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 Village of Tarrytown | Recipients 88 | Total $3,211,452.44 | Average $36,493.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Farmingville Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $36,487.93 | Average $36,487.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lawyers Client Protection Fund | Recipients 4 | Total $145,786.65 | Average $36,446.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Herkimer County Indust Dev Agy | Recipients 2 | Total $72,787.12 | Average $36,393.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Pelham | Recipients 63 | Total $2,290,573.61 | Average $36,358.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Harrison | Recipients 243 | Total $8,794,058.57 | Average $36,189.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of North Haven | Recipients 3 | Total $108,531.34 | Average $36,177.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Centre Island | Recipients 9 | Total $325,137.12 | Average $36,126.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Battery Park City Authority | Recipients 50 | Total $1,805,027.65 | Average $36,100.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Office For The Aging | Recipients 164 | Total $5,918,809.35 | Average $36,090.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of North Castle | Recipients 115 | Total $4,148,907.37 | Average $36,077.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gouverneur Correction Facility | Recipients 209 | Total $7,539,706.71 | Average $36,075.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nathan Kline Inst | Recipients 126 | Total $4,543,288.30 | Average $36,057.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Elmont Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $108,171.42 | Average $36,057.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Department of Civil Service | Recipients 637 | Total $22,951,465.96 | Average $36,030.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Metropolitan Trans Authority | Recipients 490 | Total $17,646,299.25 | Average $36,012.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of New Rochelle | Recipients 624 | Total $22,464,083.84 | Average $36,000.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dpt Environmental Conservation | Recipients 2,979 | Total $107,175,991.49 | Average $35,977.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Office of Mental Health | Recipients 1,086 | Total $39,048,556.96 | Average $35,956.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Adirondack Park Agcy | Recipients 49 | Total $1,761,813.98 | Average $35,955.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sag Harbor | Recipients 31 | Total $1,114,330.80 | Average $35,946.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Larchmont | Recipients 83 | Total $2,983,083.95 | Average $35,940.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Mamaroneck | Recipients 121 | Total $4,346,532.61 | Average $35,921.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Plandome | Recipients 3 | Total $107,693.20 | Average $35,897.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Peekskill | Recipients 179 | Total $6,416,200.22 | Average $35,844.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Office Parks, Rec & Hist Pres | Recipients 247 | Total $8,839,059.61 | Average $35,785.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Glens Falls Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $250,412.33 | Average $35,773.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mid-Hudson Psych Center | Recipients 630 | Total $22,526,287.68 | Average $35,756.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Pleasantville | Recipients 67 | Total $2,385,458.48 | Average $35,603.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Labor Management Committee | Recipients 68 | Total $2,414,961.46 | Average $35,514.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sleepy Hollow | Recipients 60 | Total $2,126,323.04 | Average $35,438.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Horse Breeding Devel Fund | Recipients 2 | Total $70,701.00 | Average $35,350.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Welfare Inspector General | Recipients 1 | Total $35,309.00 | Average $35,309.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Genesee Val Reg Mark Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $141,168.00 | Average $35,292.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Seneca County Ida | Recipients 1 | Total $35,273.67 | Average $35,273.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bethpage Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $141,003.81 | Average $35,250.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Suffolk County Water Authority | Recipients 406 | Total $14,275,988.78 | Average $35,162.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cayuga Correctional Facility | Recipients 258 | Total $9,055,596.31 | Average $35,099.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Rye | Recipients 127 | Total $4,449,179.03 | Average $35,032.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Transportation Reg 11 | Recipients 207 | Total $7,243,165.91 | Average $34,991.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Huntington Water District | Recipients 11 | Total $383,937.81 | Average $34,903.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Central NY Psych Center | Recipients 895 | Total $31,225,507.73 | Average $34,888.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Mamaroneck | Recipients 139 | Total $4,840,558.22 | Average $34,824.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Troy | Recipients 456 | Total $15,860,871.60 | Average $34,782.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lt Governor'S Office | Recipients 1 | Total $34,735.00 | Average $34,735.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Riverhead | Recipients 162 | Total $5,626,872.55 | Average $34,733.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ulster Correction Facility | Recipients 289 | Total $10,026,953.14 | Average $34,695.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Poughkeepsie | Recipients 182 | Total $6,310,009.03 | Average $34,670.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hudson River Park Trust | Recipients 10 | Total $346,379.95 | Average $34,638.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hauppauge Public Library | Recipients 2 | Total $69,098.06 | Average $34,549.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Division of Probation | Recipients 39 | Total $1,344,285.23 | Average $34,468.