2026 Town Salary Structure and Supervisor Pay Cut
Town of Riverhead
Summary
The board set every 2026 salary and trimmed three to match the budget — most notably cutting the new supervisor's pay by about $9,000 below budget. A resident even called on all council members to follow suit given Riverhead's high tax burden.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jan 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Supervisor's salary reduced about $8,919 below budget; two other raises trimmed to hold spending to last year's budget.
Taxpayers, who see town leadership holding the line on payroll spending.
The affected employees whose planned raises were reduced.
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