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 Willsboro | Recipients 20 | Total $676,379.18 | Average $33,818.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of West Haverstraw | Recipients 11 | Total $371,989.15 | Average $33,817.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Laurelton Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $101,317.26 | Average $33,772.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Greenburgh | Recipients 375 | Total $12,659,531.24 | Average $33,758.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Moriah Shock Incarce Corr Fac | Recipients 103 | Total $3,476,838.74 | Average $33,755.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Plainview Old Bethpage Pub Lib | Recipients 26 | Total $876,670.51 | Average $33,718.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pittsford Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $33,710.01 | Average $33,710.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Amherst | Recipients 536 | Total $18,065,458.80 | Average $33,704.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cortlandville | Recipients 18 | Total $606,304.27 | Average $33,683.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Auburn Housing Authority | Recipients 8 | Total $269,446.34 | Average $33,680.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Syracuse | Recipients 1,711 | Total $57,616,021.14 | Average $33,673.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Southport Correction Facility | Recipients 359 | Total $12,077,035.14 | Average $33,640.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Marshall | Recipients 1 | Total $33,618.11 | Average $33,618.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Division of Parole | Recipients 1,352 | Total $45,402,405.68 | Average $33,581.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cheektowaga | Recipients 372 | Total $12,492,275.58 | Average $33,581.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Barnard Fire District | Recipients 11 | Total $369,260.53 | Average $33,569.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cleary School Deaf Children | Recipients 64 | Total $2,147,780.35 | Average $33,559.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ogdensburg Corr Facility | Recipients 265 | Total $8,892,962.56 | Average $33,558.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Watertown Corr Facility | Recipients 300 | Total $10,064,158.25 | Average $33,547.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Greene | Recipients 9 | Total $301,862.86 | Average $33,540.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hewlett Bay Park | Recipients 4 | Total $134,072.85 | Average $33,518.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Eastchester | Recipients 169 | Total $5,663,069.79 | Average $33,509.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Orleans Corr Facility | Recipients 329 | Total $11,023,399.99 | Average $33,505.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Southampton | Recipients 356 | Total $11,927,047.72 | Average $33,502.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westchester County | Recipients 5,358 | Total $179,469,325.10 | Average $33,495.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Elmira Corr Facility | Recipients 754 | Total $25,243,934.91 | Average $33,480.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Cortlandt | Recipients 131 | Total $4,382,717.98 | Average $33,455.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mt Mcgregor Corr Facility | Recipients 440 | Total $14,676,926.46 | Average $33,356.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Senate Comm On Arts & Culture | Recipients 2 | Total $66,613.00 | Average $33,306.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Island Park | Recipients 7 | Total $233,081.41 | Average $33,297.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Downstate Corr Facility | Recipients 672 | Total $22,363,056.36 | Average $33,278.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Franklin Corr Facility | Recipients 369 | Total $12,279,667.75 | Average $33,278.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Great Meadow Corr Facility | Recipients 569 | Total $18,934,394.20 | Average $33,276.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Upstate Correctional Facility | Recipients 194 | Total $6,454,981.50 | Average $33,273.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Tuckahoe | Recipients 57 | Total $1,892,761.16 | Average $33,206.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Div Criminal Justice Serv | Recipients 601 | Total $19,915,817.79 | Average $33,137.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Department of Law | Recipients 994 | Total $32,917,055.71 | Average $33,115.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Rochester | Recipients 2,704 | Total $89,540,112.17 | Average $33,113.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Schenectady | Recipients 607 | Total $20,090,500.82 | Average $33,098.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Div Housing & Community Renewl | Recipients 705 | Total $23,327,992.51 | Average $33,089.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Meadow Fire District | Recipients 5 | Total $165,430.03 | Average $33,086.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sachem Public Library | Recipients 44 | Total $1,454,828.96 | Average $33,064.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Baldwin Fire District | Recipients 5 | Total $165,176.90 | Average $33,035.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Inst For Basic Res & Ment Ret | Recipients 205 | Total $6,768,013.02 | Average $33,014.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Green Island Power Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $131,930.11 | Average $32,982.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Niagara Co. Ind. Dev. Agy. | Recipients 5 | Total $164,749.87 | Average $32,949.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Albertson Wtr District | Recipients 8 | Total $263,476.67 | Average $32,934.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Education Department | Recipients 2,537 | Total $83,518,629.34 | Average $32,920.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wyoming Corr Facility | Recipients 476 | Total $15,662,756.25 | Average $32,904.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Tonawanda | Recipients 461 | Total $15,168,970.87 | Average $32,904.