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Taxpayers Will Spend $2.6M on NYC Council’s 18.2% Pay Raise Plan
Good-government groups back the raises but warn that a fallback provision could weaken future independent review of elected pay.
- On Tuesday, the New York City Council began considering legislation to grant elected officials 18.2% pay raises, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026, following recommendations from the Quadrennial Advisory Commission.
- City officials have not received a raise in 10 years, marking the longest gap since the commission framework began 40 years ago, as City Council Member Gale Brewer testified that current compensation has failed to keep pace with inflation.
- The bill would increase rank-and-file Council member salaries from $148,500 to $175,500, while raising the mayor's salary to $305,800, with proponents arguing these competitive salaries attract candidates beyond the independently wealthy.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have stated they will decline the raises, though the Council could vote on the measure as early as next week.
- Advocates from Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany warned that automatic future raises could discourage mayors from appointing independent commissions, though the bill extends the commission's review period to 120 days.
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NYC Council members want to give themselves 18.2% pay hike — and set automatic increases every year after
Shameless city lawmakers are pushing to give themselves eye-watering 18.2% raises -- in a scheme that will also give them automatic pay hikes of at least 2% every year in the future.
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