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 |
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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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