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.

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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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