The city’s plan to set a minimum wage for app-based hacks doesn’t come close to rectifying the problem, advocates said at a hearing Wednesday.

Officials with the Taxi and Limousine Commission want to raise pay for employees of the Big Apple’s four largest ride-hail apps — Uber, Lyft, Juno and Via — to roughly $17.22 an hour.

But that increase, which would lead to a 22.5-percent boost in take-home pay for such drivers, is not enough, according to advocates.

“Five years ago, the prices were 40 percent higher than today. If you’re increasing 22.5 percent today, it’s still not going to meet the level of what it was five years ago,” said Sohail Rana, a five-year Uber driver and member of the Independent Driver’s Guild.

“While we appreciate the beginning of this proposal, the bottom line is it’s a start, but it’s simply not enough,” said New York Taxi Workers Alliance director Bhairavi Desai.

The proposal sets minimum fare standards that translate to the $17.22-an-hour figure, assuming drivers keep relatively busy.

Drivers who take “shared” trips would get a bonus for each pickup.

But still, “yellow cab drivers make more money,” Rana added.

“It’s not about drivers against drivers . . . it’s Uber and the app-based drivers, they’re still not going to make as much as the yellow cab drivers make.”

Yellow cabbies, who do not enjoy the same income protections as for-hire vehicles such as Ubers and Lyfts, haul in a median income of $17.50 an hour, according to TLC figures.

A city-funded study released in July suggested app companies reduce the number of drivers on the road while either raising fares or decreasing the commission they take from drivers to pay for the higher wages.

Drivers netted about $14.25 an hour as of October 2017, the TLC said.

But the study “did not include analyzing effects on medallion driver pay,” study authors James Parriott and Michael Reich said in testimony Wednesday.

Uber has claimed that the wage boost will only result in worse service for Big Apple commuters, particularly in the outer boroughs.

“We support efforts to raise driver earnings while ensuring that any new rules do not negatively impact service levels for riders, especially those outside of Manhattan,” said Uber spokeswoman Alix Anfang.

Added Lyft spokesman Campbell Matthew: “The TLC’s current proposal would increase congestion, raise costs for those who need rides most, and reduce the competition between companies that benefits drivers and passengers.”

The TLC says it will evaluate testimony before voting on the plan.