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 Big Flats | Recipients 18 | Total $297,684.47 | Average $16,538.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cortland County | Recipients 426 | Total $7,040,203.13 | Average $16,526.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ellenville CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $1,139,772.72 | Average $16,518.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Syosset Fire District | Recipients 7 | Total $115,617.28 | Average $16,516.75 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Croghan | Recipients 9 | Total $148,601.45 | Average $16,511.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Martinsburg | Recipients 3 | Total $49,495.34 | Average $16,498.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of North Collins | Recipients 7 | Total $115,480.64 | Average $16,497.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Rockland | Recipients 148 | Total $2,441,307.82 | Average $16,495.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Riga | Recipients 12 | Total $197,917.79 | Average $16,493.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Interlaken | Recipients 4 | Total $65,948.96 | Average $16,487.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Penn Yan Bd of Light Commis | Recipients 20 | Total $329,643.82 | Average $16,482.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tompkins County | Recipients 718 | Total $11,833,143.37 | Average $16,480.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Salisbury | Recipients 3 | Total $49,417.54 | Average $16,472.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Round Lake | Recipients 5 | Total $82,268.10 | Average $16,453.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Kings Park Psych Center | Recipients 979 | Total $16,101,847.39 | Average $16,447.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Highlnd Falls-Ft Mntgomery CSD | Recipients 36 | Total $591,699.48 | Average $16,436.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Miller Place UFSD | Recipients 100 | Total $1,643,033.76 | Average $16,430.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Catskill Otb Corp. | Recipients 90 | Total $1,478,592.20 | Average $16,428.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sewanhaka CSD | Recipients 219 | Total $3,597,092.82 | Average $16,425.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Shelter Island | Recipients 38 | Total $624,126.06 | Average $16,424.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Potsdam Public Library | Recipients 2 | Total $32,846.77 | Average $16,423.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sea Cliff | Recipients 23 | Total $377,658.71 | Average $16,419.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greene County | Recipients 441 | Total $7,239,637.72 | Average $16,416.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niagara Falls Urb Renewal Agcy | Recipients 2 | Total $32,808.92 | Average $16,404.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Erie 1st Sup District | Recipients 307 | Total $5,032,295.61 | Average $16,391.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Kings Park CSD | Recipients 167 | Total $2,737,001.58 | Average $16,389.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer New Hartford CSD | Recipients 113 | Total $1,851,911.38 | Average $16,388.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Troy City School Dist | Recipients 144 | Total $2,359,954.65 | Average $16,388.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Perry | Recipients 19 | Total $311,358.71 | Average $16,387.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Dryden | Recipients 9 | Total $147,468.80 | Average $16,385.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sayville UFSD | Recipients 130 | Total $2,130,081.00 | Average $16,385.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Lake Grove | Recipients 18 | Total $294,903.47 | Average $16,383.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Middletown City School Dist | Recipients 199 | Total $3,259,126.97 | Average $16,377.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Solvay | Recipients 58 | Total $949,796.98 | Average $16,375.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Benton | Recipients 4 | Total $65,479.19 | Average $16,369.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cayuga County | Recipients 651 | Total $10,641,333.63 | Average $16,346.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lewis County | Recipients 508 | Total $8,303,207.19 | Average $16,344.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Niles | Recipients 2 | Total $32,688.26 | Average $16,344.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Barre | Recipients 6 | Total $98,028.43 | Average $16,338.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Piercefield | Recipients 5 | Total $81,679.24 | Average $16,335.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Guilderland Public Library | Recipients 20 | Total $326,672.56 | Average $16,333.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Wheatfield | Recipients 32 | Total $522,565.84 | Average $16,330.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ontario Co Soil & Water Cons Dis | Recipients 4 | Total $65,247.65 | Average $16,311.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Alma | Recipients 4 | Total $65,230.53 | Average $16,307.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hamlin | Recipients 22 | Total $358,407.56 | Average $16,291.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nassau Library System | Recipients 46 | Total $749,040.35 | Average $16,283.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYC Educational Const Fund | Recipients 6 | Total $97,669.44 | Average $16,278.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Bayville | Recipients 14 | Total $227,887.48 | Average $16,277.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Mamakating | Recipients 21 | Total $341,590.02 | Average $16,266.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Byron | Recipients 6 | Total $97,530.06 | Average $16,255.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Canajoharie | Recipients 17 | Total $276,157.11 | Average $16,244.