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 Town of Northumberland | Recipients 9 | Total $186,731.84 | Average $20,747.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Farmingdale Public Library | Recipients 14 | Total $290,023.35 | Average $20,715.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Melville Fire District | Recipients 5 | Total $103,558.04 | Average $20,711.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Essex Soil, Water Cons District | Recipients 3 | Total $62,106.95 | Average $20,702.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Somers | Recipients 66 | Total $1,365,513.10 | Average $20,689.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Plattsburgh Housing Authority | Recipients 21 | Total $434,246.66 | Average $20,678.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Addison | Recipients 2 | Total $41,307.49 | Average $20,653.75 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Oneonta | Recipients 134 | Total $2,765,216.82 | Average $20,635.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Wawayanda | Recipients 14 | Total $288,881.70 | Average $20,634.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Liverpool | Recipients 16 | Total $329,608.84 | Average $20,600.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Amityville Public Library | Recipients 13 | Total $267,704.77 | Average $20,592.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Oriskany | Recipients 4 | Total $82,166.29 | Average $20,541.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer County Clerks Off NY County | Recipients 6 | Total $123,243.80 | Average $20,540.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College At Oswego | Recipients 401 | Total $8,227,877.95 | Average $20,518.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Roosevelt Public Library | Recipients 3 | Total $61,523.44 | Average $20,507.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ulysses | Recipients 9 | Total $184,482.30 | Average $20,498.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS School For The Blind | Recipients 86 | Total $1,761,135.06 | Average $20,478.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Westfield | Recipients 27 | Total $552,911.86 | Average $20,478.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer North Bellmore Fire District | Recipients 8 | Total $163,694.36 | Average $20,461.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Darien | Recipients 8 | Total $163,689.95 | Average $20,461.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Beacon Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $143,197.85 | Average $20,456.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD | Recipients 263 | Total $5,378,755.41 | Average $20,451.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Baldwin Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $81,785.88 | Average $20,446.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hartland | Recipients 8 | Total $163,517.44 | Average $20,439.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Health Sci Center Brooklyn | Recipients 968 | Total $19,771,932.24 | Average $20,425.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Dexter | Recipients 4 | Total $81,701.66 | Average $20,425.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Beacon Community Develop Agcy | Recipients 4 | Total $81,675.08 | Average $20,418.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Wappingers Falls | Recipients 20 | Total $408,184.00 | Average $20,409.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Glens Falls | Recipients 169 | Total $3,448,791.70 | Average $20,407.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Field Library | Recipients 7 | Total $142,829.74 | Average $20,404.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Manchester | Recipients 5 | Total $101,875.03 | Average $20,375.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Conference of Mayors | Recipients 11 | Total $224,113.43 | Average $20,373.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of North Collins | Recipients 5 | Total $101,782.03 | Average $20,356.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Elmsford UFSD | Recipients 31 | Total $631,033.61 | Average $20,355.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Ovid | Recipients 4 | Total $81,411.35 | Average $20,352.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Tupper Lake | Recipients 43 | Total $874,432.73 | Average $20,335.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Endicott | Recipients 226 | Total $4,594,976.87 | Average $20,331.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Syosset CSD | Recipients 225 | Total $4,563,552.30 | Average $20,282.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Longwood CSD At Middle Island | Recipients 308 | Total $6,245,827.21 | Average $20,278.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Connetquot Public Library | Recipients 37 | Total $750,258.07 | Average $20,277.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Port Jefferson Free Library | Recipients 21 | Total $425,609.89 | Average $20,267.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Porter | Recipients 17 | Total $344,386.91 | Average $20,258.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Little Falls | Recipients 45 | Total $911,569.43 | Average $20,257.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ontario County | Recipients 695 | Total $14,075,408.66 | Average $20,252.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Carlton | Recipients 4 | Total $80,972.65 | Average $20,243.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Greenport | Recipients 35 | Total $708,254.41 | Average $20,235.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Van Etten | Recipients 2 | Total $40,448.30 | Average $20,224.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Staten Island DDSO | Recipients 843 | Total $17,045,089.61 | Average $20,219.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Brockport | Recipients 391 | Total $7,882,529.93 | Average $20,159.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Otego | Recipients 3 | Total $60,469.13 | Average $20,156.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Mount Morris | Recipients 16 | Total $322,495.12 | Average $20,155.