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 Brutus | Recipients 10 | Total $107,982.78 | Average $10,798.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Orange | Recipients 2 | Total $21,586.68 | Average $10,793.34 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wayne Co Ind Dev Agency | Recipients 3 | Total $32,370.72 | Average $10,790.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cattaraugus Little Valley CSD | Recipients 46 | Total $496,306.10 | Average $10,789.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Broome Delaware Tioga | Recipients 226 | Total $2,438,152.58 | Average $10,788.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Western | Recipients 3 | Total $32,339.28 | Average $10,779.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Stanford | Recipients 12 | Total $129,340.52 | Average $10,778.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Susquehanna Valley CSD | Recipients 116 | Total $1,250,097.33 | Average $10,776.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Victor CSD | Recipients 135 | Total $1,454,825.58 | Average $10,776.49 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Olean City School Dist | Recipients 104 | Total $1,120,689.95 | Average $10,775.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Indian Lake CSD | Recipients 18 | Total $193,895.84 | Average $10,771.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sangerfield | Recipients 10 | Total $107,653.33 | Average $10,765.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Mount Hope | Recipients 9 | Total $96,744.12 | Average $10,749.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Oneida Herkimer Madison | Recipients 100 | Total $1,074,714.97 | Average $10,747.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Richfield Springs CSD | Recipients 26 | Total $279,423.45 | Average $10,747.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Sharon | Recipients 6 | Total $64,469.61 | Average $10,744.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Galway | Recipients 11 | Total $118,176.14 | Average $10,743.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Varick | Recipients 6 | Total $64,423.24 | Average $10,737.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Monroe Orlean Sup Dist | Recipients 298 | Total $3,198,307.60 | Average $10,732.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Argyle | Recipients 7 | Total $75,074.16 | Average $10,724.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Franklinville | Recipients 11 | Total $117,921.83 | Average $10,720.17 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer So Glens Falls CSD | Recipients 135 | Total $1,447,058.40 | Average $10,718.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Averill Park CSD | Recipients 183 | Total $1,961,367.83 | Average $10,717.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Verona | Recipients 16 | Total $171,445.84 | Average $10,715.37 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Jeff'Son Lewis Hamilton | Recipients 103 | Total $1,103,099.71 | Average $10,709.71 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Stamford CSD | Recipients 25 | Total $267,708.96 | Average $10,708.36 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Fort Edward | Recipients 15 | Total $160,619.01 | Average $10,707.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Ellicottville CSD | Recipients 33 | Total $353,269.59 | Average $10,705.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tioga CSD | Recipients 72 | Total $770,489.04 | Average $10,701.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Locke | Recipients 3 | Total $32,064.24 | Average $10,688.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Eden CSD | Recipients 68 | Total $726,305.89 | Average $10,680.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Columbia Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 3 | Total $32,039.41 | Average $10,679.80 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Belleville-Henderson CSD | Recipients 29 | Total $309,614.35 | Average $10,676.36 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Worcester CSD | Recipients 20 | Total $213,390.19 | Average $10,669.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Saranac CSD | Recipients 90 | Total $959,823.25 | Average $10,664.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Iroquois CSD | Recipients 133 | Total $1,416,843.53 | Average $10,652.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Oneonta City School Dist | Recipients 50 | Total $532,577.91 | Average $10,651.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Tuckahoe Urban Renewal Agcy | Recipients 1 | Total $10,647.72 | Average $10,647.72 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Harrietstown | Recipients 17 | Total $180,923.36 | Average $10,642.55 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Science Technology & Academic | Recipients 6 | Total $63,843.66 | Average $10,640.61 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Rensselaer Columbia Gr'N | Recipients 115 | Total $1,223,228.53 | Average $10,636.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Yates Soil, Water Cons District | Recipients 2 | Total $21,261.54 | Average $10,630.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wayne Co Soil, Water Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $21,258.26 | Average $10,629.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Oswego | Recipients 106 | Total $1,125,351.27 | Average $10,616.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Homer CSD | Recipients 121 | Total $1,283,551.26 | Average $10,607.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greenburgh North Castle UFSD | Recipients 8 | Total $84,700.31 | Average $10,587.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of New Albion | Recipients 7 | Total $74,103.06 | Average $10,586.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hempstead Sanitary District 14 | Recipients 2 | Total $21,156.08 | Average $10,578.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Opp/Ephr-St.John CSD | Recipients 9 | Total $95,157.99 | Average $10,573.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Schuylerville | Recipients 5 | Total $52,849.89 | Average $10,569.