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.

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Employer Recipients Total Average Year
Employer Town of Sweden Recipients 31 Total $477,804.69 Average $15,413.05 Year 2016-2017
Employer South Huntington UFSD Recipients 276 Total $4,251,323.22 Average $15,403.35 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Henrietta Recipients 76 Total $1,170,052.51 Average $15,395.43 Year 2016-2017
Employer Western Regional Otb Corp. Recipients 266 Total $4,094,079.18 Average $15,391.28 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Whitehall Recipients 12 Total $184,370.32 Average $15,364.19 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Wawarsing Recipients 34 Total $522,309.49 Average $15,362.04 Year 2016-2017
Employer Tonawanda City School Dist Recipients 50 Total $767,489.40 Average $15,349.79 Year 2016-2017
Employer Amagansett Fire District Recipients 1 Total $15,349.78 Average $15,349.78 Year 2016-2017
Employer Central Valley CSD Recipients 19 Total $291,186.87 Average $15,325.62 Year 2016-2017
Employer Buffalo City School District Recipients 1,288 Total $19,735,756.56 Average $15,322.79 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Granville Recipients 13 Total $199,192.57 Average $15,322.51 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Watson Recipients 9 Total $137,845.23 Average $15,316.14 Year 2016-2017
Employer Clifton-Fine CSD Recipients 21 Total $321,602.44 Average $15,314.40 Year 2016-2017
Employer Albany City School Dist Recipients 352 Total $5,390,307.07 Average $15,313.37 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Humphrey Recipients 3 Total $45,925.75 Average $15,308.58 Year 2016-2017
Employer Carle Place UFSD Recipients 57 Total $872,473.00 Average $15,306.54 Year 2016-2017
Employer Coram Fire District Recipients 5 Total $76,446.48 Average $15,289.30 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Woodstock Recipients 34 Total $519,710.25 Average $15,285.60 Year 2016-2017
Employer Hicksville UFSD Recipients 180 Total $2,746,885.71 Average $15,260.48 Year 2016-2017
Employer West Hempstead UFSD Recipients 79 Total $1,205,460.51 Average $15,258.99 Year 2016-2017
Employer Hamilton Co Soil,Water Con Dis Recipients 1 Total $15,248.15 Average $15,248.15 Year 2016-2017
Employer Bedford CSD Recipients 227 Total $3,460,207.45 Average $15,243.20 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of North Syracuse Recipients 36 Total $548,665.83 Average $15,240.72 Year 2016-2017
Employer Hastings-On-Hudson UFSD Recipients 61 Total $929,378.45 Average $15,235.71 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Alexander Recipients 8 Total $121,863.87 Average $15,232.98 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Sanford Recipients 10 Total $152,327.19 Average $15,232.72 Year 2016-2017
Employer Ithaca City School Dist Recipients 256 Total $3,898,909.36 Average $15,230.11 Year 2016-2017
Employer Woodward Memorial Library Recipients 2 Total $30,451.23 Average $15,225.62 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Hamden Recipients 4 Total $60,869.91 Average $15,217.48 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Greenport Recipients 16 Total $243,401.38 Average $15,212.59 Year 2016-2017
Employer Mt Vernon Urban Renewal Agcy Recipients 23 Total $349,870.33 Average $15,211.75 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of South Bristol Recipients 13 Total $197,741.33 Average $15,210.87 Year 2016-2017
Employer Liverpool CSD Recipients 376 Total $5,717,518.74 Average $15,206.17 Year 2016-2017
Employer Farmingdale UFSD Recipients 237 Total $3,601,226.96 Average $15,195.05 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Sodus Recipients 8 Total $121,535.44 Average $15,191.93 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Pawling Recipients 23 Total $349,294.00 Average $15,186.70 Year 2016-2017
Employer Mount Vernon Housing Authority Recipients 15 Total $227,786.61 Average $15,185.77 Year 2016-2017
Employer North Salem CSD Recipients 63 Total $956,534.78 Average $15,183.09 Year 2016-2017
Employer Croton Harmon UFSD Recipients 60 Total $910,887.04 Average $15,181.45 Year 2016-2017
Employer Evans - Brant CSD Recipients 161 Total $2,443,998.40 Average $15,180.11 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Portland Recipients 10 Total $151,525.18 Average $15,152.52 Year 2016-2017
Employer Dobbs Ferry UFSD Recipients 58 Total $878,610.97 Average $15,148.47 Year 2016-2017
Employer Newark Housing Authority Recipients 8 Total $121,169.97 Average $15,146.25 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Genesee Recipients 3 Total $45,428.92 Average $15,142.97 Year 2016-2017
Employer BOCES-Nassau Sole Sup Dist Recipients 876 Total $13,256,558.69 Average $15,133.06 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Brookfield Recipients 3 Total $45,389.29 Average $15,129.76 Year 2016-2017
Employer Port Chester-Rye UFSD Recipients 85 Total $1,285,589.67 Average $15,124.58 Year 2016-2017
Employer Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Recipients 35 Total $528,859.44 Average $15,110.27 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Harpersfield Recipients 3 Total $45,321.25 Average $15,107.08 Year 2016-2017
