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 Canastota Public Library | Recipients 3 | Total $19,061.32 | Average $6,353.77 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Barker | Recipients 3 | Total $19,026.14 | Average $6,342.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Naples | Recipients 5 | Total $31,654.85 | Average $6,330.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Red Hook | Recipients 4 | Total $25,210.71 | Average $6,302.68 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ira | Recipients 3 | Total $18,899.75 | Average $6,299.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Fulton | Recipients 10 | Total $62,987.41 | Average $6,298.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Commis Revise Soc Serv Law | Recipients 1 | Total $6,273.80 | Average $6,273.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Madison Co Ind Dev Agcy | Recipients 2 | Total $12,535.01 | Average $6,267.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Glen Park | Recipients 2 | Total $12,510.32 | Average $6,255.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Canisteo CSD | Recipients 19 | Total $118,360.24 | Average $6,229.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Senate - Session | Recipients 22 | Total $137,034.00 | Average $6,228.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Salamanca | Recipients 3 | Total $18,685.04 | Average $6,228.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Prattsville | Recipients 2 | Total $12,454.27 | Average $6,227.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Kirby Forensic Psy Center | Recipients 5 | Total $30,891.76 | Average $6,178.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Albany Community Develop Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $6,162.12 | Average $6,162.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Albany Soil,Wtr Cons District | Recipients 2 | Total $12,298.20 | Average $6,149.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mohawk Valley General Hospital | Recipients 123 | Total $755,167.77 | Average $6,139.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Mayfield | Recipients 2 | Total $12,273.01 | Average $6,136.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Ticonderoga | Recipients 2 | Total $12,236.20 | Average $6,118.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Nassau Soil,Wtr Cons District | Recipients 1 | Total $6,115.20 | Average $6,115.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mohawk Valley Heritage Corr | Recipients 3 | Total $18,289.86 | Average $6,096.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Jackson | Recipients 2 | Total $12,159.58 | Average $6,079.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Louisville | Recipients 5 | Total $30,298.88 | Average $6,059.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Valatie | Recipients 4 | Total $24,073.99 | Average $6,018.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Tyre | Recipients 4 | Total $24,038.40 | Average $6,009.60 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lt Governor Office Staff | Recipients 7 | Total $42,049.95 | Average $6,007.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hobart | Recipients 1 | Total $6,002.19 | Average $6,002.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Silver Creek CSD | Recipients 41 | Total $244,561.93 | Average $5,964.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Sugar Loaf UFSD at Chester | Recipients 9 | Total $53,632.28 | Average $5,959.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer King Institute For Nonviolence | Recipients 1 | Total $5,937.74 | Average $5,937.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Hewlett Neck | Recipients 1 | Total $5,933.16 | Average $5,933.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pine Plains | Recipients 5 | Total $29,654.75 | Average $5,930.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Port Chester Public Library | Recipients 2 | Total $11,855.12 | Average $5,927.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Carrollton | Recipients 6 | Total $35,196.38 | Average $5,866.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lyndon | Recipients 2 | Total $11,725.24 | Average $5,862.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Islip Terrace Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $5,818.39 | Average $5,818.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Parks & Rec | Recipients 1 | Total $5,815.88 | Average $5,815.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Manhasset Park District | Recipients 4 | Total $23,185.76 | Average $5,796.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Schools | Recipients 1 | Total $5,790.84 | Average $5,790.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cortland Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 3 | Total $17,285.89 | Average $5,761.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Wadsworth Library | Recipients 1 | Total $5,748.63 | Average $5,748.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rockland Co Ind Dev Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $5,715.57 | Average $5,715.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Warwick Training School | Recipients 5 | Total $28,537.80 | Average $5,707.56 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of South Dayton | Recipients 3 | Total $17,119.06 | Average $5,706.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Meredith | Recipients 4 | Total $22,762.57 | Average $5,690.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Henderson | Recipients 11 | Total $61,957.88 | Average $5,632.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of North East | Recipients 6 | Total $33,216.06 | Average $5,536.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Groton Housing Authority | Recipients 2 | Total $11,066.75 | Average $5,533.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ischua | Recipients 1 | Total $5,532.84 | Average $5,532.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Creedmoor Discrete Mr Unit | Recipients 1 | Total $5,520.12 | Average $5,520.