Schenectady budget includes pay raise for mayor

Schenectady budget includes pay raise more mayor

The Schenectady City Council has passed the 2025 budget. The budget includes an $18,000 salary increase for Mayor Gary McCarthy.

The Schenectady City Council has passed the 2025 budget.

The budget includes an $18,281 increase for Mayor Gary McCarthy, or about 18%. This would be Mayor McCarthy’s first raise since 2019.

The mayor’s salary would rise to just under $119,000 a year.  

McCarthy has been mayor in Schenectady since 2011.