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 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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