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 Albany County | Recipients 1,690 | Total $33,254,970.02 | Average $19,677.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $983,247.98 | Average $19,664.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer East Hampton UFSD | Recipients 68 | Total $1,336,710.21 | Average $19,657.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lawrence UFSD | Recipients 225 | Total $4,420,785.38 | Average $19,647.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Woodridge Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $58,923.29 | Average $19,641.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Randolph | Recipients 4 | Total $78,564.15 | Average $19,641.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Murray | Recipients 3 | Total $58,914.53 | Average $19,638.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Jonesville Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $39,273.88 | Average $19,636.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Belmont | Recipients 2 | Total $39,232.75 | Average $19,616.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College At Cortland | Recipients 347 | Total $6,804,691.90 | Average $19,610.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sherburne | Recipients 16 | Total $313,620.18 | Average $19,601.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES Westchester Sole Supvsry | Recipients 371 | Total $7,271,072.18 | Average $19,598.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cortland Housing Authority | Recipients 9 | Total $176,140.40 | Average $19,571.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Malone | Recipients 9 | Total $176,087.64 | Average $19,565.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer White Plains City School Dist | Recipients 253 | Total $4,949,283.63 | Average $19,562.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pelham UFSD | Recipients 49 | Total $958,375.14 | Average $19,558.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rockland Co Solid Waste Auth | Recipients 3 | Total $58,658.70 | Average $19,552.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD | Recipients 139 | Total $2,716,686.38 | Average $19,544.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Onondaga Cortland Madiso | Recipients 222 | Total $4,338,349.50 | Average $19,542.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Horseheads | Recipients 19 | Total $371,261.46 | Average $19,540.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Northville | Recipients 3 | Total $58,566.39 | Average $19,522.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Saugerties | Recipients 23 | Total $448,967.53 | Average $19,520.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Trenton | Recipients 12 | Total $234,206.01 | Average $19,517.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Red Hook | Recipients 15 | Total $292,384.72 | Average $19,492.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Jordan | Recipients 6 | Total $116,953.19 | Average $19,492.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lavelle School For The Blind | Recipients 42 | Total $818,662.58 | Average $19,491.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rensselaer County | Recipients 1,132 | Total $22,063,116.51 | Average $19,490.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Surrogates Court-Queens Co | Recipients 4 | Total $77,945.76 | Average $19,486.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Allegany County | Recipients 347 | Total $6,761,494.54 | Average $19,485.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Genesee Soil, Water Cons District | Recipients 5 | Total $97,386.29 | Average $19,477.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rotterdam Fire District 3 | Recipients 1 | Total $19,475.68 | Average $19,475.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rensselaer Housing Authority | Recipients 5 | Total $97,374.79 | Average $19,474.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Victor | Recipients 26 | Total $506,222.20 | Average $19,470.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oswego Co Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $38,892.66 | Average $19,446.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rockville Centre Comm Dev Agcy | Recipients 4 | Total $77,785.08 | Average $19,446.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of West Almond | Recipients 2 | Total $38,891.12 | Average $19,445.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Genesee St Park And Rec Regn | Recipients 75 | Total $1,457,979.21 | Average $19,439.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of New Hartford | Recipients 72 | Total $1,399,489.63 | Average $19,437.36 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Mount Morris | Recipients 4 | Total $77,729.05 | Average $19,432.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Batavia Housing Auth | Recipients 10 | Total $194,265.55 | Average $19,426.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oneida County | Recipients 1,224 | Total $23,764,295.71 | Average $19,415.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gloversville Housing Authority | Recipients 12 | Total $232,843.95 | Average $19,403.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Spencer | Recipients 5 | Total $96,990.95 | Average $19,398.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of North Dansville | Recipients 4 | Total $77,582.97 | Average $19,395.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Onondaga Co Res Rec Agcy | Recipients 38 | Total $737,007.82 | Average $19,394.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Castile | Recipients 6 | Total $116,322.27 | Average $19,387.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Philipstown | Recipients 21 | Total $407,004.30 | Average $19,381.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lockport | Recipients 36 | Total $697,530.76 | Average $19,375.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cable Television Commission | Recipients 9 | Total $174,352.74 | Average $19,372.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pocantico Hills CSD | Recipients 19 | Total $368,050.04 | Average $19,371.