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 Middleport | Recipients 8 | Total $114,077.51 | Average $14,259.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Holland Patent CSD | Recipients 88 | Total $1,254,706.12 | Average $14,258.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Danby | Recipients 6 | Total $85,493.61 | Average $14,248.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ontario | Recipients 39 | Total $555,519.81 | Average $14,244.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Franklin Essex Hamilton | Recipients 50 | Total $711,933.98 | Average $14,238.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Davenport | Recipients 8 | Total $113,825.23 | Average $14,228.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Commis Expenditure Review | Recipients 7 | Total $99,395.82 | Average $14,199.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pembroke | Recipients 12 | Total $170,198.95 | Average $14,183.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Angelica | Recipients 4 | Total $56,686.20 | Average $14,171.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Brasher | Recipients 8 | Total $113,298.64 | Average $14,162.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wheatland-Chili CSD | Recipients 53 | Total $750,445.98 | Average $14,159.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Manorhaven | Recipients 6 | Total $84,927.63 | Average $14,154.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Stillwater | Recipients 3 | Total $42,440.60 | Average $14,146.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Westfield | Recipients 14 | Total $197,953.64 | Average $14,139.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ossian | Recipients 4 | Total $56,523.10 | Average $14,130.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Florida | Recipients 7 | Total $98,834.19 | Average $14,119.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greenwood Lake UFSD | Recipients 22 | Total $310,605.72 | Average $14,118.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sheridan | Recipients 7 | Total $98,807.40 | Average $14,115.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Washington | Recipients 16 | Total $225,842.10 | Average $14,115.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Malone CSD | Recipients 133 | Total $1,876,902.86 | Average $14,112.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Montgomery County | Recipients 380 | Total $5,359,957.47 | Average $14,105.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pavilion CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $564,128.39 | Average $14,103.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Herkimer Fulton Hamilton | Recipients 60 | Total $845,008.41 | Average $14,083.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Eden | Recipients 21 | Total $295,699.62 | Average $14,080.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Knox | Recipients 4 | Total $56,313.86 | Average $14,078.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tupper Lake CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $731,730.87 | Average $14,071.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pike | Recipients 3 | Total $42,186.92 | Average $14,062.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Macomb | Recipients 7 | Total $98,430.06 | Average $14,061.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Otsego Northern Catskill | Recipients 49 | Total $688,907.45 | Average $14,059.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Hempstead Public Library | Recipients 12 | Total $168,682.87 | Average $14,056.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Black River | Recipients 2 | Total $28,076.95 | Average $14,038.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Capital District OTB Corp | Recipients 254 | Total $3,565,339.96 | Average $14,036.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sand Lake | Recipients 15 | Total $210,472.84 | Average $14,031.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Roosevelt UFSD | Recipients 67 | Total $940,049.59 | Average $14,030.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pleasant Valley | Recipients 18 | Total $252,466.96 | Average $14,025.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Otsego County | Recipients 527 | Total $7,390,531.22 | Average $14,023.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fabius-Pompey CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $700,636.85 | Average $14,012.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mastic Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $28,020.45 | Average $14,010.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Wolcott | Recipients 8 | Total $112,064.75 | Average $14,008.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Millerton | Recipients 5 | Total $70,022.28 | Average $14,004.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Freedom | Recipients 2 | Total $27,999.78 | Average $13,999.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kingston City School Dist | Recipients 262 | Total $3,666,557.51 | Average $13,994.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Candor CSD | Recipients 31 | Total $433,726.83 | Average $13,991.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Nelsonville | Recipients 1 | Total $13,986.96 | Average $13,986.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Kortright CSD | Recipients 21 | Total $293,724.25 | Average $13,986.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Oneida | Recipients 289 | Total $4,042,189.35 | Average $13,986.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Scio CSD | Recipients 25 | Total $349,651.33 | Average $13,986.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Castile | Recipients 12 | Total $167,818.60 | Average $13,984.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Glen Cove City School Dist | Recipients 128 | Total $1,788,612.48 | Average $13,973.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Newfane | Recipients 36 | Total $502,924.63 | Average $13,970.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Lima | Recipients 1 | Total $13,963.92 | Average $13,963.