How much will Zohran Mamdani earn as mayor of New York City? His annual salary is being called ‘surprisingly low’ by some people.

Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race earlier this month, capping a stunning ascent for the progressive state lawmaker who ran on restoring power to the working class. When he takes office in January, 34-year-old Mamdani will become the first Muslim mayor of New York City, as well as its youngest in a century.

Mamdani has promised a transformative agenda, proposing free child care, free buses and city-run grocery stores. His promise to make New York City more affordable has been panned as financially unrealistic by skeptics.

While Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani ran his campaign on affordability, his own salary as mayor of New York City might raise

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