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 Middle Country Public Library | Recipients 59 | Total $1,812,651.40 | Average $30,722.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hudson & Black Riv Reg Dist | Recipients 28 | Total $860,151.24 | Average $30,719.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lakeview Shock Incarc Facility | Recipients 261 | Total $8,017,365.09 | Average $30,717.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bill Drafting Commission | Recipients 130 | Total $3,987,387.97 | Average $30,672.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Mortgage Agency | Recipients 61 | Total $1,870,442.51 | Average $30,662.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Scotia | Recipients 40 | Total $1,225,621.75 | Average $30,640.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Kenmore | Recipients 79 | Total $2,418,579.73 | Average $30,614.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brighton Fire Dist | Recipients 26 | Total $795,667.10 | Average $30,602.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Greene | Recipients 9 | Total $275,246.73 | Average $30,582.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Smithtown | Recipients 402 | Total $12,293,801.20 | Average $30,581.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Albion Corr Facility | Recipients 424 | Total $12,951,701.99 | Average $30,546.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nanuet Public Library | Recipients 10 | Total $305,330.45 | Average $30,533.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Auburn Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $213,722.89 | Average $30,531.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of West Seneca | Recipients 193 | Total $5,888,023.68 | Average $30,507.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sagamore Psych Center Children | Recipients 287 | Total $8,724,476.51 | Average $30,398.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Chester | Recipients 19 | Total $577,079.18 | Average $30,372.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Thruway Authority | Recipients 2,341 | Total $71,031,438.89 | Average $30,342.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Long Beach Public Library | Recipients 11 | Total $333,651.93 | Average $30,331.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Batavia | Recipients 154 | Total $4,665,594.38 | Average $30,296.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Haverstraw | Recipients 37 | Total $1,120,785.11 | Average $30,291.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rochester Corr Facility | Recipients 39 | Total $1,181,310.81 | Average $30,290.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Massapequa Public Library | Recipients 21 | Total $635,643.92 | Average $30,268.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Bethlehem | Recipients 156 | Total $4,717,355.82 | Average $30,239.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ridge Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $60,411.45 | Average $30,205.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bay Shore Brightwaters Library | Recipients 17 | Total $513,257.60 | Average $30,191.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Eastern NY Corr Facility | Recipients 418 | Total $12,612,570.14 | Average $30,173.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Queensboro Corr Facility | Recipients 296 | Total $8,929,596.74 | Average $30,167.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hewlett Woodmere Pub Library | Recipients 32 | Total $964,128.88 | Average $30,129.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lawrence Sanitary District #1 | Recipients 53 | Total $1,596,498.79 | Average $30,122.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of North Tonawanda | Recipients 277 | Total $8,342,921.58 | Average $30,118.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bayport Blue Point Pub Library | Recipients 10 | Total $300,934.43 | Average $30,093.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer St Francis School For Deaf | Recipients 84 | Total $2,519,759.42 | Average $29,997.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Leg Adv Task Force Reapp Co C | Recipients 2 | Total $59,943.48 | Average $29,971.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Transportation Region 10 | Recipients 764 | Total $22,889,071.85 | Average $29,959.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Assoc Twn Supts Highways | Recipients 2 | Total $59,893.00 | Average $29,946.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Flower Hill | Recipients 5 | Total $149,685.45 | Average $29,937.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lincoln Corr Facility | Recipients 129 | Total $3,854,760.88 | Average $29,881.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Westchester Health Care Corp. | Recipients 1,630 | Total $48,576,729.80 | Average $29,801.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Colonie | Recipients 458 | Total $13,643,832.06 | Average $29,790.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chemung County Library Dist | Recipients 13 | Total $386,675.90 | Average $29,744.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Churchville | Recipients 7 | Total $208,123.74 | Average $29,731.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Commis of Investigation | Recipients 20 | Total $594,163.08 | Average $29,708.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Transportation Region 6 | Recipients 518 | Total $15,383,173.98 | Average $29,697.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cold Spring Harbor Fire Dist | Recipients 4 | Total $118,787.64 | Average $29,696.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nassau Co Voc Edu & Ext Bd | Recipients 42 | Total $1,246,794.87 | Average $29,685.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sing Sing Corr Facility | Recipients 438 | Total $12,989,183.24 | Average $29,655.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Beach Psych Center | Recipients 860 | Total $25,477,923.95 | Average $29,625.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Bridge Authority | Recipients 118 | Total $3,495,529.22 | Average $29,623.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Summit Shock Incarc Corr Fac | Recipients 103 | Total $3,049,111.56 | Average $29,603.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Transportation Region 5 | Recipients 860 | Total $25,451,075.84 | Average $29,594.