19 of the highest-paid mayors in the US, ranked by salary

Zohran Mamdani joined a list of US mayors making over $200,000 a year.

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• Major city mayors like Zohran Mamdani earn more than their state governors.
• Mayoral salaries vary widely, with some small towns paying more than large cities.
• San Francisco mayor, Daniel Lurie, forgoes his $383,760 salary, the highest in the nation.

It pays big to lead a city — sometimes more than it does to lead the state.

Zohran Mamdani, the newly inaugurated mayor of New York City...