NYC’s Minimum Wage Could Hit $30 — Highest in the US — Under New Proposed Law
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.
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.
Despite the similarities, Mamdani declined to explicitly support the legislation in a statement provided to The Post.
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