New York City’s minimum wage could hit $30 — the highest in the nation — under a new bill proposed Tuesday.
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The bill is sponsored by lefty City Councilwoman Sandy Nurse (D-37) and echoes one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promises to lift the Big Apple’s minimum pay from $17 to $30 an hour by 2030.
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 change would affect upward of 1 million city workers who currently make minimum wage.
The minimum hourly pay rate in the city rose to $17 this year after hitting $15 in 2018.
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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, said a spokesperson for the mayor, Dora Pekec.
“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,” Pekec said.
