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 City of Lockport | Recipients 287 | Total $6,930,763.88 | Average $24,149.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Ward | Recipients 1 | Total $24,137.31 | Average $24,137.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cornwall | Recipients 23 | Total $555,063.86 | Average $24,133.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Menands | Recipients 30 | Total $723,163.24 | Average $24,105.44 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Blenheim | Recipients 1 | Total $24,100.70 | Average $24,100.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer New Rochelle City School Dist | Recipients 245 | Total $5,902,230.81 | Average $24,090.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Senate Finance Comm | Recipients 14 | Total $337,175.67 | Average $24,083.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Moffat Library Washingtonville | Recipients 3 | Total $72,241.82 | Average $24,080.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Clifton Springs | Recipients 5 | Total $120,345.06 | Average $24,069.01 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Broome DDSO | Recipients 1,293 | Total $31,108,567.77 | Average $24,059.22 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Camp Beacon Corr Facility | Recipients 85 | Total $2,044,860.24 | Average $24,057.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Ossining Public Library | Recipients 7 | Total $168,400.05 | Average $24,057.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Seneca Falls | Recipients 43 | Total $1,034,346.84 | Average $24,054.58 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Amsterdam | Recipients 192 | Total $4,618,233.27 | Average $24,053.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Westchester Library System | Recipients 36 | Total $865,746.64 | Average $24,048.52 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer South Beach Childrens Serv | Recipients 42 | Total $1,009,740.04 | Average $24,041.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Guilderland | Recipients 117 | Total $2,812,098.46 | Average $24,035.03 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Belgium Cold Springs Fire Dis | Recipients 1 | Total $24,008.21 | Average $24,008.21 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rochester Childrens Services | Recipients 38 | Total $911,391.59 | Average $23,983.99 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Akron | Recipients 20 | Total $479,373.76 | Average $23,968.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer New City Library | Recipients 32 | Total $766,700.87 | Average $23,959.40 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS Corr Serv,NYC Central Adm | Recipients 43 | Total $1,029,462.81 | Average $23,941.00 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer So Huntington Public Library | Recipients 26 | Total $621,977.10 | Average $23,922.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Amityville Public Library | Recipients 14 | Total $334,670.72 | Average $23,905.05 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Penn Yan Public Library | Recipients 4 | Total $95,614.78 | Average $23,903.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Grand Island | Recipients 89 | Total $2,127,343.54 | Average $23,902.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Caneadea | Recipients 5 | Total $119,474.71 | Average $23,894.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Western New York DDSO | Recipients 2,216 | Total $52,887,090.90 | Average $23,866.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Saltaire | Recipients 5 | Total $119,225.37 | Average $23,845.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Horseheads | Recipients 33 | Total $786,086.48 | Average $23,820.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Belfast | Recipients 7 | Total $166,732.89 | Average $23,818.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Cohoes | Recipients 151 | Total $3,596,589.63 | Average $23,818.47 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brentwood Public Library | Recipients 44 | Total $1,046,220.98 | Average $23,777.75 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Washington Co Soil & Water Con | Recipients 2 | Total $47,539.87 | Average $23,769.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Highland Falls | Recipients 27 | Total $641,700.70 | Average $23,766.69 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hudson Valley DDSO | Recipients 2,143 | Total $50,870,419.56 | Average $23,737.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Medina | Recipients 39 | Total $924,886.48 | Average $23,715.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Geneseo | Recipients 16 | Total $379,325.09 | Average $23,707.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Monroe County | Recipients 4,335 | Total $102,764,309.50 | Average $23,705.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Islip Commun Develop Agcy | Recipients 9 | Total $213,345.68 | Average $23,705.08 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mamaroneck Public Library Dist | Recipients 13 | Total $307,957.80 | Average $23,689.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Albany Public Library | Recipients 18 | Total $425,751.31 | Average $23,652.85 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Orange County | Recipients 2,090 | Total $49,422,312.41 | Average $23,647.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Russell Gardens | Recipients 4 | Total $94,574.88 | Average $23,643.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Saratoga Cap Dis St Pk Rec Reg | Recipients 128 | Total $3,025,190.56 | Average $23,634.30 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Oceanside Library | Recipients 25 | Total $589,914.34 | Average $23,596.57 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Blooming Grove | Recipients 45 | Total $1,060,915.58 | Average $23,575.90 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Assembly: Annual Legislative | Recipients 86 | Total $2,023,868.05 | Average $23,533.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Larchmont Mamaroneck Garb Comm | Recipients 10 | Total $235,299.76 | Average $23,529.98 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY Buffalo | Recipients 1,704 | Total $40,090,177.86 | Average $23,527.10 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Mahopac Public Library | Recipients 4 | Total $94,016.63 | Average $23,504.