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 Scio | Recipients 8 | Total $132,078.23 | Average $16,509.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wappingers CSD | Recipients 488 | Total $8,055,963.22 | Average $16,508.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Miller Place UFSD | Recipients 103 | Total $1,700,076.96 | Average $16,505.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Amagansett UFSD | Recipients 2 | Total $33,009.60 | Average $16,504.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Owego | Recipients 32 | Total $527,883.72 | Average $16,496.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Oswegatchie | Recipients 11 | Total $181,399.77 | Average $16,490.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Piercefield | Recipients 5 | Total $82,445.32 | Average $16,489.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Patchogue | Recipients 48 | Total $791,421.25 | Average $16,487.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Catskill OTB Corp | Recipients 91 | Total $1,499,865.63 | Average $16,482.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Islip UFSD | Recipients 111 | Total $1,828,742.49 | Average $16,475.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Dryden | Recipients 9 | Total $148,235.72 | Average $16,470.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bedford CSD | Recipients 236 | Total $3,884,762.24 | Average $16,460.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Livingston Manor CSD | Recipients 29 | Total $477,279.45 | Average $16,457.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Barre | Recipients 6 | Total $98,738.47 | Average $16,456.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Port Jefferson | Recipients 35 | Total $575,882.44 | Average $16,453.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer North Shore CSD | Recipients 125 | Total $2,055,554.74 | Average $16,444.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Eastport/S. Manor CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $493,306.83 | Average $16,443.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Riverhead CSD | Recipients 235 | Total $3,864,211.60 | Average $16,443.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD | Recipients 245 | Total $4,028,340.89 | Average $16,442.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wayland | Recipients 8 | Total $131,518.04 | Average $16,439.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Watson | Recipients 8 | Total $131,498.15 | Average $16,437.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Deposit | Recipients 1 | Total $16,434.92 | Average $16,434.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Potsdam Public Library | Recipients 2 | Total $32,846.77 | Average $16,423.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Orleans County | Recipients 369 | Total $6,059,454.54 | Average $16,421.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ontario Co Soil & Wtr Cons Dis | Recipients 4 | Total $65,682.65 | Average $16,420.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Job Development Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $65,671.72 | Average $16,417.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kings Park Psych Center | Recipients 928 | Total $15,222,462.79 | Average $16,403.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hurley | Recipients 13 | Total $213,115.96 | Average $16,393.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pawling | Recipients 26 | Total $426,138.82 | Average $16,389.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ardsley UFSD | Recipients 63 | Total $1,032,286.85 | Average $16,385.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Byron | Recipients 6 | Total $98,294.10 | Average $16,382.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schoharie County | Recipients 288 | Total $4,716,832.18 | Average $16,377.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tonawanda City School Dist | Recipients 55 | Total $900,711.00 | Average $16,376.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Woodstock Public Library | Recipients 3 | Total $49,104.25 | Average $16,368.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Niagara Falls City School Dist | Recipients 315 | Total $5,153,020.77 | Average $16,358.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tioga County | Recipients 313 | Total $5,113,827.48 | Average $16,338.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Greenfield | Recipients 14 | Total $228,699.80 | Average $16,335.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Queensbury | Recipients 101 | Total $1,649,826.88 | Average $16,334.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ogden | Recipients 54 | Total $880,906.18 | Average $16,313.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Willing | Recipients 3 | Total $48,925.51 | Average $16,308.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tarrytown Mun Housing Auth | Recipients 4 | Total $65,227.86 | Average $16,306.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Capitol Defender Office | Recipients 9 | Total $146,681.42 | Average $16,297.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Georgetown | Recipients 3 | Total $48,883.63 | Average $16,294.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hamlin | Recipients 22 | Total $358,475.36 | Average $16,294.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Springfield | Recipients 9 | Total $146,634.76 | Average $16,292.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Copiague Memorial Library | Recipients 11 | Total $179,210.28 | Average $16,291.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Menands UFSD | Recipients 9 | Total $146,617.65 | Average $16,290.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Lake George | Recipients 20 | Total $325,814.11 | Average $16,290.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fire Island UFSD | Recipients 10 | Total $162,889.76 | Average $16,288.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rosendale | Recipients 15 | Total $244,206.71 | Average $16,280.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clarkstown CSD | Recipients 384 | Total $6,246,524.03 | Average $16,266.