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Indian River CSD | Recipients 100 | Total $1,056,840.18 | Average $10,568.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Pompey | Recipients 9 | Total $94,956.70 | Average $10,550.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Brockport CSD | Recipients 276 | Total $2,911,672.29 | Average $10,549.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Roscoe CSD | Recipients 11 | Total $115,979.40 | Average $10,543.58 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Coxsackie | Recipients 10 | Total $105,409.03 | Average $10,540.90 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lewiston-Porter CSD | Recipients 114 | Total $1,201,367.85 | Average $10,538.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Dayton | Recipients 7 | Total $73,688.24 | Average $10,526.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Salmon River CSD | Recipients 108 | Total $1,136,760.45 | Average $10,525.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Waverly CSD | Recipients 69 | Total $726,054.25 | Average $10,522.53 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Canaan | Recipients 2 | Total $21,010.62 | Average $10,505.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Willard Psychiatric Center | Recipients 10 | Total $105,008.60 | Average $10,500.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ephratah | Recipients 5 | Total $52,493.14 | Average $10,498.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Middle Island Fire District | Recipients 3 | Total $31,480.63 | Average $10,493.54 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dolgeville CSD | Recipients 29 | Total $304,232.40 | Average $10,490.77 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Attica | Recipients 6 | Total $62,936.29 | Average $10,489.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of La Fayette | Recipients 10 | Total $104,815.95 | Average $10,481.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Duanesburg | Recipients 13 | Total $136,187.53 | Average $10,475.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sherburne-Earlville CSD | Recipients 84 | Total $879,317.36 | Average $10,468.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dover UFSD | Recipients 34 | Total $355,815.02 | Average $10,465.15 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Downsville CSD | Recipients 22 | Total $230,141.79 | Average $10,460.99 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Yorkshire Pioneer CSD | Recipients 108 | Total $1,128,876.18 | Average $10,452.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wayland-Cohocton CSD | Recipients 83 | Total $867,045.67 | Average $10,446.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Chazy | Recipients 12 | Total $125,306.70 | Average $10,442.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer New Lebanon CSD | Recipients 39 | Total $406,981.87 | Average $10,435.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer La Fayette CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $521,131.31 | Average $10,422.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Lisbon | Recipients 17 | Total $177,117.72 | Average $10,418.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Frontier CSD | Recipients 272 | Total $2,832,849.51 | Average $10,414.89 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hammond CSD | Recipients 18 | Total $187,130.22 | Average $10,396.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Afton CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $394,912.57 | Average $10,392.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Counc Health Care Fin-Spl | Recipients 1 | Total $10,391.12 | Average $10,391.12 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Floyd | Recipients 12 | Total $124,632.76 | Average $10,386.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cortland City School Dist | Recipients 138 | Total $1,432,871.77 | Average $10,383.13 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer St Regis Falls CSD | Recipients 24 | Total $249,193.14 | Average $10,383.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Moravia CSD | Recipients 62 | Total $643,663.09 | Average $10,381.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Waterville CSD | Recipients 30 | Total $311,396.00 | Average $10,379.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Gowanda CSD | Recipients 76 | Total $788,806.18 | Average $10,379.03 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fort Plain CSD | Recipients 33 | Total $342,450.50 | Average $10,377.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Letchworth CSD At Gainesville | Recipients 42 | Total $435,507.50 | Average $10,369.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Fishkill | Recipients 10 | Total $103,686.25 | Average $10,368.63 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Leg Commis Solid Waste Mgmt | Recipients 4 | Total $41,457.25 | Average $10,364.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Cuba Rushford CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $621,424.32 | Average $10,357.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Redfield | Recipients 3 | Total $31,015.36 | Average $10,338.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Wayne | Recipients 2 | Total $20,672.45 | Average $10,336.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Holbrook Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $41,334.71 | Average $10,333.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Eastport UFSD | Recipients 5 | Total $51,660.24 | Average $10,332.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Marcellus CSD | Recipients 70 | Total $722,100.83 | Average $10,315.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Elizabethtown | Recipients 7 | Total $72,168.78 | Average $10,309.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Clinton | Recipients 11 | Total $113,390.60 | Average $10,308.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Greece CSD | Recipients 641 | Total $6,605,230.74 | Average $10,304.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer O D Heck Dev Center | Recipients 111 | Total $1,143,751.54 | Average $10,304.07 | Year 2016-2017 |
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