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 Wilna | Recipients 12 | Total $146,717.18 | Average $12,226.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Middlefield | Recipients 4 | Total $48,902.15 | Average $12,225.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Spencer Van Etten CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $464,491.45 | Average $12,223.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Minetto | Recipients 8 | Total $97,781.20 | Average $12,222.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Highland CSD | Recipients 93 | Total $1,136,688.51 | Average $12,222.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hancock | Recipients 16 | Total $195,393.68 | Average $12,212.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Oakfield | Recipients 5 | Total $61,019.05 | Average $12,203.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fayetteville-Manlius CSD | Recipients 215 | Total $2,623,769.82 | Average $12,203.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Corinth | Recipients 24 | Total $292,661.12 | Average $12,194.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of McGraw | Recipients 7 | Total $85,331.16 | Average $12,190.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Fayette | Recipients 7 | Total $85,270.84 | Average $12,181.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Niskayuna CSD | Recipients 237 | Total $2,886,763.22 | Average $12,180.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Marion CSD | Recipients 66 | Total $803,713.12 | Average $12,177.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jefferson Co Indust Devel Agcy | Recipients 5 | Total $60,851.99 | Average $12,170.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Truxton | Recipients 1 | Total $12,169.84 | Average $12,169.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schoharie County Ida | Recipients 2 | Total $24,307.08 | Average $12,153.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mt Pleasant Cottage Sch UFSD | Recipients 30 | Total $364,598.99 | Average $12,153.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rensselaer City School Dist | Recipients 61 | Total $741,190.69 | Average $12,150.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Niagara-Wheatfield CSD | Recipients 197 | Total $2,393,226.01 | Average $12,148.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rose | Recipients 4 | Total $48,587.78 | Average $12,146.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lee | Recipients 11 | Total $133,584.35 | Average $12,144.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Poughkeepsie Housing Authority | Recipients 15 | Total $182,002.96 | Average $12,133.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Stark | Recipients 2 | Total $24,260.97 | Average $12,130.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lockport City School Dist | Recipients 123 | Total $1,488,887.59 | Average $12,104.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cohoes City School Dist | Recipients 106 | Total $1,282,514.22 | Average $12,099.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Geneva | Recipients 9 | Total $108,792.50 | Average $12,088.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Stamford | Recipients 8 | Total $96,695.32 | Average $12,086.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Genesee Valley CSD Angelica-Be | Recipients 32 | Total $386,730.89 | Average $12,085.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Coxsackie | Recipients 16 | Total $193,320.70 | Average $12,082.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Horseheads CSD | Recipients 232 | Total $2,801,745.29 | Average $12,076.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Madrid-Waddington CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $483,030.45 | Average $12,075.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Harrietstown | Recipients 17 | Total $205,149.00 | Average $12,067.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Kinderhook | Recipients 11 | Total $132,690.85 | Average $12,062.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Waterloo | Recipients 9 | Total $108,496.05 | Average $12,055.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cameron | Recipients 3 | Total $36,154.04 | Average $12,051.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rushford | Recipients 5 | Total $60,198.15 | Average $12,039.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Newark CSD | Recipients 129 | Total $1,553,091.49 | Average $12,039.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer North Rose-Wolcott CSD | Recipients 121 | Total $1,456,658.74 | Average $12,038.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mayville CSD | Recipients 6 | Total $72,221.77 | Average $12,036.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hagaman | Recipients 2 | Total $24,068.04 | Average $12,034.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Barker CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $601,509.83 | Average $12,030.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brushton Moira CSD | Recipients 45 | Total $541,212.04 | Average $12,026.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Schaghticoke | Recipients 11 | Total $132,292.85 | Average $12,026.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Varick | Recipients 5 | Total $60,114.12 | Average $12,022.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Laurens | Recipients 5 | Total $60,060.27 | Average $12,012.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Poestenkill | Recipients 9 | Total $108,106.38 | Average $12,011.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bolivar Richburg CSD | Recipients 36 | Total $432,315.09 | Average $12,008.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dept Law Off Spec Prosecutor | Recipients 6 | Total $72,051.88 | Average $12,008.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Danube | Recipients 3 | Total $36,002.04 | Average $12,000.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Letchworth Village Dev Center | Recipients 8 | Total $95,981.36 | Average $11,997.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Jefferson CSD | Recipients 96 | Total $1,151,615.68 | Average $11,996.