Current Minimum Wage
Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester)$16.00since January 1, 2026

State regional rate · New York

Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester) minimum wage

$16.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026. The New York state rate is $16.00.

  • The Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester) minimum wage is $16.00 an hour, effective .
  • That equals the New York state rate.
  • The next change is : an indexed adjustment, amount to be announced.
  • Coverage: All employees working in New York State outside NYC, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester under the NY Minimum Wage Act; separate wage orders (hospitality, fast food, home care) set some higher or different rates.

Rates and tiers

TierRateSince
all employers$16.00

Indexing

Yes
CPI-W, Northeast region, non-seasonally adjusted, 3-year average adjusts 01-01 (from 2027) announced 10-01 (NYS DOL commissioner)

Tipped

$10.70
Hospitality industry only: food service workers cash wage $10.70 (tip credit $5.30); service employees cash wage $13.30 (tip credit $2.70), effective 1/1/2026. No tip credit outside hospitality.

Ordinance

NY Labor Law ยง 652(1)(a) and (1-b)
Ordinance text · New York State Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards

Scheduled increases

January 1, 20271 jurisdiction
State regionTBA
Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester), NYall employers · indexed-unannounced · From 1/1/2027 adjusted by the rate of change in the 3-year average (Aug 1-Jul 31 periods) of the non-seasonally adjusted Northeast-region CPI-W...
TBAindexed, amount to be announced

Statutory schedule: 2024 $15.00, 2025 $15.50, 2026 $16.00. NY DOL page: 'Starting in 2027, the minimum wage will be tied to inflation... three-year average of the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast.'

Common questions

What is the Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester) minimum wage?

$16.00 an hour for all employers, effective January 1, 2026.

Is the Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester) minimum wage higher than the New York state minimum wage?

It is $16.00; the state rate is $16.00.

When does the Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester) minimum wage change next?

On January 1, 2027, by an indexed amount to be announced.

Sources

  1. https://dol.ny.gov/minimum-wage-0 official
  2. https://dol.ny.gov/minimum-wage-tipped-workers official
  3. https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/652 official
  4. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Checked 2026-09-02; researcher confidence 0.95.