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 New Albion | Recipients 7 | Total $75,153.06 | Average $10,736.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Waterford | Recipients 24 | Total $257,318.54 | Average $10,721.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Victor CSD | Recipients 147 | Total $1,574,766.49 | Average $10,712.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Broadalbin-Perth CSD | Recipients 61 | Total $653,336.44 | Average $10,710.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hempstead Sanitary District 14 | Recipients 2 | Total $21,410.00 | Average $10,705.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cortland City School Dist | Recipients 144 | Total $1,541,502.84 | Average $10,704.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Mohawk | Recipients 11 | Total $117,721.99 | Average $10,702.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bennington | Recipients 8 | Total $85,594.01 | Average $10,699.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer So Glens Falls CSD | Recipients 141 | Total $1,507,911.96 | Average $10,694.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cuba | Recipients 9 | Total $96,126.45 | Average $10,680.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fort Plain CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $405,524.33 | Average $10,671.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greenburgh North Castle UFSD | Recipients 8 | Total $85,371.07 | Average $10,671.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Stamford CSD | Recipients 24 | Total $255,785.80 | Average $10,657.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer North Warren CSD | Recipients 25 | Total $266,378.88 | Average $10,655.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wayne Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $21,307.22 | Average $10,653.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Orleans Niagara | Recipients 150 | Total $1,597,321.32 | Average $10,648.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Cattaraugus Erie Wyoming | Recipients 159 | Total $1,692,749.92 | Average $10,646.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Coxsackie | Recipients 11 | Total $117,096.09 | Average $10,645.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oppenheim-Ephratah CSD | Recipients 15 | Total $159,390.28 | Average $10,626.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Schuylerville | Recipients 5 | Total $53,122.35 | Average $10,624.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lake Luzerne | Recipients 38 | Total $403,591.40 | Average $10,620.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greece CSD | Recipients 679 | Total $7,205,563.35 | Average $10,612.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edwards Knox CSD | Recipients 36 | Total $381,955.80 | Average $10,609.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ripley CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $318,176.15 | Average $10,605.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Attica | Recipients 6 | Total $63,559.33 | Average $10,593.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of New York Mills | Recipients 9 | Total $95,317.22 | Average $10,590.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Canaan | Recipients 2 | Total $21,160.62 | Average $10,580.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Duanesburg | Recipients 13 | Total $137,535.61 | Average $10,579.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Union Springs | Recipients 3 | Total $31,718.56 | Average $10,572.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chenango Forks CSD | Recipients 87 | Total $919,413.47 | Average $10,567.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Forestburgh | Recipients 10 | Total $105,652.98 | Average $10,565.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Royalton-Hartland CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $422,221.42 | Average $10,555.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hoosick | Recipients 13 | Total $137,189.48 | Average $10,553.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ephratah | Recipients 5 | Total $52,754.14 | Average $10,550.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brockport CSD | Recipients 293 | Total $3,090,353.30 | Average $10,547.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cairo | Recipients 17 | Total $179,295.83 | Average $10,546.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Orangeburg Library District | Recipients 5 | Total $52,711.12 | Average $10,542.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sandy Creek CSD | Recipients 72 | Total $757,759.22 | Average $10,524.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Counc Health Care Fin-Spl | Recipients 1 | Total $10,521.08 | Average $10,521.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hammond CSD | Recipients 18 | Total $189,317.22 | Average $10,517.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Coxsackie-Athens CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $546,734.27 | Average $10,514.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Seneca CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $546,128.77 | Average $10,502.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Commis Solid Waste Mgmt | Recipients 4 | Total $41,995.21 | Average $10,498.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Barrington | Recipients 5 | Total $52,478.49 | Average $10,495.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hudson City School Dist | Recipients 134 | Total $1,403,931.31 | Average $10,477.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wright | Recipients 3 | Total $31,393.52 | Average $10,464.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Mount Hope | Recipients 10 | Total $104,629.24 | Average $10,462.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Eastport UFSD | Recipients 5 | Total $52,298.28 | Average $10,459.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Holbrook Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $41,833.67 | Average $10,458.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Jefferson Lewis Hamilton | Recipients 108 | Total $1,129,113.05 | Average $10,454.