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lisle | Recipients 7 | Total $83,969.36 | Average $11,995.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD | Recipients 72 | Total $863,311.48 | Average $11,990.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Unadilla Valley CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $455,567.06 | Average $11,988.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gouverneur CSD | Recipients 72 | Total $863,144.43 | Average $11,988.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of New Paltz | Recipients 15 | Total $179,697.78 | Average $11,979.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Verona | Recipients 18 | Total $215,589.81 | Average $11,977.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hagerman Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $23,953.74 | Average $11,976.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Assembly - Session | Recipients 45 | Total $538,790.08 | Average $11,973.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Holland | Recipients 15 | Total $179,519.13 | Average $11,967.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Poland CSD | Recipients 44 | Total $526,430.65 | Average $11,964.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Franklin CSD | Recipients 19 | Total $226,863.74 | Average $11,940.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Geneseo CSD | Recipients 44 | Total $525,316.12 | Average $11,939.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sidney CSD | Recipients 70 | Total $834,758.70 | Average $11,925.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Remsen CSD | Recipients 29 | Total $345,785.78 | Average $11,923.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wellsville CSD | Recipients 59 | Total $703,185.13 | Average $11,918.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Natural Heritage Trust | Recipients 12 | Total $142,995.80 | Average $11,916.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oneida City School Dist | Recipients 126 | Total $1,500,123.74 | Average $11,905.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gorham Middlesex CSD | Recipients 88 | Total $1,047,663.11 | Average $11,905.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oneida Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $83,333.48 | Average $11,904.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Owego Apalachin CSD | Recipients 131 | Total $1,556,526.16 | Average $11,881.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ellicottville | Recipients 10 | Total $118,740.40 | Average $11,874.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clinton CSD | Recipients 59 | Total $700,096.31 | Average $11,866.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Amity | Recipients 6 | Total $71,185.08 | Average $11,864.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Piermont Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $11,855.56 | Average $11,855.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schoharie Central School | Recipients 66 | Total $782,447.52 | Average $11,855.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rensselaer Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 5 | Total $59,268.38 | Average $11,853.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Charleston | Recipients 4 | Total $47,408.38 | Average $11,852.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lisbon | Recipients 16 | Total $189,574.98 | Average $11,848.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Dannemora | Recipients 11 | Total $130,318.98 | Average $11,847.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cattaraugus Little Valley CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $592,080.87 | Average $11,841.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Goshen CSD | Recipients 143 | Total $1,692,421.49 | Average $11,835.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Haldane CSD - Philipstown | Recipients 47 | Total $556,185.53 | Average $11,833.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westfield CSD | Recipients 34 | Total $402,284.73 | Average $11,831.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Marlborough | Recipients 29 | Total $343,114.29 | Average $11,831.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Westville | Recipients 1 | Total $11,822.88 | Average $11,822.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Montgomery Co Soil & Water Con | Recipients 1 | Total $11,814.09 | Average $11,814.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hyde Park CSD | Recipients 208 | Total $2,456,029.74 | Average $11,807.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Shenendehowa CSD | Recipients 582 | Total $6,868,282.68 | Average $11,801.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pine Valley CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $495,575.98 | Average $11,799.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cape Vincent | Recipients 7 | Total $82,537.07 | Average $11,791.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wayne | Recipients 3 | Total $35,364.32 | Average $11,788.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Crown Point CSD | Recipients 17 | Total $200,326.89 | Average $11,783.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kinderhook CSD | Recipients 124 | Total $1,460,496.86 | Average $11,778.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Middleburgh CSD | Recipients 61 | Total $717,050.51 | Average $11,754.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Monroe | Recipients 684 | Total $8,036,765.98 | Average $11,749.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Deerpark | Recipients 22 | Total $258,345.57 | Average $11,742.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Germantown | Recipients 4 | Total $46,968.06 | Average $11,742.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Marcellus CSD | Recipients 76 | Total $892,256.95 | Average $11,740.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Harrietstown Housing Auth | Recipients 8 | Total $93,871.45 | Average $11,733.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
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