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 Rochester City School Dist | Recipients 1,383 | Total $22,088,437.20 | Average $15,971.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wyandanch UFSD | Recipients 92 | Total $1,469,212.03 | Average $15,969.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Garden City UFSD | Recipients 159 | Total $2,538,919.75 | Average $15,968.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Patchogue | Recipients 45 | Total $718,490.03 | Average $15,966.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Indian Lake | Recipients 19 | Total $303,350.42 | Average $15,965.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Port Washington UFSD | Recipients 177 | Total $2,825,858.13 | Average $15,965.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Riverhead Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $31,922.44 | Average $15,961.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of South Corning | Recipients 2 | Total $31,918.35 | Average $15,959.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wantagh UFSD | Recipients 106 | Total $1,690,722.39 | Average $15,950.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Palmyra | Recipients 15 | Total $239,207.58 | Average $15,947.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Baldwin Public Library | Recipients 26 | Total $414,492.69 | Average $15,942.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Queensbury | Recipients 90 | Total $1,434,246.16 | Average $15,936.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of North Elba | Recipients 23 | Total $366,393.99 | Average $15,930.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Naples | Recipients 6 | Total $95,566.55 | Average $15,927.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Education Department | Recipients 25 | Total $398,141.83 | Average $15,925.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Roxbury | Recipients 14 | Total $222,910.88 | Average $15,922.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Putnam Valley CSD | Recipients 64 | Total $1,018,978.35 | Average $15,921.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Spring Valley Housing Auth | Recipients 5 | Total $79,512.58 | Average $15,902.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ark Community Charter Sch | Recipients 2 | Total $31,804.90 | Average $15,902.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Dundee | Recipients 9 | Total $143,074.72 | Average $15,897.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Comm Siting Radioact Waste Fac | Recipients 5 | Total $79,474.90 | Average $15,894.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Orleans County | Recipients 357 | Total $5,668,026.33 | Average $15,876.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Briarcliff Manor UFSD | Recipients 66 | Total $1,047,159.06 | Average $15,866.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rocky Point UFSD | Recipients 86 | Total $1,363,343.21 | Average $15,852.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Clifton Park | Recipients 67 | Total $1,062,041.70 | Average $15,851.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Northport East Northport UFSD | Recipients 280 | Total $4,437,279.30 | Average $15,847.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Genoa | Recipients 7 | Total $110,909.01 | Average $15,844.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Saratoga | Recipients 13 | Total $205,966.11 | Average $15,843.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Merrick UFSD | Recipients 51 | Total $807,972.78 | Average $15,842.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Southampton UFSD | Recipients 94 | Total $1,488,589.03 | Average $15,836.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Parma | Recipients 32 | Total $506,713.51 | Average $15,834.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Trumansburg | Recipients 6 | Total $94,942.87 | Average $15,823.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Greenwich | Recipients 7 | Total $110,745.33 | Average $15,820.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ticonderoga | Recipients 38 | Total $601,151.43 | Average $15,819.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Islip UFSD | Recipients 111 | Total $1,755,279.15 | Average $15,813.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Quogue UFSD | Recipients 4 | Total $63,231.83 | Average $15,807.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lyme | Recipients 7 | Total $110,648.53 | Average $15,806.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Coeymans | Recipients 26 | Total $410,927.18 | Average $15,804.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Veterans Home At St Albans | Recipients 124 | Total $1,959,268.75 | Average $15,800.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tioga County | Recipients 299 | Total $4,724,346.76 | Average $15,800.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Newburgh City School Dist | Recipients 420 | Total $6,633,685.27 | Average $15,794.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Port Jefferson | Recipients 32 | Total $505,242.47 | Average $15,788.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sag Harbor UFSD | Recipients 20 | Total $315,632.19 | Average $15,781.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Painted Post | Recipients 17 | Total $268,179.99 | Average $15,775.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Rye | Recipients 17 | Total $268,083.34 | Average $15,769.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Lewiston | Recipients 12 | Total $189,174.18 | Average $15,764.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Wilson | Recipients 9 | Total $141,839.68 | Average $15,759.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Middle Country CSD | Recipients 336 | Total $5,294,481.89 | Average $15,757.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lloyd | Recipients 33 | Total $519,623.64 | Average $15,746.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Utica City School Dist | Recipients 229 | Total $3,605,131.04 | Average $15,742.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Olive | Recipients 24 | Total $377,381.96 | Average $15,724.