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 Lee | Recipients 9 | Total $101,957.69 | Average $11,328.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Schaghticoke | Recipients 10 | Total $113,213.37 | Average $11,321.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hartford CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $339,579.30 | Average $11,319.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Frewsburg CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $565,943.95 | Average $11,318.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Manchester Shortsville CSD | Recipients 49 | Total $554,347.94 | Average $11,313.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Greenville | Recipients 18 | Total $203,372.31 | Average $11,298.46 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hammondsport CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $587,379.27 | Average $11,295.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Manhattan Psych Center Children | Recipients 40 | Total $451,420.66 | Average $11,285.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Dresden | Recipients 6 | Total $67,708.54 | Average $11,284.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Summerhill | Recipients 4 | Total $45,135.36 | Average $11,283.84 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Warwick Valley CSD | Recipients 189 | Total $2,132,018.18 | Average $11,280.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Palmyra-Macedon CSD | Recipients 120 | Total $1,352,407.33 | Average $11,270.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Greenwood | Recipients 2 | Total $22,537.96 | Average $11,268.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Central Square | Recipients 4 | Total $45,044.05 | Average $11,261.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Unatego CSD | Recipients 58 | Total $652,808.28 | Average $11,255.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hamilton CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $427,692.07 | Average $11,255.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Horseheads CSD | Recipients 220 | Total $2,472,967.33 | Average $11,240.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gouverneur CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $774,776.72 | Average $11,228.65 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Pine Valley CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $471,484.11 | Average $11,225.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Skaneateles CSD | Recipients 71 | Total $796,833.08 | Average $11,223.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Norwood-Norfolk CSD | Recipients 68 | Total $761,614.22 | Average $11,200.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Antwerp | Recipients 2 | Total $22,398.18 | Average $11,199.09 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Falconer CSD | Recipients 67 | Total $750,302.38 | Average $11,198.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Del Chenang Madis Otsego | Recipients 100 | Total $1,119,680.18 | Average $11,196.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Milo | Recipients 12 | Total $134,344.00 | Average $11,195.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cato-Meridian CSD | Recipients 61 | Total $682,760.00 | Average $11,192.79 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oswego Port Authority | Recipients 8 | Total $89,506.27 | Average $11,188.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chenango Valley CSD | Recipients 102 | Total $1,140,824.10 | Average $11,184.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Ham'Tn Fulton Montgomery | Recipients 84 | Total $939,413.05 | Average $11,183.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Perry Public Library | Recipients 3 | Total $33,550.13 | Average $11,183.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sandy Creek | Recipients 7 | Total $78,240.77 | Average $11,177.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Millbrook CSD | Recipients 40 | Total $447,052.59 | Average $11,176.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Alexandria CSD | Recipients 29 | Total $323,966.17 | Average $11,171.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Barrington | Recipients 4 | Total $44,673.16 | Average $11,168.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greenburgh Eleven UFSD | Recipients 32 | Total $356,912.32 | Average $11,153.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of New Paltz | Recipients 15 | Total $167,239.70 | Average $11,149.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Marathon | Recipients 4 | Total $44,588.70 | Average $11,147.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Rome Md Unit | Recipients 4 | Total $44,564.52 | Average $11,141.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Roxbury CSD | Recipients 17 | Total $189,374.63 | Average $11,139.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer City of Oneonta Housing Auth | Recipients 6 | Total $66,773.64 | Average $11,128.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Groveland | Recipients 8 | Total $88,950.27 | Average $11,118.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Queensbury UFSD | Recipients 134 | Total $1,489,613.41 | Average $11,116.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Homer Folks Tb Center Hospital | Recipients 4 | Total $44,414.80 | Average $11,103.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Shandaken | Recipients 23 | Total $255,237.94 | Average $11,097.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Newark CSD | Recipients 122 | Total $1,353,241.22 | Average $11,092.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Brant | Recipients 8 | Total $88,731.01 | Average $11,091.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Walton | Recipients 9 | Total $99,777.36 | Average $11,086.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Geneseo CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $465,594.15 | Average $11,085.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Portville CSD | Recipients 43 | Total $476,631.25 | Average $11,084.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Mentz | Recipients 4 | Total $44,314.31 | Average $11,078.