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New York's minimum wage is $16.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026, under NY Labor Law Art. 19 §652. Tiered rates also apply: New York City: $17.00/hr; Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) and Westchester County: $17.00/hr. — Source

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New York uses three geographic minimum wage tiers (NYC and Long Island/Westchester $17; rest of state $16 as of 2026) and the Hospitality Wage Order (12 NYCRR Part 146) adds spread-of-hours and call-in pay premiums for hospitality workers.

Current verified rates

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Rates vary by where you work:

RegionRateEffective
New York City$17.00/hr2026-01-01
Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) and Westchester County$17.00/hr2026-01-01
Remainder of New York State$16.00/hr2026-01-01
New York minimum wage
$16.00/hour
Effective 2026-01-01 · source
New York City
$17.00/hour
Effective 2026-01-01 · source
Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) and Westchester County
$17.00/hour
Effective 2026-01-01 · source
Remainder of New York State
$16.00/hour
Effective 2026-01-01 · source
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New York calculators and guides

Start hereMinimum WageThree regional tiers effective January 1, 2026: NYC $17.00/hr; Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk) and Westchester $17.00/hr; remainder of NY State $16.00/hr; CPI-indexed starting January 1, 2027; separate tipped rates by region and industry; confirmed from dol.ny.gov.
OvertimeNY Labor Law Art. 19 § 652: weekly-40 at 1.5×; residential ("live-in") workers: OT after 44 hrs/week; farm workers: OT after 52 hrs/week (as of January 1, 2026, phasing to 40 by 2032).Paid Sick Leave AccrualNY Labor Law § 196-b: 1–5 employees with net income >$1M → 40 hrs paid; 5–99 employees → 40 hrs paid; 100+ employees → 56 hrs paid; <5 employees with net income ≤$1M → 40 hrs unpaid.Split Shift & Reporting Time12 NYCRR Part 146 § 146-1.6 (hospitality only): spread-of-hours premium — one additional hour at basic minimum wage when workday spans >10 hours start-to-finish; § 146-1.5: call-in pay of at least 3 hours at minimum wage when employee reports to work.Prevailing WageNY Labor Law Article 8; NYSDOL Bureau of Public Work issues prevailing wage schedules by county and trade.Meal & Rest BreaksNY Labor Law § 162: meal period of at least 30 minutes required for shifts starting before 11AM and continuing past 2PM; additional periods for shifts over 6 hours in other time ranges.

How New York differs

New York uses three geographic minimum wage tiers (NYC and Long Island/Westchester $17; rest of state $16 as of 2026) and the Hospitality Wage Order (12 NYCRR Part 146) adds spread-of-hours and call-in pay premiums for hospitality workers.

Weekly overtime: New York requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.

Rate schedule: New York's minimum wage rolls over on January 1 annually (CPI-indexed for Northeast starting 2027).