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 Taconic St Pk And Rec Regn | Recipients 99 | Total $2,331,514.46 | Average $23,550.65 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer New Rochelle City School Dist | Recipients 234 | Total $5,507,042.86 | Average $23,534.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Salamanca Public Library | Recipients 3 | Total $70,466.67 | Average $23,488.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Niskayuna | Recipients 92 | Total $2,160,960.41 | Average $23,488.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Western New York DDSO | Recipients 2,128 | Total $49,947,375.90 | Average $23,471.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Russell Gardens | Recipients 4 | Total $93,877.92 | Average $23,469.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Scott | Recipients 1 | Total $23,469.24 | Average $23,469.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Albany Public Library | Recipients 18 | Total $421,960.51 | Average $23,442.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Great Neck Water Poll District | Recipients 5 | Total $117,198.11 | Average $23,439.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Central NY St Pk And Rec Regn | Recipients 108 | Total $2,529,207.21 | Average $23,418.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Jeffersonville | Recipients 3 | Total $70,073.09 | Average $23,357.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Larchmont Mamaroneck Garb Comm | Recipients 10 | Total $233,461.72 | Average $23,346.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Cuba | Recipients 4 | Total $93,307.84 | Average $23,326.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS School Bd Association | Recipients 39 | Total $908,813.47 | Average $23,302.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Saratoga Springs Housing Auth | Recipients 6 | Total $139,771.13 | Average $23,295.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Cohoes | Recipients 148 | Total $3,445,520.79 | Average $23,280.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Caneadea | Recipients 6 | Total $139,648.98 | Average $23,274.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Medina | Recipients 39 | Total $907,400.15 | Average $23,266.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mahopac Public Library | Recipients 4 | Total $93,050.10 | Average $23,262.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brentwood Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $46,519.48 | Average $23,259.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer New Rochelle Muni Housing Auth | Recipients 19 | Total $441,421.36 | Average $23,232.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tioga Co Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 4 | Total $92,782.86 | Average $23,195.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Warsaw | Recipients 24 | Total $556,312.23 | Average $23,179.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Arcade | Recipients 24 | Total $556,173.17 | Average $23,173.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Monroe County | Recipients 4,128 | Total $95,647,474.21 | Average $23,170.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hornell Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $162,181.01 | Average $23,168.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Peekskill Housing Authority | Recipients 10 | Total $231,339.73 | Average $23,133.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Delaware Co Soil Water Con Dis | Recipients 7 | Total $161,845.31 | Average $23,120.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer No Hempstead Housing Authority | Recipients 9 | Total $208,081.83 | Average $23,120.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer RCS Community Library | Recipients 2 | Total $46,239.23 | Average $23,119.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of New Lisbon | Recipients 2 | Total $46,221.52 | Average $23,110.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Islip | Recipients 803 | Total $18,552,528.86 | Average $23,104.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fulton Co Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $46,179.82 | Average $23,089.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Beach Childrens Serv | Recipients 41 | Total $945,187.55 | Average $23,053.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Island Trees Public Library | Recipients 5 | Total $115,209.32 | Average $23,041.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Waterford Water Commission | Recipients 7 | Total $161,064.17 | Average $23,009.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Suffolk Otb Corp. | Recipients 191 | Total $4,394,183.03 | Average $23,006.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg | Recipients 125 | Total $2,872,086.94 | Average $22,976.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brentwood Public Library | Recipients 44 | Total $1,010,054.32 | Average $22,955.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hudson Valley DDSO | Recipients 2,062 | Total $47,228,548.82 | Average $22,904.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Middletown Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $68,707.25 | Average $22,902.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Taconic DDSO | Recipients 1,927 | Total $44,103,595.81 | Average $22,887.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Leg Commis State-Local Relatns | Recipients 1 | Total $22,878.74 | Average $22,878.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hutchings Childrens Services | Recipients 60 | Total $1,372,612.64 | Average $22,876.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Ogdensburg | Recipients 129 | Total $2,949,714.66 | Average $22,866.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Greenwood Lake | Recipients 12 | Total $274,187.50 | Average $22,848.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Central Islip Public Library | Recipients 4 | Total $91,386.04 | Average $22,846.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sherman | Recipients 4 | Total $91,354.89 | Average $22,838.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Recipients 773 | Total $17,652,513.88 | Average $22,836.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of East Williston | Recipients 4 | Total $91,324.73 | Average $22,831.