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Taghkanic | Recipients 4 | Total $55,853.40 | Average $13,963.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Salamanca Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $41,879.56 | Average $13,959.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Harborfields CSD of Greenlawn | Recipients 118 | Total $1,647,135.44 | Average $13,958.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hague | Recipients 6 | Total $83,736.21 | Average $13,956.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westmoreland CSD | Recipients 48 | Total $669,598.28 | Average $13,949.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Otto | Recipients 6 | Total $83,695.45 | Average $13,949.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Howland Public Library | Recipients 7 | Total $97,640.90 | Average $13,948.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Mcdonough | Recipients 3 | Total $41,805.84 | Average $13,935.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lowville | Recipients 10 | Total $139,311.94 | Average $13,931.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wheatland | Recipients 19 | Total $264,591.93 | Average $13,925.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Spackenkill UFSD | Recipients 60 | Total $835,516.45 | Average $13,925.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Pittsford | Recipients 4 | Total $55,663.89 | Average $13,915.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Central Valley CSD | Recipients 28 | Total $389,611.29 | Average $13,914.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Aurora UFSD | Recipients 75 | Total $1,043,377.91 | Average $13,911.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Brownville | Recipients 1 | Total $13,907.92 | Average $13,907.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer State Fair Ag & Markets Expo | Recipients 18 | Total $250,334.40 | Average $13,907.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Morrisville | Recipients 1 | Total $13,903.04 | Average $13,903.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oneida Co Soil/Water Con Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $27,802.12 | Average $13,901.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Caroline | Recipients 11 | Total $152,902.79 | Average $13,900.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sullivan West CSD | Recipients 44 | Total $611,312.93 | Average $13,893.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer North Babylon UFSD | Recipients 272 | Total $3,777,485.68 | Average $13,887.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pembroke CSD | Recipients 43 | Total $597,165.19 | Average $13,887.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Canajoharie CSD | Recipients 43 | Total $596,556.00 | Average $13,873.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fallsburg CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $720,894.56 | Average $13,863.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Stockton | Recipients 7 | Total $97,030.72 | Average $13,861.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hannibal CSD | Recipients 76 | Total $1,053,053.08 | Average $13,855.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Williamstown | Recipients 5 | Total $69,259.16 | Average $13,851.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Conesus | Recipients 10 | Total $138,505.43 | Average $13,850.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hopewell | Recipients 14 | Total $193,785.63 | Average $13,841.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Canton | Recipients 14 | Total $193,739.36 | Average $13,838.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lakeland CSD of Shrub Oak | Recipients 337 | Total $4,662,704.20 | Average $13,835.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Mayfield | Recipients 12 | Total $165,855.03 | Average $13,821.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Freeport Community Devel Agcy | Recipients 4 | Total $55,282.00 | Average $13,820.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Elbridge | Recipients 12 | Total $165,828.96 | Average $13,819.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Russia | Recipients 4 | Total $55,273.37 | Average $13,818.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edmeston CSD | Recipients 26 | Total $359,177.47 | Average $13,814.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Newfield | Recipients 12 | Total $165,660.50 | Average $13,805.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Babylon | Recipients 33 | Total $455,147.46 | Average $13,792.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Stewart Manor | Recipients 10 | Total $137,849.41 | Average $13,784.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Watertown Housing Authority | Recipients 27 | Total $372,180.20 | Average $13,784.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hastings | Recipients 11 | Total $151,599.19 | Average $13,781.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Marathon | Recipients 5 | Total $68,906.20 | Average $13,781.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jn Adam Small Residence Unit | Recipients 11 | Total $151,591.88 | Average $13,781.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Massapequa UFSD | Recipients 212 | Total $2,921,358.23 | Average $13,779.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Seneca CSD | Recipients 399 | Total $5,498,199.23 | Average $13,779.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Islip Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $13,768.36 | Average $13,768.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hermon-Dekalb CSD | Recipients 23 | Total $316,613.00 | Average $13,765.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wappinger | Recipients 42 | Total $577,832.72 | Average $13,757.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rondout Valley CSD at Accord | Recipients 104 | Total $1,428,893.01 | Average $13,739.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
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