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES Genesee Wyoming | Recipients 10 | Total $54,882.04 | Average $5,488.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Throop | Recipients 4 | Total $21,845.23 | Average $5,461.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Exeter | Recipients 2 | Total $10,910.22 | Average $5,455.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Delevan | Recipients 3 | Total $16,346.39 | Average $5,448.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mattituck Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $5,438.69 | Average $5,438.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Copiague Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $16,277.62 | Average $5,425.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Knox Memorial CSD at Russell | Recipients 1 | Total $5,417.92 | Average $5,417.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Orangeville | Recipients 3 | Total $16,205.72 | Average $5,401.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Orleans Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 3 | Total $16,144.22 | Average $5,381.41 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Kingston | Recipients 3 | Total $16,053.74 | Average $5,351.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Belmont CSD | Recipients 7 | Total $37,446.36 | Average $5,349.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Berlin | Recipients 4 | Total $21,262.68 | Average $5,315.67 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Conesville | Recipients 1 | Total $5,268.35 | Average $5,268.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cherry Valley | Recipients 2 | Total $10,528.40 | Average $5,264.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Napoli | Recipients 5 | Total $26,216.63 | Average $5,243.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Waterford | Recipients 2 | Total $10,442.30 | Average $5,221.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Maryland | Recipients 9 | Total $46,574.21 | Average $5,174.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer C V W Long Lake Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $5,173.13 | Average $5,173.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Parish | Recipients 2 | Total $10,345.25 | Average $5,172.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of South Valley | Recipients 2 | Total $10,308.73 | Average $5,154.37 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Schuyler | Recipients 7 | Total $36,075.92 | Average $5,153.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Otego | Recipients 3 | Total $15,455.12 | Average $5,151.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of New Lebanon | Recipients 2 | Total $10,274.13 | Average $5,137.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Maybrook | Recipients 14 | Total $71,571.19 | Average $5,112.23 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Civil Service - Test Admin | Recipients 13 | Total $65,849.06 | Average $5,065.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Myers Manhattan Psych Center | Recipients 2 | Total $10,008.28 | Average $5,004.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Seneca Development Center | Recipients 6 | Total $30,009.52 | Average $5,001.59 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Quogue UFSD | Recipients 6 | Total $29,995.89 | Average $4,999.32 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Catskill Public Library | Recipients 3 | Total $14,923.56 | Average $4,974.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Bradford | Recipients 3 | Total $14,879.36 | Average $4,959.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Junius | Recipients 3 | Total $14,766.44 | Average $4,922.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Coventry | Recipients 3 | Total $14,689.05 | Average $4,896.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Gaines | Recipients 7 | Total $34,223.44 | Average $4,889.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Odessa | Recipients 2 | Total $9,751.23 | Average $4,875.62 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Hampton Housing Authority | Recipients 1 | Total $4,872.64 | Average $4,872.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Centr NY Reg Market Authority | Recipients 10 | Total $48,648.88 | Average $4,864.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lincoln | Recipients 2 | Total $9,680.71 | Average $4,840.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer County Clerks Off Bronx Co | Recipients 4 | Total $19,333.78 | Average $4,833.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Lapeer | Recipients 1 | Total $4,788.63 | Average $4,788.63 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Leicester | Recipients 1 | Total $4,772.89 | Average $4,772.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cattaraugus | Recipients 3 | Total $14,152.96 | Average $4,717.65 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Victory | Recipients 1 | Total $4,685.88 | Average $4,685.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cassadaga | Recipients 3 | Total $14,016.75 | Average $4,672.25 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brunswick Common Sd | Recipients 1 | Total $4,616.00 | Average $4,616.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oriskany Falls CSD | Recipients 1 | Total $4,602.04 | Average $4,602.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Tivoli | Recipients 5 | Total $22,589.52 | Average $4,517.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Caton | Recipients 5 | Total $22,142.24 | Average $4,428.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Newark Valley | Recipients 4 | Total $17,667.00 | Average $4,416.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Solon | Recipients 5 | Total $22,063.30 | Average $4,412.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Amawalk Shenorock Water Dist | Recipients 1 | Total $4,407.79 | Average $4,407.79 | Year 2017-2018 |
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