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.

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Employer Recipients Total Average Year
Employer Town of Marilla Recipients 7 Total $66,546.96 Average $9,506.71 Year 2017-2018
Employer Weedsport CSD Recipients 47 Total $446,683.77 Average $9,503.91 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Conquest Recipients 2 Total $19,007.81 Average $9,503.91 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Waddington Recipients 9 Total $85,487.43 Average $9,498.60 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Persia Recipients 6 Total $56,945.20 Average $9,490.87 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Floyd Recipients 12 Total $113,879.32 Average $9,489.94 Year 2017-2018
Employer Constit Conv Employees Recipients 1 Total $9,485.08 Average $9,485.08 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Western Recipients 4 Total $37,825.92 Average $9,456.48 Year 2017-2018
Employer Gloversville City School Dist Recipients 132 Total $1,248,030.98 Average $9,454.78 Year 2017-2018
Employer General Brown CSD Recipients 76 Total $717,036.99 Average $9,434.70 Year 2017-2018
Employer Sharon Springs CSD Recipients 19 Total $179,172.05 Average $9,430.11 Year 2017-2018
Employer Little Flower UFSD Recipients 4 Total $37,681.27 Average $9,420.32 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Fremont Recipients 8 Total $75,355.80 Average $9,419.47 Year 2017-2018
Employer Gowanda Psychiatric Center Recipients 7 Total $65,912.76 Average $9,416.11 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of St Johnsville Recipients 15 Total $141,238.84 Average $9,415.92 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Unadilla Recipients 3 Total $28,225.45 Average $9,408.48 Year 2017-2018
Employer Whitesville CSD Recipients 11 Total $103,482.02 Average $9,407.46 Year 2017-2018
Employer Office of Drug Abuse Services Recipients 10 Total $94,025.64 Average $9,402.56 Year 2017-2018
Employer Georgetown-South Otselic CSD Recipients 29 Total $272,382.73 Average $9,392.51 Year 2017-2018
Employer Research Institut On Addiction Recipients 13 Total $122,040.20 Average $9,387.71 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Leyden Recipients 4 Total $37,545.29 Average $9,386.32 Year 2017-2018
Employer Jamestown City School Dist Recipients 268 Total $2,515,424.80 Average $9,385.91 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Horicon Recipients 14 Total $131,274.65 Average $9,376.76 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Afton Recipients 6 Total $56,240.90 Average $9,373.48 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Otselic Recipients 3 Total $28,117.43 Average $9,372.48 Year 2017-2018
Employer Cambridge CSD Recipients 60 Total $562,095.66 Average $9,368.26 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Ellington Recipients 6 Total $56,181.59 Average $9,363.60 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Homer Recipients 8 Total $74,819.19 Average $9,352.40 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Claverack Recipients 10 Total $93,499.00 Average $9,349.90 Year 2017-2018
Employer Kingsboro Child & Youth Serv Recipients 8 Total $74,758.43 Average $9,344.80 Year 2017-2018
Employer State Recipients 43 Total $401,768.39 Average $9,343.45 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Arietta Recipients 12 Total $111,960.28 Average $9,330.02 Year 2017-2018
Employer Sayville Fire District Recipients 1 Total $9,329.58 Average $9,329.58 Year 2017-2018
Employer Cairo-Durham CSD Recipients 52 Total $484,947.98 Average $9,325.92 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of La Fayette Recipients 9 Total $83,807.12 Average $9,311.90 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Phoenix Recipients 16 Total $148,859.16 Average $9,303.70 Year 2017-2018
Employer Sherrill City School Dist Recipients 103 Total $955,481.05 Average $9,276.52 Year 2017-2018
Employer Waterloo CSD Recipients 88 Total $816,162.29 Average $9,274.57 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Lebanon Recipients 3 Total $27,822.37 Average $9,274.12 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Mannsville Recipients 2 Total $18,538.46 Average $9,269.23 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Great Valley Recipients 7 Total $64,857.92 Average $9,265.42 Year 2017-2018
Employer Vestal CSD Recipients 223 Total $2,065,688.19 Average $9,263.18 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Machias Recipients 7 Total $64,675.44 Average $9,239.35 Year 2017-2018
Employer Little Valley CSD Recipients 6 Total $55,408.00 Average $9,234.67 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Cohocton Recipients 12 Total $110,783.33 Average $9,231.94 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Duane Recipients 2 Total $18,449.04 Average $9,224.52 Year 2017-2018
Employer Sagtikos Discrete M R Unit Recipients 13 Total $119,918.56 Average $9,224.50 Year 2017-2018
Employer Elwood Public Library District Recipients 2 Total $18,446.70 Average $9,223.35 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Pittstown Recipients 11 Total $101,448.08 Average $9,222.55 Year 2017-2018
