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 Durham | Recipients 14 | Total $142,695.50 | Average $10,192.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer No Syracuse Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $30,512.51 | Average $10,170.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Montauk Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $10,158.11 | Average $10,158.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hamilton | Recipients 12 | Total $121,794.26 | Average $10,149.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Champion | Recipients 11 | Total $111,603.02 | Average $10,145.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cherry Creek | Recipients 1 | Total $10,141.94 | Average $10,141.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Romulus CSD | Recipients 41 | Total $415,643.00 | Average $10,137.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Susquehanna Valley CSD | Recipients 126 | Total $1,276,615.19 | Average $10,131.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lisbon CSD | Recipients 22 | Total $222,848.19 | Average $10,129.46 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYack Library | Recipients 9 | Total $91,142.09 | Average $10,126.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Campbell Savona CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $526,461.62 | Average $10,124.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Edmeston | Recipients 7 | Total $70,852.97 | Average $10,121.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Newfield CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $526,296.56 | Average $10,121.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Holley CSD | Recipients 49 | Total $495,893.51 | Average $10,120.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Winfield | Recipients 3 | Total $30,347.13 | Average $10,115.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Richmond | Recipients 12 | Total $121,375.56 | Average $10,114.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Brookville | Recipients 1 | Total $10,097.96 | Average $10,097.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Genesee CSD | Recipients 200 | Total $2,019,555.61 | Average $10,097.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Manor UFSD | Recipients 5 | Total $50,405.46 | Average $10,081.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Warsaw | Recipients 7 | Total $70,435.40 | Average $10,062.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Webster Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $10,059.35 | Average $10,059.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Forestville CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $402,286.10 | Average $10,057.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Margaretville | Recipients 3 | Total $30,157.08 | Average $10,052.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Greene | Recipients 9 | Total $90,378.77 | Average $10,042.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Galen | Recipients 13 | Total $130,513.07 | Average $10,039.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Barneveld | Recipients 1 | Total $10,037.49 | Average $10,037.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Richburg CSD | Recipients 2 | Total $20,045.16 | Average $10,022.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Minerva CSD | Recipients 15 | Total $150,190.88 | Average $10,012.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Malverne Public Library | Recipients 5 | Total $50,057.82 | Average $10,011.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Nanticoke | Recipients 6 | Total $60,050.34 | Average $10,008.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fulton City School Dist | Recipients 135 | Total $1,350,539.02 | Average $10,003.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer New Lebanon CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $380,018.60 | Average $10,000.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Solvay UFSD | Recipients 68 | Total $679,752.14 | Average $9,996.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Norwich | Recipients 7 | Total $69,897.57 | Average $9,985.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dansville CSD | Recipients 106 | Total $1,057,987.65 | Average $9,981.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bainbridge-Guilford CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $498,446.78 | Average $9,968.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Franklin | Recipients 7 | Total $69,750.42 | Average $9,964.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Fort Covington | Recipients 7 | Total $69,696.25 | Average $9,956.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fulton Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $29,834.61 | Average $9,944.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Williamson CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $686,155.81 | Average $9,944.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Fort Ann | Recipients 12 | Total $119,227.42 | Average $9,935.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of West Sparta | Recipients 5 | Total $49,650.12 | Average $9,930.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Frankfort-Schuyler CSD | Recipients 27 | Total $267,845.39 | Average $9,920.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Massena CSD | Recipients 142 | Total $1,407,486.82 | Average $9,911.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Deposit | Recipients 10 | Total $99,099.61 | Average $9,909.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Little Valley | Recipients 3 | Total $29,706.88 | Average $9,902.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Maine-Endwell CSD | Recipients 161 | Total $1,592,735.45 | Average $9,892.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Elba CSD | Recipients 25 | Total $247,314.56 | Average $9,892.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wellsville | Recipients 11 | Total $108,709.31 | Average $9,882.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Cayuga Onondaga | Recipients 75 | Total $740,759.93 | Average $9,876.