New York minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe New York rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $16 to $17
- an hour, by area
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $27,545
- a year
- Rank
- #5 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in New York in 2026?
The New York minimum wage is $17 an hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and $16 in the rest of the state in 2026, all above the $7.25 federal minimum. Among its neighbors, the minimum wage is higher in Connecticut and lower in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Will the New York minimum wage go up in 2027?
Not on January 1, 2027. It stays at $17 an hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and $16 in the rest of the state.
$16.00 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
No increase on January 1, 2027: one of the law's off-ramp conditions was met, so the inflation increase is skipped.
How much is minimum wage a year in New York?
Full time, a New York minimum wage job pays $33,280 a year before tax.
- A year
- $33,280
- A month
- $2,773.33
- Every two weeks
- $1,280.00
- A week
- $640.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in New York?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in New York takes home $27,545 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $1,058.20. It takes 75.5 hours of work to take home $1,000. The New York paycheck calculator shows any other wage or hours.
- Take-home per year
- $27,545
- Every two weeks
- $1,058.20
- Per hour after tax
- $13.24
- In national prices
- $25,523
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $33,280 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and New York taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in New York?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 25% of New York workers earn, but less than half of them. The New York median wage is $28.69 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in New York?
Tipped workers in New York can be paid $10.70 an hour if tips bring them to at least $16.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the New York minimum wage changed?
The New York minimum wage rose from $9 an hour in 2016 to $16 today. It was $1.60 in 1968.
How does the New York minimum wage compare with other states?
New York ranks #5 of 51, tied with Hawaii and Rhode Island; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. Rhode Island's minimum wage is the same $16, and so is the rate in Hawaii. The next closest rate is in New Jersey. The minimum wage in every state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in New York?
Full time, a New York minimum wage job takes home $529.71 a week after taxes.
Is the New York minimum wage worth more in local prices?
No. After taxes and New York prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $25,523 a year at average US prices, less than its $27,545 take-home.