NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Rejects $305,800 Pay Raise
July 19, 2026NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced he will officially decline an 18% pay raise passed by the City Council, maintaining his current annual salary of $258,750. The sweeping legislative measure—marking the first salary adjustment for NYC elected officials in a decade—boosts council member salaries to $175,500 and would have bumped the mayoral salary to $305,800.
“I haven’t knocked on anyone’s door in New York City and they’ve said their concern is that the mayor makes too little,” Mamdani told reporters when explaining his decision. While critics and political opponents have dismissed the move as a performative gesture from the Democratic Socialist leader, supporters have praised the financial restraint amid ongoing urban fiscal challenges.
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