Employer Hadley-Luzerne CSD Recipients 51 Total $469,078.79 Average $9,197.62 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Orange Recipients 3 Total $27,577.64 Average $9,192.55 Year 2017-2018
Employer Oxford CSD Recipients 57 Total $523,053.63 Average $9,176.38 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Bovina Recipients 3 Total $27,484.92 Average $9,161.64 Year 2017-2018
Employer Whitney Point CSD Recipients 91 Total $833,446.13 Average $9,158.75 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Port Byron Recipients 7 Total $64,100.50 Average $9,157.21 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Butternuts Recipients 5 Total $45,668.00 Average $9,133.60 Year 2017-2018
Employer Avoca CSD Recipients 43 Total $392,470.99 Average $9,127.23 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Austerlitz Recipients 2 Total $18,216.32 Average $9,108.16 Year 2017-2018
Employer County Clerks Off Queens Co Recipients 4 Total $36,424.60 Average $9,106.15 Year 2017-2018
Employer BOCES-Suffolk, 2nd Sup District Recipients 35 Total $318,624.91 Average $9,103.57 Year 2017-2018
Employer Geneva City School Dist Recipients 146 Total $1,326,833.69 Average $9,087.90 Year 2017-2018
Employer Narrowsburg CSD Recipients 2 Total $18,133.08 Average $9,066.54 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Lyonsdale Recipients 4 Total $36,253.34 Average $9,063.34 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Thurman Recipients 12 Total $108,335.24 Average $9,027.94 Year 2017-2018
Employer BOCES-Steuben Allegany Recipients 44 Total $397,149.07 Average $9,026.12 Year 2017-2018
Employer Odessa Montour CSD Recipients 43 Total $387,850.29 Average $9,019.77 Year 2017-2018
Employer Rockland Mult Disabled Unit Recipients 31 Total $279,446.55 Average $9,014.40 Year 2017-2018
Employer Milford CSD Recipients 23 Total $207,275.98 Average $9,012.00 Year 2017-2018
Employer Morris CSD Recipients 20 Total $179,927.53 Average $8,996.38 Year 2017-2018
Employer Limestone UFSD Recipients 1 Total $8,991.12 Average $8,991.12 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Johnsburg Recipients 20 Total $179,582.27 Average $8,979.11 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Delhi Recipients 10 Total $89,735.74 Average $8,973.57 Year 2017-2018
Employer Little Falls Housing Authority Recipients 6 Total $53,800.19 Average $8,966.70 Year 2017-2018
Employer De Ruyter CSD Recipients 29 Total $259,910.80 Average $8,962.44 Year 2017-2018
Employer Labor Relations Board Recipients 9 Total $80,635.11 Average $8,959.46 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Bristol Recipients 11 Total $98,516.09 Average $8,956.01 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Masonville Recipients 1 Total $8,951.88 Average $8,951.88 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Tannersville Recipients 5 Total $44,723.40 Average $8,944.68 Year 2017-2018
Employer Attica CSD Recipients 49 Total $436,836.38 Average $8,915.03 Year 2017-2018
Employer Prattsburgh CSD Recipients 20 Total $178,160.70 Average $8,908.04 Year 2017-2018
Employer Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Recipients 25 Total $222,687.32 Average $8,907.49 Year 2017-2018
Employer Dept Ag & Markets Recipients 13 Total $115,660.26 Average $8,896.94 Year 2017-2018
Employer Jeffersonville Youngsville CSD Recipients 10 Total $88,929.32 Average $8,892.93 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Boonville Recipients 7 Total $62,243.97 Average $8,892.00 Year 2017-2018
Employer Chazy CSD Recipients 34 Total $302,058.18 Average $8,884.06 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Dansville Recipients 4 Total $35,532.38 Average $8,883.10 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Sheldon Recipients 6 Total $53,288.02 Average $8,881.34 Year 2017-2018
Employer Bill Drafting Commis-Session Recipients 1 Total $8,875.40 Average $8,875.40 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Seneca Falls Recipients 33 Total $292,832.83 Average $8,873.72 Year 2017-2018
Employer Staten Island Dev Disab Svcs Recipients 17 Total $150,736.68 Average $8,866.86 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Tompkins Recipients 3 Total $26,591.09 Average $8,863.70 Year 2017-2018
Employer Galway CSD Recipients 62 Total $549,075.26 Average $8,856.05 Year 2017-2018
Employer BOCES Suffolk 1 Recipients 10 Total $88,539.48 Average $8,853.95 Year 2017-2018
Employer Mayfield CSD Recipients 47 Total $415,891.68 Average $8,848.76 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of North Hudson Recipients 5 Total $44,194.35 Average $8,838.87 Year 2017-2018
Employer Wilton Water & Sewer Auth Recipients 2 Total $17,667.20 Average $8,833.60 Year 2017-2018
Employer Town of Kortright Recipients 7 Total $61,821.54 Average $8,831.65 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Cambridge Recipients 7 Total $61,741.88 Average $8,820.27 Year 2017-2018
Employer Village of Tully Recipients 2 Total $17,610.40 Average $8,805.20 Year 2017-2018
Employer Penn Yan CSD Recipients 105 Total $924,398.86 Average $8,803.80 Year 2017-2018

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