Employer Deer Park UFSD Recipients 163 Total $2,461,631.18 Average $15,102.03 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Volney Recipients 8 Total $120,780.13 Average $15,097.52 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Dolgeville Recipients 13 Total $196,184.16 Average $15,091.09 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Nunda Recipients 7 Total $105,597.05 Average $15,085.29 Year 2016-2017
Employer Essex County Recipients 372 Total $5,611,208.86 Average $15,083.89 Year 2016-2017
Employer Katonah-Lewisboro UFSD Recipients 179 Total $2,698,617.10 Average $15,076.07 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Hartford Recipients 4 Total $60,277.91 Average $15,069.48 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Wilmington Recipients 4 Total $60,275.97 Average $15,068.99 Year 2016-2017
Employer Lindenhurst UFSD Recipients 155 Total $2,335,370.55 Average $15,066.91 Year 2016-2017
Employer Ithaca Housing Authority Recipients 16 Total $241,007.52 Average $15,062.97 Year 2016-2017
Employer Colton-Pierrepont CSD Recipients 25 Total $376,402.89 Average $15,056.12 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Hope Recipients 1 Total $15,041.68 Average $15,041.68 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Oakfield Recipients 3 Total $45,119.09 Average $15,039.70 Year 2016-2017
Employer Clifton Pk-Halfmn Pub Libr Dis Recipients 17 Total $255,571.23 Average $15,033.60 Year 2016-2017
Employer Mount Pleasant CSD Recipients 54 Total $810,795.28 Average $15,014.73 Year 2016-2017
Employer Herricks UFSD Recipients 164 Total $2,462,370.39 Average $15,014.45 Year 2016-2017
Employer Lewis Co Soil & Water Con Dis Recipients 1 Total $15,011.02 Average $15,011.02 Year 2016-2017
Employer Herkimer County Recipients 450 Total $6,754,547.93 Average $15,010.11 Year 2016-2017
Employer West Babylon UFSD Recipients 215 Total $3,226,819.93 Average $15,008.46 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Angola Recipients 12 Total $180,088.32 Average $15,007.36 Year 2016-2017
Employer Seneca County Recipients 201 Total $3,015,388.85 Average $15,001.93 Year 2016-2017
Employer Franklin County Recipients 413 Total $6,193,180.82 Average $14,995.60 Year 2016-2017
Employer Batavia City-School Dist Recipients 87 Total $1,304,069.04 Average $14,989.30 Year 2016-2017
Employer Mt Sinai UFSD Recipients 51 Total $763,897.90 Average $14,978.39 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Frankfort Recipients 25 Total $374,275.31 Average $14,971.01 Year 2016-2017
Employer Piseco Common Sd Recipients 4 Total $59,873.03 Average $14,968.26 Year 2016-2017
Employer Island Trees UFSD Recipients 102 Total $1,526,448.31 Average $14,965.18 Year 2016-2017
Employer South Country CSD - Brookhaven Recipients 141 Total $2,109,189.55 Average $14,958.79 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Le Roy Recipients 12 Total $179,493.62 Average $14,957.80 Year 2016-2017
Employer Waterford-Halfmoon UFSD Recipients 34 Total $508,445.73 Average $14,954.29 Year 2016-2017
Employer Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls UFSD Recipients 43 Total $642,775.15 Average $14,948.26 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Day Recipients 11 Total $164,412.39 Average $14,946.58 Year 2016-2017
Employer Yonkers City School Dist Recipients 874 Total $13,060,518.10 Average $14,943.38 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Williamstown Recipients 4 Total $59,755.43 Average $14,938.86 Year 2016-2017
Employer Wyoming County Recipients 593 Total $8,855,987.44 Average $14,934.21 Year 2016-2017
Employer Greenwood Lake UFSD Recipients 20 Total $298,511.34 Average $14,925.57 Year 2016-2017
Employer Riverhead Free Library Recipients 23 Total $343,248.23 Average $14,923.84 Year 2016-2017
Employer Dunkirk Housing Authority Recipients 3 Total $44,758.15 Average $14,919.38 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Southport Recipients 28 Total $417,540.27 Average $14,912.15 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Earlville Recipients 2 Total $29,823.31 Average $14,911.66 Year 2016-2017
Employer Fulton County Recipients 580 Total $8,646,239.66 Average $14,907.31 Year 2016-2017
Employer Bethlehem CSD Recipients 246 Total $3,666,593.40 Average $14,904.85 Year 2016-2017
Employer Monroe Secure Unit Recipients 4 Total $59,592.12 Average $14,898.03 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Hillsdale Recipients 2 Total $29,791.18 Average $14,895.59 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Oswegatchie Recipients 9 Total $134,026.94 Average $14,891.88 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Victory Recipients 6 Total $89,284.70 Average $14,880.78 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Ovid Recipients 4 Total $59,484.01 Average $14,871.00 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Lysander Recipients 33 Total $490,465.57 Average $14,862.59 Year 2016-2017
Employer Poughkeepsie City School Dist Recipients 114 Total $1,693,699.40 Average $14,857.01 Year 2016-2017
Employer Chenango County Recipients 318 Total $4,723,962.77 Average $14,855.23 Year 2016-2017
Employer Monroe Woodbury CSD Recipients 303 Total $4,500,879.19 Average $14,854.39 Year 2016-2017

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