From 2016-2026, NYC's City Council salary dropped from second to sixth among comparable cities.

Figure 2. Change in City Council Salary, 2016-2025/2026

A double bar graph describes the City Council salaries in 2016 and 2025/2026 of Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, and San Francisco. The graph shows raises from 13% in Phoenix to 56% in San Francisco, with a 0% raise in New York, Dallas, and Houston. Overall, NYC's City Council salary dropped from second in 2016 to sixth in 2025/2026 among comparable cities.

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Notes: Dallas, Phoenix, and San Antonio operate with a Council-Manager form of government, in which a City Manager manages most or all of the city’s day- to-day operations. Council Members in Houston, Jacksonville, and San Antonio are considered part-time

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