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 Warwick Valley CSD | Recipients 203 | Total $2,381,780.03 | Average $11,732.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Fabius | Recipients 8 | Total $93,803.81 | Average $11,725.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Galway | Recipients 10 | Total $117,244.22 | Average $11,724.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Albion CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $808,713.70 | Average $11,720.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hunter-Tannersville CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $445,327.12 | Average $11,719.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Salamanca City School Dist | Recipients 82 | Total $960,639.06 | Average $11,715.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fort Niagara State Park | Recipients 4 | Total $46,766.60 | Average $11,691.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bemus Point CSD | Recipients 54 | Total $631,244.17 | Average $11,689.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Chazy | Recipients 12 | Total $140,244.11 | Average $11,687.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lima | Recipients 11 | Total $128,518.06 | Average $11,683.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Dresden | Recipients 6 | Total $70,073.92 | Average $11,678.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dover UFSD | Recipients 39 | Total $455,438.79 | Average $11,677.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Binghamton City School Dist | Recipients 230 | Total $2,685,893.32 | Average $11,677.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Beaver River CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $700,392.22 | Average $11,673.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Dekalb | Recipients 10 | Total $116,676.18 | Average $11,667.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer La Fargeville CSD | Recipients 20 | Total $233,172.43 | Average $11,658.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dolgeville CSD | Recipients 31 | Total $361,302.94 | Average $11,654.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oneonta City School Dist | Recipients 52 | Total $605,885.97 | Average $11,651.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Valley Stream UFSD 30 | Recipients 44 | Total $512,490.80 | Average $11,647.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Catskill | Recipients 22 | Total $256,025.90 | Average $11,637.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hammondsport CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $604,525.35 | Average $11,625.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Baldwin | Recipients 4 | Total $46,499.47 | Average $11,624.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kings Park Pc | Recipients 13 | Total $150,992.04 | Average $11,614.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hamilton CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $464,553.09 | Average $11,613.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brunswick CSD | Recipients 90 | Total $1,045,072.08 | Average $11,611.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Voorheesville CSD | Recipients 84 | Total $974,349.03 | Average $11,599.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Monticello CSD | Recipients 127 | Total $1,472,549.27 | Average $11,594.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Perth | Recipients 9 | Total $104,317.69 | Average $11,590.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Champlain | Recipients 6 | Total $69,542.87 | Average $11,590.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Byron-Bergen CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $695,353.53 | Average $11,589.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rush-Henrietta CSD | Recipients 328 | Total $3,800,414.81 | Average $11,586.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Norwood-Norfolk CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $799,322.16 | Average $11,584.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cobleskill Richmondville CSD | Recipients 99 | Total $1,146,789.64 | Average $11,583.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Princetown | Recipients 4 | Total $46,332.32 | Average $11,583.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lancaster Common Sd #1 | Recipients 1 | Total $11,580.96 | Average $11,580.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Northeast CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $579,035.01 | Average $11,580.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Westford | Recipients 3 | Total $34,729.60 | Average $11,576.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sardinia | Recipients 8 | Total $92,582.95 | Average $11,572.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brasher Falls CSD | Recipients 68 | Total $786,122.93 | Average $11,560.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Callicoon | Recipients 12 | Total $138,674.18 | Average $11,556.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Highland | Recipients 14 | Total $161,722.81 | Average $11,551.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Diana | Recipients 3 | Total $34,639.47 | Average $11,546.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rosendale Library | Recipients 1 | Total $11,545.79 | Average $11,545.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ilion CSD | Recipients 39 | Total $450,072.02 | Average $11,540.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Millbrook CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $484,235.66 | Average $11,529.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Colonie CSD | Recipients 287 | Total $3,304,997.95 | Average $11,515.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Palatine | Recipients 6 | Total $69,087.99 | Average $11,514.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clifton Pk-Halfmn Pub Libr Dis | Recipients 18 | Total $207,247.82 | Average $11,513.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Shelter Island UFSD | Recipients 10 | Total $115,129.56 | Average $11,512.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Celoron | Recipients 3 | Total $34,520.67 | Average $11,506.