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 Lancaster CSD | Recipients 263 | Total $3,328,316.57 | Average $12,655.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Troupsburg | Recipients 7 | Total $88,537.90 | Average $12,648.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Livonia CSD | Recipients 84 | Total $1,062,077.44 | Average $12,643.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Eldred CSD | Recipients 24 | Total $303,351.37 | Average $12,639.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Franklinville | Recipients 11 | Total $138,880.31 | Average $12,625.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Gilboa | Recipients 6 | Total $75,611.99 | Average $12,602.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Saugerties CSD | Recipients 92 | Total $1,158,612.97 | Average $12,593.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Newcomb CSD | Recipients 10 | Total $125,918.20 | Average $12,591.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chittenango CSD | Recipients 112 | Total $1,409,491.54 | Average $12,584.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Elba | Recipients 4 | Total $50,321.09 | Average $12,580.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cassadaga Valley CSD | Recipients 74 | Total $930,634.42 | Average $12,576.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Portville CSD | Recipients 39 | Total $490,390.31 | Average $12,574.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Silver Springs | Recipients 3 | Total $37,717.11 | Average $12,572.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hillsdale | Recipients 3 | Total $37,686.34 | Average $12,562.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Andover | Recipients 4 | Total $50,232.56 | Average $12,558.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hounsfield | Recipients 12 | Total $150,640.43 | Average $12,553.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Argyle | Recipients 9 | Total $112,973.60 | Average $12,552.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer No Onondaga Library District | Recipients 12 | Total $150,624.04 | Average $12,552.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sodus CSD | Recipients 78 | Total $978,771.17 | Average $12,548.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Oakfield | Recipients 5 | Total $62,730.71 | Average $12,546.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cornwall CSD | Recipients 74 | Total $927,903.12 | Average $12,539.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Andes | Recipients 11 | Total $137,847.21 | Average $12,531.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Berkshire UFSD | Recipients 11 | Total $137,733.57 | Average $12,521.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Wellsville | Recipients 115 | Total $1,439,918.63 | Average $12,521.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Benson | Recipients 2 | Total $25,035.09 | Average $12,517.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Allegany | Recipients 6 | Total $75,079.35 | Average $12,513.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Corinth CSD | Recipients 55 | Total $688,052.70 | Average $12,510.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hector | Recipients 14 | Total $175,064.96 | Average $12,504.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Jasper | Recipients 2 | Total $24,984.91 | Average $12,492.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Argyle CSD | Recipients 46 | Total $574,510.50 | Average $12,489.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Burlington | Recipients 2 | Total $24,974.31 | Average $12,487.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Port Byron CSD | Recipients 55 | Total $686,742.52 | Average $12,486.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer New Hyde Pk-Garden Cty Pk UFSD | Recipients 64 | Total $799,058.81 | Average $12,485.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Albion | Recipients 9 | Total $112,357.92 | Average $12,484.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hudson Falls CSD | Recipients 116 | Total $1,447,427.92 | Average $12,477.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Stephentown | Recipients 8 | Total $99,687.55 | Average $12,460.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Red Hook CSD | Recipients 105 | Total $1,307,912.68 | Average $12,456.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Long Lake Fire District 1 | Recipients 2 | Total $24,909.44 | Average $12,454.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Trumansburg CSD | Recipients 78 | Total $971,430.27 | Average $12,454.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Williamson | Recipients 24 | Total $298,807.89 | Average $12,450.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Skaneateles CSD | Recipients 73 | Total $908,769.21 | Average $12,448.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Garrison UFSD | Recipients 12 | Total $149,372.72 | Average $12,447.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Moriches UFSD | Recipients 14 | Total $174,227.58 | Average $12,444.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Whitestown | Recipients 36 | Total $447,986.90 | Average $12,444.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Gouverneur | Recipients 12 | Total $149,293.57 | Average $12,441.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hunter | Recipients 2 | Total $24,880.15 | Average $12,440.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hinsdale CSD | Recipients 26 | Total $323,394.83 | Average $12,438.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Frewsburg CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $646,082.85 | Average $12,424.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tri-Valley CSD at Grahamsville | Recipients 54 | Total $670,864.28 | Average $12,423.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Minerva | Recipients 26 | Total $322,950.72 | Average $12,421.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Morristown | Recipients 11 | Total $136,576.79 | Average $12,416.