total $128,183.02 | Average $18,311.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Crawford Library District | Recipients 4 | Total $73,246.47 | Average $18,311.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Lansing | Recipients 4 | Total $73,030.98 | Average $18,257.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Yates County | Recipients 157 | Total $2,864,544.34 | Average $18,245.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Penn Yan | Recipients 32 | Total $583,821.42 | Average $18,244.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hudson Falls | Recipients 25 | Total $456,096.08 | Average $18,243.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Westerlo | Recipients 14 | Total $255,339.35 | Average $18,238.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westhampton Beach UFSD | Recipients 58 | Total $1,057,265.82 | Average $18,228.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Keene CSD | Recipients 7 | Total $127,522.12 | Average $18,217.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Southeast | Recipients 39 | Total $710,287.14 | Average $18,212.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Moravia | Recipients 5 | Total $90,971.89 | Average $18,194.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Uniondale Public Library | Recipients 15 | Total $272,788.37 | Average $18,185.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Williston UFSD | Recipients 67 | Total $1,216,591.81 | Average $18,158.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bellmore UFSD | Recipients 45 | Total $816,995.92 | Average $18,155.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Connetquot CSD | Recipients 361 | Total $6,553,678.32 | Average $18,154.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lodi | Recipients 4 | Total $72,600.93 | Average $18,150.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYack UFSD | Recipients 77 | Total $1,395,142.74 | Average $18,118.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Amenia | Recipients 7 | Total $126,818.28 | Average $18,116.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Metro Suburban Bus Authority | Recipients 472 | Total $8,550,929.78 | Average $18,116.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Islip Housing Authority | Recipients 14 | Total $253,477.57 | Average $18,105.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Onondaga CSD | Recipients 39 | Total $706,109.27 | Average $18,105.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chappaqua CSD | Recipients 149 | Total $2,696,585.38 | Average $18,097.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Perry | Recipients 20 | Total $361,845.51 | Average $18,092.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hempstead Library | Recipients 19 | Total $343,654.03 | Average $18,087.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Nassau County Bridge Authority | Recipients 23 | Total $415,768.13 | Average $18,076.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Waverly | Recipients 29 | Total $523,993.43 | Average $18,068.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Warren County | Recipients 684 | Total $12,352,042.61 | Average $18,058.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Peekskill City School Dist | Recipients 112 | Total $2,021,813.78 | Average $18,051.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer William Floyd UFSD | Recipients 212 | Total $3,825,952.56 | Average $18,046.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Riverhead Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $72,151.23 | Average $18,037.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Saratoga Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 3 | Total $54,090.33 | Average $18,030.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Chenango | Recipients 30 | Total $540,852.63 | Average $18,028.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Saranac Lake | Recipients 39 | Total $703,026.04 | Average $18,026.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Silver Creek | Recipients 16 | Total $288,199.80 | Average $18,012.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Ramapo CSD | Recipients 408 | Total $7,347,378.41 | Average $18,008.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hamilton County | Recipients 86 | Total $1,546,299.01 | Average $17,980.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Commack UFSD | Recipients 210 | Total $3,774,965.39 | Average $17,976.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Orwell | Recipients 7 | Total $125,804.90 | Average $17,972.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Spencerport | Recipients 20 | Total $359,431.87 | Average $17,971.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Voorheesville | Recipients 9 | Total $161,478.31 | Average $17,942.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Le Ray | Recipients 13 | Total $233,171.41 | Average $17,936.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Goshen | Recipients 27 | Total $483,658.37 | Average $17,913.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Reading | Recipients 4 | Total $71,567.53 | Average $17,891.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Indian Lake | Recipients 23 | Total $411,411.45 | Average $17,887.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Berne | Recipients 10 | Total $178,805.35 | Average $17,880.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pendleton | Recipients 18 | Total $321,763.14 | Average $17,875.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
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