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Charlotte | Recipients 6 | Total $94,295.36 | Average $15,715.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bethpage UFSD | Recipients 111 | Total $1,743,815.74 | Average $15,710.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Potsdam | Recipients 14 | Total $219,911.07 | Average $15,707.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Hammondsport | Recipients 5 | Total $78,536.35 | Average $15,707.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Division For Youth | Recipients 659 | Total $10,350,606.23 | Average $15,706.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Williamsville | Recipients 12 | Total $188,386.55 | Average $15,698.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Nichols | Recipients 5 | Total $78,482.02 | Average $15,696.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Amsterdam Housing Authority | Recipients 15 | Total $235,400.87 | Average $15,693.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Leg Commis Expenditure Review | Recipients 6 | Total $94,129.28 | Average $15,688.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Groton | Recipients 12 | Total $188,249.13 | Average $15,687.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pine Bush CSD | Recipients 104 | Total $1,629,740.91 | Average $15,670.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Freeport UFSD | Recipients 176 | Total $2,757,953.54 | Average $15,670.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Goshen | Recipients 21 | Total $329,050.35 | Average $15,669.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Philadelphia | Recipients 4 | Total $62,665.78 | Average $15,666.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer North Merrick UFSD | Recipients 48 | Total $751,561.85 | Average $15,657.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Alexandria | Recipients 15 | Total $234,722.43 | Average $15,648.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chautauqua Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 4 | Total $62,527.93 | Average $15,631.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Malverne UFSD | Recipients 56 | Total $875,149.48 | Average $15,627.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Conquest | Recipients 1 | Total $15,624.20 | Average $15,624.20 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ogdensburg City School Dist | Recipients 70 | Total $1,093,521.29 | Average $15,621.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Whitesboro CSD | Recipients 168 | Total $2,623,454.05 | Average $15,615.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hilton CSD | Recipients 184 | Total $2,872,702.54 | Average $15,612.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dutchess Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 4 | Total $62,448.99 | Average $15,612.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niagara Falls City School Dist | Recipients 295 | Total $4,605,488.49 | Average $15,611.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Alexandria Bay | Recipients 11 | Total $171,586.81 | Average $15,598.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Middletown | Recipients 14 | Total $218,214.93 | Average $15,586.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Malone Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $109,091.17 | Average $15,584.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Union | Recipients 114 | Total $1,775,671.12 | Average $15,576.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Saranac Lake CSD | Recipients 87 | Total $1,353,347.28 | Average $15,555.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Montour Falls | Recipients 5 | Total $77,746.09 | Average $15,549.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Clarkstown CSD | Recipients 371 | Total $5,765,930.91 | Average $15,541.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Montgomery | Recipients 39 | Total $605,573.28 | Average $15,527.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Wayland | Recipients 5 | Total $77,635.90 | Average $15,527.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Orangetown CSD | Recipients 113 | Total $1,754,400.88 | Average $15,525.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Spafford | Recipients 3 | Total $46,575.36 | Average $15,525.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Island Park UFSD | Recipients 58 | Total $900,357.34 | Average $15,523.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer East Rochester UFSD | Recipients 39 | Total $605,271.61 | Average $15,519.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gowanda Psych Center | Recipients 180 | Total $2,788,230.21 | Average $15,490.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Baldwin UFSD | Recipients 173 | Total $2,679,288.12 | Average $15,487.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Thurston | Recipients 2 | Total $30,966.62 | Average $15,483.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Prospect | Recipients 1 | Total $15,478.26 | Average $15,478.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer York CSD | Recipients 47 | Total $726,772.45 | Average $15,463.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hornby | Recipients 3 | Total $46,357.85 | Average $15,452.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Mohawk | Recipients 10 | Total $154,428.76 | Average $15,442.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Schoharie County | Recipients 267 | Total $4,120,101.09 | Average $15,431.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sachem CSD At Holbrook | Recipients 443 | Total $6,835,227.33 | Average $15,429.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Div Substance Abuse Services | Recipients 65 | Total $1,002,495.49 | Average $15,423.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lynbrook UFSD | Recipients 94 | Total $1,449,517.15 | Average $15,420.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Nesconset Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $30,826.12 | Average $15,413.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
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