Proposed raise would make NY lawmakers highest paid in U.S.

Proposed raise would make NY lawmakers highest paid in U.S.: The 47 percent raise being considered for state lawmakers in Albany would vault New York past Pennsylvania and California to become the state with the highest paid Legislature by far.

A member of the appointed panel considering pay increases for the Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials recently proposed 47 percent raises for all of them in 2017, which would increase base pay for lawmakers to $116,900 from $79,500. Since most senators and Assembly members also get stipends ranging from $9,000 from $41,500 for various titles they hold, the true salary range — known in Albany as “lulus” — would jump to $125,900-$158,400 for those with stipends.

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