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.

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Employer Recipients Total Average Year
Employer State Recipients 54 Total $493,961.87 Average $9,147.44 Year 2016-2017
Employer Spencerport CSD Recipients 228 Total $2,085,390.94 Average $9,146.45 Year 2016-2017
Employer Little Valley CSD Recipients 6 Total $54,871.96 Average $9,145.33 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Middlefield Recipients 3 Total $27,420.81 Average $9,140.27 Year 2016-2017
Employer Miller Place Fire District Recipients 1 Total $9,138.36 Average $9,138.36 Year 2016-2017
Employer Whitesville CSD Recipients 12 Total $109,617.14 Average $9,134.76 Year 2016-2017
Employer Whitehall CSD Recipients 55 Total $501,527.05 Average $9,118.67 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Duane Recipients 2 Total $18,207.00 Average $9,103.50 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Butternuts Recipients 5 Total $45,511.04 Average $9,102.21 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Arietta Recipients 12 Total $109,094.16 Average $9,091.18 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Clayville Recipients 2 Total $18,170.07 Average $9,085.04 Year 2016-2017
Employer Keene CSD Recipients 5 Total $45,413.30 Average $9,082.66 Year 2016-2017
Employer Clymer CSD Recipients 29 Total $263,157.10 Average $9,074.38 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Dansville Recipients 3 Total $27,184.47 Average $9,061.49 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Bovina Recipients 3 Total $27,148.92 Average $9,049.64 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Alabama Recipients 7 Total $63,337.61 Average $9,048.23 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Port Byron Recipients 7 Total $63,336.58 Average $9,048.08 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Italy Recipients 7 Total $63,238.86 Average $9,034.12 Year 2016-2017
Employer Fulton City School Dist Recipients 129 Total $1,163,800.50 Average $9,021.71 Year 2016-2017
Employer Duanesburg CSD Recipients 60 Total $540,243.37 Average $9,004.06 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Oneonta Recipients 9 Total $80,986.32 Average $8,998.48 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Cambridge Recipients 6 Total $53,990.07 Average $8,998.35 Year 2016-2017
Employer Stillwater CSD Recipients 55 Total $494,700.30 Average $8,994.55 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of French Creek Recipients 3 Total $26,955.11 Average $8,985.04 Year 2016-2017
Employer Heuvelton CSD Recipients 29 Total $260,398.80 Average $8,979.27 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Springport Recipients 3 Total $26,921.52 Average $8,973.84 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Austerlitz Recipients 2 Total $17,940.32 Average $8,970.16 Year 2016-2017
Employer Narrowsburg CSD Recipients 2 Total $17,910.12 Average $8,955.06 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Lyonsdale Recipients 4 Total $35,807.42 Average $8,951.86 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Knox Recipients 3 Total $26,741.83 Average $8,913.94 Year 2016-2017
Employer Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Recipients 32 Total $285,101.40 Average $8,909.42 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Veteran Recipients 11 Total $97,867.95 Average $8,897.09 Year 2016-2017
Employer Vestal CSD Recipients 208 Total $1,849,840.86 Average $8,893.47 Year 2016-2017
Employer Oxford CSD Recipients 55 Total $488,893.84 Average $8,888.98 Year 2016-2017
Employer Limestone UFSD Recipients 1 Total $8,884.08 Average $8,884.08 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Delhi Recipients 10 Total $88,705.66 Average $8,870.57 Year 2016-2017
Employer Gloversville City School Dist Recipients 129 Total $1,143,387.06 Average $8,863.47 Year 2016-2017
Employer Labor Relations Board Recipients 9 Total $79,737.27 Average $8,859.70 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Masonville Recipients 1 Total $8,845.92 Average $8,845.92 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Tannersville Recipients 5 Total $44,168.52 Average $8,833.70 Year 2016-2017
Employer Geneva City School Dist Recipients 136 Total $1,201,200.94 Average $8,832.36 Year 2016-2017
Employer Chazy CSD Recipients 32 Total $282,601.28 Average $8,831.29 Year 2016-2017
Employer Lisbon CSD Recipients 22 Total $194,244.40 Average $8,829.29 Year 2016-2017
Employer Staten Island Dev Disab Svcs Recipients 18 Total $158,710.56 Average $8,817.25 Year 2016-2017
Employer Wilton Water & Sewer Auth Recipients 2 Total $17,634.20 Average $8,817.10 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Sheldon Recipients 6 Total $52,891.06 Average $8,815.18 Year 2016-2017
Employer Morris CSD Recipients 18 Total $158,556.86 Average $8,808.71 Year 2016-2017
Employer BOCES-Steuben Allegany Recipients 45 Total $396,366.35 Average $8,808.14 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Seneca Falls Recipients 31 Total $272,745.37 Average $8,798.24 Year 2016-2017