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greene Corr Facility | Recipients 471 | Total $16,206,095.88 | Average $34,407.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Great Neck North Water Auth | Recipients 14 | Total $480,940.12 | Average $34,352.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Assembly Ways & Means Committ | Recipients 37 | Total $1,270,241.83 | Average $34,330.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of White Plains | Recipients 802 | Total $27,528,802.65 | Average $34,325.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Court of Claims | Recipients 92 | Total $3,157,770.41 | Average $34,323.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Westchester Joint Water Works | Recipients 36 | Total $1,233,010.73 | Average $34,250.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wende Corr Facility | Recipients 617 | Total $21,093,480.50 | Average $34,187.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Beacon | Recipients 106 | Total $3,620,411.29 | Average $34,154.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sachem Public Library | Recipients 41 | Total $1,399,930.96 | Average $34,144.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer W Hempstead Sanitation Dist #6 | Recipients 89 | Total $3,038,699.67 | Average $34,142.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Richmond Memorial Library | Recipients 5 | Total $170,576.31 | Average $34,115.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Monroe County Water Authority | Recipients 146 | Total $4,973,827.57 | Average $34,067.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Jericho Public Library | Recipients 21 | Total $714,045.46 | Average $34,002.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bethpage Public Library | Recipients 9 | Total $305,542.60 | Average $33,949.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Banking Department | Recipients 345 | Total $11,703,691.11 | Average $33,923.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tug Hill Commission | Recipients 12 | Total $407,056.62 | Average $33,921.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Buffalo Fiscal Stab Auth | Recipients 2 | Total $67,768.06 | Average $33,884.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer State Bd of Elections | Recipients 45 | Total $1,521,212.91 | Average $33,804.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cortlandville | Recipients 15 | Total $507,027.23 | Average $33,801.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gowanda Correctional Facility | Recipients 461 | Total $15,569,303.37 | Average $33,772.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer St Paul Blvd Fire Dist | Recipients 11 | Total $371,430.42 | Average $33,766.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tsk Frc Reapportionment: Asby | Recipients 3 | Total $101,286.62 | Average $33,762.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Association of Towns | Recipients 7 | Total $236,164.71 | Average $33,737.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Irvington | Recipients 50 | Total $1,684,806.67 | Average $33,696.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Manhasset Public Library | Recipients 23 | Total $774,989.80 | Average $33,695.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Yorktown | Recipients 199 | Total $6,703,507.71 | Average $33,685.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chateaugay Correction Facility | Recipients 93 | Total $3,132,441.00 | Average $33,682.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Buffalo | Recipients 3,033 | Total $102,006,326.84 | Average $33,632.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Washington Corr Facility | Recipients 367 | Total $12,342,736.02 | Average $33,631.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Marshall | Recipients 1 | Total $33,618.11 | Average $33,618.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Altona Corr Facility | Recipients 282 | Total $9,473,766.92 | Average $33,594.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Coxsackie Corr Facility | Recipients 443 | Total $14,874,123.47 | Average $33,575.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Briarcliff Manor | Recipients 57 | Total $1,910,695.30 | Average $33,520.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pittsford Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $33,494.01 | Average $33,494.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fourth Jud Dept - Nonjudicial | Recipients 1,038 | Total $34,759,412.60 | Average $33,486.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Thorobred Breed Dev Fund Corp. | Recipients 6 | Total $200,821.31 | Average $33,470.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Mount Vernon | Recipients 521 | Total $17,434,021.30 | Average $33,462.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Power Authority | Recipients 2,388 | Total $79,905,202.19 | Average $33,461.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hudson Corr Facility | Recipients 282 | Total $9,434,142.46 | Average $33,454.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mt Mcgregor Corr Facility | Recipients 449 | Total $15,004,154.17 | Average $33,416.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Massapequa Fire District | Recipients 9 | Total $300,331.48 | Average $33,370.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Plainview Old Bethpage Pub Lib | Recipients 25 | Total $833,265.23 | Average $33,330.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Office NYS Inspector General | Recipients 33 | Total $1,099,708.86 | Average $33,324.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Marcy Correctional Facility | Recipients 322 | Total $10,718,466.35 | Average $33,287.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Division of Parole | Recipients 1,380 | Total $45,906,513.18 | Average $33,265.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Environmental Facilities Corp. | Recipients 61 | Total $2,026,180.26 | Average $33,216.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cortlandt | Recipients 129 | Total $4,274,202.45 | Average $33,133.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Housing Trust Fund Corp. | Recipients 13 | Total $430,338.27 | Average $33,102.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Senate Comm On Arts & Culture | Recipients 2 | Total $66,181.00 | Average $33,090.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
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