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 SUNY Health Sci Center Syracuse | Recipients 826 | Total $14,266,894.81 | Average $17,272.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Westhampton Beach UFSD | Recipients 58 | Total $1,001,327.46 | Average $17,264.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of New Hyde Park | Recipients 25 | Total $431,516.57 | Average $17,260.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer William Floyd UFSD | Recipients 205 | Total $3,538,402.09 | Average $17,260.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Yates County | Recipients 152 | Total $2,623,066.68 | Average $17,257.02 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Virgil | Recipients 10 | Total $172,418.53 | Average $17,241.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rome Housing Authority | Recipients 18 | Total $310,349.31 | Average $17,241.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rhinebeck CSD | Recipients 31 | Total $534,355.31 | Average $17,237.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brookhaven-Comsewogue UFSD | Recipients 104 | Total $1,791,517.46 | Average $17,226.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mineola UFSD | Recipients 156 | Total $2,684,271.14 | Average $17,206.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Geneseo | Recipients 17 | Total $292,459.94 | Average $17,203.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Petersburgh | Recipients 5 | Total $85,987.46 | Average $17,197.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oneida Herkimer Sol Wst Mg Aut | Recipients 29 | Total $498,607.80 | Average $17,193.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tupper Lake Housing Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $68,769.82 | Average $17,192.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greater So Tier BOCES | Recipients 181 | Total $3,110,736.19 | Average $17,186.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Waterloo | Recipients 28 | Total $480,942.55 | Average $17,176.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Covington | Recipients 4 | Total $68,700.99 | Average $17,175.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Blind Brook-Rye UFSD | Recipients 29 | Total $497,690.01 | Average $17,161.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Patterson | Recipients 20 | Total $343,173.20 | Average $17,158.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hurley | Recipients 11 | Total $188,673.93 | Average $17,152.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cornell University | Recipients 2,742 | Total $47,020,701.47 | Average $17,148.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greenburgh Graham UFSD | Recipients 15 | Total $257,142.72 | Average $17,142.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Bainbridge | Recipients 7 | Total $119,890.13 | Average $17,127.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Schroon | Recipients 15 | Total $256,819.29 | Average $17,121.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pioneer Library System | Recipients 17 | Total $290,835.84 | Average $17,107.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Rockland | Recipients 11 | Total $188,159.79 | Average $17,105.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Altamont | Recipients 9 | Total $153,941.13 | Average $17,104.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Angelica | Recipients 3 | Total $51,273.50 | Average $17,091.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ossian | Recipients 3 | Total $51,254.56 | Average $17,084.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of East Syracuse | Recipients 25 | Total $427,006.52 | Average $17,080.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Broome County | Recipients 1,724 | Total $29,430,348.87 | Average $17,070.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Suffolk Vocational Ed & Ext Bd | Recipients 6 | Total $102,367.69 | Average $17,061.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hadley | Recipients 11 | Total $187,635.03 | Average $17,057.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Four County Library System | Recipients 31 | Total $528,561.79 | Average $17,050.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Aurora | Recipients 1 | Total $17,032.90 | Average $17,032.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pearl River UFSD | Recipients 74 | Total $1,260,399.53 | Average $17,032.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Great Neck Plaza | Recipients 20 | Total $340,229.42 | Average $17,011.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cold Spring Harbor CSD | Recipients 51 | Total $867,059.57 | Average $17,001.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Three Village CSD | Recipients 262 | Total $4,452,988.20 | Average $16,996.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Weedsport | Recipients 4 | Total $67,983.37 | Average $16,995.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Bath | Recipients 21 | Total $356,872.83 | Average $16,993.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sloan | Recipients 6 | Total $101,903.12 | Average $16,983.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Maritime College | Recipients 109 | Total $1,850,640.46 | Average $16,978.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nyack UFSD | Recipients 71 | Total $1,204,917.98 | Average $16,970.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Uniondale UFSD | Recipients 141 | Total $2,391,195.01 | Average $16,958.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of East Hills | Recipients 14 | Total $237,421.10 | Average $16,958.65 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Canastota | Recipients 16 | Total $271,250.97 | Average $16,953.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Halfmoon | Recipients 28 | Total $474,537.76 | Average $16,947.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Owego | Recipients 49 | Total $829,829.72 | Average $16,935.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ardsley UFSD | Recipients 58 | Total $981,004.09 | Average $16,913.