Schenectady budget includes pay raise for 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.