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Interest On Lawyer Account Fnd | Recipients 5 | Total $164,426.72 | Average $32,885.34 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edgecombe Corr Facility | Recipients 164 | Total $5,390,428.46 | Average $32,868.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Riverview Correction Facility | Recipients 287 | Total $9,431,556.30 | Average $32,862.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer White Plains Urban Renew Agcy | Recipients 11 | Total $361,395.88 | Average $32,854.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bare Hill Correction Facility | Recipients 314 | Total $10,305,018.79 | Average $32,818.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ronkonkoma Fire District | Recipients 6 | Total $196,883.13 | Average $32,813.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mohawk Correctional Facility | Recipients 556 | Total $18,239,248.12 | Average $32,804.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Adirondack Correction Facility | Recipients 287 | Total $9,404,698.37 | Average $32,768.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jericho Public Library | Recipients 22 | Total $720,419.13 | Average $32,746.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Willard Drug Treatment Campus | Recipients 247 | Total $8,086,603.59 | Average $32,739.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Central NY Reg Trans Authority | Recipients 6 | Total $196,418.58 | Average $32,736.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Office of Regulatory Reform | Recipients 26 | Total $850,700.04 | Average $32,719.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Genesee Finger Lks Reg Plan Bd | Recipients 2 | Total $65,414.95 | Average $32,707.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mid-State Corr Facility | Recipients 510 | Total $16,680,589.98 | Average $32,707.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Southold | Recipients 164 | Total $5,363,186.55 | Average $32,702.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tug Hill Commission | Recipients 13 | Total $425,057.49 | Average $32,696.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oyster Bay Housing Authority | Recipients 18 | Total $587,910.38 | Average $32,661.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Groveland Corr Facility | Recipients 497 | Total $16,228,349.21 | Average $32,652.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cape Vincent Corr Facility | Recipients 310 | Total $10,115,532.97 | Average $32,630.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lancaster | Recipients 102 | Total $3,327,448.34 | Average $32,622.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Division of Probation | Recipients 40 | Total $1,304,509.13 | Average $32,612.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Livingston Correction Facility | Recipients 247 | Total $8,052,943.88 | Average $32,603.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Five Points Corr Facility | Recipients 177 | Total $5,770,053.11 | Average $32,599.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer New Hyde Park Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $65,171.98 | Average $32,585.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Middletown | Recipients 196 | Total $6,365,039.93 | Average $32,474.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Woodbourne Corr Facility | Recipients 359 | Total $11,636,547.79 | Average $32,413.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Watervliet Housing Authority | Recipients 5 | Total $161,977.52 | Average $32,395.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Carmel | Recipients 99 | Total $3,206,692.74 | Average $32,390.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Recipients 829 | Total $26,851,637.56 | Average $32,390.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Watervliet | Recipients 81 | Total $2,623,070.70 | Average $32,383.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer So Farmingdale Water District | Recipients 14 | Total $451,830.67 | Average $32,273.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Western NY Childrens Psych Center | Recipients 186 | Total $6,000,894.59 | Average $32,262.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schoharie Co Soil & Water Dist | Recipients 1 | Total $32,219.77 | Average $32,219.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bill Drafting Commission | Recipients 134 | Total $4,307,637.48 | Average $32,146.55 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Wilson | Recipients 3 | Total $96,335.79 | Average $32,111.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hamburg | Recipients 194 | Total $6,228,673.10 | Average $32,106.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Mortgage Agency | Recipients 60 | Total $1,924,972.12 | Average $32,082.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Floral Park | Recipients 105 | Total $3,363,947.88 | Average $32,037.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer N Tarrytown Housing Authority | Recipients 1 | Total $32,025.08 | Average $32,025.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Nassau Health Care Corp | Recipients 1,865 | Total $59,681,461.94 | Average $32,000.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY Central Admin | Recipients 294 | Total $9,371,277.51 | Average $31,875.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Monterey Shock Incarc Corr Fac | Recipients 142 | Total $4,526,168.25 | Average $31,874.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Gaming Commission | Recipients 94 | Total $2,994,707.34 | Average $31,858.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Commission of Correction | Recipients 35 | Total $1,114,459.95 | Average $31,841.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Kenmore | Recipients 79 | Total $2,513,509.44 | Average $31,816.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Preston | Recipients 1 | Total $31,794.74 | Average $31,794.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Children & Family Services | Recipients 2,671 | Total $84,898,854.54 | Average $31,785.42 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lakeview Shock Incarc Facility | Recipients 286 | Total $9,083,747.67 | Average $31,761.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of West Seneca | Recipients 198 | Total $6,287,463.66 | Average $31,754.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hudson & Black Riv Reg Dist | Recipients 30 | Total $951,619.10 | Average $31,720.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
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