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Lib Sys | Recipients 24 | Total $464,603.01 | Average $19,358.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Babylon Public Library | Recipients 4 | Total $77,418.09 | Average $19,354.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Kirkland | Recipients 27 | Total $522,429.77 | Average $19,349.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Livingston County | Recipients 536 | Total $10,366,584.92 | Average $19,340.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer St Lawrence County | Recipients 704 | Total $13,614,318.22 | Average $19,338.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Valley Stream Chsd | Recipients 110 | Total $2,127,001.02 | Average $19,336.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Muttontown | Recipients 3 | Total $57,970.60 | Average $19,323.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of North Pelham | Recipients 2 | Total $38,641.28 | Average $19,320.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mamaroneck UFSD | Recipients 194 | Total $3,747,773.11 | Average $19,318.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niagara Falls Housing Authorit | Recipients 32 | Total $617,818.51 | Average $19,306.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Arcadia | Recipients 14 | Total $270,191.65 | Average $19,299.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Wilna Housing Auth | Recipients 6 | Total $115,773.06 | Average $19,295.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Forestville | Recipients 3 | Total $57,871.96 | Average $19,290.65 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mid York Library System | Recipients 18 | Total $347,084.45 | Average $19,282.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ava | Recipients 2 | Total $38,504.67 | Average $19,252.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sullivan County | Recipients 777 | Total $14,957,372.74 | Average $19,250.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Water Auth of West Nassau Co | Recipients 11 | Total $211,686.24 | Average $19,244.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oswego County | Recipients 834 | Total $16,048,095.63 | Average $19,242.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chemung County | Recipients 714 | Total $13,735,463.52 | Average $19,237.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Addison | Recipients 5 | Total $96,181.57 | Average $19,236.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Carthage | Recipients 17 | Total $326,879.34 | Average $19,228.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Scottsville | Recipients 10 | Total $192,272.37 | Average $19,227.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Auth | Recipients 21 | Total $403,553.08 | Average $19,216.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Manhasset UFSD | Recipients 108 | Total $2,075,303.64 | Average $19,215.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Blasdell | Recipients 11 | Total $211,185.74 | Average $19,198.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oysterponds UFSD | Recipients 4 | Total $76,516.93 | Average $19,129.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Capitol Defender Office | Recipients 10 | Total $191,250.18 | Average $19,125.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mahopac CSD | Recipients 189 | Total $3,611,985.21 | Average $19,111.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Olean Public Library | Recipients 10 | Total $191,055.86 | Average $19,105.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Annsville | Recipients 6 | Total $114,601.42 | Average $19,100.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Richmondville | Recipients 6 | Total $114,551.65 | Average $19,091.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Jamestown Community College | Recipients 72 | Total $1,373,797.91 | Average $19,080.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Queens Borough Public Library | Recipients 624 | Total $11,905,340.25 | Average $19,079.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Grove | Recipients 4 | Total $76,314.39 | Average $19,078.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Rhinebeck | Recipients 18 | Total $343,298.08 | Average $19,072.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sunmount Small Residence Unit | Recipients 4 | Total $76,270.00 | Average $19,067.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Schenectady Housing Authority | Recipients 52 | Total $991,100.43 | Average $19,059.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Marcellus | Recipients 9 | Total $171,341.01 | Average $19,037.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Ravena | Recipients 14 | Total $266,446.65 | Average $19,031.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer S Tier East Reg Plan,Dev Bd | Recipients 8 | Total $152,202.00 | Average $19,025.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY College At Old Westbury | Recipients 164 | Total $3,117,888.56 | Average $19,011.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Black Brook | Recipients 9 | Total $171,004.62 | Average $19,000.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brooklyn Public Library | Recipients 688 | Total $13,072,338.96 | Average $19,000.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Clarkson | Recipients 16 | Total $303,956.30 | Average $18,997.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Farmingdale | Recipients 21 | Total $398,631.13 | Average $18,982.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Palisades Int St Pk Comm Nonst | Recipients 4 | Total $75,926.11 | Average $18,981.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Jefferson | Recipients 2 | Total $37,896.44 | Average $18,948.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Gowanda | Recipients 21 | Total $397,909.17 | Average $18,948.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES Eastern Suffolk | Recipients 701 | Total $13,276,431.28 | Average $18,939.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Clinton | Recipients 3 | Total $56,812.23 | Average $18,937.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
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