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Rep. · NY-20U.S. Representative · NY · District 20
Paul Tonko Income beyond salary
DemocratTerm through January 2027
Income beyond salary at a glance
Average a year
$66,441
13 of 17 years counted
Latest year, 2025
$68,043
Median member, a year
$43,541
of 482 members
Income beyond salary, by year
Each column is one counted year, drawn at its floor: the smallest amount the form allows, so the true figure is this much or more. The mint column is the latest counted year. A dashed outline is a year in office that is not counted, never a zero.
Outside payers
New York State Employees Retirement System
$591,3629 years, 2013 to 2021, pension
New York Employees Retirement System
$204,3363 years, 2022 to 2024, pension
New York State and Local Employees Retirement System
$68,043One year, 2025, pension
Amounts are the exact figures printed on counted forms, added across the years each payer appears. Spelling variants of one payer are merged into a single name. Investment income is reported in ranges with no payer, and a spouse’s pay is listed without an amount, so neither appears here.
The average adds each counted year’s smallest possible amount beyond salary and divides by the years counted. A year not counted is left out, never counted as zero. Outside pay is exact; investment income is reported in ranges and counts at least its lowest end. The typical member is the median of the 482 members’ own yearly averages. Joint, spouse and dependent holdings stay combined as filed. $98,037 reported for work before taking office is left out everywhere here. Tax-deferred accounts alone give no income amount.
The annual rate set by law for the latest year in office: $174,000. A first year is paid by days, so it is smaller. Salary is separate from every figure beyond it.
Annual financial disclosure reports filed with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate; salary from the Congressional Research Service (97-1011).