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College At Oneonta | Recipients 347 | Total $6,993,135.01 | Average $20,153.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Thomaston | Recipients 5 | Total $100,760.84 | Average $20,152.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Buffalo Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 47 | Total $946,861.88 | Average $20,146.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Vestal | Recipients 138 | Total $2,779,848.62 | Average $20,143.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Human Support Services Corp. | Recipients 3 | Total $60,333.04 | Average $20,111.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Newburgh Commun Devel Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $20,098.00 | Average $20,098.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nassau County Bridge Authority | Recipients 24 | Total $482,338.79 | Average $20,097.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bronxville UFSD | Recipients 41 | Total $823,566.05 | Average $20,086.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Montebello | Recipients 3 | Total $60,238.80 | Average $20,079.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rockville Centre UFSD | Recipients 127 | Total $2,549,937.22 | Average $20,078.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wayne Co Water & Sewer Auth | Recipients 4 | Total $80,277.15 | Average $20,069.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Syracuse Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 89 | Total $1,785,939.26 | Average $20,066.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Dryden | Recipients 18 | Total $361,023.88 | Average $20,056.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Pierrepont | Recipients 8 | Total $160,292.38 | Average $20,036.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Southern Tier Library System | Recipients 16 | Total $320,527.23 | Average $20,032.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lockport Public Library | Recipients 16 | Total $320,511.40 | Average $20,031.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Fallsburg | Recipients 71 | Total $1,421,842.96 | Average $20,025.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ossining UFSD | Recipients 135 | Total $2,699,607.28 | Average $19,997.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Dix | Recipients 5 | Total $99,977.93 | Average $19,995.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niagara County | Recipients 1,431 | Total $28,576,914.19 | Average $19,969.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Harrison CSD | Recipients 133 | Total $2,655,107.44 | Average $19,963.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of North Hills | Recipients 15 | Total $298,844.69 | Average $19,922.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cohoes Housing Authority | Recipients 20 | Total $398,361.81 | Average $19,918.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Jericho UFSD | Recipients 114 | Total $2,270,022.23 | Average $19,912.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Kings Park Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $79,625.81 | Average $19,906.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Edinburg | Recipients 6 | Total $119,391.34 | Average $19,898.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Department of Social Services | Recipients 785 | Total $15,619,627.84 | Average $19,897.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lake George | Recipients 21 | Total $417,752.91 | Average $19,893.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hume | Recipients 3 | Total $59,673.11 | Average $19,891.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Stony Creek | Recipients 2 | Total $39,780.90 | Average $19,890.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ellicott | Recipients 35 | Total $695,902.11 | Average $19,882.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Allegany | Recipients 18 | Total $357,813.37 | Average $19,878.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Clarendon | Recipients 6 | Total $119,252.68 | Average $19,875.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Shawangunk | Recipients 17 | Total $337,686.46 | Average $19,863.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer St Lawrence County Ida | Recipients 1 | Total $19,861.49 | Average $19,861.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nioga Library System | Recipients 21 | Total $416,545.84 | Average $19,835.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Ilion | Recipients 66 | Total $1,308,711.19 | Average $19,828.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tuckahoe Housing Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $79,293.99 | Average $19,823.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Cold Spring | Recipients 11 | Total $217,753.26 | Average $19,795.75 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Chittenango | Recipients 17 | Total $336,477.17 | Average $19,792.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Attica | Recipients 20 | Total $395,851.68 | Average $19,792.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Green Island | Recipients 23 | Total $455,004.58 | Average $19,782.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Chester | Recipients 51 | Total $1,008,375.41 | Average $19,772.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Levittown Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $39,541.33 | Average $19,770.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Middletown Psych Center | Recipients 512 | Total $10,120,019.04 | Average $19,765.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Jefferson County | Recipients 639 | Total $12,626,654.41 | Average $19,760.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Port Jefferson UFSD | Recipients 54 | Total $1,066,828.08 | Average $19,756.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Dansville | Recipients 21 | Total $414,379.27 | Average $19,732.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Pomfret | Recipients 15 | Total $295,348.40 | Average $19,689.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
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