Per diem payments to state legislators
Here are the per diem payments made to New York State legislators in 2012, according to information supplied by the New York Comptroller’s Office under the state’s Freedom of Information Law.
Political party abbreviations are: C – Conservative, D – Democrat, I – Independent, R – Republican and W – Working Families.
| Body | Name | 2012 per diem total | Party | District | Community | Region |
| Assembly | Farrell, Herman D, Jr | $25,924 | D | 71 | New York | New York City |
| Assembly | Scarborough, William | $25,038 | D-W | 29 | Jamaica | New York City |
| Assembly | Hooper, Earlene | $22,571 | D-I | 18 | Hempstead | Long Island |
| Assembly | Heastie, Carl E | $22,265 | D-W | 83 | Bronx | New York City |
| Assembly | Pretlow, J Gary | $22,222 | D-I | 87 | Mount Vernon | Hudson Valley |
| Senate | Nozzolio, Michael F | $21,899 | R-I-C | 54 | Seneca Falls | Upstate |
| Assembly | Stevenson, Eric A | $20,999 | D-W | 79 | Bronx | New York City |
| Assembly | Wright, Keith LT | $20,585 | D-W | 70 | New York | New York City |
| Assembly | Aubry, Jeffrion L | $20,147 | D-W | 35 | Queens | New York City |
| Assembly | Englebright, Steve | $19,731 | D-I-W | 4 | East Setauket | Long Island |
| Senate | Young, Catharine M | $18,904 | R-I-C | 57 | Olean | Upstate |
| Assembly | O?Donnell, Daniel | $16,931 | D-W | 69 | New York | New York City |
| Senate | Parker, Kevin S | $16,385 | D-W | 21 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Assembly | Benedetto, Michael R | $16,046 | D | 82 | Bronx | New York City |
| Senate | Robach, Joseph E | $15,760 | R-I-C | 56 | Rochester | Upstate |
| Assembly | Cusick, Michael J | $15,568 | D-I-C | 63 | Staten Island | New York City |
| Senate | Smith, Malcolm A | $15,434 | D-I-W | 14 | Hollis | New York City |
| Senate | Flanagan, John J | $15,370 | R-I-C | 2 | Smithtown | Long Island |
| Senate | Montgomery, Velmanette | $15,353 | D-W | 18 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Assembly | Roberts, Samuel D | $15,239 | D-W | 119 | Syracuse | Upstate |
| Senate | Dilan, Martin Malave | $14,902 | D | 17 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Assembly | Ortiz, Felix W | $14,849 | D | 51 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Assembly | Crespo, Marcos | $14,664 | D | 85 | Bronx | New York City |
| Assembly | Gibson, Vanessa | $14,578 | D | 77 | Bronx | New York City |
| Assembly | Gabryszak, Dennis H | $14,291 | D | 143 | Cheektowaga | Upstate |
| Senate | Alesi, James S | $14,241 | R-I-C | 55 | Fairport | Upstate |
| Assembly | Murray, L Dean | $14,230 | R-C | 3 | Medford | Long Island |
| Assembly | Kolb, Brian M | $14,201 | R-C | 129 | Geneva | Upstate |
| Senate | Bonacic, John J | $13,955 | R-I-C | 42 | Middletown | Hudson Valley |
| Assembly | DenDekker, Michael G | $13,900 | D | 34 | Jackson Heights | New York City |
| Senate | Maziarz, George D | $13,857 | R-I-C | 62 | Lockport | Upstate |
| Assembly | Hevesi, Andrew D | $13,814 | D | 28 | Forest Hills | New York City |
| Senate | Zeldin, Lee M | $13,746 | R-I-C | 3 | Ronkonkoma | Long Island |
| Senate | Rivera, Gustavo | $13,475 | D-W | 33 | Bronx | New York City |
| Assembly | Miller, Joel M | $13,466 | R-C | 102 | Poughkeepsie | Hudson Valley |
| Senate | Peralta, Jose? | $13,434 | D-W | 13 | East Elmhurst | New York City |
| Assembly | Schimminger, Robin | $13,369 | D-I-C | 140 | Kenmore | Upstate |
| Senate | DeFrancisco, John A | $13,202 | R-I-C | 50 | Syracuse | Upstate |
| Assembly | Kavanagh, Brian P | $13,136 | D | 74 | New York | New York City |
| Assembly | Goldfeder, Phillip | $13,050 | D-W-I | 23 | Ozone Park | New York City |
| Senate | Savino, Diane J | $13,033 | D-I-W | 23 | Staten Island | New York City |
| Assembly | Gottfried, Richard N | $12,824 | D-W | 75 | New York | New York City |
| Assembly | Latimer, George S | $12,731 | D-I-W | 91 | Mamaroneck | Hudson Valley |
| Assembly | Espinal, Rafael L, Jr | $12,641 | D-C-U | 54 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Senate | Stewart-Cousins, Andrea | $12,607 | D-I-W | 35 | Yonkers | Hudson Valley |
| Assembly | Camara, Karim | $12,598 | D | 43 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Assembly | Perry, N Nick | $12,588 | D-W | 58 | Brooklyn | New York City |
| Assembly | Castro, Nelson L | $12,537 | D | 86 | Bronx | New York City |
| Assembly | Zebrowski, Kenneth | $12,537 | D | 94 | New City | Hudson Valley |
| Assembly | Silver, Sheldon | $12,423 | D-W | 64 | New York | New York City |
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