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Scott | Recipients 1 | Total $23,469.24 | Average $23,469.24 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Jeffersonville | Recipients 3 | Total $70,289.09 | Average $23,429.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cuba | Recipients 4 | Total $93,627.88 | Average $23,406.97 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Johnstown | Recipients 97 | Total $2,265,853.54 | Average $23,359.31 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brentwood Fire District | Recipients 2 | Total $46,717.48 | Average $23,358.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Taconic DDSO | Recipients 1,988 | Total $46,421,347.17 | Average $23,350.78 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Brocton | Recipients 11 | Total $256,750.51 | Average $23,340.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Minisink | Recipients 4 | Total $93,311.85 | Average $23,327.96 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Brooklyn DDSO | Recipients 971 | Total $22,650,041.04 | Average $23,326.51 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Gates | Recipients 114 | Total $2,658,228.70 | Average $23,317.80 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Salamanca | Recipients 56 | Total $1,305,618.15 | Average $23,314.61 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Tioga Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 4 | Total $93,214.86 | Average $23,303.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bernard Fineson Dev Center | Recipients 821 | Total $19,127,606.00 | Average $23,297.94 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Warsaw | Recipients 24 | Total $558,617.19 | Average $23,275.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Islip | Recipients 820 | Total $19,078,345.62 | Average $23,266.28 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Albion | Recipients 38 | Total $883,885.09 | Average $23,260.13 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer City of Ogdensburg | Recipients 135 | Total $3,139,941.05 | Average $23,258.82 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY Albany | Recipients 902 | Total $20,976,090.89 | Average $23,255.09 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Dansville | Recipients 15 | Total $348,481.07 | Average $23,232.07 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Somerset | Recipients 12 | Total $278,784.66 | Average $23,232.06 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hornell Housing Authority | Recipients 7 | Total $162,492.05 | Average $23,213.15 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Fleischmanns | Recipients 2 | Total $46,422.90 | Average $23,211.45 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Great Neck UFSD | Recipients 308 | Total $7,144,996.44 | Average $23,198.04 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Fulton Co Soil,Wtr Cons Dist | Recipients 2 | Total $46,395.82 | Average $23,197.91 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY College Technology Delhi | Recipients 163 | Total $3,771,645.83 | Average $23,138.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Hamilton Mun Utility Commissio | Recipients 10 | Total $231,081.56 | Average $23,108.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Waterford Water Commission | Recipients 7 | Total $161,740.13 | Average $23,105.73 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Leg Commis State-Local Relatns | Recipients 1 | Total $23,094.74 | Average $23,094.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Boonville | Recipients 22 | Total $507,939.52 | Average $23,088.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Leon | Recipients 4 | Total $92,338.97 | Average $23,084.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Sherman | Recipients 4 | Total $92,218.89 | Average $23,054.72 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Pleasantville UFSD | Recipients 34 | Total $783,356.15 | Average $23,039.89 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Bath Mun Utility Commission | Recipients 41 | Total $944,319.25 | Average $23,032.18 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Belmont | Recipients 3 | Total $69,068.80 | Average $23,022.93 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer West Islip Public Library | Recipients 26 | Total $597,683.46 | Average $22,987.83 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of East Williston | Recipients 4 | Total $91,943.81 | Average $22,985.95 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Randolph | Recipients 5 | Total $114,881.00 | Average $22,976.20 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of East Rochester | Recipients 51 | Total $1,171,099.87 | Average $22,962.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Glen Cove Community Dev Agcy | Recipients 8 | Total $183,377.27 | Average $22,922.16 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer NYS School Bd Association | Recipients 41 | Total $939,519.42 | Average $22,915.11 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer State Consumer Protection Bd | Recipients 26 | Total $595,669.23 | Average $22,910.36 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY College Techn Morrisville | Recipients 217 | Total $4,969,158.44 | Average $22,899.35 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Gr Atlantic Bch Wtr Reclam Dst | Recipients 7 | Total $160,242.18 | Average $22,891.74 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Rockville Centre Pub Library | Recipients 21 | Total $480,575.14 | Average $22,884.53 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer SUNY College at Fredonia | Recipients 311 | Total $7,110,216.19 | Average $22,862.43 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Ellenville | Recipients 31 | Total $708,531.88 | Average $22,855.87 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Buffalo Correctional Facility | Recipients 14 | Total $319,690.34 | Average $22,835.02 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Town of Phelps | Recipients 10 | Total $228,298.55 | Average $22,829.86 | Year 2017-2018 |
| Employer Village of Cedarhurst | Recipients 29 | Total $661,307.35 | Average $22,803.70 | Year 2017-2018 |
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