The New York City Council is set to propose a record-breaking $30-per-hour minimum wage bill on Tuesday, which would nearly double the Big Apple’s current baseline pay of $17, Gothamist first reported.
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The bill is sponsored by lefty Councilwoman Sandy Nurse (D-37) and echoes one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promises to lift the Big Apple’s minimum pay to $30 by the year 2030.
The New York City Council is set to propose a record-breaking $30-per-hour minimum wage bill on Tuesday, which would nearly double the Big Apple’s current baseline pay of $17. Christopher Sadowski Despite the similarities, Mamdani declined to explicitly support the legislation in a statement provided to The Post.
“Mayor Mamdani believes that all New Yorkers need to make a living wage” to address the affordability crisis.
“As the administration reviews this specific legislation, the mayor remains committed to tackling the cost-of-living crisis using every tool at the city’s disposal,” said a spokesperson for the mayor, Dora Pekec.
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The proposed pay increases would happen gradually and call for employers with upward of 500 employees to lift worker salaries to $20 an hour by 2027 and $30 an hour by 2030. The minimum pay rate in New York City rose to $17 an hour this year after hitting $15 an hour in 2018.
The change would affect upward of 1 million city workers who currently make minimum wage.
