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 Esopus Library | Recipients 1 | Total $10,302.04 | Average $10,302.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Deerpark | Recipients 22 | Total $226,624.40 | Average $10,301.11 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Letchworth Village Dev Center | Recipients 11 | Total $113,277.52 | Average $10,297.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Copake-Taconic Hills CSD | Recipients 103 | Total $1,060,529.28 | Average $10,296.40 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Leroy CSD | Recipients 45 | Total $462,946.54 | Average $10,287.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Chateaugay | Recipients 7 | Total $71,984.93 | Average $10,283.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hudson City School Dist | Recipients 127 | Total $1,305,930.86 | Average $10,282.92 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Deposit CSD | Recipients 37 | Total $380,436.13 | Average $10,282.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Andover | Recipients 3 | Total $30,831.19 | Average $10,277.06 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of New Berlin | Recipients 6 | Total $61,514.82 | Average $10,252.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Akron CSD | Recipients 59 | Total $604,876.22 | Average $10,252.14 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Fredonia CSD | Recipients 62 | Total $635,470.47 | Average $10,249.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Lima | Recipients 2 | Total $20,479.96 | Average $10,239.98 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Castleton-On-Hudson | Recipients 7 | Total $71,672.01 | Average $10,238.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Johnson City CSD | Recipients 158 | Total $1,617,641.96 | Average $10,238.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer North Warren CSD | Recipients 26 | Total $266,132.56 | Average $10,235.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Lake George CSD | Recipients 56 | Total $573,094.58 | Average $10,233.83 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Perry CSD | Recipients 29 | Total $296,754.25 | Average $10,232.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Maine | Recipients 15 | Total $153,476.23 | Average $10,231.75 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Wellsville | Recipients 12 | Total $122,778.27 | Average $10,231.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Penfield CSD | Recipients 220 | Total $2,249,442.30 | Average $10,224.74 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Chenango Forks CSD | Recipients 84 | Total $858,871.40 | Average $10,224.66 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Roslyn | Recipients 12 | Total $122,648.13 | Average $10,220.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Grafton | Recipients 4 | Total $40,879.15 | Average $10,219.79 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Commack Fire District | Recipients 4 | Total $40,854.27 | Average $10,213.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hamburg CSD | Recipients 176 | Total $1,796,758.72 | Average $10,208.86 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Watertown City School District | Recipients 149 | Total $1,521,006.77 | Average $10,208.10 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Fonda | Recipients 5 | Total $51,003.44 | Average $10,200.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Union Springs CSD | Recipients 60 | Total $612,016.10 | Average $10,200.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Elmira City School Dist | Recipients 369 | Total $3,759,660.65 | Average $10,188.78 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Newfield CSD | Recipients 50 | Total $509,175.29 | Average $10,183.51 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Yonkers Community Devel Agcy | Recipients 2 | Total $20,358.16 | Average $10,179.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Hutchings Psy Center | Recipients 5 | Total $50,888.80 | Average $10,177.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Sandy Creek CSD | Recipients 67 | Total $681,753.54 | Average $10,175.43 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Schoharie | Recipients 7 | Total $71,150.17 | Average $10,164.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Northampton | Recipients 2 | Total $20,325.81 | Average $10,162.91 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Windsor | Recipients 2 | Total $20,307.91 | Average $10,153.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Addison CSD | Recipients 68 | Total $690,399.70 | Average $10,152.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Byron-Bergen CSD | Recipients 53 | Total $537,470.95 | Average $10,140.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Cairo | Recipients 15 | Total $152,073.85 | Average $10,138.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Union-Endicott CSD | Recipients 254 | Total $2,573,255.59 | Average $10,130.93 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Bombay | Recipients 1 | Total $10,129.56 | Average $10,129.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wyoming CSD | Recipients 15 | Total $151,727.33 | Average $10,115.16 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Genesee Falls | Recipients 3 | Total $30,327.96 | Average $10,109.32 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Binghamton Psy Center | Recipients 5 | Total $50,531.88 | Average $10,106.38 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Athens | Recipients 7 | Total $70,737.93 | Average $10,105.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Pawling | Recipients 5 | Total $50,477.09 | Average $10,095.42 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Elizabethtown-Lewis CSD | Recipients 22 | Total $222,057.07 | Average $10,093.50 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Norwich UFSD 1 | Recipients 132 | Total $1,332,330.71 | Average $10,093.41 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Andover CSD | Recipients 11 | Total $111,026.31 | Average $10,093.30 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Winfield | Recipients 3 | Total $30,268.05 | Average $10,089.