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 Leg Commis Dev Rural Resources | Recipients 2 | Total $8,794.33 | Average $4,397.17 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Theresa | Recipients 7 | Total $30,686.67 | Average $4,383.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mount Upton CSD | Recipients 4 | Total $17,525.16 | Average $4,381.29 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pitcher | Recipients 1 | Total $4,369.73 | Average $4,369.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of White Creek | Recipients 7 | Total $30,185.91 | Average $4,312.27 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Richburg | Recipients 2 | Total $8,623.28 | Average $4,311.64 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Troupsburg CSD | Recipients 3 | Total $12,854.16 | Average $4,284.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer North Greenbush Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $4,267.52 | Average $4,267.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Perth CSD | Recipients 2 | Total $8,503.88 | Average $4,251.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Roslyn Harbor | Recipients 1 | Total $4,226.12 | Average $4,226.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of New Hudson | Recipients 2 | Total $8,373.41 | Average $4,186.71 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Corfu | Recipients 4 | Total $16,734.63 | Average $4,183.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Highland Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $4,172.38 | Average $4,172.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Utica Transit Authority | Recipients 5 | Total $20,730.09 | Average $4,146.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Oppenheim | Recipients 8 | Total $33,159.36 | Average $4,144.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Eastport Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $4,130.51 | Average $4,130.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Dunkirk | Recipients 5 | Total $20,401.06 | Average $4,080.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bronx Psychiatric Center | Recipients 24 | Total $97,900.24 | Average $4,079.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gordon Heights Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $4,069.35 | Average $4,069.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer East Glenville Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $4,068.00 | Average $4,068.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Monticello Urb Renew Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $3,993.08 | Average $3,993.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES Saratoga Warren | Recipients 5 | Total $19,930.88 | Average $3,986.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dunlap Manhattan Psy Center | Recipients 3 | Total $11,727.84 | Average $3,909.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NY Hgh Ed Ast Cor | Recipients 2 | Total $7,816.04 | Average $3,908.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Litchfield | Recipients 1 | Total $3,870.16 | Average $3,870.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edwards CSD | Recipients 2 | Total $7,706.76 | Average $3,853.38 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hannibal | Recipients 8 | Total $30,623.85 | Average $3,827.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Utica Psy Center | Recipients 1 | Total $3,717.92 | Average $3,717.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Manheim | Recipients 4 | Total $14,796.57 | Average $3,699.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Hardenburgh | Recipients 6 | Total $21,997.09 | Average $3,666.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Parimutuel Racing Task Force | Recipients 1 | Total $3,655.92 | Average $3,655.92 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Lakeview Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $3,645.88 | Average $3,645.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Com Rural Resources Vc | Recipients 1 | Total $3,645.51 | Average $3,645.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Poughkeepsie Urb Renewal Agcy | Recipients 3 | Total $10,904.52 | Average $3,634.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Port Jervis Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $3,634.12 | Average $3,634.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Jones Beach St Pk Authority | Recipients 2 | Total $7,259.96 | Average $3,629.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer BOCES-Chautauqua | Recipients 5 | Total $18,034.87 | Average $3,606.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Morristown | Recipients 1 | Total $3,569.04 | Average $3,569.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Salamanca Ind Dev Agcy | Recipients 2 | Total $7,031.75 | Average $3,515.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Watkins Glen Housing Authority | Recipients 2 | Total $6,971.70 | Average $3,485.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer County Clerks Off Richmond Co | Recipients 1 | Total $3,478.00 | Average $3,478.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Roseboom | Recipients 1 | Total $3,407.99 | Average $3,407.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Erie Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 3 | Total $10,212.35 | Average $3,404.12 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Antwerp | Recipients 3 | Total $10,172.70 | Average $3,390.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Riverside | Recipients 1 | Total $3,368.04 | Average $3,368.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer The Comm Libr of Cobleskill | Recipients 1 | Total $3,357.00 | Average $3,357.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pittsfield | Recipients 3 | Total $9,883.71 | Average $3,294.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Off Mental Health Coord Councl | Recipients 4 | Total $13,131.22 | Average $3,282.81 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bohemia Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $3,272.73 | Average $3,272.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Otisco | Recipients 4 | Total $12,987.49 | Average $3,246.