Source (nypost.com)
They have pay FOMO.
Envious Albany lawmakers are eyeing giving themselves fat pay hikes after a similarly self-serving move by New York City Council members, insiders said.
The City Council inflated their own salaries to $175,000, far more than the $142,000 that lawmakers in the state Legislature make in a year.
The raise toppled New York state Assembly and state Senate members off their perch as the highest-paid lawmakers in the Empire State.
“We’re not anymore, the City Council is,” one state Assembly member told The Post.
[Source](https://nypost.com/2026/07/21/us-news/envious-albany-lawmakers-eye-giving-themselves-raises-after-self-serving-nyc-councils-fat-pay-hikes/)
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They have pay FOMO.
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Envious Albany lawmakers are eyeing giving themselves fat pay hikes after a similarly self-serving move by New York City Council members, insiders said.
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The City Council inflated their own salaries to $175,000, far more than the $142,000 that lawmakers in the state Legislature make in a year.
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The raise toppled New York state Assembly and state Senate members off their perch as the highest-paid lawmakers in the Empire State.
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“We’re not anymore, the City Council is,” one state Assembly member told The Post.