Employer Jeffersonville Youngsville CSD Recipients 10 Total $87,832.28 Average $8,783.23 Year 2016-2017
Employer Attica CSD Recipients 51 Total $447,376.51 Average $8,772.09 Year 2016-2017
Employer Bill Drafting Commis-Session Recipients 1 Total $8,770.40 Average $8,770.40 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Clifton Recipients 24 Total $210,483.17 Average $8,770.13 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Fowler Recipients 11 Total $96,349.25 Average $8,759.02 Year 2016-2017
Employer BOCES Suffolk 1 Recipients 10 Total $87,542.28 Average $8,754.23 Year 2016-2017
Employer Sherrill City School Dist Recipients 99 Total $866,436.10 Average $8,751.88 Year 2016-2017
Employer Frankfort-Schuyler CSD Recipients 27 Total $236,285.64 Average $8,751.32 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of North Hudson Recipients 5 Total $43,739.31 Average $8,747.86 Year 2016-2017
Employer Rochester Psy Center Recipients 7 Total $61,174.16 Average $8,739.17 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Tully Recipients 2 Total $17,401.36 Average $8,700.68 Year 2016-2017
Employer Hadley-Luzerne CSD Recipients 53 Total $460,918.01 Average $8,696.57 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Bergen Recipients 5 Total $43,465.55 Average $8,693.11 Year 2016-2017
Employer Honeoye CSD Recipients 44 Total $382,399.66 Average $8,690.90 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Shortsville Recipients 3 Total $26,050.68 Average $8,683.56 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Chemung Recipients 9 Total $78,146.46 Average $8,682.94 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Schroeppel Recipients 16 Total $138,884.28 Average $8,680.27 Year 2016-2017
Employer Council Health Care Finance Recipients 4 Total $34,700.00 Average $8,675.00 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Plainfield Recipients 2 Total $17,337.74 Average $8,668.87 Year 2016-2017
Employer Odessa Montour CSD Recipients 43 Total $372,694.31 Average $8,667.31 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Pittstown Recipients 11 Total $95,315.62 Average $8,665.06 Year 2016-2017
Employer Sagtikos Discrete M R Unit Recipients 15 Total $129,770.00 Average $8,651.33 Year 2016-2017
Employer BOCES Schuyler Chemung Recipients 101 Total $873,714.18 Average $8,650.64 Year 2016-2017
Employer Prattsburgh CSD Recipients 19 Total $164,227.73 Average $8,643.56 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Montour Recipients 2 Total $17,250.48 Average $8,625.24 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Moriah Recipients 22 Total $189,753.31 Average $8,625.15 Year 2016-2017
Employer Stockbridge CSD Recipients 19 Total $163,858.82 Average $8,624.15 Year 2016-2017
Employer West Valley CSD Recipients 14 Total $120,578.85 Average $8,612.78 Year 2016-2017
Employer Northville CSD Recipients 36 Total $309,837.04 Average $8,606.58 Year 2016-2017
Employer Utica-Marcy Psych Center Recipients 82 Total $704,042.99 Average $8,585.89 Year 2016-2017
Employer Greenwich CSD Recipients 59 Total $504,774.41 Average $8,555.50 Year 2016-2017
Employer Caledonia-Mumford CSD Recipients 49 Total $419,080.69 Average $8,552.67 Year 2016-2017
Employer Jones Beach St Pk Authority Recipients 3 Total $25,652.64 Average $8,550.88 Year 2016-2017
Employer Delaware Valley CSD Recipients 7 Total $59,820.16 Average $8,545.74 Year 2016-2017
Employer Charter School Applied Tech Recipients 4 Total $34,166.90 Average $8,541.73 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Easton Recipients 8 Total $68,314.78 Average $8,539.35 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Mexico Recipients 14 Total $119,477.22 Average $8,534.09 Year 2016-2017
Employer Camden CSD Recipients 107 Total $911,835.63 Average $8,521.83 Year 2016-2017
Employer Madison County S0Il & Water Cd Recipients 3 Total $25,563.27 Average $8,521.09 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Middleburgh Recipients 7 Total $59,625.62 Average $8,517.95 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Clermont Recipients 1 Total $8,509.88 Average $8,509.88 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Wales Recipients 9 Total $76,514.17 Average $8,501.57 Year 2016-2017
Employer Rotterdam-Draper UFSD Recipients 4 Total $33,993.00 Average $8,498.25 Year 2016-2017
Employer Lyme CSD Recipients 22 Total $186,877.85 Average $8,494.45 Year 2016-2017
Employer Alfred-Almond CSD Recipients 26 Total $220,387.01 Average $8,476.42 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Smithville Recipients 1 Total $8,471.55 Average $8,471.55 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Fremont Recipients 6 Total $50,795.64 Average $8,465.94 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Wright Recipients 1 Total $8,465.04 Average $8,465.04 Year 2016-2017
Employer Town of Wheeler Recipients 3 Total $25,387.01 Average $8,462.34 Year 2016-2017
Employer Glen Cove Housing Authority Recipients 5 Total $42,282.01 Average $8,456.40 Year 2016-2017
Employer Village of Keeseville Recipients 10 Total $84,563.27 Average $8,456.33 Year 2016-2017

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