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Stillwater CSD | Recipients 58 | Total $572,785.65 | Average $9,875.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Veteran | Recipients 10 | Total $98,491.19 | Average $9,849.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer St Lawrence Psy Center | Recipients 9 | Total $88,629.88 | Average $9,847.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Yorkshire | Recipients 6 | Total $59,080.43 | Average $9,846.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Esp Performing Arts Center Corp | Recipients 2 | Total $19,650.23 | Average $9,825.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Whitehall CSD | Recipients 59 | Total $579,358.12 | Average $9,819.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Keuka Lake Improvment Coop | Recipients 1 | Total $9,809.36 | Average $9,809.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chatham CSD | Recipients 81 | Total $793,897.42 | Average $9,801.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brookfield CSD | Recipients 13 | Total $127,251.15 | Average $9,788.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Canastota CSD | Recipients 65 | Total $635,874.19 | Average $9,782.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lincklaen | Recipients 5 | Total $48,869.94 | Average $9,773.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Commis Science & Tech | Recipients 2 | Total $19,544.00 | Average $9,772.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sharon | Recipients 7 | Total $68,393.14 | Average $9,770.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bradford CSD | Recipients 16 | Total $156,213.69 | Average $9,763.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Altmar-Parish-Williamstown CSD | Recipients 100 | Total $976,263.90 | Average $9,762.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Irondequoit CSD | Recipients 147 | Total $1,434,607.96 | Average $9,759.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Windsor CSD | Recipients 96 | Total $936,815.68 | Average $9,758.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bethany | Recipients 6 | Total $58,485.54 | Average $9,747.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Moira | Recipients 3 | Total $29,223.29 | Average $9,741.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Arkport | Recipients 4 | Total $38,955.28 | Average $9,738.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD | Recipients 63 | Total $613,142.14 | Average $9,732.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edinburg Common Sd | Recipients 12 | Total $116,765.16 | Average $9,730.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Greene CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $670,825.44 | Average $9,722.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cuba Rushford CSD | Recipients 62 | Total $601,933.10 | Average $9,708.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Elizabethtown-Lewis CSD | Recipients 23 | Total $222,545.27 | Average $9,675.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Greenwich | Recipients 7 | Total $67,723.39 | Average $9,674.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Baxter Estates | Recipients 1 | Total $9,674.28 | Average $9,674.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Clinton | Recipients 12 | Total $115,775.16 | Average $9,647.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Savona | Recipients 1 | Total $9,635.82 | Average $9,635.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oriskany CSD | Recipients 27 | Total $260,160.80 | Average $9,635.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pittsford CSD | Recipients 371 | Total $3,566,786.42 | Average $9,613.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Panama CSD | Recipients 33 | Total $317,167.77 | Average $9,611.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Warsaw CSD | Recipients 43 | Total $413,262.23 | Average $9,610.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Adams | Recipients 7 | Total $67,255.17 | Average $9,607.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oceanside Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $28,822.85 | Average $9,607.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Brandon | Recipients 2 | Total $19,170.10 | Average $9,585.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Charlton | Recipients 17 | Total $162,852.88 | Average $9,579.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Perrysburg | Recipients 5 | Total $47,884.41 | Average $9,576.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Camden CSD | Recipients 113 | Total $1,082,133.93 | Average $9,576.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Spencerport CSD | Recipients 248 | Total $2,373,012.66 | Average $9,568.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Madison CSD | Recipients 21 | Total $200,460.65 | Average $9,545.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Broadalbin | Recipients 2 | Total $19,081.16 | Average $9,540.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schenevus CSD | Recipients 26 | Total $248,016.19 | Average $9,539.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Duanesburg CSD | Recipients 63 | Total $600,957.12 | Average $9,539.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer St Johnsville CSD | Recipients 21 | Total $200,221.66 | Average $9,534.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wassaic Dev Center | Recipients 8 | Total $76,168.63 | Average $9,521.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Naples CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $494,833.97 | Average $9,516.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Clymer CSD | Recipients 32 | Total $304,401.31 | Average $9,512.54 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Yates County Ind Dev Agency | Recipients 1 | Total $9,510.72 | Average $9,510.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Valley CSD | Recipients 14 | Total $133,127.80 | Average $9,509.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
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