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Greenfield | Recipients 14 | Total $227,355.80 | Average $16,239.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Montg Otsego Scho Wst Mgt Auth | Recipients 15 | Total $243,422.69 | Average $16,228.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Job Development Authority | Recipients 4 | Total $64,910.68 | Average $16,227.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Central Islip Psych Center | Recipients 439 | Total $7,123,230.72 | Average $16,226.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Center Moriches Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $64,902.25 | Average $16,225.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Deposit | Recipients 1 | Total $16,218.92 | Average $16,218.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Springfield | Recipients 9 | Total $145,924.72 | Average $16,213.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fire Island UFSD | Recipients 10 | Total $162,039.68 | Average $16,203.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Copiague Memorial Library | Recipients 11 | Total $178,040.40 | Average $16,185.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Riverhead CSD | Recipients 224 | Total $3,623,625.58 | Average $16,176.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tarrytown Mun Housing Auth | Recipients 4 | Total $64,694.82 | Average $16,173.71 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bellmore UFSD | Recipients 42 | Total $679,216.82 | Average $16,171.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wappingers CSD | Recipients 461 | Total $7,452,494.16 | Average $16,165.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Upper Hudson Library System | Recipients 13 | Total $210,117.57 | Average $16,162.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Madison County | Recipients 430 | Total $6,949,700.37 | Average $16,162.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Esopus | Recipients 22 | Total $355,441.88 | Average $16,156.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Ulster | Recipients 123 | Total $1,987,120.12 | Average $16,155.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Massapequa Park | Recipients 34 | Total $549,264.98 | Average $16,154.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of West Turin | Recipients 3 | Total $48,427.59 | Average $16,142.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cochecton | Recipients 10 | Total $161,376.19 | Average $16,137.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Poughkeepsie Publ Library Dis | Recipients 25 | Total $403,289.56 | Average $16,131.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ogden | Recipients 52 | Total $838,815.58 | Average $16,131.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Appellate Justices & Staff Oca | Recipients 2 | Total $32,229.04 | Average $16,114.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Georgetown | Recipients 3 | Total $48,324.67 | Average $16,108.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Rhinebeck | Recipients 17 | Total $273,717.50 | Average $16,101.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Willing | Recipients 3 | Total $48,283.51 | Average $16,094.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Van Buren | Recipients 23 | Total $370,148.59 | Average $16,093.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer North Shore CSD | Recipients 117 | Total $1,881,613.96 | Average $16,082.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Scriba | Recipients 19 | Total $305,495.85 | Average $16,078.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dept Law Off Spec Prosecutor | Recipients 7 | Total $112,449.00 | Average $16,064.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD | Recipients 239 | Total $3,838,293.17 | Average $16,059.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fonda-Fultonville CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $610,244.33 | Average $16,059.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Seaford UFSD | Recipients 105 | Total $1,686,176.54 | Average $16,058.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer W NY Library Resources Council | Recipients 7 | Total $112,389.74 | Average $16,055.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Westport | Recipients 7 | Total $112,307.51 | Average $16,043.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Bolivar | Recipients 7 | Total $112,296.20 | Average $16,042.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ancram | Recipients 2 | Total $32,064.78 | Average $16,032.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Kingston Housing Authority | Recipients 14 | Total $224,309.43 | Average $16,022.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Huntington Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $48,058.19 | Average $16,019.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Copiague UFSD | Recipients 147 | Total $2,353,660.55 | Average $16,011.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Guilford | Recipients 2 | Total $31,994.33 | Average $15,997.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Poland | Recipients 5 | Total $79,960.15 | Average $15,992.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Half Hollow Hills CSD | Recipients 407 | Total $6,508,187.76 | Average $15,990.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Java | Recipients 3 | Total $47,964.92 | Average $15,988.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Columbia | Recipients 2 | Total $31,970.15 | Average $15,985.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Bolivar | Recipients 3 | Total $47,952.24 | Average $15,984.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hicksville Public Library | Recipients 24 | Total $383,598.40 | Average $15,983.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer J N Adam Dev Center | Recipients 155 | Total $2,476,650.54 | Average $15,978.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Jasper | Recipients 1 | Total $15,975.08 | Average $15,975.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
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