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ripley | Recipients 10 | Total $295,805.75 | Average $29,580.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Port Chester Housing Authority | Recipients 13 | Total $383,213.49 | Average $29,477.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Longwood Public Library | Recipients 22 | Total $648,356.91 | Average $29,470.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mastics Moriches Shirley Libr | Recipients 34 | Total $1,002,004.27 | Average $29,470.71 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Huntington | Recipients 617 | Total $18,127,014.83 | Average $29,379.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Erie County Water Authority | Recipients 206 | Total $6,051,025.99 | Average $29,373.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Psychiatric Institute | Recipients 313 | Total $9,189,636.80 | Average $29,359.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Advis Comm Admin Justice | Recipients 2 | Total $58,644.00 | Average $29,322.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Transportation Reg 2 | Recipients 596 | Total $17,433,624.22 | Average $29,251.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hicksville Fire District | Recipients 5 | Total $146,214.73 | Average $29,242.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Auburn | Recipients 266 | Total $7,760,652.45 | Average $29,175.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Division of The Lottery | Recipients 130 | Total $3,791,956.14 | Average $29,168.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oneida Correctional Facility | Recipients 235 | Total $6,851,221.87 | Average $29,154.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Foundation Sci Tech Innov | Recipients 5 | Total $145,748.87 | Average $29,149.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Labor - Manpower | Recipients 4,662 | Total $135,742,548.13 | Average $29,116.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Buffalo Psych Center | Recipients 983 | Total $28,601,827.66 | Average $29,096.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Laurelton Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $116,346.30 | Average $29,086.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Geneva | Recipients 116 | Total $3,371,332.52 | Average $29,063.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Ocean Beach | Recipients 13 | Total $377,448.70 | Average $29,034.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sullivan Corr Facility | Recipients 251 | Total $7,274,752.11 | Average $28,983.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Mill Neck | Recipients 4 | Total $115,875.72 | Average $28,968.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mt Pleasant Blythedale UFSD | Recipients 3 | Total $86,883.21 | Average $28,961.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Department of Tax & Finance | Recipients 4,445 | Total $128,709,892.45 | Average $28,956.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Association of Counties | Recipients 18 | Total $520,531.02 | Average $28,918.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Huntington Public Library | Recipients 16 | Total $462,617.78 | Average $28,913.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Allegany Co Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $57,788.91 | Average $28,894.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Patchogue-Medford Pub Library | Recipients 57 | Total $1,645,737.53 | Average $28,872.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of South Floral Park | Recipients 2 | Total $57,691.68 | Average $28,845.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Green Haven Corr Facility | Recipients 455 | Total $13,123,497.76 | Average $28,842.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Glen Cove Public Library | Recipients 14 | Total $403,232.96 | Average $28,802.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Capital Dist Reg Planning Comm | Recipients 5 | Total $143,961.33 | Average $28,792.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Orchard Park | Recipients 93 | Total $2,676,741.26 | Average $28,782.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lyon Mountain Corr Facility | Recipients 91 | Total $2,617,787.96 | Average $28,766.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bedford Hills Corr Facility | Recipients 315 | Total $9,060,117.17 | Average $28,762.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Transportation Region 1 | Recipients 865 | Total $24,866,631.99 | Average $28,747.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Greece | Recipients 339 | Total $9,742,204.19 | Average $28,738.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niagara Falls Pub Water Auth | Recipients 89 | Total $2,557,371.11 | Average $28,734.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Peninsula Public Library | Recipients 22 | Total $631,986.75 | Average $28,726.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Executive Chamber | Recipients 93 | Total $2,669,601.07 | Average $28,705.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Thompson | Recipients 51 | Total $1,463,017.62 | Average $28,686.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Shawangunk Correctional Facili | Recipients 166 | Total $4,759,902.18 | Average $28,674.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Warwick | Recipients 68 | Total $1,949,649.39 | Average $28,671.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Brockport | Recipients 42 | Total $1,204,185.12 | Average $28,671.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept of Economic Development | Recipients 262 | Total $7,510,789.12 | Average $28,667.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wallkill Corr Facility | Recipients 255 | Total $7,306,359.47 | Average $28,652.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Niagara Falls | Recipients 652 | Total $18,676,098.18 | Average $28,644.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Hewlett Bay Park | Recipients 3 | Total $85,857.20 | Average $28,619.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Lackawanna | Recipients 177 | Total $5,064,319.13 | Average $28,611.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Skaneateles | Recipients 20 | Total $572,094.72 | Average $28,604.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Tonawanda | Recipients 150 | Total $4,288,288.27 | Average $28,588.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
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