Current Minimum Wage
New York minimum wage$16.00since January 1, 2026

State minimum wage

New York minimum wage

$16.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $10.70. 3 local rates are higher.

  • The New York minimum wage is $16.00 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • The next change is on : an indexed adjustment, amount to be announced.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $10.70 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $5.30.
  • At $16.00 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $33,280 a year before taxes.
  • 3 local rates in New York are higher than the state rate; the highest is $17.00 for Long Island and Westchester (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester counties).

Tipped cash wage

$10.70
Tip credit up to $5.30

Youth / training

None
No youth or training subminimum found in the fetched agency page or Labor Law 652.

Next change

Indexed, TBA
· indexed-unannounced

Local rates

3 in effect
No explicit preemption statute checked; regional rates are set by state law and no local general minimum wage ordinances were identified.

Local minimum wages in New York

Where a city or county rate is higher, it governs inside that jurisdiction.

Long Island and Westchester (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester counties)$17.00since January 1, 2026New York City$17.00since January 1, 2026Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester)$16.00since January 1, 2026

Scheduled increases in New York

January 1, 20274 jurisdictions
StateTBA
New Yorkindexed-unannounced · From 2027 the Commissioner adjusts both regional rates annually by the rate of change in the average of the three most recent 12-month periods of...
TBAindexed, amount to be announced
State regionTBA
Long Island and Westchester (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester counties), 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
State regionTBA
New York City, 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
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

Rate tiers

TierRateRule
New York City, Long Island (Nassau, Suffolk) and Westchester County$17.00General minimum wage effective 2026-01-01 (Labor Law 652(1-a): '$17.00 on and after January 1, 2026').
Remainder of New York State$16.00General minimum wage effective 2026-01-01.
Tipped food service workers (hospitality)$10.70Rest of state cash wage; downstate $11.35.
Tipped service employees (hospitality)$13.30Rest of state cash wage; downstate $14.15.

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. General minimum wage for the remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties). See tiers for the downstate rate..

Tipped employees. Hospitality industry only. Rest of state: food service workers $10.70 cash / $5.30 credit; service employees $13.30 / $2.70. NYC, Long Island, Westchester: food service $11.35 / $5.65; service...

Indexing. Adjusted by CPI-W, Northeast region, three-year average change on January 1 annually beginning 2027-01-01 ; announced NYS Commissioner of Labor, no later than October 1 each year ; cap: Off-ramps: no increase if CPI-W change is negative,....

Recent history. FY2024 budget schedule: downstate $16.00 (2024), $16.50 (2025), $17.00 (2026); rest of state $15.00, $15.50, $16.00; indexing begins 2027.

Separate wage orders/rates exist for home care aides, fast food workers and other industries (referenced on the agency page; not extracted). Residential employees receive overtime after 44 hours (DOL table).

Statute. N.Y.

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in New York?

$16.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective January 1, 2026.

When does the New York minimum wage go up next?

On January 1, 2027, by an indexed amount the agency will announce.

What is the tipped minimum wage in New York?

$10.70 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $16.00.

Do any cities in New York have a higher minimum wage?

Yes: Long Island and Westchester (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester counties) $17.00, New York City $17.00, Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester) $16.00.

Sources

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

Checked 2026-09-02 against New York State Department of Labor; researcher confidence 0.93.