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Roxbury | Recipients 13 | Total $211,458.18 | Average $16,266.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Germantown CSD | Recipients 14 | Total $227,675.50 | Average $16,262.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Macedon | Recipients 7 | Total $113,827.99 | Average $16,261.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Admn Regulations Review Commit | Recipients 1 | Total $16,258.64 | Average $16,258.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer York CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $845,224.56 | Average $16,254.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Scriba | Recipients 20 | Total $324,920.33 | Average $16,246.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Newburgh City School Dist | Recipients 430 | Total $6,981,790.84 | Average $16,236.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sachem CSD at Holbrook | Recipients 465 | Total $7,548,700.61 | Average $16,233.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brentwood Water District | Recipients 6 | Total $97,381.84 | Average $16,230.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cochecton | Recipients 10 | Total $162,203.23 | Average $16,220.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Central Islip Psych Center | Recipients 405 | Total $6,565,283.96 | Average $16,210.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer North Merrick UFSD | Recipients 50 | Total $810,073.79 | Average $16,201.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Bolivar | Recipients 7 | Total $113,292.93 | Average $16,184.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Hempstead UFSD | Recipients 75 | Total $1,213,757.71 | Average $16,183.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fonda-Fultonville CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $614,915.32 | Average $16,181.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lloyd | Recipients 32 | Total $517,812.39 | Average $16,181.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Seaford UFSD | Recipients 112 | Total $1,811,785.62 | Average $16,176.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Seneca | Recipients 11 | Total $177,866.19 | Average $16,169.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Bayville | Recipients 14 | Total $226,292.38 | Average $16,163.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Alma | Recipients 5 | Total $80,796.22 | Average $16,159.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Southampton UFSD | Recipients 101 | Total $1,631,570.94 | Average $16,154.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rockland | Recipients 14 | Total $225,982.33 | Average $16,141.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Richfield | Recipients 3 | Total $48,415.50 | Average $16,138.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hendrick Hudson Free Library | Recipients 6 | Total $96,820.77 | Average $16,136.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mount Vernon Housing Authority | Recipients 14 | Total $225,766.49 | Average $16,126.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ancram | Recipients 2 | Total $32,237.82 | Average $16,118.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Huntington Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $48,334.19 | Average $16,111.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ticonderoga | Recipients 38 | Total $612,133.33 | Average $16,108.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bethpage UFSD | Recipients 110 | Total $1,768,991.00 | Average $16,081.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer J N Adam Dev Center | Recipients 142 | Total $2,282,550.22 | Average $16,074.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Farmingdale UFSD | Recipients 254 | Total $4,082,613.72 | Average $16,073.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Newcomb | Recipients 18 | Total $288,924.61 | Average $16,051.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Huntington UFSD | Recipients 291 | Total $4,670,484.28 | Average $16,049.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Veterans Home at St Albans | Recipients 133 | Total $2,132,650.22 | Average $16,034.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Spring Valley Housing Auth | Recipients 5 | Total $80,162.62 | Average $16,032.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Endwell Fire Dist | Recipients 1 | Total $15,993.08 | Average $15,993.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Brewster | Recipients 10 | Total $159,850.77 | Average $15,985.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Columbia | Recipients 2 | Total $31,970.15 | Average $15,985.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Bellport | Recipients 18 | Total $287,647.72 | Average $15,980.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Trumansburg | Recipients 6 | Total $95,858.95 | Average $15,976.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bainbridge | Recipients 5 | Total $79,874.63 | Average $15,974.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Garden City UFSD | Recipients 166 | Total $2,650,858.03 | Average $15,969.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Nassau Sole Sup Dist | Recipients 932 | Total $14,881,165.13 | Average $15,966.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Liverpool CSD | Recipients 390 | Total $6,225,257.17 | Average $15,962.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Castleton-On-Hudson | Recipients 8 | Total $127,661.37 | Average $15,957.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Merrick UFSD | Recipients 52 | Total $829,460.90 | Average $15,951.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Genoa | Recipients 7 | Total $111,646.05 | Average $15,949.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hinsdale | Recipients 8 | Total $127,460.63 | Average $15,932.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Clifton Park | Recipients 73 | Total $1,163,036.01 | Average $15,932.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
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