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 Caledonia | Recipients 8 | Total $105,189.08 | Average $13,148.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Valley Stream UFSD 13 | Recipients 51 | Total $670,400.75 | Average $13,145.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Moriah CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $551,998.39 | Average $13,142.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bethel | Recipients 23 | Total $302,254.84 | Average $13,141.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westhill CSD | Recipients 80 | Total $1,050,656.60 | Average $13,133.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Valley CSD at Montgomery | Recipients 132 | Total $1,733,299.23 | Average $13,131.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Athens | Recipients 5 | Total $65,624.30 | Average $13,124.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Katonah Village Library | Recipients 9 | Total $118,111.93 | Average $13,123.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Franklinville CSD | Recipients 48 | Total $629,899.61 | Average $13,122.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oakfield-Alabama CSD | Recipients 47 | Total $616,204.02 | Average $13,110.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ballston Spa-CSD | Recipients 151 | Total $1,975,350.00 | Average $13,081.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Avon | Recipients 11 | Total $143,872.71 | Average $13,079.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Watervliet City School Dist | Recipients 32 | Total $418,407.27 | Average $13,075.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Grandview On Hudson | Recipients 1 | Total $13,069.54 | Average $13,069.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schalmont CSD | Recipients 121 | Total $1,581,013.28 | Average $13,066.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hermon | Recipients 7 | Total $91,454.81 | Average $13,064.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Pulaski | Recipients 13 | Total $169,832.49 | Average $13,064.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rush | Recipients 26 | Total $339,503.41 | Average $13,057.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Windsor | Recipients 22 | Total $287,252.32 | Average $13,056.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Deferiet | Recipients 1 | Total $13,047.64 | Average $13,047.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ridgeway | Recipients 8 | Total $104,380.62 | Average $13,047.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Schuyler Falls | Recipients 7 | Total $91,264.24 | Average $13,037.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bellmont | Recipients 6 | Total $78,178.30 | Average $13,029.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lumberland | Recipients 12 | Total $156,352.05 | Average $13,029.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Opp/Ephr-St.John CSD | Recipients 12 | Total $156,213.25 | Average $13,017.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lyons | Recipients 14 | Total $181,924.02 | Average $12,994.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jasper-Troupsburg CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $389,776.24 | Average $12,992.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Perry | Recipients 9 | Total $116,905.61 | Average $12,989.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clyde-Savannah CSD | Recipients 56 | Total $727,322.33 | Average $12,987.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Berlin CSD | Recipients 67 | Total $870,116.21 | Average $12,986.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Fultonville | Recipients 3 | Total $38,949.07 | Average $12,983.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Otsego | Recipients 17 | Total $220,705.10 | Average $12,982.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cato | Recipients 5 | Total $64,900.04 | Average $12,980.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Assembly: Annual Part Time | Recipients 101 | Total $1,310,157.13 | Average $12,971.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ausable Valley CSD | Recipients 83 | Total $1,076,523.01 | Average $12,970.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tompkins Co Soil&Water Con Dis | Recipients 1 | Total $12,965.22 | Average $12,965.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Morrisville-Eaton CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $518,435.39 | Average $12,960.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brewster CSD | Recipients 202 | Total $2,616,554.20 | Average $12,953.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Steuben | Recipients 3 | Total $38,852.87 | Average $12,950.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Homer Folks Tb Center Hospital | Recipients 3 | Total $38,843.92 | Average $12,947.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Del Chenang Madis Otsego | Recipients 121 | Total $1,564,942.58 | Average $12,933.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Central Square CSD | Recipients 180 | Total $2,326,473.08 | Average $12,924.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cohocton | Recipients 4 | Total $51,668.08 | Average $12,917.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Whitehall | Recipients 11 | Total $142,059.73 | Average $12,914.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wallkill CSD | Recipients 86 | Total $1,110,513.93 | Average $12,912.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Triangle | Recipients 7 | Total $90,362.50 | Average $12,908.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Canandaigua City School Dist | Recipients 149 | Total $1,923,375.72 | Average $12,908.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jamestown Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 14 | Total $180,550.67 | Average $12,896.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Phoenix CSD | Recipients 108 | Total $1,391,775.18 | Average $12,886.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wilton | Recipients 30 | Total $386,415.66 | Average $12,880.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Marlboro CSD | Recipients 87 | Total $1,119,825.41 | Average $12,871.