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Youngstown | Recipients 5 | Total $50,411.64 | Average $10,082.33 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Dansville CSD | Recipients 93 | Total $937,055.89 | Average $10,075.87 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Florida | Recipients 13 | Total $130,523.41 | Average $10,040.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer No Syracuse Housing Authority | Recipients 3 | Total $30,100.43 | Average $10,033.48 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer South Seneca CSD | Recipients 49 | Total $491,532.21 | Average $10,031.27 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Callicoon | Recipients 11 | Total $110,341.08 | Average $10,031.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Warsaw | Recipients 7 | Total $70,003.28 | Average $10,000.47 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Mooers | Recipients 5 | Total $49,995.06 | Average $9,999.01 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Plattekill | Recipients 11 | Total $109,959.40 | Average $9,996.31 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Cattaraugus Erie Wyoming | Recipients 148 | Total $1,479,140.85 | Average $9,994.19 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Forestville CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $379,744.55 | Average $9,993.28 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Orleans Niagara | Recipients 141 | Total $1,407,119.29 | Average $9,979.57 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Brookville | Recipients 1 | Total $9,977.96 | Average $9,977.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Galen | Recipients 13 | Total $129,678.34 | Average $9,975.26 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Holley CSD | Recipients 51 | Total $508,616.77 | Average $9,972.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Starpoint CSD | Recipients 58 | Total $577,942.35 | Average $9,964.52 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Fort Ann | Recipients 13 | Total $129,531.61 | Average $9,963.97 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Williamsville CSD | Recipients 527 | Total $5,246,718.07 | Average $9,955.82 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Portville | Recipients 8 | Total $79,633.66 | Average $9,954.21 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Wayne CSD | Recipients 133 | Total $1,323,443.11 | Average $9,950.70 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer West Webster Fire District | Recipients 1 | Total $9,940.69 | Average $9,940.69 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Margaretville | Recipients 3 | Total $29,799.12 | Average $9,933.04 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD | Recipients 57 | Total $566,064.49 | Average $9,930.96 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Malverne Public Library | Recipients 5 | Total $49,646.82 | Average $9,929.36 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Campbell Savona CSD | Recipients 49 | Total $486,270.13 | Average $9,923.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Cherry Creek | Recipients 1 | Total $9,922.94 | Average $9,922.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Royalton-Hartland CSD | Recipients 38 | Total $376,968.69 | Average $9,920.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Coxsackie-Athens CSD | Recipients 52 | Total $515,823.26 | Average $9,919.68 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Fort Covington | Recipients 7 | Total $69,437.17 | Average $9,919.60 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Village of Barneveld | Recipients 1 | Total $9,918.45 | Average $9,918.45 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer East Irondequoit CSD | Recipients 140 | Total $1,388,301.26 | Average $9,916.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Watkins Glen CSD | Recipients 53 | Total $525,280.40 | Average $9,910.95 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Romulus CSD | Recipients 42 | Total $416,084.10 | Average $9,906.76 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Richburg CSD | Recipients 2 | Total $19,808.16 | Average $9,904.08 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Nanticoke | Recipients 6 | Total $59,383.38 | Average $9,897.23 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Little Valley | Recipients 3 | Total $29,688.88 | Average $9,896.29 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Harpursville CSD | Recipients 64 | Total $633,308.43 | Average $9,895.44 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Durham | Recipients 13 | Total $128,598.88 | Average $9,892.22 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Maine-Endwell CSD | Recipients 154 | Total $1,521,402.36 | Average $9,879.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer New Paltz CSD | Recipients 106 | Total $1,046,191.42 | Average $9,869.73 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Fairfield | Recipients 5 | Total $49,332.93 | Average $9,866.59 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Ellicottville | Recipients 8 | Total $78,913.40 | Average $9,864.18 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Stratford | Recipients 5 | Total $49,277.78 | Average $9,855.56 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of Franklin | Recipients 7 | Total $68,950.38 | Average $9,850.05 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer BOCES-Cayuga Onondaga | Recipients 72 | Total $708,111.32 | Average $9,834.88 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Bath CSD | Recipients 59 | Total $580,220.36 | Average $9,834.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Town of West Sparta | Recipients 5 | Total $49,171.20 | Average $9,834.24 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Solvay UFSD | Recipients 69 | Total $678,473.16 | Average $9,832.94 | Year 2016-2017 |
| Employer Huntington Housing Authority | Recipients 2 | Total $19,662.69 | Average $9,831.35 | Year 2016-2017 |
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