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Andes CSD | Recipients 13 | Total $143,871.47 | Average $11,067.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wells CSD | Recipients 12 | Total $132,659.05 | Average $11,054.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Albion CSD | Recipients 64 | Total $706,867.83 | Average $11,044.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Middleburgh CSD | Recipients 56 | Total $618,392.31 | Average $11,042.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Corning Public Library | Recipients 7 | Total $77,297.36 | Average $11,042.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Schodack CSD | Recipients 63 | Total $695,550.25 | Average $11,040.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lowville CSD | Recipients 67 | Total $739,188.61 | Average $11,032.67 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer East Bloomfield CSD | Recipients 51 | Total $562,629.69 | Average $11,031.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Olean | Recipients 6 | Total $66,178.87 | Average $11,029.81 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Marbletown | Recipients 27 | Total $297,460.39 | Average $11,017.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Millerton | Recipients 7 | Total $77,100.86 | Average $11,014.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Mc Graw CSD | Recipients 36 | Total $395,840.38 | Average $10,995.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer County Clerks Off Kings Co | Recipients 5 | Total $54,949.99 | Average $10,990.00 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Erin | Recipients 4 | Total $43,951.00 | Average $10,987.75 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hoosic Valley CSD | Recipients 63 | Total $691,204.16 | Average $10,971.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Monroe | Recipients 633 | Total $6,939,765.34 | Average $10,963.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Clarence CSD | Recipients 201 | Total $2,201,611.76 | Average $10,953.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Huntington Memorial Library | Recipients 8 | Total $87,622.94 | Average $10,952.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Aurelius | Recipients 7 | Total $76,642.29 | Average $10,948.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gorham Middlesex CSD | Recipients 82 | Total $897,498.79 | Average $10,945.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cornwall Public Library | Recipients 10 | Total $109,445.56 | Average $10,944.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Westchester Development Disab | Recipients 86 | Total $941,088.78 | Average $10,942.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Collins | Recipients 12 | Total $131,278.54 | Average $10,939.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Edmeston | Recipients 6 | Total $65,616.65 | Average $10,936.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Andes | Recipients 9 | Total $98,382.34 | Average $10,931.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Admn Regulations Review Commit | Recipients 2 | Total $21,855.84 | Average $10,927.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Grand Island CSD | Recipients 167 | Total $1,824,626.86 | Average $10,925.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Islandia | Recipients 1 | Total $10,918.96 | Average $10,918.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Broadalbin-Perth CSD | Recipients 59 | Total $644,176.74 | Average $10,918.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fairport CSD | Recipients 326 | Total $3,557,846.22 | Average $10,913.64 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Office Parks,Rec & Hist Pres | Recipients 6 | Total $65,460.73 | Average $10,910.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brasher Falls CSD | Recipients 67 | Total $730,879.80 | Average $10,908.65 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hornell City School Dist | Recipients 118 | Total $1,286,225.94 | Average $10,900.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lexington | Recipients 2 | Total $21,798.49 | Average $10,899.25 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Margaretville CSD | Recipients 19 | Total $206,540.89 | Average $10,870.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Medina CSD | Recipients 68 | Total $739,118.96 | Average $10,869.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bridgewtr-Leonard-W Winfld CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $749,287.40 | Average $10,859.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Beaver River CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $651,451.48 | Average $10,857.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Edwards Knox CSD | Recipients 36 | Total $390,802.39 | Average $10,855.62 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Johnstown City School Dist | Recipients 67 | Total $727,206.13 | Average $10,853.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Holland CSD | Recipients 68 | Total $737,882.28 | Average $10,851.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Steuben | Recipients 2 | Total $21,697.69 | Average $10,848.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer N Tonawanda City School Dist | Recipients 180 | Total $1,952,742.73 | Average $10,848.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Eastport-South Manor Chsd | Recipients 2 | Total $21,686.72 | Average $10,843.36 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Franklin Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $21,685.15 | Average $10,842.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Tioga | Recipients 10 | Total $108,416.79 | Average $10,841.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ripley CSD | Recipients 27 | Total $292,665.89 | Average $10,839.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cherry Valley | Recipients 3 | Total $32,459.55 | Average $10,819.85 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Allegany | Recipients 7 | Total $75,734.47 | Average $10,819.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ridgeway | Recipients 8 | Total $86,472.89 | Average $10,809.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
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