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 Argyle CSD | Recipients 47 | Total $575,498.70 | Average $12,244.65 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Wellsville | Recipients 115 | Total $1,408,072.03 | Average $12,244.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Fultonville | Recipients 2 | Total $24,479.07 | Average $12,239.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Amherst CSD | Recipients 134 | Total $1,639,867.64 | Average $12,237.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Oxford | Recipients 6 | Total $73,344.70 | Average $12,224.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Gouverneur | Recipients 11 | Total $134,456.66 | Average $12,223.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mt Kisco Housing Authority | Recipients 1 | Total $12,215.80 | Average $12,215.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Coxsackie | Recipients 15 | Total $183,130.94 | Average $12,208.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Walton CSD | Recipients 81 | Total $988,250.15 | Average $12,200.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Livonia | Recipients 2 | Total $24,400.86 | Average $12,200.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hinsdale CSD | Recipients 21 | Total $256,051.55 | Average $12,192.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Chatham | Recipients 11 | Total $134,099.42 | Average $12,190.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Carlisle | Recipients 2 | Total $24,379.69 | Average $12,189.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brushton Moira CSD | Recipients 43 | Total $523,564.02 | Average $12,175.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Jefferson CSD | Recipients 92 | Total $1,119,526.70 | Average $12,168.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Saugerties CSD | Recipients 89 | Total $1,082,922.45 | Average $12,167.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cooperstown CSD | Recipients 48 | Total $583,935.39 | Average $12,165.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Fenton | Recipients 15 | Total $182,448.44 | Average $12,163.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Deer Park Public Library | Recipients 9 | Total $109,463.73 | Average $12,162.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Spencer Van Etten CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $461,947.86 | Average $12,156.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Chateaugay | Recipients 2 | Total $24,296.11 | Average $12,148.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Setauket Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $12,118.28 | Average $12,118.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Barton | Recipients 11 | Total $133,266.41 | Average $12,115.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dalton-Nunda CSD | Recipients 54 | Total $654,140.10 | Average $12,113.71 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ne Queens Nature Preserv Comm | Recipients 3 | Total $36,335.66 | Average $12,111.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ausable Valley CSD | Recipients 78 | Total $944,660.31 | Average $12,111.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Rose | Recipients 4 | Total $48,441.74 | Average $12,110.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sardinia | Recipients 7 | Total $84,746.71 | Average $12,106.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Churchville-Chili CSD | Recipients 198 | Total $2,396,898.97 | Average $12,105.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lyndonville CSD | Recipients 23 | Total $278,136.07 | Average $12,092.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Natural Heritage Trust | Recipients 11 | Total $133,021.01 | Average $12,092.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Amsterdam City School Dist | Recipients 125 | Total $1,511,032.07 | Average $12,088.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Canandaigua City School Dist | Recipients 132 | Total $1,593,649.74 | Average $12,073.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Schoharie Central School | Recipients 63 | Total $760,502.23 | Average $12,071.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Marion CSD | Recipients 67 | Total $808,645.03 | Average $12,069.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sidney CSD | Recipients 66 | Total $795,942.00 | Average $12,059.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rensselaer City School Dist | Recipients 60 | Total $723,357.76 | Average $12,055.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Salamanca City School Dist | Recipients 82 | Total $988,570.18 | Average $12,055.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fort Ann CSD | Recipients 25 | Total $301,297.45 | Average $12,051.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Hornellsville | Recipients 9 | Total $108,462.06 | Average $12,051.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Central Square CSD | Recipients 171 | Total $2,060,683.89 | Average $12,050.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Granville CSD | Recipients 51 | Total $613,974.95 | Average $12,038.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Trumansburg CSD | Recipients 74 | Total $890,811.48 | Average $12,037.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lockport City School Dist | Recipients 116 | Total $1,396,106.13 | Average $12,035.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Groton | Recipients 6 | Total $72,208.42 | Average $12,034.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Skaneateles | Recipients 16 | Total $192,526.24 | Average $12,032.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Harmony | Recipients 2 | Total $24,050.02 | Average $12,025.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Haldane CSD - Philipstown | Recipients 44 | Total $529,095.08 | Average $12,024.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Catskill CSD | Recipients 57 | Total $685,293.29 | Average $12,022.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Manor UFSD | Recipients 4 | Total $48,056.38 | Average $12,014.