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Alexandria CSD | Recipients 34 | Total $390,741.82 | Average $11,492.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Ham'Tn Fulton Montgomery | Recipients 98 | Total $1,125,878.43 | Average $11,488.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Webb UFSD | Recipients 28 | Total $321,657.36 | Average $11,487.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Greenbush Comm Library | Recipients 5 | Total $57,435.32 | Average $11,487.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Queensbury UFSD | Recipients 142 | Total $1,629,446.67 | Average $11,474.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sidney | Recipients 138 | Total $1,582,116.88 | Average $11,464.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Kaser | Recipients 1 | Total $11,455.66 | Average $11,455.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tully CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $481,020.92 | Average $11,452.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Waterville CSD | Recipients 35 | Total $400,714.11 | Average $11,448.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Deerfield | Recipients 7 | Total $80,045.06 | Average $11,435.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Barton | Recipients 12 | Total $137,169.87 | Average $11,430.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Brutus | Recipients 9 | Total $102,842.74 | Average $11,426.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Bainbridge | Recipients 2 | Total $22,851.10 | Average $11,425.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hartford CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $342,673.38 | Average $11,422.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Locke | Recipients 4 | Total $45,689.44 | Average $11,422.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bolton CSD | Recipients 14 | Total $159,907.05 | Average $11,421.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Seneca Falls-CSD | Recipients 71 | Total $810,900.03 | Average $11,421.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clarence CSD | Recipients 214 | Total $2,443,196.98 | Average $11,416.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cherry Valley-Springfield CSD | Recipients 34 | Total $388,018.98 | Average $11,412.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Greenwood | Recipients 2 | Total $22,822.00 | Average $11,411.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Brant | Recipients 8 | Total $91,277.06 | Average $11,409.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hamburg CSD | Recipients 197 | Total $2,247,393.52 | Average $11,408.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Summerhill | Recipients 4 | Total $45,606.36 | Average $11,401.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Utica Psych Center | Recipients 52 | Total $591,881.73 | Average $11,382.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Iroquois CSD | Recipients 143 | Total $1,627,526.84 | Average $11,381.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Corinth | Recipients 19 | Total $216,137.57 | Average $11,375.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schodack CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $682,047.34 | Average $11,367.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Inlet | Recipients 10 | Total $113,660.72 | Average $11,366.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Portville | Recipients 9 | Total $102,140.09 | Average $11,348.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Marbletown | Recipients 27 | Total $306,410.71 | Average $11,348.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Fishkill | Recipients 11 | Total $124,784.37 | Average $11,344.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Antwerp | Recipients 2 | Total $22,656.18 | Average $11,328.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Rensselaer Columbia Gr'N | Recipients 117 | Total $1,325,256.95 | Average $11,326.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Bloomfield CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $588,943.00 | Average $11,325.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gates-Chili CSD | Recipients 315 | Total $3,565,392.34 | Average $11,318.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Palmyra-Macedon CSD | Recipients 120 | Total $1,357,974.01 | Average $11,316.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hutchings Psy Center | Recipients 4 | Total $45,263.80 | Average $11,315.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Monroe Orlean Sup Dist | Recipients 311 | Total $3,517,632.48 | Average $11,310.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Manhattan Psych Center Children | Recipients 41 | Total $463,650.78 | Average $11,308.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lowville CSD | Recipients 70 | Total $791,019.00 | Average $11,300.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Assembly: Annual Temporary | Recipients 54 | Total $610,077.78 | Average $11,297.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Oneonta Housing Auth | Recipients 6 | Total $67,735.68 | Average $11,289.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Manchester Shortsville CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $564,316.76 | Average $11,286.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sangerfield | Recipients 9 | Total $101,567.29 | Average $11,285.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Marathon | Recipients 3 | Total $33,849.66 | Average $11,283.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rome Md Unit | Recipients 4 | Total $45,106.56 | Average $11,276.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oswego Port Authority | Recipients 8 | Total $90,206.11 | Average $11,275.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bridgewtr-Leonard-W Winfld CSD | Recipients 75 | Total $845,059.20 | Average $11,267.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Broadalbin | Recipients 8 | Total $90,079.70 | Average $11,259.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Stratford | Recipients 5 | Total $56,274.25 | Average $11,254.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
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