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Randolph | Recipients 5 | Total $114,049.04 | Average $22,809.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Somerset | Recipients 13 | Total $296,457.70 | Average $22,804.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rocky Point Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $68,320.76 | Average $22,773.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer State Consumer Protection Bd | Recipients 26 | Total $592,057.35 | Average $22,771.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclaim Dst | Recipients 7 | Total $159,259.14 | Average $22,751.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Half Hollow Hills Comm Library | Recipients 54 | Total $1,228,483.15 | Average $22,749.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Lockport | Recipients 281 | Total $6,391,684.17 | Average $22,746.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Orange County | Recipients 1,996 | Total $45,391,152.16 | Average $22,741.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Liberty | Recipients 35 | Total $795,876.80 | Average $22,739.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Catskill Bd Water Commis | Recipients 2 | Total $45,431.04 | Average $22,715.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Albion | Recipients 36 | Total $817,421.01 | Average $22,706.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niagara St Pk And Rec Regn | Recipients 178 | Total $4,040,051.69 | Average $22,696.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Phelps | Recipients 10 | Total $226,883.51 | Average $22,688.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Henry Viscardi School | Recipients 10 | Total $226,695.12 | Average $22,669.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cayuga Co Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 11 | Total $248,937.91 | Average $22,630.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Belfast | Recipients 6 | Total $135,723.50 | Average $22,620.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Menands | Recipients 29 | Total $655,982.51 | Average $22,620.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brooklyn DDSO | Recipients 943 | Total $21,330,694.51 | Average $22,620.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Highland Falls | Recipients 29 | Total $655,053.95 | Average $22,588.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Buffalo | Recipients 1,657 | Total $37,422,191.93 | Average $22,584.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of New Bremen | Recipients 4 | Total $90,327.24 | Average $22,581.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College At Fredonia | Recipients 310 | Total $6,998,303.02 | Average $22,575.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Kinderhook | Recipients 1 | Total $22,555.20 | Average $22,555.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rhinecliff UFSD | Recipients 2 | Total $44,960.80 | Average $22,480.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College Technology Delhi | Recipients 165 | Total $3,705,132.78 | Average $22,455.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sidney | Recipients 27 | Total $606,181.70 | Average $22,451.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College Techn Morrisville | Recipients 213 | Total $4,778,357.85 | Average $22,433.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Albany | Recipients 881 | Total $19,757,284.03 | Average $22,425.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Canton Housing Authority | Recipients 6 | Total $134,490.91 | Average $22,415.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Div Military & Naval Affairs | Recipients 455 | Total $10,197,866.79 | Average $22,412.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College Techn Cobleskill | Recipients 191 | Total $4,279,987.26 | Average $22,408.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Locust Valley Water District | Recipients 2 | Total $44,768.96 | Average $22,384.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cleveland Hill Fire District 6 | Recipients 1 | Total $22,312.63 | Average $22,312.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Liberty | Recipients 29 | Total $646,513.44 | Average $22,293.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rockville Centre Pub Library | Recipients 21 | Total $467,635.79 | Average $22,268.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Blooming Grove | Recipients 43 | Total $956,390.54 | Average $22,241.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Legislative Health Service | Recipients 1 | Total $22,220.00 | Average $22,220.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Mineola | Recipients 73 | Total $1,620,903.00 | Average $22,204.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Goshen Public Library | Recipients 6 | Total $133,126.68 | Average $22,187.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer New York State Assembly | Recipients 594 | Total $13,163,282.28 | Average $22,160.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wyoming Soil, Water Cons District | Recipients 4 | Total $88,622.37 | Average $22,155.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS School For The Deaf | Recipients 76 | Total $1,683,590.58 | Average $22,152.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Ellenville | Recipients 29 | Total $639,624.68 | Average $22,056.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Hudson | Recipients 68 | Total $1,498,715.08 | Average $22,039.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ulster | Recipients 65 | Total $1,431,076.14 | Average $22,016.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Crawford Library District | Recipients 4 | Total $88,054.81 | Average $22,013.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Middlesex | Recipients 8 | Total $176,048.52 | Average $22,006.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Brocton | Recipients 10 | Total $220,045.18 | Average $22,004.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Buffalo Mun Housing Authority | Recipients 251 | Total $5,522,719.14 | Average $22,002.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Long Island St Pk And Rec Regn | Recipients 471 | Total $10,358,216.41 | Average $21,991.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
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