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ellenville Housing Authority | Recipients 1 | Total $16,912.21 | Average $16,912.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Cazenovia | Recipients 10 | Total $169,096.95 | Average $16,909.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Yorkville | Recipients 9 | Total $152,153.91 | Average $16,905.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Gerry | Recipients 5 | Total $84,514.50 | Average $16,902.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Shoreham-Wading River CSD | Recipients 104 | Total $1,757,884.83 | Average $16,902.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Brunswick | Recipients 24 | Total $405,637.70 | Average $16,901.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Mechanicville | Recipients 53 | Total $894,729.00 | Average $16,881.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Somers CSD | Recipients 102 | Total $1,721,233.41 | Average $16,874.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Saranac | Recipients 11 | Total $185,599.37 | Average $16,872.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fulton Community Dev Agcy | Recipients 8 | Total $134,962.63 | Average $16,870.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Watertown | Recipients 9 | Total $151,790.59 | Average $16,865.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Stillwater | Recipients 13 | Total $219,232.60 | Average $16,864.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Valhalla UFSD | Recipients 33 | Total $555,956.75 | Average $16,847.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Saratoga County Water Auth | Recipients 4 | Total $67,386.98 | Average $16,846.75 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Lindenhurst | Recipients 35 | Total $589,203.23 | Average $16,834.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer No Hempstead Commun Devel Agcy | Recipients 6 | Total $100,867.11 | Average $16,811.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Cato | Recipients 2 | Total $33,622.14 | Average $16,811.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Saugerties | Recipients 47 | Total $789,872.66 | Average $16,805.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sayville Library | Recipients 14 | Total $235,277.45 | Average $16,805.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Airmont | Recipients 5 | Total $84,004.42 | Average $16,800.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Edgemont UFSD At Greenburgh | Recipients 49 | Total $822,562.78 | Average $16,787.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ogdensburg Housing Authority | Recipients 17 | Total $285,360.14 | Average $16,785.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES Wash'Sar'War'Ham'Essex | Recipients 157 | Total $2,634,660.96 | Average $16,781.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Penn Yan | Recipients 28 | Total $469,857.98 | Average $16,780.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Glen | Recipients 6 | Total $100,663.56 | Average $16,777.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sennett | Recipients 8 | Total $134,182.34 | Average $16,772.79 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Plattsburgh | Recipients 41 | Total $687,431.18 | Average $16,766.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Ballston Spa | Recipients 25 | Total $419,128.50 | Average $16,765.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brentwood Water District | Recipients 7 | Total $117,195.76 | Average $16,742.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ilion Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $50,220.08 | Average $16,740.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Coll Ceramics Alfred Univ | Recipients 43 | Total $719,781.50 | Average $16,739.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Deruyter | Recipients 1 | Total $16,707.33 | Average $16,707.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Genesee Co Indust Devel Agcy | Recipients 3 | Total $50,095.89 | Average $16,698.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Jerusalem | Recipients 13 | Total $216,871.58 | Average $16,682.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cambridge | Recipients 8 | Total $133,348.42 | Average $16,668.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sherburne | Recipients 8 | Total $133,346.05 | Average $16,668.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Onondaga | Recipients 26 | Total $433,343.58 | Average $16,667.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Germantown CSD | Recipients 14 | Total $233,275.19 | Average $16,662.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sempronius | Recipients 1 | Total $16,652.50 | Average $16,652.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Willard Psych Center | Recipients 326 | Total $5,421,702.15 | Average $16,630.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lake Pleasant | Recipients 15 | Total $249,384.86 | Average $16,625.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Willsboro | Recipients 12 | Total $199,417.58 | Average $16,618.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cleveland Hill UFSD | Recipients 43 | Total $713,553.74 | Average $16,594.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer SUNY Stony Brook | Recipients 1,903 | Total $31,563,073.42 | Average $16,585.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Santa Clara | Recipients 4 | Total $66,342.81 | Average $16,585.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of South Glens Falls | Recipients 12 | Total $198,965.87 | Average $16,580.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Canisteo | Recipients 11 | Total $182,309.22 | Average $16,573.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rockville Centre Housing Auth | Recipients 6 | Total $99,358.20 | Average $16,559.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Marcellus | Recipients 7 | Total $115,893.40 | Average $16,556.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Williston Park | Recipients 24 | Total $397,173.13 | Average $16,548.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
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