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES Genes Liv'St Stu'Bn Wyom | Recipients 129 | Total $1,549,723.13 | Average $12,013.36 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Truxton | Recipients 1 | Total $12,012.88 | Average $12,012.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tully CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $480,435.48 | Average $12,010.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Schoharie County Ida | Recipients 2 | Total $24,019.08 | Average $12,009.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Palatine | Recipients 8 | Total $96,037.15 | Average $12,004.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pine Plains CSD | Recipients 65 | Total $780,162.75 | Average $12,002.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Theresa | Recipients 11 | Total $132,006.99 | Average $12,000.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lancaster CSD | Recipients 253 | Total $3,036,025.92 | Average $12,000.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Highland CSD | Recipients 91 | Total $1,091,685.88 | Average $11,996.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cheektowaga-Sloan UFSD | Recipients 68 | Total $815,453.78 | Average $11,991.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Corinth | Recipients 17 | Total $203,832.09 | Average $11,990.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Jay | Recipients 7 | Total $83,879.05 | Average $11,982.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer North Rose-Wolcott CSD | Recipients 113 | Total $1,353,283.55 | Average $11,975.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Stark | Recipients 2 | Total $23,949.93 | Average $11,974.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Auburn City School Dist | Recipients 177 | Total $2,118,781.82 | Average $11,970.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Waterloo | Recipients 9 | Total $107,677.17 | Average $11,964.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cobleskill Richmondville CSD | Recipients 90 | Total $1,075,903.34 | Average $11,954.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Poland CSD | Recipients 43 | Total $513,765.08 | Average $11,948.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Franklin CSD | Recipients 20 | Total $238,866.03 | Average $11,943.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bolton CSD | Recipients 13 | Total $155,150.01 | Average $11,934.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cameron | Recipients 3 | Total $35,786.00 | Average $11,928.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Niskayuna CSD | Recipients 227 | Total $2,707,674.26 | Average $11,928.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Eldred CSD | Recipients 25 | Total $298,020.75 | Average $11,920.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Union Springs | Recipients 4 | Total $47,652.68 | Average $11,913.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Catskill | Recipients 23 | Total $273,962.02 | Average $11,911.39 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Danube | Recipients 3 | Total $35,732.04 | Average $11,910.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Rushford | Recipients 5 | Total $59,498.07 | Average $11,899.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brighton CSD | Recipients 136 | Total $1,617,541.60 | Average $11,893.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rotterdam Mohonasen CSD | Recipients 100 | Total $1,188,982.50 | Average $11,889.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Putnam | Recipients 6 | Total $71,284.10 | Average $11,880.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Poughkeepsie Housing Authority | Recipients 17 | Total $201,966.92 | Average $11,880.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hyde Park CSD | Recipients 193 | Total $2,291,389.68 | Average $11,872.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lisle | Recipients 7 | Total $83,050.28 | Average $11,864.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Holland | Recipients 15 | Total $177,958.29 | Average $11,863.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Broadalbin | Recipients 7 | Total $83,032.11 | Average $11,861.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pawling CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $818,409.71 | Average $11,861.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Piermont Public Library | Recipients 1 | Total $11,855.56 | Average $11,855.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer NYS Senate Temporary | Recipients 10 | Total $118,502.87 | Average $11,850.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fayetteville-Manlius CSD | Recipients 200 | Total $2,368,943.47 | Average $11,844.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Sullivan | Recipients 71 | Total $840,474.86 | Average $11,837.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Madrid-Waddington CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $449,590.09 | Average $11,831.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oneida Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $82,795.40 | Average $11,827.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hagerman Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $23,644.74 | Average $11,822.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Brewster | Recipients 9 | Total $106,389.94 | Average $11,821.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Rochester | Recipients 26 | Total $307,202.55 | Average $11,815.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Montgomery Co Soil & Water Con | Recipients 1 | Total $11,814.09 | Average $11,814.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Milford | Recipients 1 | Total $11,801.00 | Average $11,801.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fallsburg CSD | Recipients 41 | Total $483,763.05 | Average $11,799.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Windsor | Recipients 20 | Total $235,950.01 | Average $11,797.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Sackets Harbor | Recipients 5 | Total $58,979.02 | Average $11,795.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
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