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Camden | Recipients 1 | Total $3,110.84 | Average $3,110.84 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Southold Park District | Recipients 1 | Total $3,104.20 | Average $3,104.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cohocton CSD | Recipients 2 | Total $6,207.76 | Average $3,103.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Olean Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $3,080.80 | Average $3,080.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Columbus | Recipients 1 | Total $3,017.09 | Average $3,017.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westminster Comm Chart School | Recipients 1 | Total $2,985.24 | Average $2,985.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chautauqua CSD | Recipients 5 | Total $14,925.08 | Average $2,985.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Richmondville CSD | Recipients 4 | Total $11,861.57 | Average $2,965.39 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Geneva Public Library | Recipients 4 | Total $11,460.57 | Average $2,865.14 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Rossie | Recipients 2 | Total $5,703.46 | Average $2,851.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cobleskill CSD | Recipients 12 | Total $33,138.84 | Average $2,761.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Island Park Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $2,721.48 | Average $2,721.48 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Willet | Recipients 1 | Total $2,669.03 | Average $2,669.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mechanicville Dist Pub Library | Recipients 1 | Total $2,666.31 | Average $2,666.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Manhattan Psychiatric Center | Recipients 1 | Total $2,595.08 | Average $2,595.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Employees' Ret System | Recipients 1 | Total $2,579.52 | Average $2,579.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Palisades Interstate Park,Spec | Recipients 1 | Total $2,526.88 | Average $2,526.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Clarksville | Recipients 1 | Total $2,473.43 | Average $2,473.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Unemployment I | Recipients 5 | Total $12,258.32 | Average $2,451.66 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of the Branch | Recipients 1 | Total $2,405.76 | Average $2,405.76 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Green Island | Recipients 1 | Total $2,226.01 | Average $2,226.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Edwn Gould Academy Ramapo UFSD | Recipients 1 | Total $2,166.31 | Average $2,166.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Pt Washington North | Recipients 2 | Total $4,297.87 | Average $2,148.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Granger | Recipients 1 | Total $2,120.05 | Average $2,120.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Salem | Recipients 1 | Total $1,971.88 | Average $1,971.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Utica Parking Authority | Recipients 1 | Total $1,845.00 | Average $1,845.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Dept Environmental Cons-Season | Recipients 3 | Total $5,530.72 | Average $1,843.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Local Government Services | Recipients 1 | Total $1,836.96 | Average $1,836.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Metro Secure Unit | Recipients 1 | Total $1,805.78 | Average $1,805.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Pinckney | Recipients 1 | Total $1,793.09 | Average $1,793.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Corning Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $1,771.31 | Average $1,771.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Amsterdam Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $1,770.96 | Average $1,770.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer W Sayville-Oakdale Fire Dist | Recipients 1 | Total $1,621.88 | Average $1,621.88 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Middleville | Recipients 1 | Total $1,620.26 | Average $1,620.26 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Grand Gorge CSD | Recipients 1 | Total $1,606.72 | Average $1,606.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Burns | Recipients 1 | Total $1,541.49 | Average $1,541.49 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Farnham | Recipients 1 | Total $1,488.08 | Average $1,488.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Eagle | Recipients 1 | Total $1,406.19 | Average $1,406.19 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Cherry Valley CSD | Recipients 1 | Total $1,401.08 | Average $1,401.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Inwood Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $1,369.80 | Average $1,369.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Osceola | Recipients 1 | Total $1,303.11 | Average $1,303.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Chadwicks UFSD | Recipients 1 | Total $1,296.04 | Average $1,296.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of West Winfield | Recipients 1 | Total $1,273.00 | Average $1,273.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Wethersfield | Recipients 1 | Total $1,265.33 | Average $1,265.33 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Maplewood-Colonie Common Sd | Recipients 1 | Total $1,152.35 | Average $1,152.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Belleville CSD | Recipients 2 | Total $2,283.00 | Average $1,141.50 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Harpur College | Recipients 7 | Total $7,824.60 | Average $1,117.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Ag & Markets Exposition | Recipients 8 | Total $8,422.96 | Average $1,052.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Alexander | Recipients 1 | Total $1,008.24 | Average $1,008.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Stratford CSD | Recipients 1 | Total $1,007.80 | Average $1,007.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
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