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Harmony | Recipients 3 | Total $37,244.19 | Average $12,414.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Walton CSD | Recipients 79 | Total $980,713.96 | Average $12,414.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Salem CSD | Recipients 27 | Total $335,132.13 | Average $12,412.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Starkey | Recipients 4 | Total $49,647.83 | Average $12,411.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Arkwright | Recipients 5 | Total $62,059.71 | Average $12,411.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sandy Creek | Recipients 6 | Total $74,461.55 | Average $12,410.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Greenville | Recipients 23 | Total $285,288.58 | Average $12,403.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Otsego Co Swcd | Recipients 1 | Total $12,391.85 | Average $12,391.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Amherst CSD | Recipients 140 | Total $1,733,144.88 | Average $12,379.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kendall CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $618,630.65 | Average $12,372.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greenville CSD | Recipients 64 | Total $791,616.83 | Average $12,369.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Plattekill | Recipients 12 | Total $148,413.87 | Average $12,367.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Catskill CSD | Recipients 61 | Total $754,183.45 | Average $12,363.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Potsdam CSD | Recipients 79 | Total $976,708.64 | Average $12,363.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mt Kisco Housing Authority | Recipients 1 | Total $12,362.80 | Average $12,362.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hancock | Recipients 14 | Total $173,074.67 | Average $12,362.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sauquoit Valley CSD | Recipients 48 | Total $593,159.90 | Average $12,357.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Irondequoit CSD | Recipients 158 | Total $1,951,882.33 | Average $12,353.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Huntington Memorial Library | Recipients 7 | Total $86,422.07 | Average $12,346.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Oxford | Recipients 6 | Total $74,073.70 | Average $12,345.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Newfane CSD | Recipients 64 | Total $789,537.60 | Average $12,336.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pawling CSD | Recipients 77 | Total $949,674.24 | Average $12,333.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Carthage CSD | Recipients 128 | Total $1,578,430.29 | Average $12,331.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Harpersfield | Recipients 4 | Total $49,322.94 | Average $12,330.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greenburgh Eleven UFSD | Recipients 34 | Total $418,879.45 | Average $12,319.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Chatham | Recipients 11 | Total $135,462.50 | Average $12,314.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hornellsville | Recipients 9 | Total $110,830.38 | Average $12,314.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Livonia | Recipients 2 | Total $24,628.86 | Average $12,314.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Unadilla | Recipients 7 | Total $86,194.82 | Average $12,313.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Center Moriches UFSD | Recipients 49 | Total $603,230.16 | Average $12,310.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Nassau | Recipients 5 | Total $61,515.00 | Average $12,303.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brighton CSD | Recipients 148 | Total $1,820,705.33 | Average $12,302.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Delaware Academy C S D - Delhi | Recipients 44 | Total $541,263.21 | Average $12,301.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Chatham | Recipients 14 | Total $172,189.23 | Average $12,299.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of New Hempstead | Recipients 2 | Total $24,590.49 | Average $12,295.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Auburn City School Dist | Recipients 185 | Total $2,274,269.48 | Average $12,293.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rotterdam Mohonasen CSD | Recipients 107 | Total $1,315,125.93 | Average $12,290.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Berkshire | Recipients 2 | Total $24,568.84 | Average $12,284.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Churchville-Chili CSD | Recipients 199 | Total $2,444,493.06 | Average $12,283.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Carlisle | Recipients 2 | Total $24,555.73 | Average $12,277.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Setauket Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $12,277.28 | Average $12,277.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Florida | Recipients 14 | Total $171,841.08 | Average $12,274.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Beekmantown | Recipients 15 | Total $184,105.26 | Average $12,273.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hoosick Falls CSD | Recipients 47 | Total $576,804.67 | Average $12,272.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dalton-Nunda CSD | Recipients 56 | Total $687,125.02 | Average $12,270.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ne Queens Nature Preserv Comm | Recipients 3 | Total $36,792.62 | Average $12,264.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rome City School Dist | Recipients 227 | Total $2,783,702.09 | Average $12,263.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Covert | Recipients 6 | Total $73,534.84 | Average $12,255.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mechanicville City School Dist | Recipients 63 | Total $770,594.82 | Average $12,231.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
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