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES Genes Liv'st Stu'Bn Wyom | Recipients 132 | Total $1,699,028.60 | Average $12,871.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Herkimer | Recipients 22 | Total $283,123.59 | Average $12,869.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Amsterdam City School Dist | Recipients 130 | Total $1,672,713.46 | Average $12,867.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cheektowaga CSD | Recipients 82 | Total $1,054,879.04 | Average $12,864.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES Erie Chautauqua Cattarau | Recipients 245 | Total $3,151,332.80 | Average $12,862.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Glens Falls Wtr And Sewer Comm | Recipients 15 | Total $192,912.52 | Average $12,860.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Stuyvesant | Recipients 5 | Total $64,271.20 | Average $12,854.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Com Wat Res Needs Li Co C | Recipients 1 | Total $12,851.20 | Average $12,851.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Marcy | Recipients 17 | Total $217,851.73 | Average $12,814.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schenectady City School Dist | Recipients 376 | Total $4,817,095.01 | Average $12,811.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Smyrna | Recipients 4 | Total $51,237.29 | Average $12,809.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Metro Region Behav Treat Unit | Recipients 7 | Total $89,657.43 | Average $12,808.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Livonia | Recipients 18 | Total $230,492.57 | Average $12,805.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Minoa | Recipients 10 | Total $128,040.22 | Average $12,804.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Charlotte Valley CSD | Recipients 21 | Total $268,749.98 | Average $12,797.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Newark Dev Center | Recipients 258 | Total $3,300,695.03 | Average $12,793.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Campbell | Recipients 4 | Total $51,135.26 | Average $12,783.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Enfield | Recipients 6 | Total $76,699.04 | Average $12,783.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Scotia Glenville CSD | Recipients 107 | Total $1,365,988.55 | Average $12,766.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Avoca | Recipients 5 | Total $63,809.77 | Average $12,761.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Clint Essx Warr Wash'Ton | Recipients 85 | Total $1,084,514.37 | Average $12,758.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sterling | Recipients 6 | Total $76,543.85 | Average $12,757.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bellport Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $12,755.00 | Average $12,755.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Groton CSD | Recipients 46 | Total $586,596.31 | Average $12,752.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Granville CSD | Recipients 57 | Total $726,752.78 | Average $12,750.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake CSD | Recipients 198 | Total $2,523,516.72 | Average $12,745.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Adirondack CSD | Recipients 91 | Total $1,159,588.78 | Average $12,742.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Sullivan | Recipients 72 | Total $917,328.87 | Average $12,740.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dunkirk City-School Dist | Recipients 84 | Total $1,070,082.70 | Average $12,739.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wilson CSD | Recipients 47 | Total $598,616.07 | Average $12,736.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Geneva Housing Authority | Recipients 20 | Total $254,696.30 | Average $12,734.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Kingsbury | Recipients 9 | Total $114,609.85 | Average $12,734.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fillmore CSD | Recipients 41 | Total $521,843.92 | Average $12,727.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Boston | Recipients 19 | Total $241,829.83 | Average $12,727.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Fort Plain | Recipients 21 | Total $267,277.15 | Average $12,727.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Theresa | Recipients 11 | Total $139,865.21 | Average $12,715.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Islip Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $25,402.17 | Average $12,701.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Glens Falls City School Dist | Recipients 105 | Total $1,333,120.80 | Average $12,696.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Harford | Recipients 4 | Total $50,762.28 | Average $12,690.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Roslyn Estates | Recipients 2 | Total $25,378.41 | Average $12,689.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Saratoga Springs City Sch Dist | Recipients 342 | Total $4,338,157.81 | Average $12,684.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pulaski CSD | Recipients 62 | Total $786,225.16 | Average $12,681.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Johnsburg CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $380,253.55 | Average $12,675.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cooperstown CSD | Recipients 49 | Total $620,941.81 | Average $12,672.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Waddington | Recipients 3 | Total $38,009.99 | Average $12,670.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pine Plains CSD | Recipients 72 | Total $912,119.46 | Average $12,668.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Delaware County | Recipients 422 | Total $5,344,829.35 | Average $12,665.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Harrisville | Recipients 2 | Total $25,327.74 | Average $12,663.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chateaugay CSD | Recipients 39 | Total $493,735.33 | Average $12,659.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
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