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leroy CSD | Recipients 49 | Total $511,590.85 | Average $10,440.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer St Regis Falls CSD | Recipients 27 | Total $281,768.42 | Average $10,435.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Elizabethtown | Recipients 7 | Total $73,008.78 | Average $10,429.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Afton CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $417,106.25 | Average $10,427.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Redfield | Recipients 3 | Total $31,261.36 | Average $10,420.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Penfield CSD | Recipients 224 | Total $2,332,802.58 | Average $10,414.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Andover | Recipients 3 | Total $31,225.15 | Average $10,408.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Williamsville CSD | Recipients 528 | Total $5,492,140.84 | Average $10,401.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Saranac CSD | Recipients 94 | Total $976,961.95 | Average $10,393.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Perry CSD | Recipients 32 | Total $332,322.21 | Average $10,385.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Watertown City School District | Recipients 146 | Total $1,515,125.17 | Average $10,377.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Sackets Harbor | Recipients 6 | Total $62,262.61 | Average $10,377.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Deposit CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $414,863.72 | Average $10,371.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Westmoreland | Recipients 17 | Total $176,308.39 | Average $10,371.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mechanicstown Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $20,738.88 | Average $10,369.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Addison CSD | Recipients 63 | Total $652,686.93 | Average $10,360.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Worcester CSD | Recipients 20 | Total $207,160.65 | Average $10,358.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lake George CSD | Recipients 58 | Total $600,740.30 | Average $10,357.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fredonia CSD | Recipients 61 | Total $631,662.81 | Average $10,355.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Chateaugay | Recipients 7 | Total $72,438.05 | Average $10,348.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Alden CSD | Recipients 108 | Total $1,116,086.15 | Average $10,334.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Yonkers Community Devel Agcy | Recipients 2 | Total $20,637.16 | Average $10,318.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brocton CSD | Recipients 39 | Total $402,048.10 | Average $10,308.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Roslyn | Recipients 12 | Total $123,700.17 | Average $10,308.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Potter | Recipients 5 | Total $51,520.90 | Average $10,304.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Esopus Library | Recipients 1 | Total $10,302.04 | Average $10,302.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Maine | Recipients 13 | Total $133,910.77 | Average $10,300.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Grafton | Recipients 4 | Total $41,200.15 | Average $10,300.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Middle Island Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $41,197.68 | Average $10,299.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Fonda | Recipients 5 | Total $51,484.40 | Average $10,296.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gowanda CSD | Recipients 79 | Total $812,986.85 | Average $10,290.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Schoharie | Recipients 7 | Total $72,033.36 | Average $10,290.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Windsor | Recipients 2 | Total $20,576.95 | Average $10,288.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Northampton | Recipients 2 | Total $20,569.77 | Average $10,284.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bombay | Recipients 1 | Total $10,275.60 | Average $10,275.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Alabama | Recipients 6 | Total $61,605.49 | Average $10,267.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Norwich UFSD 1 | Recipients 133 | Total $1,365,437.54 | Average $10,266.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Starpoint CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $614,984.06 | Average $10,249.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Stockbridge CSD | Recipients 20 | Total $204,943.09 | Average $10,247.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Harpursville CSD | Recipients 66 | Total $676,203.79 | Average $10,245.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Commack Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $40,976.19 | Average $10,244.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Salmon River CSD | Recipients 117 | Total $1,198,105.18 | Average $10,240.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Union-Endicott CSD | Recipients 256 | Total $2,621,109.50 | Average $10,238.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Binghamton Psy Center | Recipients 5 | Total $51,156.00 | Average $10,231.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wales | Recipients 7 | Total $71,587.69 | Average $10,226.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer O D Heck Dev Center | Recipients 108 | Total $1,103,051.21 | Average $10,213.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Tully | Recipients 7 | Total $71,474.59 | Average $10,210.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Van Hornesville-O D Young CSD | Recipients 14 | Total $142,947.58 | Average $10,210.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Pawling | Recipients 5 | Total $51,021.83 | Average $10,204.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Athens | Recipients 7 | Total $71,384.01 | Average $10,197.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
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