Reality Finally Caught Up With the NYCERS Budget: FY-2004 to FY-2025

In a June 17, 2022 posting, I outined the history of NYCERS administrative budget.

On May 9, 2024, the NYCERS trustess adopted the FY-2025 admin budget.

It was a 0.05% increase over the FY-2023 budget. See the updated table below. The City finally put the brakes on the NYCERS administrative budget.

Interestingly, the fringe benefit amount increased by 20.74% from the FY-2024 amount. In a very contrary way, NYCERS has significantly underspent its budget appropriation since 2019:

• 2023 - $105.8M
• 2022 - $105.0M
• 2021 - $84.4M
• 2020 - $77.7M

History of NYCERS Admin Budget 1996-2025

Fiscal Year	F/T Count	P/T Count	College Aides / Hourly	PS Budget	OTPS Budget	Fringe	Total	% Increase
2025	501	30	16	$53,679,194	$95,900,865	$16,461,953	$166,042,012	00.05%
2024	501	30	16	$54,290,508	$98,040,138	$13,633,903	$165,964,549	13.37%
2023	485	30	16	$43,016,089	$90,436,500	$12,942,144	$146,394,733	7.92%
2022	483	30	16	$38,397,943	$85,531,063	$11,719,465	$135,648,471	37.94%
2021	474	27	16	$36,842,549	$50,210,145	$11,283,945	$98,336,639	7.10%
2020	438	27	16	$35,262,139	$45,862,557	$10,689,350	$91,814,046	4.97%
2019	428	5	30	$33,592,612	$43,532,302	$10,344,565	$87,469,479	39.44%
2018	415	5	30	$31,704,410	$21,832,718	$9,194,015	$62,731,143	3.55%
2017	401	5	30	$31,056,080	$20,916,796	$8,605,288	$60,578,164	4.81%
2016	392	5	30	$30,233,989	$19,407,619	$8,155,517	$57,797,125	4.70%
2015	392	5	30	$29,131,972	$18,154,572	$7,915,476	$55,202,020	3.68%
2014	383	5	30	$26,813,635	$18,761,240	$7,669,819	$53,244,694	2.18%
2013	380	5	20	$26,623,635	$17,951,822	$7,532,499	$52,107,956	1.93%
2012	372	12	0	$25,756,827	$18,781,428	$6,603,649	$51,122,139	1.14%
2011	372	12	0	$26,046,827	$18,492,228	$6,006,573	$50,545,628	2.76%
2010	372	12	0	$26,046,827	$17,777,228	$5,362,640	$49,186,695	1.88%
2009	371	13	0	$25,189,842	$18,208,861	$4,879,903	$48,278,606	6.22%
2008	371	13	0	$23,597,857	$17,259,313	$4,799,066	$45,656,236	10.80%
2007	364	13	0	$22,616,783	$14,258,471	$4,375,788	$41,251,042	5.73%
2006	342	13	0	$20,255,911	$14,683,855	$4,076,823	$39,016,589	1.01%
2005	342	13	0	$19,737,687	$14,851,355	$3,887,624	$38,476,666	***
2004	334	13	0					***
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1996	154	0	30	$6,199,709	$2,573,715	na	$8,773,424	***

FY-2021 Update of NYCERS Admin Spending - History

The following is a chart of NYCERS administrative expenses from 2000. The information comes from NYCERS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. As a point of reference NYCERS had an annual budget of $8.8M in FY-1996, the last year NYCERS was part of the city budget.

NYCERS Admin Expenses

Fiscal Year	Personnel Expenses	Contracts & Consultants	Phone, Mail, & Printing	Rentals	Software, Hardware, Support, Supplies, & Maintenance	Depreciation & Credits	Total
FY-2021	$48,693,043	$14,058,975	$1,290,546	$6,617,040	$16,753,334	$0	$87,412,938
FY-2020	$45,736,806	$11,337,750	$1,173,896	$6,870,614	$12.548,240	$0	$77,667,306
FY-2019	$43,717,712	$15,884,418	$1,114,263	$6,637,959	$14,719,873	$0	$82,073,325
FY-2018	$40,444,145	$4,310,427	$1,072,077	$6,348,888	$7,513,233	$0	$59,688,770
FY-2017	$39,505,894	$3,829,758	$1,561,282	$5,909,352	$8,864,342	$0	$59,670,628
FY-2016	$37,950,289	$4,687,929	$1,360,397	$5,453,383	$7,230,989	$0	$56,682,988
FY-2015	$37,368,409	$3,652,,154	$1,336,002	$5,037,893	$7,239,560	$0	$54,635,018
FY-2014	$33,571,938	$3,773,082	$1,269,387	$4,863,720	$6,952,691	$0	$50,430,818
FY-2013	$33,064,087	$3,102,385	$1,078,411	$4,674,442	$6,797,095	$0	$48,666,420
FY-2012	$32,623,085	$3,088,256	$1,096,186	$4,796,584	$9,780,637	$0	$51,384,748
FY-2011	$31,748,443	$4,108,186	$995,415	$4,741,621	$4,780,811	$0	$46,374,476
FY-2010	$31,527,659	$5,434,495	$1,041,471	$4,278,903	$6,678,071	$715,000	$49,675,599
FY-2009	$30,187,604	$4,043,775	$914,311	$4,047,949	$8,198,354	$1,430,000	$48,821,993
FY-2008	$28,344,427	$6,401,744	$997,316	$4,138,211	$6,687,716	$1,430,000	$46,999,000
FY-2007	$27,123,219	$2,677,793	$1,055,233	$5,203,902	$4,205,095	$1,430,000	$41,695,242
FY-2006	$24,992,543	$3,124,688	$1,497,895	$4,797,895	$4,472,246	$1,406,132	$40,291,469
FY-2005	$24,474,710	$3,039,970	$827,277	$4,454,258	$3,118,356	$1,392,296	$37,306,867
FY-2004	$22,631,504	$3,124,800	$845,391	$4,192,543	$3,375,187	$1,430,000	$35,559,081
FY-2000	$15,990,745	$1,587,290	$718,686	$1,531,536	$2,691,719	$725,000	$23,244,976